Mariah Carey Earns Her First Solo Hit Song In A Decade

Throughout the 1990s, Mariah Carey was the queen of the Hot 100, scoring one No. 1 smash after another. Several of her hits from that decade ruled for historically-long periods of time. Lately, Carey has spaced her releases further apart, and she doesn’t land big wins like she used to.

But the beloved singer is back on Billboard’s ranking of the biggest songs in America this week with “Type Dangerous,” which helps her return to the tally unaccompanied for the first time in years.

Mariah Carey’s First Solo Hot 100 Win in a Decade

“Type Dangerous” opens at No. 95 on the Hot 100 this week. According to Billboard, the track earns Carey her first completely solo hit on the chart roster in a decade. The last time she debuted a tune on the tally without any other featured artists credited was in May 2015, when “Infinity” arrived and peaked at No. 82.

Mariah Carey’s Past Few Years on the Hot 100

In the years since “Infinity” debuted, Carey has pushed a handful of tracks onto the Hot 100, but all of them benefited from another artist being included. Her list of recent hits includes “I Don’t” with YG and “Oh Santa!” alongside Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson. Those two tunes peaked at Nos. 89 and 76, respectively.

Mariah Carey’s Annual Christmas Return

Of course, Carey returns to the Hot 100 every holiday season with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The track finds its way back to the tally sometimes in November, sometimes not until December, but for the past half-decade, it has risen all the way to No. 1 every year. The blockbuster has now accrued a total of 18 weeks ruling the list — a number that will surely climb again at the end of 2025.

Mariah Carey Debuts “Type Dangerous” at No. 1

“Type Dangerous” powers its way onto the Hot 100 thanks largely to a healthy sales sum. The single opens at No. 4 on the Digital Song Sales chart, with a little under 5,100 pure purchases, according to Luminate. That also sends it straight to No. 1 on both the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales and R&B Digital Song Sales tallies. It similarly opens inside the top 10 on a handful of other genre-focused rankings.