In 2015, Adele Adkins(阿黛尔·阿德金斯) said "hello" to her greatest achievement yet. Despite giving every other musician an 11-month head start, she had no trouble {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(beat) the competition, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(become) not only the year's most talked-about artist, but also its {#blank#}3{#/blank#}successful one. Her third album, 25, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(release) on Nov. 20, not only broke a record for one-week album sales in just over three days, but also sold more than the US singer Taylor Swift's 1989 to become {#blank#}5{#/blank#}best-selling album of 2015. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}wonder USA Today named Adele "Musician of the Year" on Dec. 28.

    So what is behind the album's {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(popular)? First and foremost, the 27-year-old British singer has "an awe-inspiring voice that shows her genuine talent", wrote The Christian Science Monitor. But her directness is also a huge part of her appeal(魅力). As the Chicago Tribute(芝加哥论坛报) commented, "Adele sings about her personal struggles with emotional lyrics (歌词) that invite everyone into her world."

    Take the album's hit single Hello {#blank#}8{#/blank#}an example. Adele has connected with people this tear-stained(泪痕斑斑的)song because, as the Chicago Tribute put it, "Who doesn't need a good cry once in a while?" Music, after all, is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}Chris Ferguson, an associate professor of psychology at Stetson University in Florida called "a social event". The pain in her songs satisfies everyone's need for love. "It is this sense of 'we've been here before' {#blank#}10{#/blank#}makes Adele," said the Chicago Tribute.