Here in the highly opinionated 21st century, we find ourselves in a divisive mood about so many things – the economy, taxes, health care, the Super Bowl halftime show.

But it seems there are a few things we can agree upon: Blue skies are nice, ice cream is good, puppies are cute and Adele can sing her behind off.

The 23-year-old British siren is nominated for six Grammy awards and the best advice is that she arrive at the awards ceremony Sunday night with a nice sturdy carton or a couple of close friends to help her carry them.

“The 54th Grammys” airs live at 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS.

You have to go back to Santana’s “Supernatural” (2000) or maybe even Paul Simon’s “Graceland” (1987) or Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (1984) to find an album that was as much of a lock to win as “21.”

Adele, a Londoner who fancied the Spice Girls growing up, came along in 2008 with “19,” a much jazzier, bluesier record that won her best female vocal performance for “Chasing Pavements” and the two-edged-sword best new artist award. Her competition in that category came from Lady Antebellum and the Jonas Brothers.

That vote was fairly prophetic, as Adele would take a quantum leap on her sophomore album, thanks in part to a painful breakup that produced such emotionally charged singles as “Rolling in the Deep,” “Someone Like You” and “Set Fire to the Rain.”

Not only has “21” owned the charts, praise for Adele has cut across all age and stylistic demographics. Teenyboppers, Grandma, the cable guy, the metal head down the street – everybody digs Adele.

She is the real deal – the antidote to Katy Perry and Rihanna and other pop tarts, who, judging by their live performances, get a vocal lift in the studio.

Punk icon Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana), who is up against her for album of the year, told the Chicago Sun-Times this week, “She’s made an incredible record, and she’s an incredibly talented artist, so maybe it is true that the cream actually rises to the top.”

Adele’s “21” was not the most highly anticipated album in the early part of 2011. Much of the talk centered around Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” “Rolling in the Deep” debuted at a modest No. 68 in December 2010 and didn’t rise to the top until May. After it did, it stayed there for seven weeks. It has appeared on 12 different Billboard charts – from Rock to R&B/Hip-Hop to Hot Latin – making it the most widely crossed-over song of the past 25 years.

Based on the positive buzz and her impressive run through the talk-show circuit, the album did debut at No. 1, and that’s been a familiar spot. It has been there for 19 non-consecutive weeks, the most since “The Bodyguard” soundtrack. It was the biggest-selling album of the year – now more than 6 million copies – and the biggest-selling digital album of all time.

Sadly, her voice was too big for her own good, and a vocal-cord hemorrhage forced her to cut short her tour. She will return, though, to sing at the Grammys.

Also slated to perform are the reunited Beach Boys with Maroon 5 and Foster the People; Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band; Carrie Underwood and Tony Bennett; Bonnie Raitt; Chris Brown; Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson; Glen Campbell with the Band Perry and Blake Shelton; Coldplay and Rihanna; Foo Fighters; Bruno Mars; Paul McCartney; Nicki Minaj; Katy Perry; and Taylor Swift.