Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "Songbird Supreme" by Guinness World Records, she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register.
She rose to fame in 1990 after signing to Columbia Records and releasing her eponymous debut album, which topped the U.S. Billboard 200 for eleven consecutive weeks. Soon after, Carey became the only artist ever to have their first five singles reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions".
Harry Styles is continuing to break records on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with ‘As It Was’ reaching its 15th week at Number One.The lead single from ‘Harry’s House’, which was released in April, is currently in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US.
With this latest milestone, Styles has become the longest-reigning British artist to top the chart with a single track, usurping Elton John‘s 1997 hit ‘Candle In The Wind’ (which spent 14 weeks at Number One).It also makes Styles’ hit the longest-running Number One by a solo artist, overtaking Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ (1992) and Mariah Carey‘s ‘We Belong Together’ (2005), as well as the aforementioned ‘Candle In The Wind’.Additionally, ‘As It Was’ marks the longest Billboard run since Lil Nas X‘s ‘Old Town Road’ (feat.
Billy Ray Cyrus), which remained at Number One for a record-breaking 19 weeks in 2019. It’s also the first song to ever spend its first 24 weeks in the top three positions on the same chart, with 23 of the 24 in the top two extending its record.In May, Styles achieved the rare feat of simultaneously holding the Number One album and Number One track titles with ‘Harry’s House’ and ‘As It Was’, respectively, in a number of countries.At the start of this month, Styles and Kate Bush were revealed to be the leading acts on Spotify‘s Top Songs Of Summer 2022 steaming report.
According to the platform, ‘As It Was’ registered more than 610million streams between May 29 and August 29, making it the most listened-to song globally, and claimed the top spot in 24 countries.Meanwhile, the former One Direction singer revealed last month that he is already working on ideas for his fourth solo record.
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