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Top 3 (53,652) by Darryle from USA 1. We Belong Together: This was the first Mariah song I ever heard. I have so many memories attached to it. I've been listening to the song since I was 5 and I never tire of it. 2. Heartbreaker: Everything about this song is perfect. I love the layering and phrasing. The video is super fun and cute. Who doesn't love animated Mariah? 3.Vision of Love. Classic. This is probably the most defining song of Mariah's career. It doesn't get better than this. It's got low notes, high notes, belts, and growls. Everything from the intro to the anticipation that builds waiting for her to belt that last note makes it absolutely amazing. (Friday 22 May 2015; 5:24)

I have been trying all day (53,650) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada To narrow down to 3 #1's. I'm finding it a nearly impossible task. (lol) Mariah and her music are such an influence on my life. I don't think I could pick just 3. Might sound like a cop out, but it's not I promise. I love so many of her songs for different reasons. Vision Of Love would be there. I literally bought a tape of her debut album right after it came out because I heard her on the radio. She blew me away and ever since I've enjoyed concert specials, interviews, CD singles with remixes. My All (see my username) and as for the third I literally can't decide. Everytime I try it's like "But what about that song? Or that song?" (lol) (Friday 22 May 2015; 5:00)

Umbrealla holder (53,649) by Lee TS from USA I believe that's her makeup artist who doesn't paint her well. (Friday 22 May 2015; 2:41)

For the record (53,642) by Marcel from Looneyville (53,648) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Why the false anecdotes? Walter didn't write Love Takes Time, he only produced it. Mariah wrote it with Ben Margulies while they were still collaborating, before it was discovered he'd essentially enslaved her by contract. Also, it's 100% more likely M who was responsible for plucking Walter from obscurity. Just because Tommy Mottola likes to be in control and give the impression that he's the genius by always making the calls to reach out doesn't mean it didn't come from Mariah. Notice how by Emotions none of the co-writers/producers from the debut except Walter survived. If it weren't for Ben's rapaciousness M would have remained loyal to him and Walter wouldn't have ever been a part of Mariah's music in the way he later became. Well, for someone who didn't co-write IDWC both MC and Narrada Michael Walden have a funny way of showing it. Kelly Price was a backup singer for Mariah many a time but she is only credited as a featured artist on the TTR remix. Walter's a glorified transcriber in my book of Mariah and he shouldn't have recieved half the credit he got. If he was a real 50/50 contributor he would have been as successful as Diane Warren, David Foster, Jermaine Dupri, and his team with other artists. I mean, the man thinks emblazoned is a word MC made up. Meanwhile he's credited as songwriter on My All? It's pretty obvious he was given credit for even just breathing. He should go write songs with BM, maybe he can get him to finally smile like he won the lotto. (Friday 22 May 2015; 1:39)

Walter / I Don't Wanna Cry (53,647) by Bill from the UK I thought Mariah and Narada wrote the song, because Mariah once eluded to it not being a very pleasant experience. She's not written with him since and their collaboration was just to get some big names on the record. I understood that Walter produced the song, as he was Narada's protege at the time, but received no production credits (they went to Narada), and instead Tommy made it up to him by signing him to Sony as a writer/producer and paired him all of their top artists. (Friday 22 May 2015; 0:04)

EU booklet (53,646) by Bill from the UK So does anybody else's booklet on the EU edition cut off the lyrics to "We Belong Together" after "I'm tryin' (to keep it together)"? Pretty horrific oversight from whoever signed off the proofs. I hope later pressings correct it. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 23:57)

#1's (53,645) by Antonio from Spain 1. Vision of Love. The introduction, the vibe, the vocals, the first single. Heaven. 2. Honey. Such a good song. Five delicious minutes. Sexy, classy, flirty. Great video. 3. Against All Odds. UK #1, beautiful song. Definitely in my top 5 Mariah songs. She sings it with so much feeling. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 23:29)

My top 3 (53,644) by Tiina from Finland 1. Vision Of Love. The easiest to pick and the most obvious choice for me. I've said it before but I feel very close to VOL. It's a spiritual experience for me. I also think it's still one of the best songs she's ever written. All that maturity blows me away. What an entrance, dahling. Vocally it's one of the most challenging songs to sing because you need the range, elasticity and power yet you gotta keep it soulful and use breathy tones, which she does so effortlessly. Pure gold. VOL is Mariah's Bohemian Rhapsody. 2. Always Be My Baby. Mid-tempo ballad perfection with a wonderful hook and a joyous melody that sticks with you. Simply stunning vocals, her buttery tone sounds so good. Very smart approach too, those melismas have generations of singers studying them. A song she wrote with Dupri, merging pop and r'n'b. 3. We Belong Together. Another Carey/Dupri collabo blending pop and r'b'n. I actually may love DFAU more but had to pick WBT as it's so important to her career. A defining moment. And because it's a damn great composition, the number 1 song of the last decade. I remember when I wasn't yet a lamb but was hooked on watching Mariah on YT. I played WBT over and over again. It wasn't what I was used to listening but I simply couldn't deny how good it was, it broke barriers for me. The lyrics are some of her best and the vocals are epic, showcasing her whispery falsetto (love the phrasing) and her higher belting range. New classic. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 23:05)

Top 3 #1's (53,643) by Musti from UK 1) Heartbreaker - I don't care much for the original version. The DJ Clue Remix however is her hottest uptempo song ever, in my opinion. I love Da Brat and Missy's parts as well. The whole song has a fun element yet it's heartbreaking at the same time. It's also slightly higher than the original version. Love the whistle. 2) Honey - This song is pure awakening. I don't see it just as an "I feel sexy" number, though it truly does scream sexy. It's very empowering. Funny enough, this song helped keep me positive at the end of a long term relationship. I love how the colour of her voice shifts from determined to yearning and wraps up happy. 3) We Belong Together - Besides the fact that it's an absolutely gorgeous song, we were able to witness Mariah becoming popular again because of it. Since CTTA in 2000, times had become very tough not just for Mariah but also for the lambily. Just as we were about to lose all hope for commercial success, this song arrived and changed the game. We were all so damn proud. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 23:01)

Patti and MC? (53,642) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada I don't know if there is any bad feeling between them but I remember Patti once saying she doesn't drinks and doesn't like champagne and that Mariah kept on sending her bottles and bottles of it and jokingly asked her to please stop sending her alcohol. I gues it was on The Wendy Williams Show. Maybe Mariah didn't like those comments. Maybe I read too much as well between lines. On another matter, it is funny to me that MC says she co-wrote I Don't Wanna Cry with Narada when it's pretty well known the song was written by Walter A., and that that song was the reason why Walter called it quits with Narada (because Narada "stole" the song and gave Wallie no credit). Walter even mentioned he wrote it in LA while MC was in NY with Tommy recording the vocals to it. After that, Tommy offered Walter the opportunity to start as a solo writer and producer if he would be able to write a monster-hit-song for Mariah in just two days and so he wrote Love Takes Time and Tommy was so impressed by his work and asked MC to get into the studio and lay the vocals and stopped the printing of the album to now include it as the 11th track and also hired him to write primarly for Mariah and other grade A acts from Sony. Mariah tends to always ignore Walter since 1997 which to me is pretty sad. Anyway, great song no matter if MC doesn't acknowledges Walter for all of his hard work for her. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 22:17)

My top 3 number ones (53,641) by George Golden from UK 1. Hero - Her signature song. The song that made her a megastar. Need I say more? 2. We belong together - Her comeback track and my, what a comeback. 3. One sweet day - The longest running number one single in history. The way her voice blends with the boys was just heaven. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 21:42)

Top 3 #1s (53,640) by Will from England #1 Without You - A UK #1 so I'm including it in my list. This was the very first Mariah Carey song that I ever heard. And it still bewitches me every time. Her vocals and her runs are perfect, and I'm still left in awe whenever I hear it. #2 Don't Forget About Us - I love the background vocals on this song, they're so hypnotic. Also, I love the sass she puts into the little rap, then all the belting and high notes that follow. #3 Touch My Body - This was released around the time I really began to discover Mariah's catalogue, and finding out who she was as a singer and songwriter. I began to connect with her, her story, her lyrics and it began a healing process for me. Also, it holds special memories around that time that I fondly remember. So, not the actual song, but what it represents for me. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 21:22)

My top 3 favorite #1's (53,637) by Dove from USA Fantasy - She's living in the video. Doing fun stuff we should all do while we're still young enough to do it. After Dreamlover, Hero, and AYNAF I didn't think she could come out with anything better but then she blew us all away with Fantasy. It's such a happy, feel-good song. I love it. One Sweet Day - This one reminds me of my ex. I thought we would always be together and I took him for granted and now he's gone. Then the other part reminds me of how I feel about God. "Knowing and feeling you're hearing me, it keeps me alive", "I know you're shining down on me from heaven", "and I know eventually we'll be together." 2014 was a dark year for me and my husband leaving me was like an eclipse that wouldn't let the light get to me. I had to remind myself the light was still there. Vision Of Love - It gives me life. The lyrics and her voice move me, especially when I think about it being how she felt when she finally became a recording artist. She had a vision for her life, and even though she was going through her own struggles, she believed it would happen for her and it did. It inspires me to stay strong and always believe in my dreams and in myself. My favorite lines are, "And now I know I've succeeded, in finding the place I'd conceived" and "I realized the dream, and I visualized the love that came to be, feel so alive, I'm so thankful that I've received the answer that heaven has sent down to me." The universe moved Heaven and Earth to make it happen for her. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 21:02)

Prediction (53,636) by Eternal from Italy Someone will start lamenting these lists lambs love to do. It can get tedious when the lists are too long and repetitive but when it's just 3 of her 18 #1s it can be fun. It's interesting to know how a certain song can mean something special to someone, and since most of us have grown up with MC's songs, it's like a trip down memory lane. Mine goes: 1. I Don't Wanna Cry - I don't think Mariah appreciates the beauty of this song and its mature lyrics. How could she have written this at age 20? I've been learning to play this on piano and those chord progressions just get me each time. 2. Love Takes Time - Her live performances of this song and its whistle climax are everything. 3. My All - Does this even need a reason why? (Thursday 21 May 2015; 20:40)

Vegas show (53,635) by Ty from USA I've thought about this show since I saw it on May 16th, while I thank mr. P for the upgraded front row seats. It's my least favorite show of Mariah's. I've seen Mariah "on" and she appeared bored with these songs. Her stylist should be fired for the two ill fitting pink dresses. The lamb sitting next to us said, Mariah's longest show and she has to have help walking, leaves the stage after every song. It was just ok. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 20:27)

My top 3 favorite MC #1's of all time (53,634) by Ardis Logic from Earth We Belong Together - When the album came out I bought it on the first day. As soon as I heard this song it gave me chills. I knew that it would be a #1 hit. It remains one of my most favorite songs Mariah has ever released. Always Be My Baby - I connect with this song on a very personal level. It's almost like it was written to describe my life. Dreamlover - This song and video totally made me fall in love with Mariah even more than I already was. I love this song so much, I still play this song quite often. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 20:20)

Infinity (53,633) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter In 5 days, "Infinity" will celebrate completing one month. So where's the video at boo? Ugh. Torture. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 20:20)

Ardis / umbrella holder (53,632) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha Ardis I agree. She has an umbrella holder, a chewing gum holder (she takes out the gum and hands it to them), one person to adjust her boob tape, one person to fix her straw so she can drink. These are apart from the hair team and the makeup team and bodyguards. It is funny, I wonder what a life like that feels like. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 20:17)

The infamous "umbrella holder" (53,631) by Ardis Logic from Earth I wonder how much Mariah pays her umbrella holder per hour? I saw the pictures of MC at Disney. Her umbrella girl does not look too happy. Seriously, does Mariah really need someone to hold an umbrella over hear head? I think it's a little too much. A little sun might actually do some good. Oh well that's Mariah for you. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 20:10)

Top 3 #1's (53,630) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter This is hard. But I'll give it a go. 1. Heartbreaker: I love everything about it, the vibe of the song, the vocals, the music, the cute dances Mariah pulls, the ending chorus overlapped with the whistles. I adore the remixes of Heartbreaker (by which I mean the DJ Clue Remix and the "Heartbreaker/If you should ever be lonely" remix). 2. We Belong Together: I hate to put this as my second favorite, because honestly this song means a lot to me, but oh well. This song is pure perfection to be. Her vocals, you can hear the yearning, the video is gorgeous, the Desert Storm remix was hot tamale. 3. My All: Another great song. I have previously written a whole post about why I think this song is out of this world amazing and how the video completely complements the vibe of the song. The remix with "Stay Awhile" was one of the best remixes Mariah came up with. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 19:53)

Top 3 #1s (53,629) by Pablo from Spain 1. Fantasy. I remember being in 8th grade and hearing a new song on the alarm clock radio, racing to the kitchen to listen to it on there, and knowing it was Mariah. Love at first listen with it. 2. My All. Not one of her more famous ones, but I love it all the same. I had goosebumps when I heard her perform it live in 2003. 3. Vision of Love/Someday. Two great songs that tied. We Belong Together would be 4 probably. My fave Mariah songs, however, are Breakdown and Side Effects. Sweetheart, another one of my faves (I have at least 100 fave Mariah songs I think) was filmed where I live now, Bilbao, by the way. When I moved here, I went looking for the places seen in the video. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 19:07)

Top 3 #1's (53,628) by Jake from New Zealand 1. Fantasy. This is my favorite Mariah song too. I love everything about it. The opening instrumental, the whistle, the sho-do-do-do-do-do-do's, the lyrics and the whole vibe of the song. I think the video captured the essence of the song and how fun it really is. 2. Vision Of Love. Easily one of the best debut singles of all time. The lyrics showed Mariah's maturity as a songwriter and the vocals are out of this world. Like so many critics have already said, it really is the holy grail of melisma. Also, this song never ceases to lift me up when I'm sas. 3. Always Be My Baby. Everyone loves this song. Even non lambs who don't like Mariah love this song. The production is great and this is a quite possibly the catchiest song MC's ever realeased. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 18:56)

Top three #1's (53,627) by KeShawn Taylor from United States It is so hard to select my top three. So many of them hold dear special places to my heart for different reasons. But if I had to absolutely choose. #1) Dreamlover - Dreamlover will always be the song for me that made be a lamb. I was two years old when the song came out and my family still has videos of me running to the tv when it came on and dancing to the video. It began my infatuation. Since then I have been the die hard lamb that I am today. I will always hold a special place in my heart for this song. #2) We Belong Together - I was in the eighth grade and I didn't really understand how much of decline Mariah's career was in until I saw how large of an impact The Emancipation Of Mimi was making. We Belong Together was a statement not just for Mariah, but for the Lambily. I wore this song out everyday and still I do to this very day. #3) My All - It was so hard for me choosing between this and a few others that I'll list in my honorable mention. My All has to be my all time favorite Mariah ballad, sorry WBT. It's just so raw yet she opens it up with such restraint. It took me to go through heartbreak to realize how real this song was (and Breakdown). The spanish guitar made this one even better and I love the diva's live performance of this. The David Morales Remix and So So Def Remix are stone winners as well. Honorable mentions (so close): Vision Of Love, Fantasy, Always Be My Baby, Honey (that video). (Thursday 21 May 2015; 18:36)

The future (53,626) by KeShawn Taylor from United States As a lamb, this has been an exciting time. I continue to hear "Infinity" on the radio. The BBMA performance in my opinion was well, but the Kimmel performance was amazing. I think the music video needs to drop ASAP and Mariah needs to get on some more promo the entire month of June heading into July's shows, which I'm proud to say I will be attending. I know we all know Mariah isn't one to lie down and not give her all when folks count her out. MIAMTEC makes her top five in my opinion and due to label issues, it didn't get the success it deserves. Mariah will put her all into this next project and be sure to leave a statement as we are closing in on this new chapter of her career. I am actually excited about this new Christmas movie and string of shows. I saw her in December last year and it was amazing. If executed effectively, there's no reason why this movie (whenever it drops), doesn't propel both Merry Christmas and All I Want For Christmas Is You to the top of the charts respectively giving her a seventh number one album and nineteenth number one single. If those accomplishments don't cement her continuous legacy towards the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, I don't know what will. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 18:31)

Current happenings (53,625) by KeShawn Taylor from United States There's been a lot going on as of late so I felt it would be the perfect time to address a lot of them. For starters, I want to tackle the promotions concerns I know a lot of people have been having. One thing we have to keep in mind is prior to this week, it's near impossible for Mariah to adequately promote the new single with her being stationed in Las Vegas for the residency. They are very demanding. With the May leg of the shows ending this week, I believe we will see more of Mariah to come beginning next week. This week alone Mariah has been everywhere. I think the L.A. Reid interview was interesting. I think he hits some valid points. For artists of the caliber of Mariah and Madonna, it is difficult to remain in the top tier of the charts with music constantly evolving and both attempting to stay true to their roots. While I doubt it is impossible for Mariah for to receive her 19th number one single, it is going to be more difficult. She will need to reinvent her sound and work with more "hip" writers and producers. The perfect chance for that would've been 2013. That summer was to be the year of Mimi. #Beautiful was definitely on the heels of being a top ten single before things fell apart. The age of "real pure" music just isn't sufficing to airwaves anymore. Even Kelly Clarkson had a difficult time this year. For the first time in a long time, Mariah is in a good place image wise to the public. Promotion has been there and her interviews and performances aswell. (Thursday 21 May 2015; 18:25)

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