# Adele Carpool Karaoke

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

- Owner: The Late Late Show with James Corden / CBS
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2016-01-13
- Peak date: Week of Jan 18, 2016
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 55 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Underdog, Transgression, Mystery & lore

## Summary

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.

## Timeline

- 2016-01-11 — The Late Late Show with James Corden (YouTube) — The Late Late Show released a teaser of Adele singing with James Corden.
- 2016-01-12 — Vanity Fair (Press) — Vanity Fair covered the teaser before the full segment aired.
- 2016-01-13 — The Late Late Show with James Corden (YouTube) — CBS aired and uploaded Adele’s segment, with her songs, “Wannabe” and the “Monster” rap.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Adele Carpool Karaoke.” Case HIS-00012. Spread Score v1.2: 55/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00012