Mariah Carey promotes her new single "Touch My Body" at Selfridges in London, April 1. Photo Credit: PR Photos April 3, 2008 (Sawf News) – Mariah Carey surpassed one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley's 17 #1s, as her current single Touch My Body went to #1 this week and became her 18th career #1 hit. She is second only to Beatles now.
Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles' all-time high of 20 #1 hits.
An elated Mariah showed her humility by telling AP from London, “I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world,”
“That’s a completely different era and time ... I’m just feeling really happy and grateful.”
Mariah was in London to sign copies of her new album E=MC2 at Oxford Street's Selfridges department store, April 1.
Touch My Body takes over #1 with an all-time record-setting 286,000 debut week at #1 on the Billboard hot digital songs chart, and a Hot 100 Airplay radio audience now over 115 million.
The video, directed by feature filmmaker Brett Ratner, and featuring a cameo by Jack McBrayer (30 Rock's Kenneth Parcell), stays at #1 on the Yahoo Music Video Chart, Yahoo Launchcast and AOL. And Mariah's widget has been viewed over 4.26 million times!
Touch My Body is the first smash from Mariah's highly anticipated hot new album E=MC2, arriving in stores April 15th. Pre-orders are now underway for "E=MC2," with iTunes customers receiving the single instantly with their pre-order.
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