Mariah makes chart history in America
Mariah Carey is now officially the most popular female artist in the history of the American charts after scoring her 16th number one. The singer's new tune We Belong Together has spent eight weeks crawling up the Billboard Hot 100 and now has toppled Gwen Stefani's Holla Back Girl as the fourth chart-topper of 2005.
We Belong Together is also Carey's biggest hit ever, and the most successful single for her new record company Def Jam. Only The Beatles (with 20 number ones) and Elvis Presley (with 18) can boast more Billboard chart-toppers than Carey.
Elsewhere in the Billboard singles charts, it's a great week for original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson - she has two hits in the top 10 (Behind Hazel Her Eyes and Since U Been Gone) and the title track from her Breakaway album has notched up 13 weeks at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Airplay Chart. (Contact Music)
|
