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.

据路透社报道，12月9日，英国歌手阿黛勒创造了《公告牌》历史，成为第一个被评为最佳艺人的女歌手，她在一年当中推出了畅销专辑（《21》）和打榜单曲（《爱恨交织》）。

在最佳艺人榜中，跟在这名23岁歌手后面排第二名的是蕾安娜，接下来的是凯蒂•派瑞、嘎嘎小姐，前十位的其他艺人有妮基•米娜、泰勒•斯维芙特、贾斯汀•比伯、克里斯•布朗、里尔•韦恩和布鲁诺•马斯。

《公告牌》网站的编辑泰•卡莫说：“（阿黛勒）的成功令人鼓舞，因为这显示具备真实惊人才华的艺人在音乐行业仍有空间取得成功。”