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     Throughout her career, Carey has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artist of all time With a total of 19 songs topping the Billboard Hot 100, Carey holds the record for the most number-one singles by a solo artist, female songwriter and a female producer and she is the only artist to hit number one on the chart in each year of a decade (1990s decade).

     According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the second-highest- certified female singer in the United States, with 66.5 million certified album units. In 2012, she was ranked second on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Women In Music.

     In 2019, Billboard named her the all-time top female artist in the United States, based on both album and song chart performances. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, Carey has won five Grammy Awards, nineteen World Music Awards, ten American Music Awards, and fifteen Billboard Music Awards. An inductee of the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.

     She is noted for inspiring other artists in Pop and Contemporary R&B music.

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