Now she is the only artist since The Beatles to have as many number one singles and the only singer alive likely to succeed them. In April 2008, the single "Touch My Body" became her 18th #1 single, pushing her ahead of Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. Along with numerous awards and incredible vocal range, she also composes all of her own material, with the exception of song covers. She is the most successful selling female artist in music history and is the only female artist to have the most #1 singles and albums and also holds the record for straight #1 singles and albums each year. Three more Grammy Awards were gained from The Emancipation of Mimi album. The single "Don't Forget About Us" also from her 2005 album Emancipation of Mimi became her 17th #1 single, tying her with Elvis Presley's 17 #1 singles. "We Belong Together" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi became her 16th #1 single and was also her first #1 without any guest artists since her song "My All" (also a #1 single) captured the top spot in May 1998. With "Heartbreaker", the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow and also her 14 #1 single, she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and with "Heartbreaker" at its 60th week atop the Billboard's charts, she pushed ahead of The Beatles's 59-week record as the only artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.įollowing "Heartbreaker," her second single "Thank God I Found You" also from her Rainbow album became her 15th #1. She is the only artist since The Beatles to have so many #1 singles and albums. Her other Daydream's single "One Sweet Day" remained for 16 weeks at the top of the charts. Her single "Fantasy" from her 1995 Daydream album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to accomplish a number one debut in the U.S. On September 30, 1995, she made music history. Her 1993 album titled Music Box went ten-times platinum. Her 1990 self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and spawned an extraordinary four consecutive #1 singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry," and led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. In June 1990, Mariah made her debut with her self-titled album, Mariah Carey which entered at #73, but on Augit reached #1. Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan).
Let’s continue to support them and each other.Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York on March 27, 1969. The heroes who are making our daily lives possible: first responders The doctors The nurses The midwives The store clerks The janitors The postal workers The pharmacists The delivery workers And so many more! The heroes who are making our daily lives possible.
I want to take this time to acknowledge and honor the sacrifices and courage of those who work every day taking care of their communities in this time of need and uncertainty. We are united in this effort and in this moment. But I’m grateful that so many of us are staying home, staying safe and, in doing so, keeping each other safe.
“We find ourselves in a unique time in history, a time that doesn’t allow us to be together in-person during Holy Week. In the video, she gives an introductory speech (basically what was posted on YouTube below) and then sings the song live with piano accompaniment, although a pre-recorded orchestra comes in toward the end. Mariah Carey on Friday posted a version of her 1993 song “Hero,” dedicated to the “heroes who are making our daily lives possible: