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The best Mariah Carey songs

The top 3 according to 160 votes from people: Always Be My Baby · Dreamlover · We Belong Together. (Updated Apr 9, 2022.)

From Vision of Love to We Belong Together: Mariah Carey's greatest songs, as ranked by Billboard, critics and fans.

encore_salty · · 15 items · 160 votes · 1 comment

Top 15

  1. 1

    Always Be My Baby

    1996. Number one on Billboard's ranking of her songs.

    ▲ 16 ▼ 2

    14
  2. 2

    Dreamlover

    1993. Light, summery pop.

    ▲ 14 ▼ 0

    14
  3. 3

    We Belong Together

    2005. The most successful song of the 2000s for Billboard.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 0

    12
  4. 4

    Fantasy

    1995. With a Tom Tom Club sample.

    ▲ 12 ▼ 2

    10
  5. 5

    Honey

    1997. Her hip-hop turn.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  6. 6

    Without You

    1994. Her Badfinger cover.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  7. 7

    All I Want for Christmas Is You

    1994. The Christmas song that returns every December.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 1

    9
  8. 8

    Hero

    1993. A ballad of self-belief.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 2

    8
  9. 9

    Vision of Love

    1990. Her debut; first in fan votes.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 2

    6
  10. 10

    Emotions

    1991. The whistle register at its peak.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 1

    6
  11. 11

    My All

    1997. A Latin-tinged ballad.

    ▲ 9 ▼ 4

    5
  12. 12

    Shake It Off

    2005. Another hit from The Emancipation of Mimi.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 2

    5
  13. 13

    One Sweet Day

    1995. With Boyz II Men; sixteen weeks at number one.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  14. 14

    Heartbreaker

    1999. With Jay-Z.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  15. 15

    Touch My Body

    2008. Her 18th number one.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1

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Jared Hill

Always Be My Baby first is a great choice, it's pure joy

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