Billboard Reveals Their Top Artists and Singles of 2011

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.

Billboard's year-end music recaps are based on chart performance during the chart year that began with last year's charts dated Dec. 4 and ended with the Nov. 26, 2011 charts.

Previous to 2011, there were only four years where one artist swept the top three pop categories. In 2004, Usher did it with his album Confessions and single "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris). The previous year, 50 Cent managed the feat with the album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" and single "In Da Club."

Only one other man, George Michael, claimed the top trio of accolades, with his "Faith" album and title track in 1988. Ace of Base is the lone group to achieve all three, with its album "The Sign" and title cut in 1994.

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.

Adele's triumph as the top artist of 2011 also rewrites a bit of history: This is the third year in a row where a woman takes home the honors. That's the longest women have ruled the Top Artists chart. Adele follows Lady Gaga (2010) and Taylor Swift (2009).

Also in 2011, for the first time, all four of the top artists on the year-end Top Artists recap are solo female acts. Following Adele at No. 1 are Rihanna, Katy Perry and last year's champ, Lady Gaga, at Nos. 2-4, respectively. Truly, it was the year of the woman on Billboard's pop charts.

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TOP TEN ARTISTS OF 2011

TOP 100 SONGS OF 2011

51. Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey - I Need a Doctor
52. Nelly - Just a Dream
53. Kelly Rowland - Motivation
54. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love
55. Christina Perri - Jar of Hearts
56. Wiz Khalifa - Roll Up
57. LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
58. Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder - Rocketeer
59. Kanye West - All of the Lights
60. Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
61. Usher - More
62. Avril Lavigne - What The Hell
63. Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner - Written in the Stars
64. Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up
65. Usher feat. Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
66. The Script - For the First Time
67. Blake Shelton - Honey Bee
68. Jason Aldean with Kelly Clarkson - Don't You Wanna Stay
69. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
70. Keri Hilson - Pretty Girl Rock
71. Lady Gaga - You and I
72. Far*East Movement feat. The Cataracs & Dev - Like a G6
73. David Guetta feat. Usher - Without You
74. Taylor Swift - Back to December
75. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
76. Eli Young Band - Crazy Girl
77. Rihanna - Cheers (Drink to That)
78. Selena Gomez & The Scene - Who Says
79. Jake Owen - Barefoot Blue Jean Night
80. Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett - Knee Deep
81. Luke Bryan - Country Girl (Shake It For Me)
82. Brad Paisley with Carrie Underwood - Remind Me
83. Dev - In the Dark
84. New Boyz feat. The Cataracs & Dev - Backseat
85. Drake - Headlines
86. Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had
87. Jason Derulo - Don't Wanna Go Home
88. David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj - Where Them Girls At
89. Chris Brown - She Ain't You
90. Rodney Atkins - Take a Back Road
91. Mike Posner - Please Don't Go
92. Miguel - Sure Thing
93. Jessie J. feat. B.o.B - Price Tag
94. Blake Shelton - God Gave Me You
95. Lil Wayne feat. Drake - She Will
96. Thompson Square - Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not
97. Neon Trees - Animal
98. Kenny Chesney - You and Tequila
99. Zac Brown Band - Colder Weather
100. Big Sean feat. Chris Brown - My Last

BONUS TOP 10 - THE TOP SONGS FROM TEN YEARS AGO

1. Lifehouse - Hanging By a Moment

2. Alicia Keys - Fallin'

3. Janet Jackson - All For You

4. Train - Drops of Jupiter

5. Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule - I'm Real

6. Matchbox Twenty - If You're Gone

7. Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind

8. Dido - Thank You

9. Lenny Kravitz - Again

10. Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part I

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sugar_beach 9th-Dec-2011 06:05 pm (UTC)

What happened to Dido?

dedebee 9th-Dec-2011 06:08 pm (UTC)

She's living comfortably off the royalties from writing "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman."

leprince504 9th-Dec-2011 06:20 pm (UTC)

lol true story

screwhim 9th-Dec-2011 07:06 pm (UTC)

She wrote that? I had no idea.

No wonder I hate that song so much.

rihanna 9th-Dec-2011 08:37 pm (UTC)

lmfao

rebecaqt 9th-Dec-2011 09:01 pm (UTC)

lol

veiledxposure 9th-Dec-2011 06:13 pm (UTC)

She hated her fame.

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mirlos 9th-Dec-2011 06:19 pm (UTC)

i miss her. i saw her live and she was pretty good

sviibwhapp 9th-Dec-2011 06:30 pm (UTC)

Dido isn't on that chart.

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rocknrollroots 9th-Dec-2011 06:08 pm (UTC)

Britney not in the top 10. F that noise.

tutu100 9th-Dec-2011 06:08 pm (UTC)

Oh my god @ let me blow your mind. Whenever I was arguing with someone I would always quote it just to piss them off even more...

"Now why you grittin' your teeth? Frustration, [insert name] you've got to breathe."

phillymademe 9th-Dec-2011 06:10 pm (UTC)

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS KITTY!!

stfuabel 9th-Dec-2011 06:51 pm (UTC)

ikr! =')

peacetrains 9th-Dec-2011 06:10 pm (UTC)

Let Me Blow Ya Mind is still and will always be my jam.

ohifonly_x 9th-Dec-2011 06:14 pm (UTC)

this!

amethystcitrine 9th-Dec-2011 07:55 pm (UTC)

I feel silly because I have never heard it until today. I am a Gwen fan, too. :'(

demented_21 9th-Dec-2011 06:11 pm (UTC)

omg I used to love Matchbox Twenty (no, srsly). I was actually just rearranging my cds last week (remember when we used to buy cds?) and I discovered 2 of their albums, I forgot I had ever bought them.

If You're Gone is one of my fave songs, too.

actxappalledx 9th-Dec-2011 06:27 pm (UTC)

I adore matchbox twenty sfm, idc. I met Rob Thomas a few years ago and it was amazing. I was always sad I only saw him in concert solo and not with the band ;(

demented_21 9th-Dec-2011 06:34 pm (UTC)

lol bb but it was still awesome that you saw/met him. btw since I posted this comment I've been youtubing them/Rob's solo stuff. That was some good music. And it makes me so nostalgic :')