Mariah Carey Songs List | Top 10 Mariah Carey Best Songs You Should Listen to

For many people after 80s or even 90s, Mariah Carey is such an important singer who inspires them for further improvement and reminds them of never losing hope for life. In this post I will list top 10 Mariah Carey Best Songs and provide the links to download Mariah Carey songs.

Though many people regard 'All I Want for Christmas is You' to be Mariah Carey's best song. I insist on my favorite one is "Without You" so I'll definitely put this song in the front place on my list of top 10 Mariah Carey best songs.

Just come and check my list to see if it fits your imagination.

1. 'Hero'

From the Album: Music Box
Release Date: October 19, 1993
Format: CD single
Length: 4:17
Label: Columbia
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Introduction: "Hero" is a single from Mariah Carey's third studio album Music Box in 1993. Now this song is also considered to be one of Mariah Carey's signature songs. What's interesting is that at the beginning she declined to record it because she thought the song just not suited her style. But the good thing was that after some convincing she changed her mind and took the song.

2. 'Without You'

3. 'We Belong Together'

From the Album: The Emancipation of Mimi
Release Date: April 12, 2005
Format: CD single, digital download single
Length: 3:21
Label: Island
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Introduction: This song is considered to be Mariah Carey's big comeback after a few years of perceived decline. At that time many people even thought that her music career was over for the decline of her popularity in previous years. But this song became Carey's sixteenth topper on the US Billboard Hot 100 and saved her career.

4. 'When You Believe' (with Whitney Houston)

From the Album: The Prince of Egypt
Release Date: November 2, 1998
Format: CD single, cassette single, 7" single
Length: 5:01 (album version), 4:39 (single edit)
Label: DreamWorks, Arista, Columbia
Songwriter(s): Stephen Schwartz, Babyface
Producer(s): Babyface
Introduction: It's rare to see two of the biggest female artists in the world collaborate together to record 'When You Believe'. Even though they said that they never talked before not to mention work together, but they did have good chemistry.

5. 'Fantasy'

From the Album: Daydream
Release Date: September 12, 1995
Format: CD single, cassette single
Length: 4:04
Label: Columbia
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Dave Hall, Adrian Belew
Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Dave Hall, Puff Daddy
Introduction: It's from Mariah Carey's Daydream album in 1995. In Mariah Carey's words, this song reminds her of her growing up experience. "Fantasy" becomes the second song to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100 in history and Mariah Carey proves that she can perfectly combine melodies with pop verses.

6. 'Endless Love' (with Luther Vandross)

From the Album: Songs
Release Date: August 29, 1994
Format: CD single, cassette single, 7" single
Length: 4:21
Label: Epic
Songwriter(s): Lionel Richie
Producer(s): Walter Afanasieff
Introduction: The song originally sung by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross became a hit in the 1980s. Mariah Carey and soul legend Luther Vandross covered it in 1994 and the song was nominated in the new category of Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1995's Grammy Awards.

7. 'Vision of Love'

From the Album: Mariah Carey
Release Date: May 15, 1990
Format: CD single, cassette single, 7" single
Length: 3:29
Label: Columbia
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Ben Margulies
Producer(s): Rhett Lawrence, Narada Michael Walden
Introduction: "Vision of Love" is the debut single by Mariah Carey and this song cements her as one of the top singers in the world. Although the song' music style is typical late 1980s pop, Mariah Carey still makes it her own way and therefore the song has been lauded by many contemporary music critics.

8. 'All I Want for Christmas is You'

From the Album: Merry Christmas
Release Date: November 1, 1994
Format: CD single, 7" single
Length: 4:01
Label: Columbia
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Introduction: My second favorite Mariah Carey's pop song as well as Mariah's biggest international hit of all time. This song will be played every Christmas. Rolling Stone ranks it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list and the Daily Telegraph of US also hails the song as the most popular Christmas song of the decade. In a word, the song is definitely an important mark of Mariah Carey's music career.

9. 'My All'

From the Album: Butterfly
Release Date: April 21, 1998
Format: CD single
Length: 3:51
Label: Columbia
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Introduction: The song's lyrics tell of a lonely heart from a lonely woman who is far away from her estranged lover. She is willing to give her all to spend one more night with him. You may be a coarse person but you can be deeply moved by this melodious song.

10. 'One Sweet Day' (with Boyz II Men)

From the Album: Daydream
Release Date: November 14, 1995
Format: Cassette single, CD single, maxi single, 7", 12" single
Length: 4:42
Label: Columbia
Songwriter(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff, Nathan Morris
Producer(s): Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff
Introduction: Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men write this song for specific people who sufferer of the AIDS epidemic and soon it receives widespread acclaim from many music critics. It's peaceful, harmonized and amazing, which is regarded as one of Mariah's most successful songs ever.

If ever there is a song that surpasses all songs, I think that it's because of the lyrics, the melody, the meaning of the song and any other aspects that is stunning and arouse our aspiration of a good life. That's exactly what Mariah Carey's songs do and the reason why they remain as a legend.