Prolific songwriter, producer, and performer Mariah Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Outside of her countless commercial accomplishments, she is also one of the most influential vocalists of all time, leaving a permanent impact on pop and R&B music as well as pop culture at large.
With a total of 19 #1s on the Billboard Hot 100, Carey holds the record for the most number-one singles by a solo artist, female songwriter, and female producer. Of those 19, which are our absolute favorites? Let's count them down below!
10. "Touch My Body" (E=MC², 2008)
9. "Vision of Love" (Mariah Carey, 1990)
8. "Hero" (Music Box, 1993)
7. "One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men)" (Daydream, 1995)
6. "Don't Forget About Us" (The Emancipation of Mimi, 2005)
5. "Dreamlover" (Music Box, 1993)
4. "Fantasy" (Daydream, 1995)
3."Always Be My Baby" (Daydream, 1995)
2. "We Belong Together" (The Emancipation of Mimi, 2005)
1. "Emotions" (Emotions, 1991)
What number-ones didn't make our list?
- "I Don't Wanna Cry" (Mariah Carey, 1990)
- "Love Takes Time" (Mariah Carey, 1990)
- "Someday" (Mariah Carey, 1990)
- "I'll Be There (feat. Trey Lorenz)" (MTV Unplugged, 1992)
- "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (Merry Christmas, 1994)
- "Honey" (Butterfly, 1997)
- "My All" (Butterfly, 1997)
- "Heartbreaker (feat. Jay-Z)" (Rainbow, 1999)
- "Thank God I Found You (feat. Joe and 98 Degrees)" (Rainbow, 1999)
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Article image: Mariah Carey performing in 2019. (Raph_PH [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons.)
