Carey has racked up a whopping 18 number one Billboard singles, the most for any solo artist in history (and second only to The Beatles.) Her hits have spent a total of 79 total weeks at number one. Hits like “Fantasy” “One Sweet Day” and “Honey” helped to make that happen. making her the artist with the most number-one debuts in the chart’s 52-year history.[
When Carey released Merry Christmas in 1994 it became an instant classic. It has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and is the best selling Christmas album of all time.
Carey’s 1994 single “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has become a modern Christmas classic. In 2012 it became the bestselling holiday ringtone of all time and the first holiday ringtone to be certified double-platinum in the U.S. The digital track has been downloaded over 2-million times.
Billboard declared Carey’s 2008 smash hit “We Belong Together” as the most popular song of the 2000s decade. It’s ranked ninth on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs chart.
Released in 1995, romantic Carey-Boyz II Men collaboration “One Sweet Day” spent 16 sweet weeks at number one.
Mimi hit the scene in the late 1980’s as a backup singer for dance-pop singer Brenda K. Starr, who eventually handed her demo tape to Tommy Mottola of Columbia Records.
In 2009, Mimi sang “Hero” at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball and rubbed shoulders in the VIP area with bigwigs including Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys and Bruce Springsteen.
From creating bags and footwear, to jewelry and fragrances, Mariah Carey is a fashionable entrepreneur.
Carey spent 79 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot 100 list. She and Elvis Presley are the only artists with the most weeks at number one in Billboard chart history.
Remember when news of “dem babies” broke? Carey and ex-hubby Nick Cannon’s adorable twins, Monroe and Moroccan became instant #wombfire’s thanks to mom and dad’s “dem babies” hashtag.
