What are some of Mariah Carey's accomplishments?

1990-first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart

1993- a series of hit records established her position as Columbia’s highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.

Carey has sold more than 175 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.

She was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is the third best-selling female artist and sixteenth overall recording artist with shipments of over 62.5 million albums in the US.

She is also ranked as the best-selling female artist of the U.S. Nielsen SoundScan era

She has the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States

2008, Billboard magazine ranked her at number six on “The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists”, making Carey as the second most successful female artist, in the history of Billboard Hot 100 chart.

In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register.

1991 Billboard Music Award Top Pop Artist Top Album Artist Top Pop Album Artist Top Single Artist Top Female Singles Artist Top Female Album Artist BMI Pop Award for “Love Takes Time” (Song Of The Year) for “Vision of Love” for “Someday” for “I Don’t Wanna Cry” Grammy Award Best New Artist Best Pop Vocal Performance,Female for “Vision Of Love” New York City Music Award Best Female Pop Vocalist Rolling Stone Award Best New Female Singer Total-14 awards

1992 American Music Award Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Billboard Music Award Top Female Album Artist for Emotions Top Female Single Artist Hot 100 Singles Female Artist BMI Pop Award Songwriter of the Year Total-8 awards

1993 American Music Award Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Album- (“MTV Unplugged”) BMI Pop Award for “Emotions” for “Emotions Vocal High Notes” for “Can’t Let Go” for “Make It Happen” Total-6 awards

1994 Australian Recording Industry Association Music Award Most Popular Album for Music Box Best Chart Album Performance for Music Box Most Popular International Solo Singer Billboard Music Award Female Artist of the Year Bravo Magazine Award Gold Otto for Best Female Artist BMI Pop Award for “Dreamlover” MTV Europe Music Award Best Female Rockefeller Center Award for over twenty million sales: “Music Box” for sales of fifty-five million records worldwide since 1990 Smash Hits Award (UK) Best Female Solo Singer Total-10 awards

1995 American Music Award Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Archer Awards Best Artist Best Album with Daydream Best Single with “Fantasy” Best Female Singer Blockbuster Entertainment Award Top Pop Female BMI Pop Award for “Anytime You Need a Friend” for “Hero” for “Dreamlover” (second award) Echo Preis Awards Best Artist International Smash Hits Award (UK) Best Female Solo Singer Top 10 Magazine Awards (Australia) Supertip Singer World Music Award World’s Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year World’s Overall Best Selling Performing Artist of the Year Total-15 awards

1996 American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Billboard Music Award Hot 100 Single Artist Of The Year Special Award for the record sixteen weeks at number one with “One Sweet Day” Hot 100 Airplay for “Always Be My Baby” Hot Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Single for “Fantasy” Favorite Adult Contemporary Single Female for “One Sweet Day” BMI Pop Award for “Anytime You Need a Friend” (second award) Gold Disc Awards (Japan) International Artist of the Year International Pop Album of the Year (Daydream) IFPI Platinum Europe Awards “Merry Christmas” “Daydream” (three awards) National Dance Music Award Dance Artist of the Year Dance Record of the Year for “Fantasy” TMF Awards (Holland) Best International Female Singer Winter Music Conference National Dance Music Awards Favorite Single (“Fantasy”) Favorite Female Contemporary Single (“One Sweet Day”) Dance Artist of the Year Dance Record of the Year (“Fantasy”) World Music Award World’s Best Selling R&B Female Artist of the Year World’s Best Selling Overall Recording Female Artist World’s Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year World’s Best Selling American Female Artist of the Year Total-24 awards

1997 ASCAP Pop Award for “One Sweet Day” for “Fantasy” for “Forever” for “Always Be My Baby” BMI Pop Award for “Always Be My Baby” for “Fantasy” for “One Sweet Day” for “Forever” Blockbuster Entertainment Award Top Female Artist for Butterfly IFPI Platinum Europe Awards for “Butterfly” VH1 Award Artist of the Year Total-11 awards

1998 American Music Award Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Billboard Music Awards Special Billboard Hot 100 Award for the most number-one singles ever by a female solo artist BMI Pop Award for “Always Be My Baby” (second award) Entertainer of the Year Award For Distinguished Achievement in Music International Achievement in Arts Award Entertainer of the Year Japan Gold Disc Awards Best International Pop Album of the Year (Butterfly) Long Island Music Award Best Female Singer Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year World Music Award World’s Best Selling Female R&B Artist Legend Award for World’s Best Selling Recording Artist of the 90s Total-10 awards

1999 Billboard Music Award Artist of the Decade Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Pop Female for #1’s Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Film song for “When You Believe” BMI Pop Award Pop Songwriter Of The Year for “Butterfly” for “My All” for “Honey” Congressional Award Foundation Howard Humanitarian Award Horizon Award IFPI Platinum Europe Awards Rainbow NAACP Image Award Outstanding Duo or Group “When You Believe” (duet with Whitney Houston) NABOB Awards Entertainer of the Year Total-10 awards

2000 American Music Award Special Award in recognition of extraordinary, rare, and, distinguished achievements Michael Jackson and Prince are the only other awardees NRJ Music Award Best International Female Artist Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Female R&B Artist DMX Music Award Ultimate Diva VH1 Awards Artist of the Year World Music Award World’s Best Selling Female R&B Artist Special Award for World’s Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium Total-7 awards

2001 BMI Urban Songwriter Award for “Thank God I Found You” Make-A-Wish Foundation’s 2000 Chris Grecius Award for Celebrity Wish Granter of the Year Radio Music Award Most Requested Artist (1993-2001) One of People magazine’s “25 Most Intriguing People of 2001”. Total-4 awards

2002 Billboard Music Award Top R&B/Hip-Hop single — Sales for “Loverboy” Total-1 award

2003 Recording Industry Association of America commemorative award (“Blue Diamond Award”) for more than 100 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications throughout her professional career.. Special NRJ Radio Award (Sweden) Most Played Artist (1993–2003) MTV TRL Award Free Ride Award “Wild Writings” Online-Magazine, Wild Awards Best Unreleased Album Track — ‘My Saving Grace’ IFPI Platinum Europe Awards for #1s (two awards/first award was given in 1998) Voted as having the greatest voice on MTV’s 22 Greatest Voices in Music Soul Train Music Awards Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements in the Field of Entertainment (female) Z100 Achievement in New York Music Award The Fresh Air Fund’s Salute to American Heroes Awards American Heroes Award for ongoing contribution to the Fresh Air Fund World Music Award Chopard Diamond Award first female ever to receive the award Cove Magazine placed No. 2 on 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists chart Total-12 awards

2004 Female First Poll Best Dressed Celebrity of 2004 Groovevolt Music Award [1] [2] Best Album Female for Charmbracelet Best Pop Song Performance — Female (“Through the Rain”) Best Pop Deep Cut (unreleased album track) for “My Saving Grace” Best Hip-Hop Collaboration for “I Know What You Want” with Busta Rhymes MTV Asia Award Lifetime Achievement Award Total-6 awards

2005 Recording Academy Honors Outstanding achievements American Heroes Award for ongoing contribution to the Fresh Air Fund American Music Awards Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Billboard Music Awards Billboard 200 album artist of the year —Female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year —Female Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year: “We Belong Together” Hot 100 song of the Year for “We Belong Together” Hot 100 Airplay of the Year for “We Belong Together” BAMBI Best Pop International Artist Shangay Music Awards (España) International Artist Of The Year Capital FM Awards London’s Outstanding Contribution to Music (Biggest-Selling Female Artist of All Time) Groovevolt Music Awards Best Song Collaboration Duo or Group for “U Make Me Wanna” with Jadakiss KISS 100 Best Female Artist MTV India Award Best International Female Pop Act MTV Video Music Awards Japan International Video Icon Radio Music Awards Artist of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio Song of the Year/Mainstream Hit Radio: “We Belong Together” Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio: “We Belong Together” Radio Legend Award Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo for “We Belong Together” Best R&B/Soul Album, Solo for The Emancipation of Mimi Teen Choice Awards Choice Music R&B Artist Choice Love Song for “We Belong Together” Teen People Awards Artist of the Year The Reign Award Outstanding Achievement Award Vibe Awards Artist of the Year Album of the Year for The Emancipation of Mimi Best R&B Song for “We Belong Together” R&B Voice of the Year World Music Awards World’s Best-Selling Pop Female Artist World’s Best-Selling R&B Artist World’s Most-played Single for “We Belong Together” Female Entertainer Of The Year made sixteen lifetime WMAs, the most for any artist. IFPI Platinum Europe Award for The Emancipation Of Mimi XM Nation Music Award Comeback of the Year Total-40 awards

2006 ASCAP Awards “Song of the Year” for “We Belong Together” (tied with “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day) Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album: Mariah Carey, “The Emancipation Of Mimi” (Island/IDJMG) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist: Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Female Artist: Mariah Carey (Island/DJMG) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist: Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist: Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) BMI Urban Awards Song of the Year: “We Belong Together” Songwriter of the Year Songwriter of the Year for placing three songs on the ‘most-performed’ list: “Don’t Forget About Us,” “Shake It Off” and “We Belong Together”. Number-one Billboard song: “We Belong Together” CHV Thailand Video Music Awards Best International Female Artist Gillette Venus Awards Celebrity Legs of A Goddess Grammy Award Best Contemporary R&B Album: The Emancipation of Mimi Best R&B Song: “We Belong Together” Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: “We Belong Together” WPGC Music Awards Best Female Vocal Best Slow Song (We Belong Together) Best Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi) Best Song (We Belong Together) Groovevolt Music Awards Album of the Year: The Emancipation of Mimi Song of the Year: “We Belong Together” Best Pop Female Album: The Emancipation of Mimi Best Pop Female Song Performance: “We Belong Together” Best Pop Unreleased Album Track: “Circles” Best R&B/Soul Female Song Performance: “We Belong Together” NAACP Image Award Outstanding Album: The Emancipation of Mimi TRL Awards First Lady of TRL. Retired Videos Award for “We Belong Together”, “Shake It Off”, & “Don’t Forget About Us”. Soul Train Music Awards Best R&B/Soul Album; Female for The Emancipation of Mimi Best R&B/Soul Single; Female for “We Belong Together. Make-a-Wish Foundation Award Wish Icon Award for her “extraordinary generosity and her many wish granting achievements”. Total-31 awards

2007 BMI Pop Award for “Shake It Off” for “Don’t Forget About Us” VH1 Awards Award for her Contribution to VH1 Save The Music Foundation Operation Smile Award 2007 Smile Ambassador Hollywood Walk Of Fame Awards Recording Stars Total-5 awards

2008 American Music Awards Honorary Achievement Award for her record-breaking accomplishments of 18 #1 singles and most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Basenotes Award Best Celebrity Women’s Fragrance for M by Mariah Carey BET Awards Best Comedic Video “Touch My Body” MTV Video Music Awards Japan Video Vanguard Bet Awards Beautiful Healthy Smile Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame World Music Awards Special Achievement Award for most # 1 singles (18) achieved by any female solo recording artist Total-10 awards

2009 VIRGIN MEDIA RECORDS Comeback of the year “E=MC²” MTV Cribs Awards Best Closet Awards 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award - Precious 2009 Billboard Music Awards Decade-End Charts Hot-100 Song of the Decade for “We Belong Together” Radio Song of the Decade for “We Belong Together” Capri Awards Supporting Actress of the Year “Precious”

2010 People’s Choice Awards Favorite R&B Artist Black Reel Awards Best Supporting Actress- Precious Best Ensemble- Precious Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Cast in a Motion Picture: Precious

she was married in 1993 divorced in 1997

That should be enough I should think.