2008: Rihanna
2009: Lady Gaga
2010: Ke$ha
2011: Adele
2012: Katy Perry
2013: Miley Cyrus
2014: Iggy Azalea
Cristina Perri is great, but not for nothing, she's never even had a top 10 hit! "Jar of Hearts" reached #17, and "A Thousand Years" and "Human" both peaked at #31. She was a great breakthrough act in 2011, however, not the it girl.
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2008: Katy Perry
2009: Lady Gaga
2010: Kesha
2011: Adele
2012: Carly Rae Jepsen
2013: Lorde
2014: Iggy Azalea
Adele is not a contender for 2011 because she previously hit Top 10 with Chasing Pavements in her 19 era. This list is about new artists, so it's either Dev or Christina Perri.