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<b>Mariah Carey</b><br>
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<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extendedplay/2008/04/mariah-sets-sol.html">Mariah Careys latest single, Touch My Body, made music history this month, moving her past Elvis Presley</a> for the second most No. 1 singles in the modern pop era. The cut is her 18th No. 1, and the first single from her upcoming E = MC2.<br>
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Only the Beatles have more No. 1 singles, with 20, giving Carey the highest number for a solo artist. Carey bests a tally Presley had held for about 40 years he last topped the singles chart with Suspicious Minds in 1969.

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Careys latest single, Touch My Body, made music history this month, moving her past Elvis Presley for the second most No. 1 singles in the modern pop era. The cut is her 18th No. 1, and the first single from her upcoming E = MC2.

Only the Beatles have more No. 1 singles, with 20, giving Carey the highest number for a solo artist. Carey bests a tally Presley had held for about 40 years he last topped the singles chart with Suspicious Minds in 1969. (Getty Images)

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