[newwil7l]

Adele and Gaga who would have ever thought they would be the two biggest females in music at the same time

[the floacist]

Adele's 21
Lady Gaga
Rihanna (GGGB onward)

[Signs]

Originally posted by KliFF

All of the indie/new artists getting all the #1s this year.

This LOL !!!!

[I am your light]

Recently I would say Gotye and Foster the People and principally Ellie Goulding smashing with Lights after 1 year of the original release.

[Smooth Criminal]

I didn't expect Rihanna or Katy to be so big when they came up.

[MissBreakaway]

Kelly becoming a global superstar with Breakaway. It was expected to sell 200k at first, then it sold over 12M

[Evangeline]

Originally posted by JungleDisturbia

Adele slaying absolutely everyone for reasons I still don't quite understand.

Tbh.
And that piece of juvenile crap called Call Me Maybe slaying so hard is quite surprising too.

[Reza]

This year? Gotye.

[MJ Boston]

I don't know if I would say this is the MOST unexpected thing but Kelly tbh. I remember everyone talking about American Idol way back in 2002 and I kept hearing the name "Kelly" and I was like "I wouldn't know that chick if I ran her over.." then I watched her win and was like "Oh, she's cute and has a really good voice" but I didn't think she'd go anywhere. I kind of thought that would be the last time we heard of her. Then Thankful came out and a few of my friends were playing it and I liked a few of the songs. But then I heard "Breakaway" on the radio and I thought hey I like this, who sings it? It was Kelly. Then SUBG came and it was completely different. Again, I was like who the **** is this? And after the song, the DJ said "That's the new hot track from Kelly Clarkson" and I was like KELLY?? I thought she was crazy for going in that direction. Then I bought the album. BTHE slayed my ****ing life and I was sold forever.


NEVER did I imagine she'd be slaying me a DECADE later and still collecting #1's

[Graduation]

I would say "Hey, Soul Sister" has to be one of the biggest WTF hits of the past 10 years. The fact that "Pumped Up Kicks" went top 5 on the Hot 100 is pretty shocking as well. Ellie's surge toward the top of the summit is pretty spectacular.

[Phoenix83]

Originally posted by Sound Check

I would say "Hey, Soul Sister" has to be one of the biggest WTF hits of the past 10 years. The fact that "Pumped Up Kicks" went top 5 on the Hot 100 is pretty shocking as well.

They're both great songs though (IMHO).

Or do you just mean that the Hot 100 is/should always be dominated by pure pop smashes?

[superben]

Lady Gaga.

[Graduation]

Originally posted by Phoenix83

They're both great songs though (IMHO).

Or do you just mean that the Hot 100 is/should always be dominated by pure pop smashes?

The latter. I mean, when's the last time a song with a ukelele as the main instrument was a major player on the charts?

But it is refreshing to have a lot of different artists have success on the chart than just the same few, following the same formula.

[Jabril]

Originally posted by JungleDisturbia

Adele slaying absolutely everyone for reasons I still don't quite understand.

+1

[jqnetto]

Just Dance and TiK ToK.

[SLAYANNA NAVY]

Originally posted by Cal

Teenage Dream doesn't sound like an album of #1 hits, so that.

Originally posted by JungleDisturbia

Adele slaying absolutely everyone for reasons I still don't quite understand.

[NYotov]

Rack City

[slw84]

Originally posted by Pop pop123

Britney, Rihanna, Katy's entire career.

Hehehehe...aww too funny.

[slw84]

Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts

The fact that Danity Kane ended.
The fact that Adele's album was such a mosnter hit like that.
The fact that Nicki Minaj got this big, back when she was heavy on Young Money records I thought she'd just have ''Trina'' type success.
The fact that some rogue liar convinced Justin Timberlake he can act.
The fact that Single Ladies won Best R&B song at the Grammys.
The fact that F.A.M.E. won Best R&B album at the Grammys last year

Wow, you've been waiting for this topic?
Nothing but the truth.

[WIG-SNATCHER]

Well lately.
Gotye (this year)
Lady Gaga (everything)
Katy Perry (dropping hits like bombs)
Rihanna (throwing hits out like...)
Ke$ha becoming a pop girl so quickly
Adele (21 )