Mariah Carey is credited with popularizing the remix in pop/R&B
Mariah Carey fused Hip Hop, RnB and Pop in the mid 1990's and pioneered and redefined remixes by adding new vocals and hip-hop collaborations such as Fantasy ft ODB.
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1990
Mariah - First and ONLY artist to have their first five singles reach #1
Carey became the first and only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, The First 5 Number One Singles: "Vision of Love" (1990), "Love Takes Time" (1990), "Someday" (1991), "I Don't Wanna Cry" (1991)
& "Emotions" (1991)
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Achievement
2025
iHeartRadio Icon Award Mariah Carey 2025 recipient
Another career-spanning recognition (industry honor).
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Celebrity Fan
2002
Beyoncé praises Mariah!
Beyoncé once said she feels like Mariah Carey’s voice is a gift from God.
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Achievement
2025
BET Ultimate Icon Award - Mariah Carey recipient 2025
Mariah Carey was honored with the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards, held on June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Remarkably, this was the first-ever BET Award of her 35-year career - she playfully acknowledged the milestone, stating, "If you're gonna get one, might as well start with the Ultimate Icon Award!"
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UNPARALLELED
Mariah has the most #1's on the U.S. Billboard #HOT100 for any solo artist EVER! - 19 NO LESS! (So Far)
With 19 No. 1 hits on the Hot 100, she holds the record for the most No. 1s by a solo artist. NOT EVERYBODY HAS THAT!
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Achievement
2025
MTV Video Vanguard Award - Mariah Carey 2025 recipient
One of MTV’s highest honors for music video and pop influence.
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Mariah Carey was the first female artist to have a single debut at #1 with 'Fantasy' IN 1997
she has achieved this incredible feat THREE times now!
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2026
Mariah Carey's #1 singles have cumulatively spent 79 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100
Mariah Carey's #1 singles have cumulatively spent an incredible 101 weeks (so far!) at #1 on the Hot 100, most for ANY ARTIST even the Beatles & Elvis!
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Debut Fierceness
Carey's debut eponymous album was released on June 12, 1990. She earned two Grammys following its release, including one for Best New Artist, and it made her the first musical act since the Jackson 5 to have their first four singles reach number one.
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Unparalleled
2026
MARIAH CAREY IS THE BEST-SELLING FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIME WITH MORE THAN 200 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD TO DATE
MARIAH CAREY IS THE BEST-SELLING FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIME WITH MORE THAN 200 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD TO DATE AND 19 BILLBOARD HOT 100 #1 SINGLES (18 SELF-PENNED), MORE THAN ANY SOLO ARTIST IN HISTORY
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Incredible
1995
"One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) was named Billboard's Song of the Decade for the 1990s
"One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) was named Billboard's Song of the Decade for the 1990s - (with Boyz II Men) was named Billboard's Song of the Decade for the 1990s. Released in 1995, it spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, a feat that remained unbeaten for 23 years! WOW!
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Achievement
1994
BIGGEST SELLING CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY ALBUM OF ALL TIME
(1994) Merry Christmas - 15 million copies sold/5 million in USA alone.