Adele should have another drink (non-American beer, it seems) to soothe those vocal chords while celebrating at the Billboard party held in her honor: not only was she named Billboard's "Artist of the Year," but it has also been announced that the kicky songstress has marked a historic milestone on the long-running music industry charts. Details follow.

Rihanna is celebrating her 11th No. 1 hit today as news that "We Found Love" has climbed to the apex of the Billboard charts. With the landmark, Rihanna ties Whitney Houston and causes a restructuring of Billboard's chart of artists with 10 or more No. 1 hits. So, where does RiRi now fall on the updated list?

Looking for something uplifting to round out your mid-week workday? The invaluable Pew Center has turned a decade of polling on marriage equality into five streamlined charts that literally provide a little boost in their depictions of the upswing in support for civil rights. Two more charts that invite optimism and should ignite the fire to fight under our booties, after the jump.

With Labor Day marking the unofficial end of summer, the season's hottest and gayest competition (sorry, Gay Softball Finals) has finally wrapped-up. Based on cumulative performance throughout the summer on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, we now know which single receives the tiara as Billboard's "Song of Summer 2011." Is the winning track from Adele, Katy Perry, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj or Pitbull?

It's a happy Monday when all across the board our favorite pop divas are coming together in the spirit of music (see our Britney & Gaga post from earlier). The latest collaboration to land in our stuffed inboxes this morning comes way of Missy Elliot, who has remixed Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night (TGIF)" in an effort to help the California Gurl tie Michael Jackson for a record involving the longest standing No. 1 singles. Follow the jump to give it a listen!

The diversity of the gayborhood has been boiled down to four surprisingly-accurate coordinates. Follow the jump to check out a handy graph that maps out gay cliques and tell us in the comments where you fall on the chart!

Think what you want about centuries-long gay icon Cher, but the diva can put record sale numbers behind her mettle. Now, thanks to "You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" (from Burlesque) rising to No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Chart, Miss Cher becomes the only artist to have hit records spanning 32 FIVE decades! That's quite the accomplishment.

If the placenta-bath hibernation facilities in Sweden stay in business and the bionics team at MIT continues to improve its technology, chances are likely Cher will have another No. 1 hit in the '20s!

Who is the only female artist to score three No. 1 hits from the same album in the past decade? 

Britney? Nope.

Lady Gaga? Surprisingly, no!

It's Katy Perry, who this week finds her third No. 1 single from Teenage Dream on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Firework." The track's ascension follows the top placing "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurlz" to award Katy Perry with the prestigious distinction of being the only female artist in the past 11 years to score three number one hits from one album.

Kudos, Katy!

While she sure doesn't need anymore hats, Lady Gaga’s The Fame officially self-realized itself today as Billboard crowned the pop star with yet another milestone rhinestone bestowed upon the mighty meaty one: Our Lady of Gaga’s debut disk marks its 100th week on the Billboard 200!

Writes Billboard:

The set debuted at No. 17 the week of Nov. 15, 2008. After dipping as low as No. 83, the set has ranked within the top 30 each week since Jan. 17, 2009. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Jan. 16, 2010, chart.

Placing at No. 23 this week, "The Fame" is the Billboard 200's highest-ranking album with 100 chart weeks or more since Taylor Swift's self-titled debut set surged 38-21 in its 129th frame the week of April 25, 2009.

Congrats, Miss ...

For the first time in six years ("Slow" in 2004) our delicious diva Kylie has taken her rightful place at the top of the Billboard Club Chart!

While Kylie is still working her way up on the Instinct poll (vote now in the right sidebar of our homepage!), her first Aphrodite single "All The Lovers" jumped from spots 3 to 1 this week after boasting a presence on the charts for eight weeks.

Kongrats, Kylie!

After last week's not-so-shocking news that international sensation Susan Boyle made history on the Billboard charts, 50 Cent has decided he wants a piece of the Head Bitch in Charge. Talking to the Mirror, 50 Cent reveals how SuBo is on his mind.

“Susan Boyle is hot right now. I got to get her on a track, for real. We’d make a hit.

“Everyone is talking about her, the lady from Britain’s Got Talent.

“She’s got an amazing voice, and together we’d get everyone dancing. I’m always looking to do something new and she’s cool, so I’ll ask somebody to let her know.

“I’d love to take her clubbing, show her around my world. She’d have a great time.”

I don't know about you, but I think that 50 Cent and Susan Boyle could...

Thanks to D-Listed, we know that Susan Boyle's debut album (featuring the amazing rendition of "Wild Horses") assumed the top position over Adam Lambert (just like a few queens we know fantasize doing). SuBo's album even bested Our Lady of Gaga, Rihanna and Shakira! By more than double!

In fact, the notable spots on Billboards Top 10 Albums chart breaks down accordingly:

1. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream - 701,000
2. Andrea Boccelli - My Christmas - 218,000
3. Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment - 198,000
4. Rihanna - Rated-R - 181, 000
5. Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster (EP) - 174,000
6. Lady GaGa - The Fame - 151,000
15. Shakira - She Wolf - 89,000

Wow!