Mariah Carey

== Achievements ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Mariah Carey}}
[[File:Mariah Carey @ 2010 Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|Carey attending the [[82nd Academy Awards]] where ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' (2009), in which she starred in as Ms. Weiss, a social worker, received six nominations<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/82nd-annual-academy-awards-winners-list-1118016173 |title=82nd Annual Academy Awards winners list |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=Reed Elsevier Inc |date=March 7, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402133023/https://variety.com/2010/film/news/82nd-annual-academy-awards-winners-list-1118016173/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

Throughout her career, Carey has earned numerous awards and honors. She has won six [[Grammy Award]]s (including a [[Grammy Global Impact Award]]), nineteen [[World Music Awards]], ten [[American Music Award]]s,<ref name="amas"/> and twenty [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref name="r1QJQ">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6553980/mariah-carey-2015-billboard-music-awards|title=Mariah Carey to Perform at 2015 Billboard Music Awards|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2015|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009022718/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6553980/mariah-carey-2015-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> She is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling recording artists in history]], with more than 220 million records sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mariah Carey gets hand and footprints cemented in Hollywood history |url=https://abc7.com/mariah-carey-hollywood-handprints/2593074/ |access-date=February 8, 2024 |publisher=[[KABC-TV]] |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229095230/https://abc7.com/mariah-carey-hollywood-handprints/2593074/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is also an inductee of the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=January 16, 2020 |title=Mariah Carey to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://ew.com/awards/2020/01/16/2020-songwriters-hall-of-fame-inductees-mariah-carey/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 9, 2020 |archive-date=January 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116201213/https://ew.com/awards/2020/01/16/2020-songwriters-hall-of-fame-inductees-mariah-carey/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of March 2022, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) lists Carey as the best-selling female albums artist, with shipments of 72 million units in the US, and one of the best-selling digital singles artists.<ref name="riaa tally">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAA#search_section |title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA |publisher=Recording industry Association of America |access-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203033345/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAA#search_section |url-status=live }}</ref> She is the second female singer to amass both diamond-certified albums and singles, with the albums ''[[Music Box (Mariah Carey album)|Music Box]]'' and ''[[Daydream (Mariah Carey album)|Daydream]]'',<ref name="2 #Diamond albums, 7 #multiPlatinum">{{cite tweet|user=RIAA|title=2 #Diamond albums, 7 #multiPlatinum albums, 4 #Platinum albums, 2 #Gold albums. Only ONE @MariahCarey #BlackHistoryMonth|date=February 25, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2019|number=1100110185480286208}}</ref> and the single "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]"—the only holiday song and the first female song from the 20th century to achieve that.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" Makes History|url=https://www.riaa.com/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-makes-history/|work=Recording Industry Association of America|date=December 3, 2021|access-date=December 3, 2021|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215182252/https://www.riaa.com/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-makes-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> With sales of over 28 million copies worldwide, ''Music Box'' and ''Daydream'' rank among the best-selling albums of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mims |first=Taylor |date=July 22, 2019 |title=Mariah Carey Returns to CAA for Representation in All Areas |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/mariah-carey-returns-caa-representation-in-all-areas/ |access-date=February 8, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207120819/https://www.billboard.com/pro/mariah-carey-returns-caa-representation-in-all-areas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carey was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2015,<ref name="cgmV0"/> and a [[Billboard Icon Award|''Billboard'' Icon Award]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mariah-carey-icon-award-speech-2019-bbmas-8509719/|title=Mariah Carey Gets Emotional During 2019 Billboard Music Awards Icon Acceptance Speech: Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505151835/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mariah-carey-icon-award-speech-2019-bbmas-8509719/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, she became one of the first 13 recipients of the [[Brit Awards|BRIT Billion Award]], for surpassing the milestone one billion streams in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Paul|last=Grein|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brit-billion-award-streaming-mariah-carey-lewis-capaldi-whitney-houston-1235321745/|title=Mariah Carey, Lewis Capaldi & More Receive New BRIT Billion Award, Marking 1 Billion UK Streams|magazine=Billboard|date=May 4, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505044349/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brit-billion-award-streaming-mariah-carey-lewis-capaldi-whitney-houston-1235321745/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carey has set and broken numerous [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|Hot 100 records]].<ref name="Hot100preview_2020_04_18">{{Cite magazine|title=Drake Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With 'Toosie Slide'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9357012/drake-toosie-slide-number-one-hot-100-debut|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 13, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413213538/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9357012/drake-toosie-slide-number-one-hot-100-debut|url-status=live}}</ref> She has topped the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for 91 weeks, the most for any artist in US chart history.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-eighth-week-number-one-hot-100-eighth-week-1235015250|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Continues at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 5, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104232423/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-eighth-week-number-one-hot-100-eighth-week-1235015250/|url-status=live}}</ref> On that same chart, she has accumulated 19 number-one singles,<ref name="billboard1">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mariah-carey/chart-history/ |title=Chart History – Mariah Carey |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 2, 2021 |archive-date=November 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090816/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mariah-carey/chart-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the most for any solo artist (second behind [[the Beatles]]) and she is also the only artist to have a number-one song in each year of a decade (1990s decade).<ref name="Hiscock">{{Cite news|last=Hiscock|first=John|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6771071/Mariah-Carey-interview-for-Precious.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6771071/Mariah-Carey-interview-for-Precious.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Mariah Carey Interview for Precious|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=December 10, 2009|access-date=November 10, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2020, Carey became the first solo artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 over four decades (1990s–2020s).<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8547157/mariah-carey-number-one-hot-100-four-decades-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you|title=Mariah Carey Becomes First Artist at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 in Four Decades, Thanks to 'All I Want for Christmas'|access-date=July 3, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231213359/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8547157/mariah-carey-number-one-hot-100-four-decades-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you|url-status=live}}</ref> Carey was the first woman to debut at number-one, with "[[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]",<ref name="iDhym"/> the first act to debut at number-one multiple times, and she held the record for the most number-one debuts (three), until surpassed in 2020.<ref name="iDhym"/> Her single "[[One Sweet Day]]", with [[Boyz II Men]], spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the top of ''Billboard''{{'}}s Hot 100 chart in 1996, setting the record for the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|most weeks atop the Hot 100 chart]] until surpassed in 2019 by "[[Old Town Road]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8519767/mariah-carey-responds-lil-nas-x-old-town-road-remix-invitation|access-date=November 5, 2020|title=Mariah Carey Playfully Responds to Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Remix Invitation With 'Sweet' Tweet|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232453/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8519767/mariah-carey-responds-lil-nas-x-old-town-road-remix-invitation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lichtman">{{Cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aggEAAAAMBAJ&q=mariah+carey+merry+christmas+debut&pg=PA136|title=Mariah Hits Big n Japan|last=Lichtman|first=Irv|magazine=Billboard|date=November 26, 1994|access-date=November 11, 2011|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305111752/https://books.google.com/books?id=aggEAAAAMBAJ&q=mariah+carey+merry+christmas+debut&pg=PA136#v=snippet&q=mariah%20carey%20merry%20christmas%20debut&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> "One Sweet Day" and "[[We Belong Together]]" became the best performing songs of their respective decades (1990s and 2000s), making Carey the only act to accomplish the feat twice. She also holds the record for the most consecutive years topping the chart (eleven).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uproxx.com/music/2014/10/the-7-billboard-hot-100-milestones-that-will-probably-never-be-broken/|title=The 7 Billboard Hot 100 Milestones That Will (Probably) Never Be Broken|publisher=UPROXX Music|last=Kurp|first=Josh|date=October 6, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329103511/http://uproxx.com/music/2014/10/the-7-billboard-hot-100-milestones-that-will-probably-never-be-broken/|archive-date=March 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]" alone broke multiple ''Billboard'' records. In 2021, the magazine ranked it as the greatest holiday song of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-holiday-100-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs|access-date=April 19, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228184050/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-holiday-100-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the longest-running number-one song on the ''Billboard'' Holiday 100 chart (57 cumulative weeks, of the chart's 62 total weeks) and the longest-running holiday number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9503448/taylor-swift-willow-debut-number-one-hot-100|title=Taylor Swift's 'Willow' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=December 21, 2020|access-date=December 22, 2020|last=Trust|first=Gary|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124084314/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9503448/taylor-swift-willow-debut-number-one-hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546418/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-number-one|title=Wish Come True: Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Hits No. 1 on Hot 100 After 25-Year Wait|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 16, 2019|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216180915/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8546418/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-number-one|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8062525/hot-100-chart-moves-mariah-careys-christmas-classic-returns|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Mariah Carey's 'Christmas' Classic Returns|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213004110/https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/8062525/hot-100-chart-moves-mariah-careys-christmas-classic-returns|url-status=live}}</ref> It also holds the record for the longest span of a song's first and last week at the summit of the Hot 100, a record that's annually extended,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-ninth-week-number-one-hot-100-1235185073/|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|access-date=April 19, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212180734/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-ninth-week-number-one-hot-100-1235185073/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the only song to return to number-one in more than two separate chart runs.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=December 12, 2022|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-ninth-week-number-one-hot-100-1235185073/|access-date=December 12, 2022|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212180734/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-ninth-week-number-one-hot-100-1235185073/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, ''Billboard'' listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs<ref name="autogenerated8">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-10.shtml|title=The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs (10-01)|magazine=Billboard|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=August 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801081615/http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-10.shtml|archive-date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> and second on Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref name="yahoosales2">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top-rbhiphop.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023225443/http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/top-rbhiphop.shtml|archive-date=October 23, 2010|title=Sweet Soul Music: Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=August 15, 2010|access-date=August 29, 2010}}</ref> On November 19, 2010, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked Carey at number four on their "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" chart.<ref name="mw7Ks"/> In 2012, Carey was ranked second on [[VH1]]'s list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a366011/madonna-beats-mariah-carey-beyonc-in-vh1s-women-in-music-poll/|title=Madonna Beats Mariah Carey, Beyoncé in VH1's 'Women in Music' poll|last=Eames|first=Tom|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=February 15, 2012|access-date=April 28, 2023|archive-date=April 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428035108/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a366011/madonna-beats-mariah-carey-beyonc-in-vh1s-women-in-music-poll/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Billboard'' magazine ranked her at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, making Carey the second most successful female artist in the history of the chart.<ref name="3tEDT"/> The same publication ranked Carey at number four on their "Top 125 Artists of All Time" chart making her the top female act.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8543378/billboard-top-125-artists-of-all-time-the-beatles/#:~:text=Mariah%20Carey%20places%20as%20the,consecutive%20years%20with%20a%20No.|title=Billboard's Top 125 Artists of All Time: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Madonna & More|access-date=October 10, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010013144/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8543378/billboard-top-125-artists-of-all-time-the-beatles/#:~:text=Mariah%20Carey%20places%20as%20the,consecutive%20years%20with%20a%20No.|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists|title=GREATEST OF ALL TIME ARTISTS|access-date=October 10, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114170915/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[The Emancipation of Mimi]]'' and "[[Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)|Fantasy]]" were included on the new editions of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's lists of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]]" and "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]", respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/mariah-carey-fantasy-1224919/ |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916015404/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/mariah-carey-fantasy-1224919/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carey's holiday album ''[[Merry Christmas (Mariah Carey album)|Merry Christmas]]'' has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and is the [[best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the United States|best-selling Christmas album]].<ref name="mimisales2"/><ref name="national"/><ref name="sasha">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music|title=On Top: Mariah Carey's Record-Breaking Career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=October 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013180454/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/old-chestnuts-roasting-ghosts-of-christmas-music-past-764334.html|title=Old Chestnuts Roasting: Ghosts of Christmas Music Past|work=[[The Independent]]|date=December 11, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2010|archive-date=December 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222182557/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/old-chestnuts-roasting-ghosts-of-christmas-music-past-764334.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single, "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You]]", became the first holiday song to be certified [[Diamond Certified|Diamond]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2021|title=Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" Makes History|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-makes-history/|access-date=December 4, 2021|agency=Recording Industry Association of America|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215182252/https://www.riaa.com/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-makes-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the only holiday [[ringtone]] to reach multi-platinum status in the US.<ref name="INSPf"/> With sales of over 14 million copies worldwide, it is one of the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling physical singles]] in music history and the best-selling holiday song by a female artist.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 23, 2014|title=Everything You Need to Know About 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' By Mariah Carey|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/christmas-mariah-carey/story?id=27787884|access-date=December 12, 2022|work=abc News|archive-date=December 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212111617/https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/christmas-mariah-carey/story?id=27787884|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also the highest-certified and the longest-charting song by a woman in the UK.<ref name=bpi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=BPI – Certified Awards |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mr0Evm3j?url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=January 17, 2010 }}</ref> In 2018, Carey became the first artist to replace herself at the number one spot on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B Albums chart]], with ''[[Caution (Mariah Carey album)|Caution]]'' being replaced by ''Merry Christmas''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/12/218967/mariah-carey-merry-christmas-album-number-one|title=Mariah Carey Just Broke A Record & One-Upped Herself|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=Refinery29|last=Midkiff|first=Sarah|date=December 10, 2018|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114145723/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/12/218967/mariah-carey-merry-christmas-album-number-one|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 24, 2019, the song won three ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.<ref name="ForbesAIWFCIY">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2019/11/27/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-breaks-three-guinness-world-records/?sh=72fc6af310fa#33f2732a10fa%20Mariah%20Carey%20All%20I%20Want%20For%20Christmas%20Is%20You%20Guiness%20World%20Records%20on%20www.guinnessworldrecords.com|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Breaks Three Guinness World Records|access-date=November 19, 2020|website=Forbes|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126205333/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2019/11/27/mariah-careys-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-breaks-three-guinness-world-records/?sh=72fc6af310fa#33f2732a10fa%20Mariah%20Carey%20All%20I%20Want%20For%20Christmas%20Is%20You%20Guiness%20World%20Records%20on%20www.guinnessworldrecords.com|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, it holds the record for the most [[Spotify]] streams in a single day (over 20 million plays on December 24, 2022).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/12/25/Mariah-Carey-celebrates-stream-record-for-All-I-Want-For-Christmas/3711608927222/|title=Mariah Carey celebrates stream record for 'All I Want For Christmas'|access-date=July 18, 2021|website=Upi|last=Butler|first=Karen|date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718141734/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2020/12/25/Mariah-Carey-celebrates-stream-record-for-All-I-Want-For-Christmas/3711608927222/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the song earned one billion streams on Spotify, making it both Carey's first song and the first holiday song overall to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/mariah-carey-diamond-billion-streams-all-i-want-for-christmas/|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Reaches Both A Billion Streams And Diamond Certification|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=UPROXX|date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208033034/https://uproxx.com/pop/mariah-carey-diamond-billion-streams-all-i-want-for-christmas/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, the song was selected by the [[Library of Congress]] for preservation in the [[National Recording Registry]], due to its "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mariah-carey-library-of-congress-national-recording-registry-induction-reaction-1235302373/|title=Mariah Carey Is 'Honored Beyond Belief' to Be Inducted Into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry|access-date=April 13, 2023|magazine=Billboard|date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415042026/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mariah-carey-library-of-congress-national-recording-registry-induction-reaction-1235302373/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carey experienced an enduring success in various Asian countries. She is the [[List of best-selling music artists in Japan|best-selling Western artist]] in [[Japan]]. [[Number 1's (Mariah Carey album)|''#1's'']] was certified with a [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#RIAJ Certification|triple-Million]] award and holds the record as the [[List of best-selling albums in Japan|best-selling international album]] in the country, while ''Music Box'', ''Daydream'', ''Butterfly'' and ''Merry Christmas'' all sold over 2 million copies in the country, with the latter one, being the fourth-best-selling international album.<ref name="mc#1's">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yg0EAAAAMBAJ |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yg0EAAAAMBAJ/page/n48 49] |title=Mariah Carey "#1's" |magazine=Billboard |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of Japan]]|access-date=August 12, 2010 |date=January 23, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yg0EAAAAMBAJ/mode/2up?q=Mariah+Carey|title=newsline... Mariah Carey's #1's|magazine=Billboard|page=49|date=January 23, 1999|access-date=November 8, 2022}}</ref> Her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the third-best-selling song by a non-Asian artist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/015.html | script-title=ja:歴代洋楽シングル売り上げ枚数ランキング | author=オリジナルコンフィデンス | publisher=年代流行 | access-date=October 29, 2017 | language=ja | archive-date=December 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218172826/http://nendai-ryuukou.com/article/015.html | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Sony Music Asia Pacific presented Carey with a certificate of achievement for 1.6 billion sales units in [[Asia-Pacific]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8481619/mariah-carey-asia-world-tour-dates|title=Mariah Carey Honored for 1.6 Billion Asia Sales, Adds World Tour Dates|access-date=July 19, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=October 24, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306070501/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/8481619/mariah-carey-asia-world-tour-dates|url-status=live}}</ref> Carey also holds the record for the longest-running number-one song on the [[Top 100 Brasil|Brasil Hot 100]], with her 2009 cover of [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]'s "[[I Want to Know What Love Is]]", which spent 27 weeks atop the Brazilian charts.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/i-want-know-what-love-breaks-airplay-record-brazil-54581 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307181409/http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/i-want-know-what-love-breaks-airplay-record-brazil-54581 |title=I Want To Know What Love Is Breaks Airplay Record in Brazil |work=MariahCarey.com |date=April 26, 2010 |archive-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref>