Mariah Carey's #1's brings together, for the first time, all 13 of her chart-topping megahits as
well as four exciting brand-new recordings. Since her 1990 debut, Mariah Carey has sold more than 90 million
records worldwide and has earned an astounding 75 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum records. As the
biggest-selling female artist of the 1990's, Mariah Carey has provided an ongoing soundtrack to the decade.
With more #1 records than any solo female artist in the rock era, Mariah Carey continues to give voice to the
emotions of our age. #1's, the definitive Mariah Carey collection, will be in-stores on November 17.
In addition to her 13 certified #1's, Mariah has newly recorded a quartet of songs in keeping with the caliber of
her biggest hits: "When You Believe (from The Prince Of Epypt)," a duet with Whitney Houston; "Whenever You
Call," a duet with Brian McKnight; "I Still Believe"; and "Sweetheart."
Tracks on #1's include: "I Don't Wanna Cry," "Someday," "Love Takes Time," and "Vision Of Love" (from
Mariah Carey); "Emotions" (from Emotions); "I'll Be There" (from MTV Unplugged); "Drearnlover" (from Music
Box); "One Sweet Day" and "Always Be By Baby" (from Daydream); and "Honey" and "My All" (from Butterfly ).
#1's includes the #1 single version of "Fantasy," featuring O.D.B., and a previously unreleased live version of
"Hero."
When Mariah Carey released her eponymous debut album in 1990, she launched an unbroken string of
successes unparalleled in the music history. Mariah Cargy has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide and
yielded a record-setting four consecutive #1 singles on Billboard's Top Pop Singles chart: "Vision of Love,"
"Love Takes Time," "Someday," and "I Don't Wanna Cry." All four appear on #1's.
The title track of her 1992 album, Emotions, generated her fifth consecutive #1 single, placing Mariah Carey in
the Top Ten All-Time achievers of Most Consecutive #1 Hits. Emotions also earned Mariah two Grammy
nominations ("Best Pop Vocal, Female" and, with Walter Afanasieff, "Best Producer") and an American Music
Award ("Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B"). On March 17, 1992, Mariah Carey appeared on MTV Unplugged.
The popularity of that appearance led to the release of Mariah's sixth #1 single ("I'll Be There") as well as an EP
which has sold more than five million copies worldwide, and a home video which has sold more than a
quarter-of-a-million copies worldwide.
In 1993, Mariah Carey scaled the next plateau of artistic growth with release of her record-breaking Music Box,
an album which has sold more than 24 million copies worldwide and generated her seventh and eighth #1
singles "Dreamlover" and "Hero" as well as the Top 10 hit "Without You." As a follow-up, Mariah released her
holiday album, Merry Christmas, causing a Yuletide sales flurry when more than eight million copies sold
worldwide shortly after its release in November 1994.
Mariah's 1995 album, Daydream, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart; generated three
consecutive #1 singles -- "Fantasy" (the single version, featuring O.D.B., appears on #1's), "One Sweet Day"
(her duet with Boyz II Men which, having spent 16 weeks at #1, still holds the record as the longest-running
single in the top slot), and "Always Be My Baby" (Mariah's ninth, tenth, and eleventh #1's) -- and has been
certified nine times platinum by the RIAA. With the success of Daydream, Mariah Carey became the first female
artist in history to have three studio albums to each sell in excess of eight million copies.
Mariah Carey's 1997 album, Butterfly, took her music, and her fans, in a bold new direction. Mixing
contemporary R&B and pop with heady lyrical and production sophistication, Butterfly marked Mariah's
maturation as an artist. The album generated the #1 hits "Honey" (featuring Mase & The Lox) and "My All" (her
twelfth and thirteenth #1's). Butterfly has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA.
Over the course of her career, Mariah Carey has been the recipient of numerous music industry awards and
honors. She won Grammys in 1990 for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Female ("Vision of Love"). The
same year, Mariah picked up three Soul Train Awards: Best New Artist, Best Album (Mariah Carey) and Best
Single, Female ("Vision of Love").
A perennial favorite at the American Music Awards, Mariah won Favorite Female Artist/R&B in 1992; Favorite
Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Album, Adult Contemporary in 1993; Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock
in 1995; and Favorite Female Artist, Pop/Rock and Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B in 1996.
The 1996 Blockbuster Awards honored Mariah for Favorite Single ("Fantasy") and Favorite Adult
Contemporary Single ("One Sweet Day"). She picked up her first Billboard Awards in 1991 for Top Adult
Contemporary Artist, Top Pop Artist, Top Album Artist, Top Pop Album Artist, Top Pop Singles Artist, and Top
Pop Singles Artist/Female. In 1996, she won a Billboard Award for Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year and, with
Boyz II Men, a Special Hot 100 Singles Award for "One Sweet Day."
At the 1998 World Music Awards ceremony, Mariah Carey was honored with an award for Best Selling R&B
Artist and the Legend Award for World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990's. Mariah Carey won her first
World Music Awards in 1995 when she was named World's Best Selling Pop Artist, World's -Best American
Recording Artist, and World's Overall Best Performing Artist at the World Music Awards. The following year
(1996), the World Music Awards presented her with trophies for World's Best-Selling R&B Female Artist of the
Year, World's Best-Selling Overall Recording Female Artist of the Year, World's Best-Selling Pop Artist of the
Year, and World's Best-Selling American Female Artist of the Year.
Mariah Carey was presented with the Aretha Franklin Entertainer Award and named Entertainer of the Year at
the 1998 Lady Of Soul Awards.
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