Artists · Billboard Hot 100

Mariah Carey

Charting Jun 2, 1990 → Jan 3, 2026 · 645 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in all of them — Billboard Hot 100 645 wk (91 crowns), UK Singles Chart 546 wk (5 crowns)

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Image credits

Photo: Shawn Miller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Decade: 1990s
Artist of the Year: 1991

Artist of the Week

Billboard Hot 100
91 crowns
Longest reign 24 weeks (Jul 2005 – Jan 2006) · First crown Jul 1990
UK Singles Chart
5 crowns
Longest reign 4 weeks (Feb–Mar 1994) · First crown Feb 1994
Global Music Power
75 crowns
19902026
Longest reign 16 weeks (Jul–Nov 2005) · First crown Aug 1990

Billboard Hot 100 · 645 wk UK Singles Chart · 546 wk Global Music Power · 770 wk

All songs Without holiday songs New music only

Peak Power: 4.96%; week of Oct 22, 2005
Career Power: 1,493; share-weeks
Crowns: 91; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 203; February 2005 – February 2006
Peak Five Years: 551; February 1990 – January 1995
Top-five weeks: 225; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 645; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 6.13%; week of Sep 10, 2005
Comebacks: 4; May 2005, after 5 quiet years · May 2008 · Sep 2009 · Jan 2021, after 11 quiet years

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

50 records · 1,493 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
All I Want For Christmas Is YouApple Music	#1December 2019	78	January 2000 – January 2026	216.7	198.4
We Belong TogetherApple Music	#1June 2005	43	April 2005 – February 2006	90.9	100.9
Always Be My BabyApple Music	#1May 1996	32	April 1996 – November 1996	74.4	73.4
FantasyApple Music	#1September 1995	25	September 1995 – March 1996	65.4	66.5
HeroApple Music	#1December 1993	30	October 1993 – May 1994	63.4	69.6
DreamloverApple Music	#1September 1993	29	August 1993 – February 1994	61.0	67.5
Without You/Never Forget YouApple Music	#3March 1994	23	January 1994 – July 1994	53.1	55.4
Shake It OffApple Music	#2September 2005	26	July 2005 – January 2006	52.1	58.6
My AllApple Music	#1May 1998	20	May 1998 – September 1998	48.5	47.4
ObsessedApple Music	#7September 2009	21	July 2009 – December 2009	45.8	43.7
Love Takes TimeApple Music	#1November 1990	26	September 1990 – March 1991	45.7	46.9
Can't Let GoApple Music	#2January 1992	20	November 1991 – March 1992	44.9	45.4
Touch My BodyApple Music	#1April 2008	20	March 2008 – July 2008	44.0	42.5
Don't Forget About UsApple Music	#1December 2005	21	October 2005 – March 2006	42.6	44.2
Vision Of LoveApple Music	#1August 1990	22	June 1990 – October 1990	42.3	42.4
HoneyApple Music	#1September 1997	20	September 1997 – January 1998	41.7	40.9
I'll Be ThereApple Music	#1June 1992	20	May 1992 – October 1992	40.4	39.6
EmotionsApple Music	#1October 1991	20	August 1991 – January 1992	40.3	42.6
SomedayApple Music	#1March 1991	19	January 1991 – May 1991	36.6	37.8
I Don't Wanna CryApple Music	#1May 1991	19	April 1991 – August 1991	35.2	35.5
Anytime You Need A FriendApple Music	#12June 1994	21	May 1994 – October 1994	34.9	36.4
Make It HappenApple Music	#5April 1992	20	February 1992 – July 1992	34.7	37.0
I Still BelieveApple Music	#4March 1999	20	February 1999 – June 1999	33.8	33.9
One Sweet Daywith Boyz II MenApple Music	#1December 1995	27	December 1995 – June 1996	30.4	76.5
Heartbreakerfeat. Jay-ZApple Music	#1October 1999	20	September 1999 – January 2000	27.8	39.9
It's Like ThatApple Music	#16March 2005	20	January 2005 – June 2005	26.3	26.1
Thank God I Found Youfeat. Joe, 98 DegreesApple Music	#1February 2000	20	December 1999 – April 2000	20.8	29.4
I Know What You Wantwith Busta Rhymes · feat. The Flipmode SquadApple Music	#3May 2003	24	March 2003 – August 2003	19.8	54.8
Endless Lovewith Luther VandrossApple Music	#2October 1994	20	September 1994 – January 1995	18.4	36.5
#Beautifulfeat. MiguelApple Music	#15June 2013	16	May 2013 – September 2013	16.1	22.0
Bye ByeApple Music	#19May 2008	12	May 2008 – July 2008	11.8	15.0
Loverboyfeat. CameoApple Music	#2August 2001	14	June 2001 – September 2001	10.4	14.7
When You Believewith Whitney HoustonApple Music	#15January 1999	17	December 1998 – March 1999	8.2	17.6
U Make Me Wannafeatured credit · with JadakissApple Music	#21December 2004	13	November 2004 – February 2005	3.8	12.6
Crybabyfeat. Snoop DoggApple Music	#28June 2000	7	June 2000 – August 2000	3.0	4.2
I'll Be Lovin' U Long TimeApple Music	#58August 2008	8	July 2008 – September 2008	2.5	2.4
Through The RainApple Music	#81January 2003	9	December 2002 – March 2003	1.6	1.6
I Want To Know What Love IsApple Music	#60October 2009	6	October 2009 – November 2009	1.2	1.7
Say Somethinfeat. Snoop DoggApple Music	#79May 2006	5	April 2006 – May 2006	0.6	0.8
Never Too Far/Hero Medley	#81December 2001	3	December 2001 – January 2002	0.5	0.5
Infinity	#82May 2015	1	May 2015	0.2	0.2
My Lovefeatured credit · with The-DreamApple Music	#82March 2009	4	March 2009 – April 2009	0.2	0.6
You're Mine (Eternal)	#88March 2014	1	March 2014	0.2	0.2
Type Dangerous	#95June 2025	1	June 2025	0.2	0.1
Oh Santa!feat. Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson	#76December 2020	1	December 2020	0.1	0.3
I Don'tfeat. YG	#89February 2017	1	February 2017	0.1	0.2
Oh Santa!	#100January 2011	1	January 2011	0.1	0.1
All I Want For Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)with Justin Bieber	#86November 2011	1	November 2011	0.1	0.2
Up Out My Facefeat. Nicki Minaj	#100March 2010	1	March 2010	0.1	0.1
Migratefeat. T-Pain	#92May 2008	1	May 2008	0.1	0.2

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At their peak

2005 in music →

Mariah Carey's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from February 2005 to February 2006. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1990s, the 2000s, the 2010s, the 2020s.