First female to have three songs in top 10 of US singles chart concurrently as lead artist

First female to have three songs in top 10 of US singles chart concurrently as lead artist
Who
Adele
Where
United States
When
03 March 2012
On 3 March 2012, buoyed by her trophy-winning success at the Grammy and BRIT Awards, Adele (UK, b. Adele Adkins) placed three tracks in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 - the first time the feat had been achieved by a solo female as lead artist. The songs in question were: "Set Fire to the Rain" at No.2, "Rolling in the Deep" at No.5 and "Someone Like You" at No.7 - all three former Hot 100 chart-toppers. Previously, only four other acts charted three (or more) songs in the top 10 simultaneously as lead acts: The Beatles (UK) in 1964 (including, famously, the entire top 5 on 4 April 1964), the Bee Gees (UK) in 1978, Usher (USA) in 2004 and Chris Brown (USA) in 2008.