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Mariah Carey on Her Unprecedented Billboard Chart Success: ‘It’s a Little Hard to Wrap My Head Around’

The superstar chatted with Billboard upon the release of her new Audible Original. “I wouldn’t be happy with my life if I didn’t” write, she says.

1, “Vision of Love,” in 1990, the recording delves deep, per the title of the latest edition, into the song “Portrait” from her most recent studio LP, 2018’s Caution. Looking at your transition of lead singles, from 1991’s “Emotions” to 1993’s “Dreamlover,” “Fantasy” in 1995, “Honey” in 1997 and more, it seems like you’ve always been on the pulse of where hit music is, watching trends and also setting them, moving sounds forward. Hopefully you might like a couple of geeky Billboard-related stats, as they also tie in so perfectly to your history: Nov. 1, that’s when the holiday season, of course, starts – not sure if you knew, but that’s Billboard ’s birthday, as well, back in 1894.

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