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| Adele celebrates winning six Grammys this year. - Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images |
She’s only twenty-three, but she’s already broken records set by Whitney Houston and the Beatles. Since her sophomore album “21” debuted 54 weeks ago, it hasn’t slipped from the top ten of the Billboard 200. Unlike other stars of today like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, her success has been driven purely by her vocals not over-the-top costumes or choreographed performances.
At the very mention of her name, DC sophomore Ron Burrell exclaims, “She’s a British goddess!”
Junior Brad Warmhold explains how the young British star has captured the top of the charts. He says, “I think she’s popular because she has a distinct blues, pop sound.”
She recently became the first artist to ever have an album sell two million digital copies on iTunes making her sophomore album “21” the first to go double-platinum on iTunes.
When the album recorded its 21st non-consecutive week at number one, she broke the previous mark set by Whitney Houston’s early 90’s soundtrack for her film “The Bodyguard.”
After holding on to the top spot for the next two weeks, its only one chart-topping week away from tying the sales of bestselling soundtracks, Prince’s “Purple Rain” and the Bee Gees’ “Saturday Night Fever.” Adele’s “21” album sales have risen over seven thousand copies, and the album, as well as, the young phenomenon show no signs of stopping.
When the album recorded its 21st non-consecutive week at number one, she broke the previous mark set by Whitney Houston’s early 90’s soundtrack for her film “The Bodyguard.”
After holding on to the top spot for the next two weeks, its only one chart-topping week away from tying the sales of bestselling soundtracks, Prince’s “Purple Rain” and the Bee Gees’ “Saturday Night Fever.” Adele’s “21” album sales have risen over seven thousand copies, and the album, as well as, the young phenomenon show no signs of stopping.
Sophomore Lauren Philips explains the reason for her rise to fame, saying, “Adele writes her own songs so they have an authenticity in them. Her voice is amazing. She could sing the phonebook, and I’d love it.”
Sophomore Jacqueline Hawkins agrees, “She sings about real emotions. Her songs are unlike anything else that’s popular right now. She doesn’t have to rely on a dance beat, while singing about the dance floor to have a song that people love.”
A few chart-topping artists sing Adele’s praises, as well. In a recent interview, Rihanna explained, “Her last album, 21, spoke to me so much. It was so personal to her, but I feel like everyone in the world identified with it, to the point that I had to stop listening because it was depressing me so much.”
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