Mariah Carey Billboard Hot 100 chart history

I don’t know how some of you on here say she never had hits, or they were minor hits, or Whitney had a bigger career. That’s all bullshit.

It’s sad she hasn’t had a hit in the past 11 or 12 years, but she also had hits while Whitney didn’t. While Janet didn’t. While Madonna barely did.

And she had a shit ton of huge songs.

I’m sick of the rewriting of her history on this site.

Also, LOL at her Christmas song keeping her on the charts for the last few years

I'm not a fan, but she had plenty of hit singles and hot albums

Ok someone on here is losing it

Has anyone else ever had all their singles from their debut album hit #1?

I love Mariah, but we need to be honest. She used every available trick to get those hits: payola, concert bundling, and singles sold for pennies.

Janet released a double album with 33 #1 singles. It's the best greatest hits album *by far* of any of these divas.

R8 that was not the case for any of Mariah’s first few albums

Bundles were not a thing in 1990 🙄 calm down Janbot

Janet does not have 33 number one hits.

Hot 100 are the only ones that count. And Janet lags behind Mariah, Madonna and Whitney

Yeah I’d be interested to see how all those 33 are classed as #1s in anyone’s eyes. I love Janet but she had what, 10 Hot 100 #1s? Even if you count the R&B chart that would add a couple more maybe. Throw in non-US countries and I doubt she had any number ones anywhere else that weren’t #1s in the US too. Maybe Scream.

After Mariah released her #1s album in the late 90s (which had genuine Hot 100 #1s on it, plus some new songs), everyone seemed to get in on the act and release greatest hits called #1s. At least Janet has an album’s worth though, even if not quite the 33 you’re claiming R8. The biggest joke was Destiny’s Child and their ‘#1s’ album. By definition it should have had about four songs on it.

[quote] Whitney had a bigger career. That’s all bullshit.

Did you consider Whitney released like 1/4th of the material that Mariah did? Whitney has sold about 155 million while Mariah has sold 171 million. Mariah's stats are great but Whitney's are even more so considering how small her catalogue is.

Whitney released more than 4 albums.

Her soundtrack albums The Bodyguard/Waiting To Exhale are in those sales r13.

Whitney had 7 studio albums, 6 compilation albums, 1 Live album and 2 soundtrack albums.

Combined they made 155 million. That’s more than 4 albums.

However, Mariah did have more albums as a whole.

Mariah also had 19 #1 singles to Whitney’s 11 #1’s

Wasn't at least on of Janpigs #q1s on that album in Swaziland or some such shithole?

For kids of the 90s, our soundtrack was Mariah and Janet - not Whitney.

Actually, in the 155 million number, Exhale is not included. I wouldn't count compilations as stand alone albums, their success is tied to the original albums those songs came from. So their sales should be added to the original album sales.

I was exaggerating but Mariah did release like 7 or 8 more albums than Whitney did.

Mariah's number ones were also at a time when the Billboard chart was changed to be more geared towards airplay. The billboard chart rules were changed in the early 90s to give more weight to airplay. So aiprlay counted more than it did in the past when people like Madonna and Michael JAckson were at their peak. That's not to say all or even most of Mariah's hits are because of airplay but we have to remember that's why she had so many of those songs that seemed to sit at number one for like 10-16 weeks.And despite the amount of number one singles she had, she didn't sell anywhere near the amount of physical singles Madonna did. Whitney also outsold her in terms of physical singles despite having far fewer number on hits.

R17 compilation albums are greatest hit albums etc.

They generate their own sales. Nice try.

She indeed used every trick in the book. Her songs are not classics except the X-mas one. Most of her number 1s were achieved through dubious means. OSD was #1 for 16 weeks yet nobody remembers it. Speakers volumes. Madonna and Whitney had classics that didn’t hit #1. Plus, doesn’t Madonna have 8 #2 hits? Warner could have pushed them to #1 but Warner sucked so bad they drove Prince insane.

[quote]She indeed used every trick in the book. Her songs are not classics except the X-mas one. Most of her number 1s were achieved through dubious means. OSD was #1 for 16 weeks yet nobody remembers it.

Just because you say these things, doesn't make them true.

Ever hear of a song called "Hero?"

Not to mention DreamLover, Emotions.

R20 Tommy pushed her hard at radio where she benefited from being on multiple formats but also sold her songs so low Billboard changed its rules. Almost none of her songs do well in recurrent airplay.

Ummmmm One Sweet Day isn’t remembered? It is. Always Be My Baby, We Belong Together, Hero, Emotions, Fantasy, Dreamlover etc. are still played today. Wtf.

Mariah was still huge in the 2000s. The Emancipation of Mimi was her last really big album era. You still hear "We Belong Together" on the radio and played at weddings.

I can't help but wonder why this site is the only place you ever hear of Mariah-fucking-Carey anymore. AND Janet Jackson!

"Can't Let Go" by Mariah Carey is on the August 2000 Gap In-Store Playlist!

"Honey" by Mariah Carey is on the February 2002 Gap In-Store Playlist!

"Someday" by Mariah Carey is on the May 2003 GapKids In-Store Playlist!

Vision of Love is a great song

Piggirls catfighting about geriatric singers? hahahaha

I am still missing the Gap or GapKids playlist from 2001 or 2002 with my favorite Mariah song on it, "All My Life."

Mariah was huge in the US and deserved recognition as a great singer songwriter. But in Europe her popularity wasn't comparable with Madonna or Whitney.

In the UK Mariah only had 3 number ones - Without You, All I Want For Christmas in 2019, and a duet with Irish boyband Westlife on Against All Odds.

R31 again, only focusing on #1s.

She had 22 other songs that were in the Top 10 there. She was big there. And sold out all over Europe.

Mariah did not compare in popularity to Madonna in all territories except Japan. Mariah was a novelty for her (annoying, sometimes great) voice. Her music was ehhh.

Mariah wasn't really big in Europe at all. She had some success there, but her biggest success abroad is in Japan aand Southeast Asia.

Is any of it really that important in the end analysis? I lived through the Mariah Carey era with all her “huge” hits. I honestly don,t know the name, melody or lyrics of any of them. It doesn’t have to be a criticism. The Charleston was once the rage, uh huh. History has turned a page, uh huh.

R35, I do think the significance of number ones is overblown. Countless number one hits are long forgotten. Does anyone really remember Mariah's "Thank God I Found You"?

R35 youre in the minority boo.

She was big in Europe

R37 stop talking about her weight issues

R36 no but they do remember Fantasy, Hero, Emotions, We Belong Together, Always Be My Baby, Dreamlover, I’ll Be There, Vision of Love etc.

Her version of I’ll Be There is bigger than The Jackson’s version.

R39, I agree with you there. But I also think "Without You" is more remembered than MOST of Mariah's number one hits.

If she didn’t fuck her way to airplay, she’d be nothing but a Leona Lewis.

Every artist has a huge song that never was #1.

I see a lot of young gays shocked when they find out Toxic by Britney peaked at number 9 because it was such a massive hit and still a club banger in both straight and gay bars/clubs. And considered her best song by most.

I was in a 90s group on FB and I made a post about her and what your favorite song by her is. It got a few hundred replies, and the most popular were Always Be My Baby, Fantasy, We Belong Together and to my surprise Vision of Love, which many men seemed to say was her “best”.

None of those are classics. She’s second tier.

Literally no one here is claiming she didn’t have hits. You had to make that up on order to have a reason to post this old news.

I loved her song Yours from her forgotten Charmbracelet album

From which album is this?

She had too 10 hits from 1990-2009

Madonna from 1984-2012

BIG difference

Also Madonna and even Whitney were MUCH bigger worldwide

Mariah was pretty big worldwide from 1990-1997, but that was it

And Mariah’s touring numbers have always been pathetic for such a so called big act

Even during her Emancipation comeback, her tour that followed wasn’t a big hit

I think Madonna has SINGLE tours that have made more money than Mariah’s entire 30 year touring career combined

I haven’t heard “One Sweet Day” since it was the on radio when I was 8 or 9 or however old I was when that song was out.

I have also never heard “Vision of Love” in my life without searching for it. I’m 34, I grew up with Mariah Carey I was a fan as a kid! I had “Daydream” and “Butterfly” and played them religiously.

I never ever ever heard “Vision of Love” on the radio, I never saw the music video played on TV, I just never grew up with it. I was 3 years old when the song came out but I didn’t hear it until I was a teenager and finally listened to all her albums one day.

Whereas I remember when I bought “The Immaculate Collection” and I knew every song. I still don’t remember the songs Mariah’s first album.

R52 Mariah is a terrible performer.

I loved Mariah as a child.

But Mariah is very Mae West now. She’s very self absorbed. The only music she listens to is hers. I remember an interviewing asking Nick Cannon what do they listen to in their house and what songs they play and he said Mariah Carey.

And to add, she is SO repetitive.

“Fantasy”, “Honey”, “Heartbreaker”, “Loverboy” are the same exact songs.

“We Belong Together”, “Don’t Forget Us”, “Mine” are the same exact songs. Most of the “E=MC2” album is just her trying to copy “We Belong Together” too.

“Hero” and “Can’t Take That Away” are the same songs too.

She’s like MJ. Just copying their last #1 to get another one.

Even in her music videos, how many shots of her laying down with her hair over her forehead are there?

She’s a one trick pony.

R55, and what's worse is that pop stars like that are REWARDED for being derivative of their own work. Like (as you say) Michael Jackson. Bad had 5 number ones and it wasn't half as good as Thriller or Off The Wall. And let's not talk about Black or White, a a kindergartener's perspective on race relations.

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