Originally posted by Green

Billboard said it best:

For the first time, a woman earns three of Billboard's biggest year-end charts honors: No. 1 on Top Artists, the No. 1 Billboard 200 Album and the No. 1 Hot 100 song. The woman, of course, is Adele. The album: "21." The song: "Rolling in the Deep" (both on XL/Columbia).

Since Billboard added the top overall artist category to its year-end recaps in 1981, no woman has ever pulled off the triple crown win until this year.

Aside from Adele, the only time a woman has earned the No. 1 titles on both the year-end Billboard 200 and Hot 100 recaps was in 1993. That year, Whitney Houston reigned with the soundtrack to "The Bodyguard" and the ubiquitous "I Will Always Love You" single.

Originally posted by Haus

She's a fad who'll die with her next album or 2, so she's not.

Originally posted by .::Andreita::.

I told you....Whitney...

Originally posted by Nicole

We're witnessing history.

Originally posted by potentbreakupsong

8 warnings in the first two pages on this thread

Anyways, it's been a really long time, the last one that came close may have been Whitney Houston's Whitney or Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation.

Originally posted by jomarr

She is phenomenal. She made the biggest "US" debut since Gaga in 2008. Her era was perfect. Massive singles and album sales. Enormous radio support and stellar performances. She's not a bigger phenomenon than Britney or Gaga but she's definitely a big phenomenon.

Originally posted by Sushi

When people like MJ, Madonna, and even artists like Gaga and Britney were at their peaks, the public interest in them was sooooo extreme.

This is what I believe is holding Adele back.
I am not denying that the public obviously loves her since they are buying her songs and albums like crazy. But when people talk about artists today, Adele rarely gets more than a brief mention in conversations.
Adele may be inescapable on the radio, but in typical conversations, she is no where to be found. Pop stars like Gaga and Katy, for example, get far more attention.

If Adele gets to the point where the public is obsessed with her to the point that they can't stop thinking and talking about her, then she would have it all.

Originally posted by AnotherGagaFan

That's not the type of artist she is. She is successful purely for putting out great music.

Isn't that what the music industry should be about? Pop is a different ballpark, but this is music in general. I respect Adele more than them for simply putting out a great album, not outdated or modern. Just great music.