1980 in British music McLean's cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying". The Ska and Mod revivals reached their peak this year, with strong chart showings by The Jam, The Specials and Madness. 1970s favourites ABBA and Blondie both had their last years as chart heavyweights, clocking up 5 No.1 singles between them. David Bowie scored his second No.1 this year, while the death of John Lennon at the end of the year gave him his first chart topper (and would dominate the early months of 1981). Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a No.1 album, and The Police finished the year
21 (Adele album) space of 12 months. In late November 2012, "21" fell out of the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart for the first time since its release in January 2011. With "21", Adele became the first female to have three singles simultaneously in the top 10 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 as a solo artist. In the week ending 23 February 2012, she also became the first female artist to place two titles in the top five of both the "Billboard" 200 and Hot 100 concurrently, with "21" and "19" occupying number one and number four on the "Billboard" 200