10 Women Who Rock: No. 1

Who: Adele
Sound: Soul

What better way to get back at an ex than write a hit about your failed relationship? Fiona Apple did it. Alanis Morissette did it. Fleetwood Mac ... let's not go there. Enter Adele, whose debut single was a contemplative kiss-off to her ex-lover. After stumbling upon Dusty Springfield and Etta James albums while searching for a retro hairdo, she accidentally found her voice. As it turns out, her jazzy pipes are bigger than, well, Amy Winehouse's 'hive. Listen to 'Chasing Pavements'

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