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".
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Taylor Swift breaks the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries among women in the chart's 62-year history. Now with 113, as of the chart dated Aug.
8, she passes Nicki Minaj, with 110.Swift's "Cardigan" launches at No. 1 on the Hot 100, as all 16 songs on the standard edition of parent album Folklore debut on the chart, lifting her total from 97 to 113 career charted titles.Here's an updated look at the women with the most Hot 100 appearances, dating to the chart's Aug.
4, 1958, inception.Most Hot 100 Entries Among Women 113, Taylor Swift 110, Nicki Minaj 73, Aretha Franklin 65, Beyoncé 62, Rihanna 57, Madonna 56, Dionne Warwick 53, Connie Francis 52, Ariana Grande 49, Miley Cyrus 48, Mariah Carey 48, Brenda Lee 41, Mary J.
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