Mariah Carey was born on March 27, 1970, in New York. Mariah translates as the "the wind" in Native American language. Mariah's beauty is a product of her heritage of an African-Venezuelan father and American-Irish mother. Mariah's pop success has both resulted in admiration and disdain. Although the pop world continues to admonish her music, many critics and music lovers find her music uncreative and simple. Mariah's image and personality has also been critiqued as aloof. With a talent for pop ballads and a multi-octave voice range, Mariah has dominated the pop charts for much of the 90s. Mariah began singing from the age of 2 and began voice lessons by age 4. Faced with the insecurities of racial intolerance, and a broken marriage (Mariah's parents divorced and she was raised by her mother), Mariah turned to her singing for happiness. In 1994, Mariah reflected: "I guess when you're part Irish and part Venezuelan, you're not completely connected to any one thing, you grow up like that in a suburban neighborhood with rich kids, you're not popular because you're different. And I never had any financial security. I dreamed of possessing things. Lucky for me I had my music to hold on to as a goal. It was like, these people may not think I'm as good as them, but I can sing!" Mariah credits her early influences as Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Gladys Knight. She credits these influences for her R&B sound, although many would disagree that her sound is more R&B than pop. Her talent for singing and confidence for super-stardom eventually combined for Mariah barely out of her teenage years.

1987

Just after graduating from high school, Mariah moved to New York City to pursue a singing career. She worked odd jobs as a coat check girl and waitress, went to beauty school, and worked on demos and focused on getting a record deal. Mariah eventually landed a job as backup singer to Brenda K. Starr. "I really didn't want to do it, but then I thought, 'Well, it's got be better than doing what I'm doing now!'"

1988

At a party with Starr, Mariah gave her demo tape to a record company head that made it to the president of Columbia Records, Tommy Mottola. The demo contained the tracks "Someday," "Prisoner," "All Alone In Love," All In Your Mind," and the unreleased, "Do You Ever Wonder." After listening to 2 songs, Mottola found what he was looking for - the next Whitney Houston. Within a month, Mariah singed with Columbia Records.

1990

May
Mariah released her debut LP, Mariah Carey.

June
Mariah was introduced to a larger audience when she sang on The Arsenio Hall Show.

Mariah started her winning music streak with 4 consecutive #1 hits including, "Vision Of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday," and "I Don't Wanna Cry." Mariah describes her first hit "Vision Of Love" as "a celebration of how I was feeling at the time. It's not just a love song, it's about feeling good, and I was at a very big turning point in my life at the time, so it's about everything that was going on." For Mariah's debut, the record company brought in many top notch producers for the tracks which Mariah stated "took away some of my identity."

June
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Vision Of Love."

August
Mariah Carey was certified platinum.

The single "Vision Of Love" hit #1 for 3 weeks and was certified gold.

September
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Love Takes Time."

October
Mariah Carey was certified 2x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Love Takes Time."

November
Mariah hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Love Takes Time."

The single "Love Takes Time" was certified gold.

1991
(# 1 Singles Artist of the Year, # 1 Female Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah Carey was certified 3x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Someday."

Mariah was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

February
Mariah won 2 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Vision Of Love"). Mariah was also nominated for Album of the Year (Mariah Carey), Record of the Year and Song of the Year (songwriter) ("Vision Of Love").

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Someday."

Mariah Carey was certified 4x platinum and the single "Someday" was certified gold.

March
Mariah hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Someday."

Mariah won 3 Soul Train Music Awards for Best New R&B/Urban Contemporary Artist, Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female, and Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album, Female.

April
Mariah Carey was certified 5x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "I Don't Wanna Cry."

May
Mariah hit the Top 10 and #1 for 2 weeks with "I Don't Wanna Cry."

August
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Emotions."

September
With her much anticipated second LP, Mariah felt more confidence because she had more control over what she did. Emotions was released and gave Mariah 2 more #1 hits, "Emotions" and "Can't Let Go," and the Top 10, "Make It Happen."

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Emotions."

Mariah Carey was certified 6x platinum.

October
Mariah hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Emotions."

November
Emotions was certified 2x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Can't Let Go."

December
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Can't Let Go."

1992
(# 5 Singles Artist of the Year, # 1 Female Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Dance Single ("Someday").

Mariah hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Can't Let Go."

Mariah topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 3 weeks with "Can't Let Go."

February
Mariah was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Emotions") and Producer of the Year (with Walter Afanasieff).

Emotions was certified 3x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Make It Happen."

March
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Make It Happen."

May
Mariah hit the Top 40 with the remake of "I'll Be There."

June
Mariah hit the Top 10 and then #1 for 4 weeks with the remake of "I'll Be There."

Mariah released MTV Unplugged - the music was recorded live at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York for the MTV series.

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and the Top 40 Radio Monitor chart for 8 weeks with "I'll Be There."

June
MTV Unplugged was certified platinum.

Mariah topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for 2 weeks with "I'll Be There."

1993
(# 6 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Adult Contemporary Album (Unplugged) and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("I'll Be There"), Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album, and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.

February
Mariah was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female (MTV Unplugged) and Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("I'll Be There" with Trey Lorenz).

March
MTV Unplugged was certified 2x platinum.

June
Mariah (at 23) married Tommy Mottola (43) in an elaborate, half-a-million dollar wedding ceremony. Mariah stated: "He's a very cool person. We're beyond thinking about age. I mean, occasionally he'll know a song that I've never heard of, or I'll know songs that I'm like, oh, this reminds me of seventh grade, and it was, like, not that long ago. I don't think of Tommy as an older person. I think of him as a very special person. Everybody who knows us realize that we're right for each other."

August
Mariah continued her winning streak with the release of Music Box. Again, Mariah ruled at the top of the charts with the #1 hits "Dreamlover," "Hero," and "Without You," and the Top 10 "Anytime You Need A Friend." The LP became her biggest seller with over 10 million copies sold in the U.S. Mariah also began a six-city U.S. tour by the end of the year - her first tour experience. Mariah's need for perfection and increasing nervousness had her focusing more on hitting the high notes than entertaining the audience - the result were many unkind words by critics. "That was so intense, And then they killed me. Not the audience - they knew it was my first show, they were very supportive. I got really bad reviews, though. Well, there were a lot of critics out to get me: this girl's sold all these albums, she's never toured, let's get her. So they did."

Mariah hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Dreamlover."

Mariah topped the Billboard Top 40 Radio Monitor chart for 11 weeks for with "Dreamlover."

September
Mariah hit #1 for 8 weeks with "Dreamlover."

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 8 weeks with "Dreamlover."

Emotions was certified 4x platinum and the single "Dreamlover" was certified platinum.

Music Box topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart for 2 weeks.

October
Music Box was certified 2x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Hero."

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Dreamlover."

November
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Hero."

December
Mariah hit #1 for 5 weeks with "Hero."

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 4 weeks and the Top 40 Radio Monitor chart for 10 weeks with "Hero."

Music Box was certified 4x platinum and the single "Hero" was certified platinum.

Music Box topped the Billboard Pop Albums chart for 8 weeks.

Mariah topped the Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Hot 100 Airplay Track ("Dreamlover").

1994
(# 2 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for 10 weeks with "Hero."

Music Box was certified 5x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Without You."

February
Mariah was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Dreamlover").

March
Mariah was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Dreamlover").

Music Box was certified 6x platinum and the single "Without You" was certified gold.

Mariah hit #1 for 4 weeks with "Without You."

May
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Anytime You Need A Friend."

June
Music Box was certified 7x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Anytime You Need A Friend."

September
Mariah teamed up with Luther Vandross on the remake of "Endless Love" - the single hit the Top 10 after 2 weeks on the chart.

Mariah released a holiday LP, Merry Christmas which spawned the holiday track, "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

Mariah Carey was certified 8x platinum.

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week with "Anytime You Need A Friend."

October
The single "Endless Love" was certified gold.

Mariah hit #1 for a week with Luther Vandross with "Endless Love."

December
Mariah won a MTV Europe Award for Best Female Artist.

Merry Christmas was certified 3x platinum and MTV Unplugged was certified 3x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

Mariah topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Pop Artist - Female (singles & albums), the Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Female, the Top Hot 100 Singles Artist - Female, and the Top Hot Adult Contemporary Artist.

1995
(# 14 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah won a American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and was nominated for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Music Box).

Music Box was certified 8x platinum.

March
Mariah was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Hero") and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Endless Love" with Luther Vandross).

September
Mariah hit the Top 40, Top 10, and hit #1 for 6 weeks with "Fantasy."

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 8 weeks, the Singles Sales chart for 5 weeks, the R&B Singles chart for 6 weeks, the R&B Singles Sales chart for 7 weeks, and the Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 9 weeks with "Fantasy."

October
Mariah released Daydream.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with Boyz II Men with "One Sweet Day."

Mariah topped the Billboard Airplay chart for 7 weeks, the R&B Airplay chart for 3 weeks, and the Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for 3 weeks with "Fantasy."

Daydream topped the Billboard Pop Albums chart for 6 weeks and the R&B Albums chart for a week.

Daydream topped the UK Albums chart for a week.

November
Daydream was certified 4x platinum and the single "Fantasy" was certified 2x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "One Sweet Day."

December
Daydream was certified 5x platinum.

Mariah hit #1 for 11 weeks with "One Sweet Day."

Mariah topped the Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers as the Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Female.

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 16 weeks, the Singles Sales chart for 11 weeks, the Airplay chart for 13 weeks, the R&B Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks, the Adult Contemporary Singles chart for 13 weeks, and the Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks with Boyz II Men with "One Sweet Day."

Daydream was the 4th biggest selling LP of the year with sales topping 3.9 million during 1995.

1996
(# 4 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
"One Sweet Day" became the #1 song of 1996 and spent a record 16 weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts.

Mariah won 2 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

Daydream was certified 6x platinum, Music Box was certified 9x platinum, and the single "One Sweet Day" was certified 2x platinum.

February
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Always Be My Baby."

Mariah's work was nominated for several Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Best Pop Album, (Daydream), Record of the Year, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, ("One Sweet Day"), Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Fantasy"), and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female ("Always Be My Baby") - but her luck was squelched by newcomer, Alanis Morissette.

April
Mariah hit #1 for a week with "Always Be My Baby."

Although Mariah's career has been in constant overdrive, she has taken time to work with charities, most notably the Fresh Air Fund. The organization gives underprivileged children from inner cities a chance to visit camps in the wilderness. Mariah's help with organization resulted in a fifth camp opened in 1994 called "Camp Mariah." Mariah has also been involved with AmFAR, the United Negro College Fund, and other organizations that work with issues such as child care, animal care, and cancer research.

March
Daydream was certified 7x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Always Be My Baby."

May
The single "Always Be My Baby" was certified platinum.

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 2 weeks, the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for a week, and the Hot R&B Singles chart for a week with "Always Be My Baby."

July
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Forever."

Daydream was certified 8x platinum.

September
The video for "One Sweet Day" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video.

August
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Forever."

November
Merry Christmas was certified 4x platinum.

1997
(# 13 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah was nominated for 5 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Daydream), and Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.

March
Daydream was certified 9x platinum.

May
After almost 4 years of marriage to Sony Records chief Tommy Mottola, the couple separated. The couple issued a statement that they "mutually and amicably" agreed to separate. Mariah reportedly moved out of the $10 million New York home into a Manhattan apartment. Mariah then split with her longtime manager, Randy Hoffmann, and signed with a management company in Los Angeles. The decision was said to be reflective of Mariah's desire to expand her personal and professional opportunities, which has become more evident since her separation Tommy Mottola and new LP.

August
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Honey."

September
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Honey."

Mariah's next LP, Butterfly, was released and fans found that Mariah has tried to update her sound for the 90s by including a more hip hop flavor with her music. After dumping her husband and long-time manager, it isn't surprising that Mariah is taking more control with her career - and Mariah is getting some help. The first single, "Honey," was produced by Puff Daddy and hit #1. Other collaborations and guests include Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Dru Hill, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Mariah also covered Prince's "Beautiful Ones" from his Purple Rain LP. Additional hits from the LP included "Butterfly" and "Breakdown."

"Honey" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 3 weeks, the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks, and the Billboard Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks

Mariah gave an interview with MTV prior to the MTV Video Music Awards to proclaim her independence and to capitalize on the popular street-attitude of music today. She stated that her new LP, Butterfly, is her "metamorphosis" and a sign of her growth. On Tommy Mottola, with whom she's still separated from, Mariah stated that "... we're still a part of each other's families... we're not gonna be enemies." Mariah also stated that her video for "Honey" represents more of her personality than anything she has done in the past. Puff Daddy, who worked with Mariah on the LP, said "Mariah's wilding right now." The two dispelled any rumors that they were dating - although if anything, the comment probably started the rumors.

The single "Honey" was certified platinum.

Mariah hit #1 with "Honey" for 2 weeks by the end of the month.

October
Butterfly topped the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a week.

Butterfly was certified 2x platinum.

"Honey" topped the Billboard Dance Music Club Play chart for a week.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Butterfly."

November
Music Box was certified 10x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Butterfly."

1998
(# 14 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

Butterfly was certified 3x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Breakdown" (featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony).

February
Mariah was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("Butterfly") and Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female and Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Honey").

April
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "My All."

Mariah topped the Billboard R&B Singles Sales chart with "Breakdown / My All" for 2 weeks.

May
The single "My All" was certified platinum and hit the Top 10.

"My All" topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for a week, the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks, and the Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 8 weeks.

June
Mariah got her 16th #1 ARC Weekly Top 40 hit with "My All."

July
Mariah ended her work with her record label, Crave Records and stated "The most important thing to me and Sony Music is making sure the artists are well taken care of, whether they end up somewhere else with me in the near future, or stay within the Sony system.

August
Mariah teamed up with Whitney Houston in New York to record "When You Believe" for the film The Prince Of Egypt. She told MTV: "Actually, Jeffrey Katzenberg from Dreamworks showed us both the movie separately and got us both excited about the project... if we were ever going to come together on any kind of record, this is definitely the right one, and really the coolest thing to me is that after all of the drama and everybody making it like we had a rivalry, she was just really cool and we had a really good time in the studio... we had fun... and so, if nothing else, it was a good experience.. and diva-ism, whatever."

September
Mariah was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video ("Honey").

October
Mariah could be found on the live compilation LP, Divas Live (VH1), which aired on VH1.

Butterfly was certified 4x platinum.

November
A collection of Mariah's #1 singles and some new material was released: # 1's.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston and from The Prince Of Egypt).

December
Daydream was certified 10x platinum and # 1's was certified 2x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston).

Mariah topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales Artist.

1999
(# 14 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah released her remake of Brenda K. Starr's "I Still Believe" and hit the Top 40.

February
# 1's was certified 3x platinum.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "I Still Believe."

March
The single "When You Believe" was certified gold.

April
Mariah received a Congressional Award which recognized her Fresh Air Fund and her contributions to youth charities.

May
Mariah took home a Blockbuster Award for Favorite Female Artist - Pop.

Throughout the year, Mariah also won a BMI Award for Pop Songwriter of the Year, a Horizon Award, and a NAACP Award for Outstanding Duo/Group ("When You Believe" with Whitney Houston).

September
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z).

October
Mariah also broke a record held by The Beatles as her hit "Heartbreaker" gave her 60 weeks atop the Billboard singles charts.

The single "Heartbreaker" was certified gold and hit the Top 10 (and topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks, the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks, and the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 8 weeks.

November
Mariah's next LP, Rainbow, was released featuring the hit "Heartbreaker" and a duet with Joe and 98 Degrees ("Thank God I Found You").

The week Rainbow was released, Mariah became embroiled in the war between morning news shows when she backed out of appearing on CBS's The Early Show and within an hour agreed to appear on NBC's Today show. Carey was originally slated to help launch CBS's The Early Show but backed out when concerns were raised about the show's ability to get a city permit for her performance.

December
Carey hit #1 with "Heartbreaker" and was awarded with the Artist of the Decade Award at the Billboard Music Awards.

Butterfly was certified 5x platinum, Mariah Carey was certified 9x platinum, and Rainbow was certified 3x platinum.

Mariah ended the year hitting the Top 40 with "Thank God I Found You" featuring Joe and 98 Degrees.

Mariah was named the Top Pop Artist of the 90's and the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Artist of the 90's, and "One Sweet Day" was named the Top Pop Single of the 90's by Billboard magazine.

2000
(# 37 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah was honored with the 'Award of Achievement' at the American Music Awards.

Mariah was back in the Top 10 with "Thank God I Found You."

February
Mariah was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("When You Believe" with Whitney Houston).

"Thank God I Found You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 1 week and the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart for 1 week.

April
Mariah postponed her Boston and Toronto performances and was admitted to a Boston hospital for food poisoning and dehydration due to eating raw oysters.

# 1's was certified 4x platinum and the single "Thank God I Found You" was certified gold.

May
Mariah was awarded Favorite Female Artist, R&B at the Blockbuster Awards.

At the World Music Awards, Mariah walked away with Best Selling R&B Artist and honored with the Best Selling Female Pop Artist of the Millennium award.

Mariah teamed up with Westlife to record a cover of Phil Collin's "Against All Odds" (which Mariah sings solo on her LP).

June
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Crybaby" (featuring Snoop Dogg).

September
Mariah was hit with a lawsuit over her song "Thank God I Found You" by the songwriters of Xscape's 1998 track "One Of Those Love Songs."

October
Mariah hit #1 in the U.K. with "Against All Odds" (with Westlife) for 2 weeks.

Divas Live (VH1) was certified gold.

2001
(# 71 Singles Artist of the Year)

February
Mariah was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Thank God I Found You" with 98 Degrees & Joe).

April
Mariah left her record company, Columbia Records and signed with Virgin Records for a reported $17-20 million per LP.

May
VH1: 100 Greatest Videos includes: # 96 - "Honey."

June
Mariah hit the top 40 with "Loverboy" (featuring Cameo).

June
Mariah was hospitalized reportedly for "extreme exhaustion." Mariah cancelled up-coming press appearances in support of her new LP and movie, and also posted a message on the Internet: "Basically all I really wanna say is I don't know what's going on with life ... I'm trying to understand things in life right now and so I really don't feel that I should be doing music right now. I just can't trust anybody anymore right now because I don't understand what's going on ... I'm desperately trying to get out of this room. And I don't know if that makes any sense to anybody ... I'm gonna be taking some time off..."

August
It was reported that Mariah's hospitalization for exhaustion was actually "an emotional and physical breakdown" - prompting the delay of her next LP and movie - Glitter.

Mariah topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "Loverboy" (the version featuring Da Brat & Ludacris).

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks and the R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks with "Loverboy."

The single "Loverboy" was certified gold.

Mariah released an audio on her website after being released from the hospital: "Okay, this is a message for my fans. And I just want to say thank you so much for all the letters, and everything that I got from you. I want you to know you definitely can't believe everything you read. And, um, thank you, because I am taking care of myself, and as we speak - or as I speak to you - I'm looking at the most beautiful rainbow that is going across the entire sky, and I love you much! Thanks. Bye."

September
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Never Too Far."

Mariah released her next LP, Glitter, after postponing the August release date due to personal struggles.

Mariah also postponed an interview with Barbara Walters.

Mariah performed "Hero" for a landmark fundraiser (America: A Tribute To Heroes) aired by all the major networks to raise money for families of the victims of recent terrorist attacks.

The film Glitter opened in 11^th place bringing in $2.5 million over the weekend.

October
Glitter was certified platinum.

Mariah performed in a Washington, DC concert benefiting the 9/11 attack victims.

December
Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits was released with her biggest hits from her years at Columbia Records.

Mariah performed for the troops in Kosovo.

Reports started to surface that Mariah's new record deal with EMI may be in trouble with the record company working toward buying out her contract.

Mariah topped Billboard Year-End Charts with the Top Hot 100 Single Sales ("Loverboy").

2002
(# 77 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah guest-starred on Ally McBeal.

February
It was announced that Mariah and EMI/Virgin Records made an "amicable" split of the their multi-million-dollar contract. Carey received $28 million for the settlement (as an addition to the $21 million paid last year when signing).

Mariah could be seen in the independent film, Wisegirls, and will next appear in Sweet Science.

May
Mariah inked a new record deal that would form her own label (MonarC Music) with the Island Def Jam Music Group.

August
Mariah won a Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Award for Single (sales) of the Year ("Loverboy").

September
Mariah ranked # 19 on VH1: 100 Sexiest Artists.

October
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Through The Rain."

December
Mariah released her next studio LP, Charmbracelet. The LP features appearances by Jay-Z, and Cam'ron.

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Through The Rain."

2003
(# 24 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah performed "Through The Rain" at the American Music Awards.

# 1's was certified 5x platinum, Emotions was certified 5x platinum, Merry Christmas was certified 5x platinum, Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits was certified platinum, and Charmbracelet was certified platinum.

February
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart for a week and the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 2 weeks with "Through The Rain."

March
Mariah topped the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart for a week with "Through The Rain."

At the Soul Train Music Awards, Mariah was honored with the Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career.

April
Mariah hit the Top 40 when she hooked up with Busta Rhymes on his LP It Ain't Safe No More with "I Know What You Want" (also featuring The Flipmode Squad).

June
Mariah hit the Top 10 with Busta Rhymes on "I Know What You Want."

Mariah embarked on a world tour beginning in Japan, and landing in the US the following month and touring into September.

June
Mariah hit the Top 40 with the Def Leppard remake of "Bringin' On The Heartbreak."

August
Mariah's video for "I Know What You Want" with Busta Rhymes was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video.

October
The Remixes was released.

November
The Remixes topped the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart for 8 weeks.

2004

# 3 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart.

2005
(# 2 Singles Artist of the Year)

February
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "It's Like That."

April
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "It's Like That."

Mariah released her next LP, The Emancipation Of Mimi.

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "We Belong Together."

Mariah topped the Billboard 200 LP chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with The Emancipation Of Mimi selling over 404,000 copies in the US its first week of release. It was Mariah's biggest first week of sales for any of her LPs.

May
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart with "It's Like That."

Mariah hit the Top 10 with "We Belong Together."

Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart with "We Belong Together."

June
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, Rhythmic Airplay chart, and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with "We Belong Together."

Mariah hit #1 for 10 weeks with "We Belong Together."

The Emancipation Of Mimi was certified 3x platinum.

The single "It's Like That" was certified gold.

June
On July 2nd, Mariah performed in London, England, as part of the worldwide Live 8 concerts. The mission of the concerts was to raise awareness of the on-going poverty in Africa and to pressure the G8 leaders to take action by doubling aid, canceling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa.

Mariah topped the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart, Pop 100 chart, and Adult R&B chart with "We Belong Together."

Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Shake It Off."

The single "We Belong Together" was certified gold.

August
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and Hot Dance Airplay chart with the remixes of "We Belong Together."

Mariah won 2 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Love Song ("We Belong Together") and Choice R&B Artist.

The video for "We Belong Together" was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video and Best R&B Video. Mariah performed at the ceremony.

September
Mariah hit the Top 10 and #1 for 3 weeks with "Shake It Off."

Mariah topped the Billboard Rhythmic Airplay chart, Pop Airplay chart, and Hot 100 Airplay chart with "Shake It Off."

Mariah performed on Shelter From The Storm: A Concert For The Gulf Coast - a benefit program shown on all the major networks simultaneously to raise money for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

October
Mariah hit the Top 40 with "Don't Forget About Us."

The Emancipation Of Mimi was certified 4x platinum.

November
Mariah hit the Top 10 with "Don't Forget About Us."

Mariah released The Emancipation Of Mimi: Platinum Edition - the set included 4 extra tracks including "Don't Forget About Us."

Mariah won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, and was nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, Favorite Soul/R&B Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi), and Artist of the Year. Mariah also performed at the ceremony.

December
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart with "All I Want For Christmas Is You."

Mariah topped the Hot 100 chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and Hot Digital Songs chart with "Don't Forget About Us."

Mariah hit #1 with "Don't Forget About Us."

The Emancipation Of Mimi was certified 5x platinum.

Mariah ended the year with the #1 song on the ARC Weekly Top 40 Year-End chart with "We Belong Together."

Mariah had the #1 selling LP of 2005 with The Emancipation Of Mimi selling over 4.9 million copies during the year.

Mariah topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Billboard 200 Album Artist - Female, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female (singles & albums), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist - Female, Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist - Female, and with the Top Hot 100 Single, Top Hot 100 Single Airplay, and Top Rhythmic Song ("We Belong Together").

2006
(# 32 Singles Artist of the Year)

January
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and Hot Dance Airplay with "Don't Forget About Us."

Mariah appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone.

February
Mariah won 3 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female and Best R&B Song (songwriter award with J. Austin, J. Dupri & M. Seal) ("We Belong Together"), and Best Contemporary R&B Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi), and was nominated for Album of the Year and (The Emancipation Of Mimi), Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female ("It's Like That"), and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("Mine Again"). Mariah also performed at the ceremony.

Mariah won a NAACP Image Award for Best Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi).

The Emancipation Of Mimi was certified 6x platinum.

The single "Shake It Off" was certified gold.

March
Mariah won 2 Soul Train Music Awards for Best Album, Female (The Emancipation Of Mimi) and Best Single, Female ("We Belong Together").

The single "Don't Forget About Us" was certified gold.

April
Mariah hit the Top 40 with help from Snoop Dogg with "Say Somethin'."

May
Mariah topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Club Play chart with "Say Somethin'."

July
Mariah toured for the first time in 3 years for 2 months in 30 cities.

Mariah topped the Billboard Adult R&B chart with "Fly Like A Bird."

August
Mariah was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video ("Shake It Off").

September
Mariah won 5 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards including Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi), Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist, and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist.

November
Mariah was nominated for 3 American Music Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (The Emancipation Of Mimi).

2007

February
Mariah was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance - Female and Best R&B Song (with Johnta Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri) (awarded to the songwriter). ("Don't Forget About Us").