Mariah Carey.
Carey's latest single, "Touch My Body," made music history this week as she surpassed Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most No. 1 singles in the modern pop era.
The cut is her 18th No. 1 song and the first single from her
The cut is her 18th No. 1 song and the first single from her
"E=MC2" album, due April 15. Carey bests a tally Presley has held for 40 years. He last topped the singles chart with "Suspicious Minds" in 1969. Carey's 2005 comeback, "The Emancipation of Mimi," spawned two No. 1 hits, "We Belong Together" and "Don't Forget About Us." Should the new album meet with the same degree of success, she could tie or even best the Beatles' 20 No. 1 singles, a record for any pop group.
Justin Timberlake and Fergie share the record for the most number-one singles in Pop 100 for a solo artist, having four chart-toppers.
If you're intested in the UK charts, then Elvis has had a record 21 British chart-toppers, interestingly with 18 different songs (some were reissued/remixed).
The Beatles come second with 17 No 1s.
Paul McCartney has featured on more #1s than any other artist albeit under many different guises and pseudonyms: 24 in total!
- solo (1) "Pipes Of Peace"
- Wings (1) "Mull Of Kintyre/Girls' School"
- with Stevie Wonder (1) "Ebony And Ivory"
- with The Christians, Holly Johnson, Gerry Marsden, Stock Aitken & Waterman (1) "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey"
- as part of Ferry Aid (1) "Let It Be"
- as part of Band Aid (1) "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- as part of Band Aid 20 (1) "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
- The Beatles (17).