Can You Name All 18 Of Mariah Carey’s No. 1 Singles?

anthonyjmiccio | April 2, 2008 2:15 am

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With “Touch My Body” taking the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week, Mariah Carey now has 18 No. 1 singles to her record, more than any act except the Beatles, unless the estate of Elvis Presley tries to get some celebrity remixers on that, stat. “Vision Of Love,” “Someday,” “Emotions,” “I’ll Be There,” “Hero,” “Fantasy,” “One Sweet Day,” “We Belong Together”–over the last 18 years she’s made a lot of blockbusters. But surely there are some of these smashes that people have forgotten. I know I don’t know all seventeen of the King’s.

“Love Takes Time,” her second No. 1 in America, didn’t really take off anywhere else, especially compared to “Vision Of Love.” I was honestly surprised to see this was a No. 1 while “Make It Happen” only made it to No. 5.

I can’t say I really forgot the 1997 No. 1 “Honey,” the Tommy Mottola-esque mobsters, or Carey sitting on Ma$e’s lap in the remix, while he rapped about making her scream into a pillow. I did forget that, at 1:15, two years before Episode One, Eddie Griffin did a pretty good Jar Jar Binks.

“Thank God I Found You,” featuring Joe and 98 Degrees, her 15th No. 1. I swear to God I’ve never heard this song before. Probably because no one’s played it ever since.

Her next single features T-Pain, so she’s only an Akon and a Sean Kingston from knocking the Beatles off their perch. You can do it, Mimi!

Carey nudges the king to one side [The Press Assocation]

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