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Merry Christmas to all (104,659) by Edward from USA That'll be a boost for next week position on Billboard. Record: the only song that has been the first and last number one of the year five years in a row. Sorry. I've been splashing heavily, Mariah told me to do it. Question? What is it called when you shower in gold? I can't seem to remember. (Monday 25 December 2023; 20:34) this is a reply to message 104,658

Merry Christmas To All (104,658) by Bobby A from United States Don't forget to catch last year's Christmas special tonight at 8pm Eastern on CBS. (Monday 25 December 2023; 20:04)

MC (104,653) by Edward from USA In the US Santa used to say: Hoe Hoe Hoe. That was before cancel culture of course. Merry Christmas to you all. (Monday 25 December 2023; 14:35) this is a reply to message 104,651

MC (104,651) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Merry Christmas to all. Ho ho ho. (Monday 25 December 2023; 13:20)

Last Christmas number one (104,640) by Edward from USA Last Christmas deserves to be #1 here in the US too. Merry Christmas. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 17:55) this is a reply to message 104,638

Last Christmas number one (104,638) by MusicfanJ from Germany I heard that "Last Christmas" is number one in the UK. I always loved it. It's played a lot here in Germany. I grew up with this Christmas song. Anyway I wish you all Merry Christmas. I hope you have joyful and peaceful days. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 15:07)

Clarity (104,637) by Edward from USA Merry Christmas has gone from 5x Platinum to 9x Platinum in just four years. It has sold about 300K this Christmas season so far. Caution is not even close to reach gold status and Mariah Carey is stuck at 9x Platinum since the late 90's. I would say Merry Christmas is loved by most. (Sunday 24 December 2023; 13:26) this is a reply to message 104,636

Clarity (104,636) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Do you think Merry Christmas is Mariah's most globally adored album, because of its clarity? I personally like MCII more than MCI, however I have been listening to MCI recently on vinyl, and I feel like the production on MCI allows Mariah's voice to be clear and admired and takes a beat to breath. What other Mariah albums are as vocally forward as Merry Christmas? I would suggest Emotions, Emancipation, Caution. Those are the most vocally clear albums in my opinion. Thoughts? (Sunday 24 December 2023; 03:34)

Billboard Hot 100 12/30/2023 (104,625) by Edward from USA The numbers are in: Mariah stays at #1 for another week and it will most likely be the first #1 of 2024. She's 8 points ahead of Brenda Lee. (Saturday 23 December 2023; 01:24)

Happy Birthday, Randy (104,602) by Edward from USA Happy Birthday Randy. I hope you get a bottle of wine and a good copy of Right to Dream and enjoy. (Wednesday 20 December 2023; 23:57) this is a reply to message 104,601

Happy Birthday, Randy (104,601) by Andrew from the UK Everyone wish Randy a Happy Birthday. It's his 32nd, would you believe? That's right. It's his 32nd anniversary of when he was 12. Happy Birthday, Randy. (Wednesday 20 December 2023; 23:22)

Mariah is back at #1 (104,586) by Edward from USA According to Billboard, Mariah is back at #1. (Monday 18 December 2023; 19:27)

My All (Kanye's arrangement) (104,585) by Edward from USA I agree. The voice came out effortlessly and clean. I hope she delivers some good vocals on her next album. (Monday 18 December 2023; 14:12) this is a reply to message 104,581

My All (Kanye's arrangement) (104,581) by Jamie from UK The bit where she sings in the interview setting, she sounds great like she used to in interviews and also very composed and not saying "dahling" every two seconds. I approve. (Monday 18 December 2023; 00:25)

AIWFCIY back at #1 (104,570) by Edward from USA Mariah is way ahead of Brenda in airplay, way ahead. As we get closer to Christmas, AIWFCIY is gaining more momentum. (Sunday 17 December 2023; 02:17) this is a reply to message 104,569

AIWFCIY back at #1 (104,569) by enwar00 from usa I just read on Talk of the Charts that AIWFCIY is predicted to be back at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 next week, overtaking Brenda Lee again. Suddenly things seem a little brighter again. Mimi back at #1 where she belongs. It's still a prediction as Billboard doesn't release the official top 10 until Monday. But hopefully it will be, and for the next 3 weeks. (Sunday 17 December 2023; 01:43)

Another close call (104,521) by Edward from USA Brenda is back at number one, but not for such a huge margin: these are the numbers. RATCT: 41.3 million streams (up 18%), 20.5 million radio airplay (down 1%) and 6,000 downloads (up 109%) AIWFCIY: 38.5 million streamsn(up 19%), 24.1 million radio and airplay (up 12%) and 5,000 downloads/sales (up 29%) While RATCT has 2.9 million streams more than AIFCIY, the latter has 3.6 millions radio airplay more than RATCT. Brenda airplay is already decreasing while Mariah's keep going up. AIWFCIY will definitely be number one by Christmas day. Brenda's numbers will deflate faster after Christmas. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 18:13)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,518) by Edward from USA JHud was on her bad side. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 03:03) this is a reply to message 104,515

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,515) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I too was thinking why is she not giving JHud the time of the day because Jenny was doing the most and Mariah just treated her like background noise while only looking at Ariana. It was a missed opportunity to he really iconic. But I really wonder why Mariah has become so rigid. In a new instagram post of her backstage singing AIW with her team and walking around everyone's jumping and having fun and she is just so stiff. I hope it's not a health issue then I'll feel bad for saying it but it's been really prominent. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 01:46)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,511) by Edward from USA She's working on the film adaptation of Wicked: the musical. It's a two-part adaptation. She was already exhausted of releasing music and touring so frequently and admitted to have been on antidepressants. It's a good thing she's focusing on one thing at a time. (Monday 11 December 2023; 22:54) this is a reply to message 104,510

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,510) by Zachariah from Croatia Never noticed that she (Ariana) was not performing. Did someting happened to her? (Monday 11 December 2023; 22:13)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,509) by Edward from USA It was just a missed opportunity at having an iconic performance. Sorry but that whistle note was awful. (Monday 11 December 2023; 22:13) this is a reply to message 104,507

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,507) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Not sure if anyone discussed this yet (didn't get to catch up) but when I heard she brought out Ariana (who's been in hiding for years) I was super excited. Side note I think Mariah and Ariana should collaborate on a non Christmas song along the lines of "Touch my body", their voices complement each other. Ok back to the topic, why was Mariah so stiff? Like Ariana was skipping around dancing and enjoying, JHud was moving around but Mariah just looked like she was pinned to one location and wouldn't move. I see this a lot in her appearances. This was an upbeat song and you'd think they'd probably even try to recreate the video choreo, or if there wasn't enough time just walk around. But she was locked in position and looked like she was reading off instructions on a monitor or something. Mariah girl you've been performing to sold out shows for a while now you'd think she'd have more control over her stage presence. (Monday 11 December 2023; 21:52)

Congratulations (104,502) by Edward from USA Sorry, only lesbians and gays on MCArchives. Eric is straight, that's why he's the webmaster. You're welcome to stay though, we're very inclusive and only argue on Thursdays. (Monday 11 December 2023; 15:18) this is a reply to message 104,501

Congratulations (104,501) by Zachariah from Croatia Of course she will get to number one. She looks better than ever, she sounds amazing (I don't understand why some people say she is lip syncing when clearly she is singing live) and she will be number one for Christmas. Btw, I have to ask - are there any straight people here or I am the only straight guy here? (Monday 11 December 2023; 08:48)

News (104,500) by Edward from USA Those singles won't do much on Christmas. (Monday 11 December 2023; 00:54) this is a reply to message 104,498

News (104,498) by Bobby A from United States Yes. She may make it to number one, but it is going to be tough this year because of Tate McRae and Nicki Minaj current singles. (Sunday 10 December 2023; 23:02)

News (104,495) by Edward from USA Mariah was dominating on airplay and sales last when RATCT hit number one, now she's only ahead on radio airplay. I don't think she'll dethrone Brenda just yet. At this point, the figures Talkofthecharts has are very accurate. (Sunday 10 December 2023; 17:32) this is a reply to message 104,494

News (104,494) by Nicole from US Talk of the charts said it's close again. As of morning of December 10 Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" are looking to closely compete for #1 again on next week's Billboard Hot 100 (December 23rd chart), as the former begins to accelerate faster on streaming. (Sunday 10 December 2023; 14:00)

Christmas collabs (104,485) by Edward from USA Andrew, stop watching those YouTube clips, I did a long time ago. I'm actually over her voice situation. If she doesn't care, why should we? You don't see her up there on stage sad and concerned about what people think, she's lipping all the way to the bank. (Saturday 9 December 2023; 18:46) this is a reply to message 104,484

Christmas collabs (104,484) by Andrew from the UK Seeing as Mariah doesn't even pretend to lipsync now, she might as well just let Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande to a duet on stage while she watches, claps, and says "I love you" a few times. (Saturday 9 December 2023; 14:54)

Appreciation (104,479) by Edward from USA Andrew, I think you replied to the wrong post, lol. Sorry you got misgendered. Using clown/clownself pronuns when you use he/him pronouns is definitely not cool. (Saturday 9 December 2023; 02:01) this is a reply to message 104,476

Appreciation (104,476) by Andrew from the UK "He says things I don't like. But I don't read his posts." Or to translate: "It's all true. Except for the lies." (Saturday 9 December 2023; 00:43)

Appreciation (104,474) by Edward from USA Merry Christmas to our MCArchives dysfunctional family. We agree, we disagree, we sometimes fight, get delusional and paranoid, but we are the MCArchives family. From the ones who post regularly to those who only post to remind us how Andrew should be banned, we love everybody. When MCArchives came online, back when Mariah was still huge, things weren't any different than they are now. We even had the UK gang against the US gang, but here we are 25 years later fighting, lol. Thank you Eric for keeping the site running all these years and thank all of you for keeping the conversation going. (Friday 8 December 2023; 23:43)

Mimi send Brenda flowers (104,468) by Edward from USA I agree. She congratulated Lil Nas X and now Brenda. She's just being a good sport. I love Andrew, but he should take a chill pill. (Friday 8 December 2023; 12:37) this is a reply to message 104,465

Mimi send Brenda flowers (104,465) by Bobby A from United States Andy, it's called congratulating someone who did something fabulous. (Friday 8 December 2023; 11:58)

Christmastime Is In The Air Again (104,467) by Edward from USA That was [a] great performance. Her words just flowed, no background singers needed. (Friday 8 December 2023; 12:31) this is a reply to message 104,464

Christmastime Is In The Air Again (104,464) by enwar00 from usa Always a treat to revisit this performance. An underrated gem from an underrated album IMO. Oh 2012 Mariah, how agile was your voice still. Did that fall somehow affect more than we know? (Friday 8 December 2023; 07:19)

New video (104,458) by Edward from USA She'd better up her game and get one of her Christmas shows on national television. She must be number one by Christmas Eve. (Friday 8 December 2023; 01:06) this is a reply to message 104,457

New video (104,457) by Bobby A from United States According to Glittering Mariah on X, MC is dropping a new video featuring the Lambs tonight at midnight. Could it be the huge AIWFCIY performance during the Kansas City show? (Friday 8 December 2023; 00:02)

Mimi send Brenda flowers (104,456) by Edward from USA I was wondering if Mariah had congratulated Brenda. Mariah secretely knows Brenda will have to send some flowers back her way soon. Welcome back, for a moment I thought we had lost you there, lol. (Thursday 7 December 2023; 21:58) this is a reply to message 104,455

Mimi send Brenda flowers (104,455) by jaker20 from US That just goes to show what kind of hear Mariah has. She is all about the spirit of the season. (Thursday 7 December 2023; 21:18)

Article: Mariah Carey rocks Pittsburgh (104,452) by Edward from USA That's weird, it's one of the highlights of the show. I could understand why she didn't include it though. (Thursday 7 December 2023; 21:06) this is a reply to message 104,450

Article: Mariah Carey rocks Pittsburgh (104,450) by Betty from Canada O Holy Night was not part of the setlist this year and I doubt that she sang even a snippet of it as mentioned in this article because it would have surfaced on social media. (Thursday 7 December 2023; 20:39)

Number one (104,448) by Edward from USA "Maybe I'm just being paranoid (our resident annoying cute friend Edward here thinks I am)." You are, but it's good to see you're coming around. You now recognize that Brenda and her team just put in the work while Mariah and her team were resting in their laurels. (Thursday 7 December 2023; 02:51) this is a reply to message 104,441

Number one (104,441) by jaker20 from US Yep, thanks for posting. That's literally what I meant by my last post. When it's a close race, all these little things matter. And Brenda's team did due diligence and actually worked those promo games. Mariah's team did nothing this year and released nothing new. So in a way Brenda deserves it. By the way, I re-watched Mimi's AppleTV+ Christmas thingy from a couple of years ago. Not many saw it, but my niece loved it. Oh look Mariah has legs and arms and they're moving. She looks happy and animated. It's amazing how just a couple of years has changed for her. Maybe I'm just being paranoid (our resident annoying cute friend Edward here thinks I am). But I think Mariah is distracted.The lack of new projects or any release this season make me think that Tanaka is still in her mind. That story isn't finished. That's just what I think. Anyway, these jealous haters celebrating on twitter when their faves don't even have a classic like AIWFC. It's on its way to becoming the biggest of all time, while their faves don't even have a song the charted in decades. (Wednesday 6 December 2023; 21:33)

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