I don't know how she managed 16 number ones tbqh. But she is defo not a fraud.

But it's a shame that no one'll remember these 1-week no.1 singles (Honey, Heartbreaker, My All, TGIFY)
At least, Rihanna's manipulated no.1s are real hits (SOS, Umbrella, Take a bow, Only Girl, S&M), dominating worldwide charts.

But why does this matter when Mariah herself didn't ask for this to be done.
And it's not like she wasn't popular, have you looked at her album sales from the 90s? Your faves can only dream.

Those singles were released 18-14 years ago and we're discussing them right now, so they are obviously remembered.

Poor Ferrer. He really tried it, and boy did he try hard.

People act like if Mariah was the only one doing that. Didn't Mottola discount Bootylicious just to block Loverboy?

Also there many urban #1's that went #1 with very low airplay. I wonder if Monica discounted The First Night for example. Or if Usher discounted My Way and Nice & Slow.

Right? Who doesn't know Heartbreaker and My All The way these 10 year olds embarrass themselves on ATRL every day