British singer Adele made Billboard history on December 9 when she became the first female singer to be named top artist, have the top album ("21") and score the top single ("Rolling in the Deep") all in one year, Reuters reported.

The 23-year-old singer was followed in the top artist group by No. 2 Rihanna, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga in that order, while Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Bruno Mars rounded out the top ten.

"[Adele's] success is really inspiring because it shows that there is still room in the music industry for an artist to make it with true, raw talent," Tye Comer, editor of Billboard.com said.

據路透社報道，12月9日，英國歌手阿黛勒創造了《公告牌》歷史，成為第一個被評為最佳藝人的女歌手，她在一年當中推出了暢銷專輯（《21》）和打榜單曲（《愛恨交織》）。

在最佳藝人榜中，跟在這名23歲歌手后面排第二名的是蕾安娜，接下來的是凱蒂?派瑞、嘎嘎小姐，前十位的其他藝人有妮基?米娜、泰勒?斯維芙特、賈斯汀?比伯、克里斯?布朗、里爾?韋恩和布魯諾?馬斯。

《公告牌》網站的編輯泰?卡莫說：“（阿黛勒）的成功令人鼓舞，因為這顯示具備真實驚人才華的藝人在音樂行業仍有空間取得成功。”