With almost three decades in the industry, Mariah Carey is a living legend and today we're celebrating her 'anniversary'!
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The Mariah Carey Playlist - There is no greater voice that has come out of this generation than that of Mariah Carey. Since emerging on the scene in 1990 as a solo artist, her voice, her pitch and her untouchable five-octave range have made her a living legend and an icon.
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"Vision of Love" - If you had never loved before hearing "Vision of Love," after taking in the raw emotion that Mariah Carey flawlessly delivered you most definitely had a better sense of the true meaning of the emotion. The song (like the majority of her hits) hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts, confirming her diva status early on. (Photo: FOX via Getty Images)
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"Emotions" - Mariah's sophomore album Emotions and the lead single by the same name hit No. 1 on the charts with no effort at all. Also, this was one of the first times that we heard Mariah float up and down the scale hitting the high notes that most hadn't heard since Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You." What did that do? It made her unforgettable. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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"Hero" - "Hero" became one of Mariah Carey's most memorable ballads and has continued to serve as an inspirational song for people worldwide two decades after its release. (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)
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"Fantasy" - The year was 1995 and Mariah Carey released Daydream and stepped into another realm of super stardom. The lead single, "Fantasy," was successful and No. 1 on the charts solo and as a remix with O.D.B.(Photo: Ouzounova/Splash News)
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"Honey" - "Honey" featured Sean "Diddy" Combs and Ma$e at the height of their musical careers and showed off a sexier side of Mariah that was quite the departure from her image as America's sweetheart. Either way, her talent took her to the top... again. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment)
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"Heartbreaker" - Keeping R&B and hip hop close, Mariah Carey enlisted Jay Z to be a part of Rainbow's lead single, "Heartbreaker." She showed that she was older, wiser and not just any fool in love. (Photo: D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)
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"We Belong Together" - When power ballads about undying love come to mind, "We Belong Together" is at the top of the list. Without a hint of desperation, Mariah Carey was able to express that there was one man that made her whole and she did so in this epic love song. (Photo: EPA/MATT ROBERTS /LANDOV)
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"Obsessed" - In an effort to get her haters off of her case, Mariah Carey told them to go get a life in her No. 1 single "Obsessed." (Photo: Ivan Nikolov/WENN.com)