What is Mariah Carey's most successful song?

Carey's holiday album Merry Christmas (1994) produced the singer's perennial yule-tide classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You". With its continual expanding legacy, the song remains her highest seller and one of the best-selling singles of all time, with global sales of over 16 million copies.
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What is Mariah Carey's greatest achievement?

Three of her major achievements include: Billboard's Artist of the Decade (1990s), World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium and a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1991. Throughout her career, Carey has won five Grammy Awards, 19 World Music Awards and 21 Billboard Music Awards.
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What is Mariah Carey's most streamed song?

Thus, even as a song that experiences an annual chart revival for about two months each year, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” ranks as Carey's most-streamed song (on-demand), by a more than two-to-one margin over the runner-up in the category. It's also her fourth-most-heard hit on radio.
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What is the 1 best song of all time?

Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' named Greatest Song of All Time by Rolling Stone. (WTRF) – Rolling Stone has released its latest list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and the Queen of Soul is at the top. Aretha Franklin's “Respect” topped the list as the No. 1 song, according to the entertainment magazine and website ...
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How many No 1 does Mariah Carey have?

American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey has released 75 official singles, 8 promotional singles, and has made 5 guest appearances. With 19 #1s, Carey is the solo artist with the most number ones in the charts history.
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Top 10 Mariah Carey Songs



Who has surpassed Mariah Carey's records?

Ariana Grande Broke 2 Mariah Carey Records, But There's 1 She'll Never Take
  • Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey were reportedly at odds for years.
  • They put feud rumors to rest on social media in 2019.
  • Grande passed Carey on the Billboard chart.
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Who has the most #1 hits?

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits of all time: 20.
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What is Mariah Carey's best selling album?

Mariah Carey's 5 Bestselling Albums: 'Daydream,' 'Emancipation of Mimi' and More
  • 05) Mariah Carey (4.9 million albums sold)
  • 04) Merry Christmas (5.4 million albums sold)
  • 03) The Emancipation of Mimi (6 million albums sold)
  • 02) Music Box (7.3 million albums sold)
  • 01) Daydream (7.7 million albums sold)
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How many No 1 does Drake have?

Most No.

Drake has tallied 11 No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 in his career, the most among rappers.
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Who has more hits Beyoncé or Mariah Carey?

The Bajan artist has 257.6 million certified record sales, topping Mariah Carey's sales (137.3 million certified) by over 120 million, Whitney Houston's sales (114.9 million certified) by over 142 million, Lady Gaga's sales (102.1 million certified) by over 150 million, and Beyonce's sales (83.3 million certified) by ...
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What are Mariah Carey's Top 10 hits?

The Top 10 Mariah Carey Songs
  • 9. “ We Belong Together” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 8. “ Dreamlover” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 7. “ Touch My Body” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 6. “ Hero” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 5. “ Shake It Off” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 4. “ Heartbreaker” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 3. “ Always Be My Baby” MariahCareyVEVO. ...
  • 2. “ Fantasy” MariahCareyVEVO.
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What was Mariah Carey's first big hit?

Her debut single, "Vision of Love" was chosen as the album's lead single, topping the charts in Canada, New Zealand and the United States. The song was critically lauded, and is regarded as one of the strongest debut singles by a female artist.
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Who has won the most Grammys ever?

The 64th annual Grammy Awards are around the corner! Take a look at the artists who have taken home the most Grammys in history, starting with George Solti, an orchestra conductor, who has won an record 31 Grammy awards in his career. He has been nominated for a total of 74 awards.
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Does Mariah Carey have a Diamond song?

Singer and songwriter Mariah Carey has just landed an official diamond certification for her song All I Want for Christmas Is You. The award has been presented by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and according to reports, Carey's song is the first in Christmas music history to receive the award.
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Who sold more albums Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey?

According to Nielsen SoundScan, Carey is the clear winner by a wide margin, actually topping the total album sales – again, since 1991 – of Madonna and Houston combined. Carey's sum stands at 51,833,000.
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Who sold most records ever?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 257.7 million certified sales. Second is Elvis Presley with almost 207 million sales, followed by Michael Jackson with 169.7 million.
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Who has the most #1 albums?

  • As a musician, Paul McCartney has the most number-one albums, with 27. This includes 19 albums from his work with The Beatles, 3 solo albums, and 5 albums as a part of his 1970s group Wings. ...
  • Barbra Streisand is the only artist to have number 1 albums in six different decades.
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Who has the most Billboard hits of all time?

The Beatles haven't released a new studio album since 1970's Let It Be, but the foursome certainly made their mark in music history — decades later, the group still holds the record for the most No. 1 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, with a total of 20 chart-toppers.
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How many #1s does Beyoncé have?

American singer-songwriter and producer Beyoncé has achieved 22 number-one songs on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart, and ranks 4th among the top 100 Dance Club Songs artists.
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