Among those on the Billboard front: 19 Hot 100 No. 1s (18 self-penned), the most of any solo artist; most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with 97 (Rihanna is second with 60); most years ranking at No. 1 ...

Mariah Carey is one of the bestselling artists of all time, with a staggering 19 Number One hits on the Billboard Hot 100, holding the record as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in history.

There are some musicians who begin working and take a while to build up a successful catalogue. And then you have some who burst upon the music scene and the rest of us can feel the air sucked out of ...