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Singer Mariah Carey arrives at the
opening of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls outside
Johannesburg Jan. 2, 2007. Mariah Carey has passed "The King of Rock 'n'
Roll" Elvis Presley for the biggest number of No. 1 singles on the
Billboard singles chart. (Xinhua/Reuters file Photo)
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BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhuanet) -- With her 18th
chart-topper, American pop diva Mariah Carey has passed "The King of Rock 'n'
Roll" Elvis Presley for the biggest number of No. 1 singles on the Billboard
singles chart, according to Billboard magazine Thursday.
Carey's "Touch My Body" reached first place on
Billboard's Hot 100 chart. She is now second only to the Beatles, who have 20
chart-toppers.
The 38-year-old pop singer herself was thrilled by
the news. She said this is the most enjoyable point of her nearly two-decade old
career.
"That's a completely different era and time ... I'm
just feeling really happy and grateful."¡¡
"Touch My Body" is the first single off of Carey's
upcoming album "EMC2," due out April 16.¡¡
Like her 2005 Grammy-winning disc "The Emancipation
of Mimi," Carey said "EMC2" continues her sense of freedom and rebirth: "It's
like emancipation of Mariah Carey to the second power and beyond."
If Carey enjoys more success with tracks from the new
album, she could conceivably pass the Beatles by the end of the year.
Another Elvis milestone was passed this week by
Madonna, who earned the 37th top 10 hit of her career with the single "4
Minutes."
(Agencies)
Mariah Carey to release new album in
April
BEIJING, Feb. 14 -- Mariah Carey has dubbed her
next album "E=MC2," and will release it April 15; the R&B-leaning first
single "Touch My Body" hit U.S. radio outlets this week. Full story
Mariah Carey on her new fragrance,
album
BEIJING, Oct. 23 -- Even though Mariah Carey has a new
fragrance, she never was the type to spray on a scent before she left the house.
In fact, Carey says she never really wore perfumes until she fell in love with
her own creation, "M." Full story
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