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1	* BrokenBase: A lot of his older fans really hate the way Adams' public reputation went from hip pop-rocker to uncool adult contemporary balladeer with "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", from which it still hasn't really recovered, even when he's made plenty of rock records since.
2	** Mutt Lange's production on "Waking Up The Neighbours", which makes Adams sound like Def Leppard. The lack of Jim Vallance co-writes on the album doesn't help.
3	** There seems to be a portion of the fanbase who thinks 18 Til I Die is one of his best and On A Day Like Today sucks, and another portion who thinks On A Day Like Today is best and 18 Til I Die sucks. You won't find many who like both equally.
4	* CriticalDissonance: The ''18 Til I Die'' album was thrashed by critics, though it is generally well liked by fans.
5	* CoveredUp: Depending on your audience, they might only know "Heaven" through [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-aPT0IEfT0 the 2002 trance cover]].
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7	* FandomEnragingMisconception: Not for him, but Music/RyanAdams fans will get angry if you confuse the two of them.
8	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Still very popular in Europe. And ''Nepal'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXbj1GEDN3o where he played a sold-out concert in 2011]].
9	** In the United Kingdom, his SignatureSong "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was at the top of the UK Singles Chart for '''SIXTEEN WEEKS STRAIGHT'''. This makes it the longest-reigning single on a UK chart ''ever''. Probably helps the song is tied to [[Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves a film]] [[Myth/RobinHood about one of the most iconic British folk heroes ever]].
10	* {{Signature Song}}s: "Summer of '69" remains Adams' most iconic song, with "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (technically his biggest hit), and "Heaven" very close behind. Going by album we have:
11	** ''Cuts Like a Knife'': "Straight from the Heart" and the TitleTrack.
12	** ''Reckless'': "Summer of '69", "Heaven" and "Run to You" are the three absolute classics. Also well-known are "Somebody" and "It's Only Love".
13	** ''Waking Up the Neighbours'': "Everything I Do", although "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" and "Do I Have to Say the Words" are also well-remembered.
14	** ''So Far So Good'': "Please Forgive Me".
15	** ''18 'til I Die'': "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman".
16	** ''MTV Unplugged'': "Back to You".
17	** ''On a Day Like Today'': "When You're Gone".
18	** ''Spirit'': "Here I Am".
19	* SweetnessAversion: A frequent criticism of some of his ballads.

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