Adele's 30 Greatest Achievements... So Far
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(01 of21)
Open Image ModalWinning an Oscar for 'Skyfall' (credit:Getty)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(02 of21)
Open Image ModalShe was signed at 16, just three days after finishing school, all because one of her friends posted one of her performances on MySpace. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(03 of21)
Open Image ModalFor making the cover of both the UK and US editions of fashion bible, Vogue (and not being a size 00). (credit:Vogue)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(04 of21)
Open Image ModalHaving her very own waxwork created by Madame Tussauds in London. The completed figure is expected to be unveiled late 2013. (credit:AP)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(05 of21)
Open Image ModalHer famous friends. (credit:Getty Images)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(06 of21)
Open Image ModalWinning six Grammy Awards in 2012 including Album of the Year, equalling the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. (credit:Getty)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(07 of21)
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Open Image ModalFor owning the most fabulous collection of black designer dresses in the celeb universe. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(09 of21)
Open Image ModalHer refusal to be a size zero like the rest of celebland, saying: "I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life." (credit:AP)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(10 of21)
Open Image ModalCracking the US with a double platinum debut album ('19') (credit:Getty Images)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(11 of21)
Open Image ModalFor not giving a stuff what people think. (credit:Getty Images)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(12 of21)
Open Image ModalFor not selling pictures of her baby son. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(13 of21)
Open Image ModalFor not deserting the UK and moving to Lala land. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(14 of21)
Open Image ModalShe is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time. (credit:Billboard)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(15 of21)
Open Image ModalKeeping her feet on the ground despite being the biggest selling female artist on the planet. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(16 of21)
Open Image ModalBeing the first artist EVER to sell more than 3 million copies of an album in a year in the UK. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(17 of21)
Open Image ModalHaving her second album, '21' certified 16 times platinum in the UK. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(18 of21)
Open Image ModalSelling 26 million copies of her second album, '21' worldwide. (credit:Universal)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(19 of21)
Open Image ModalWinning a Golden Globe for 'Skyfall' (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(20 of21)
Open Image ModalBeing named one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine. (credit:WENN)
Adele's 25 Greatest Achievements... So Far(21 of21)
Open Image ModalBeing the first living artist to achieve the feat of having two top 5 hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964. (credit:WENN)