Adele - 19

2008 debut album from the singer/songwriter who cites influences as diverse as Etta James, Jill Scott, Bjork, Dusty Springfield, Billy Bragg, Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, the Cure and Peggy Lee. Adele is a truly unique artist. With her mix up of R&B and Soul served up with a healthy dash of feisty London attitude, she spins beautiful dark stories of loves won and lost and sometimes just daydreamed about on 12 beautiful and memorable tracks.