Mariah's
Book of Records
Mariah
Carey has sold more than 180 million records worldwide
and is the most successful singer and songwriter in the
world.
Mariah Carey is the only artist that has been honored
with the “Legend World Music Award” for being
“The Most Successful Artist of the 90ies”.
Only Mariah has been honored with the “Special
Billboard Award” as “The Artist of the
Decade”.
Mariah is the only female artist in history who has been
honored with the “Achievement Award” at the
American Music Awards.
Mariah is the only artist in history whose 9 consecutive
albums obtained at least “triple-platinum
status” in the USA.
Mariah is the only singer whose 8 singles were
distinguished with platinum or double-platinum status.
14 songs which Mariah has written, reached #1 and
therefore she is the most successful songwriter ever.
Mariah is the only artist who had at least one #1 hit on
the charts every year in the 90ies.
No other artist than Mariah started with 3 of her singles
from 0 to #1 on the charts.
No other singer, male or female and no group, was at #1
spot of the charts longer than Mariah: She spent there 61
weeks (!) so far, more than Elvis or the Beatles.
Mariah’s “One sweet day” is the song that
spent more weeks at #1 spot on the charts than any other:
16 weeks !!
Mariah was the only newcomer in history who has reached
#1 spot with 5 consecutive singles.
Mariah is the only artist in history who had 5
consecutive singles reach #1.
Only Mariah has had three studio albums sold more than 9
million times each in the USA.
Only Mariah has had an album that was distinguished with
double-platinum status + a platinum single (Daydream).
With 8 platinums and 18 (!) gold singles Mariah is the
artist who obtained the most distinctions in the 90ies.
Who else than Mariah has sold more than one million
copies of an album within a week.
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