Adele’s smashing success of a career took over the world when she began releasing music in 2008. Winning 16 Grammy Awards, among dozens of other accolades, Adele topped the charts with each of her ...

How did she do it? With a singularly mighty voice, an industrial-strength artistic identity, an unexpectedly earthy sense of humor, and of course, a handful of no-doubt five-star pop songs. And ...

(In 2018, the Billboard staff released a list project of its choices for the Greatest Pop Star of every year, going back to 1981. Read our entry below on why Adele was our Greatest Pop Star of 2011 - ...