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Mariah Carey is an award-winning superstar with cumulative total sales of her albums, singles and long-form videos in excess of 75-times platinum in the U.S. alone and over 160 million worldwide, making her amongst the top-selling female artists in history. With a record 18 #1 singles - more than any female artist of the past century - five Grammy Awards, ten American Music Awards, Billboard magazine's Artist of the Decade Award, and the World Music Award as World's Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium - Mariah Carey's ongoing career remains an unparalleled success story in the history of contemporary popular music. Here is a taste of Carey's achievements since her debut onto the charts in 1990.
USA / Billboard Hot 100 #1's
01. 1990 - Vision of Love
02. 1990 - Love Takes Time
03. 1991 - Someday
04. 1991 - I Don't Wanna Cry
05. 1991 - Emotions
06. 1992 - I'll Be There
07. 1993 - Dreamlover
08. 1994 - Hero
09. 1995 - Fantasy
10. 1995 - One Sweet Day
11. 1996 - Always Be My Baby
12. 1997 - Honey
13. 1998 - My All
14. 1999 - Heartbreaker
15. 2000 - Thank God I Found You
16. 2005 - We Belong Together
17. 2005 - Don't Forget About Us
18. 2008 - Touch My Body

#1's on USA / Billboard Charts
- 18 #1's on Hot 100
- 13 #1's on Hot 100 Airplay
- 15 #1's on Mainstream
- 06 #1's on Adult Contemporary
- 10 #1's on R&B/Hip-hop
- 13 #1's on Dance / Club
- 15 #1's on Single Sales

Single Achievments
- Most successful active recording artist
- Most #1's for a solo artist on the Hot 100 (18)
- Tied w/Elvis for most weeks at #1 (79 weeks)
- Wrote 17 of 18 #1's, most for any female songwriter
- One Sweet Day duet is the longest running #1 in history (16 weeks)
- We Belong Together (WBT) is the longest running #1 for a solo artist (14 weeks)
- First female artist to debut at #1 (Fantasy, '95)
- Only artist to have 3 singles debut at #1 (Fantasy, One Sweet Day, Honey)
- Record for first 5 singles to reach #1 (1990-91)
- Only female to simultaneously hold the top 2 positions (2005)
- Holds longest #1 on airplay (WBT, 14 weeks)
- First artist to break the 200 million audience impression barrier at radio (2005)
- Has the most weeks at #1 on airplay (89 wks)

Japan #1s Singles Chart
01. 1990 - Vision of Love
02. 1991 - Emotions
03. 1992 - I'll Be There
04. 1993 - Dreamlover
05. 1993 - Hero
06. 1994 - Without You
07. 1994 - All I Want For Christmas Is You
08. 1995 - Fantasy
09. 1997 - Honey
10. 1998 - When You Believe
11. 1999 - Heartbreaker
12. 2001 - Loverboy
13. 2005 - It's Like That

Most Successful Overall (1990s)
01. Mariah Carey
02. Janet Jackson
03. Garth Brooks
04. Boyz II Men
05. Celine Dion
06. Madonna
07. TLC
08. Whitney Houston
09. Michael Bolton
10. Toni Braxton

   
Album Sales
1990 - 15 million - Mariah Carey
1991 - 10 million - Emotions
1992 - 07 million - MTV Unplugged EP
1993 - 28 million - Music Box
1994 - 12 million - Merry Christmas
1995 - 22 million - Daydream
1997 - 12 million - Butterfly
1998 - 17 million - #1's
1999 - 10 million - Rainbow
2001 - 04 million - Glitter OST
2001 - 03 million - Greatest Hits
2002 - 04 million - Charmbracelet
2003 - 01 million - The Remixes
2005 - 10 million - The Emancipation of Mimi
2008 - 03 million - E=MC2
2009 - 00 million - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

USA / Billboard #1 Albums
1. 1990 - Mariah Carey (11 weeks)
2. 1993 - Music Box (8 weeks)
3. 1995 - Daydream (6 weeks)
4. 1997 - Butterfly (1 week)
5. 2005 - Emancipation of Mimi (2 weeks)
6. 2008 - E=MC2 (2 weeks)

Japan #1 Albums
1. 1994 - Merry Christmas
2. 1995 - Daydream
3. 1997 - Butterfly
4. 1998 - #1's
5. 2001 - Glitter OST

Album Achievements
- Biggest selling female artist (1990s, Soundscan Era)
- One of three female artists to sell in excess of 60 million albums in USA (w/ B. Streisand, Madonna)
- Only female artist to have 8 albums each sell 5 million copies in USA
- Ranked 3rd place for most #1 albums (6) on Billboard 200 (tied with Janet Jackson)
- 2nd female artist to have 2 albums go diamond in USA (10+ million copies)
- Best selling (non Japanese) artist ever in Japan
- Biggest Japan opening: Sold 1 million copies of "#1's" in a single week
- 'Merry Christmas' is the 2nd biggest selling Christmas album of all time (behind Elvis)
- 'Music Box' is the best selling album for 1994 in 22 countries; 14x platinum in Australia

Other Achievements
- Grammy Awards: Most nominations for female artist (33, Aretha has 38); Has won 5 Grammys
- Nominated for Record and Album of the Year in 1991, 1996, 2006
- Won 22 Billboard Music Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 28 BMI Awards, 5 ASCAP Awards
- Most World Music Awards (16) than any artist.
- Won the Congressional Award in 1999 for humanitarian efforts

Records Sold Worldwide*
01. 250 Million - Madonna
02. 200 Million - Celine Dion
03. 188 Million - Mariah Carey
04. 151 Million - Whitney Houston
05. 145 Million - Barbara Striesand
06. 130 Million - Donna Summer
07. 110 Million - Dolly Parton
08. 106 Million - Patti Page
09. 102 Million - Janet Jackson
10. 100 Million - Dionne Warwick

*Encompasses albums, singles, long form videos.