A large number of superstars emerged in the '90s, but maybe none as successful as Mariah Carey. The R&B singer released her self-titled debut album in 1990, and has been killing the game ever since. Just look at her track record. Mariah dropped seven studio albums in a decade's time, each one garnering a multiplatinum plaque. Add 14 No. 1 singles to the picture, and it gets even clearer why Mariah Carey was named Artist of the Decade by Billboard.
While Mariah Carey has continued her success into the new millenium—a run that will likely continue with her most recent release, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse—the '90s were a career-defining decade for the songbird supreme that we'll never forget, and neither should you. To jog your memory, here are 25 Photos of Mariah Carey Ruling the '90s.
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LL Cool J and Mariah Carey
Lil' Kim and Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey and Bill Clinton
Mariah Carey at the 1991 Soul Train Music Awards
Mariah Carey and Puffy
Da Brat, Mariah Carey, and Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey and Giorgio Armani
Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey, and Tony Bennett
Tom Selleck, Mariah Carey, and Colin Powell
Mariah Carey at the 1991 Grammy Awards
Mariah Carey and Will Smith
Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder
Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, and Brandy
Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, and Mariah Carey
Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Carole King, Shania Twain and Celine Dion
Mariah Carey and Patti LaBelle
Gladys Knight and Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey and Magic Johnson
Mariah Carey and Derek Jeter
Mariah Carey at the 1996 American Music Awards
Mariah Carey and Patrick Swayze
Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin
Mariah Carey and Oprah Winfrey


