LOS ANGELES (February 12, 2012)--Adele was the top winner at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.

The singer, who also made a triumphant comeback on the Grammy stage after vocal cord surgery, sobbed as she won the night's final award, album of the year, for "21."

It was last year's top-selling album with more than six million copies sold and remains lodged at the No. 1 spot on this year's charts.

Her victories tied her with Beyonce for the most wins by a woman in one evening.

The celebration of Adele came on a night during which the Grammys marked the loss of one of music's great female voices and one of its most prized talents overall.

Whitney Houston died the night before the Grammys, casting a shadow over music's biggest night, but while her death lent a somber overtone to the evening's show, it did not overwhelm it.

The night's other big winners were Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters, who won five Grammys.

They noted that they made their album "Wasting Light" in a garage.

Grammy Winners

Album of the Year: "21," Adele

Record of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele

Song of the Year: "Rolling in the Deep," Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth

New Artist: Bon Iver

Pop Vocal Album: "21," Adele

Pop Performance by a Duo or Group: "Body and Soul," Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

Pop Solo Performance: "Someone Like You," Adele

Rock Song: "Walk," Foo Fighters

Rock Album: "Wasting Light," Foo Fighters

Rock Performance: "Walk," Foo Fighters

R&B Song: "Fool For You," Cee Lo Green, Melanie Hallim & Jack Splash

R&B Album: "F.A.M.E.," Chris Brown

Rap Performance: "Otis," Jay-Z and Kanye West

Rap Song: "All of the Lights," Kanye West

Rap Album: "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," Kanye West

Country Vocal Solo Performance: "Mean," Taylor Swift

Country Performance by a Duo or Group: "Barton Hollow," The Civil Wars

Country Album: "Own the Night," Lady Antebellum

Latin Pop, Rock or Urban Album: "Drama y Luz," Mana

Jazz Vocal Album: "The Mosaic Project," Terri Lyne Carrington & various artists

Opera Recording: "Adams: Doctor Atomic," Alan Gilbert, conductor

Traditional Gospel Album: "Hello Fear," Kirk Franklin

Dance Recording: "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," Skrillex

Dance/Electronica Album: "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," Skrillex

Alternative Music Album: "Bon Iver," Bon Iver

Spoken Word Album: "If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't)," Betty White