![]() She has also made a mark outside of music. She has been nominated for 34 Grammys (winning 5), 48 American Music Awards (winning 21), and 96 Billboard Music Awards (winning 32). She has has sold over 200 million records worldwide. According to Billboard’s decade-end charts, she has the most successful song of the 1990s (her 1995 duet with Boyz II Men One Sweet Day) and the 2000s (her 2005 comeback single We Belong Together). She had a #1 hit every year from 1990–2000, an unparalleled streak. ![]() That’s more than any other solo artist (male or female) and second only to The Beatles. She has hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 18 different songs (17 of which she co-wrote). ![]() It is in large part this creative control that was responsible for keeping her at the top for so long - and bringing her back after a few notable downturns in success that threatened her reputation at various points throughout her storied career.īut despite what the tabloids and haters might say, her high points are astonishing and far, far outweigh any low points. Although many heap praise on Mariah’s famous five-octave vocal range, fewer realize that unlike her undeniably extraordinary contemporaries Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, she actually is heavily involved in the writing and producing of all of her own music and has been since she recorded her first demo.
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