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Adele Carpool Karaoke

Moment · 2016 · Notable

Made by The Late Late Show in-house · Source

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CBS reported more than 260 million YouTube views for Adele’s car singalong.

Original · re-upload by Frankusa94
The full Carpool Karaoke segment with Adele singing and rapping alongside James Corden.
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
TIME
Paramount Press Express | JAMES CORDEN GETS ONE FINAL RIDE TO WORK … FROM FRIEND AND GLOBAL SUPERSTAR ADELE, WHO TAKES THE WHEEL FOR A MOVING “CARPOOL KARAOKE,” IN “THE LAST LAST LATE LATE SHOW with…
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'The Late Late Show with James Corden' Breaks YouTube Record
Variety
Adele rides along with James Corden in "Carpool Karaoke"
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Numbers

YouTube seed + top ten derivatives, seed-only lower bound (reported)
260M
As of Apr 24, 2023 · YouTube · Self-reported · Paramount Press Express
Peak date
Week of Jan 18, 2016
Jan 13 ’16 to Week of Jan 18, 2016
Platforms
6
Started on YouTube
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

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CBS teased and released Adele’s car singalong. Nicki Minaj reposted the rap and reacted on Twitter. The clip broke late-night YouTube viewing records, “Monster” returned to a UK iTunes chart, and Adele led YouTube’s year-end trending list.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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  1. January 2016

    The Late Late Show with James Corden precursor · Jan 11 ’16

    The Late Late Show released a teaser of Adele singing with James Corden.[1][2]

    The full Carpool Karaoke segment with Adele singing and rapping alongside James Corden.
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Vanity Fair precursor · Jan 12 ’16

    Vanity Fair covered the teaser before the full segment aired.[2]

  3. The Late Late Show with James Corden seed · Jan 13 ’16

    CBS aired and uploaded Adele’s segment, with her songs, “Wannabe” and the “Monster” rap.[3][4][5]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 47
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
YouTube seed + top ten derivatives, seed-only lower bound (reported)
260M
As of Apr 24, 2023 · YouTube · Self-reported · Paramount Press Express
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. January 2016

    The Late Late Show with James Corden precursor · Jan 11 ’16

    The Late Late Show released a teaser of Adele singing with James Corden.[1][2]

    The full Carpool Karaoke segment with Adele singing and rapping alongside James Corden.
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Vanity Fair precursor · Jan 12 ’16

    Vanity Fair covered the teaser before the full segment aired.[2]

  3. The Late Late Show with James Corden seed · Jan 13 ’16

    CBS aired and uploaded Adele’s segment, with her songs, “Wannabe” and the “Monster” rap.[3][4][5]

  1. press · Jan 13 ’16

  2. platform jump · Jan 14 ’16

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