Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Mariah Carey and Shawn Mendes Dominate Holiday-Heavy Song and Album Charts
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe charts are usually filled with holiday fare each mid-December, but this year is over the top even by that standard.
While Shawn Mendes’ “Wonder” debuted at No. 1 on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart with 41.7 million streams and Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” wasn’t far behind, most of the top 10 was jingle all the way.Michael Buble’s “Christmas” was the week’s biggest holiday album, landing at No.
3 with more than 9,000 sales and over 56 million streams. Bad Bunny, Ariana Grande and Pop Smoke held in the top 10 at Nos. 4-6, but the Top 10 closes out with a Christmas four-fecta: Carrie Underwood’s “My Gift” at No.
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