Fantasy
Mariah Carey
The lead single for Mariah’s Daydream album, this R&B song topped the US charts for eight consecutive weeks, and gained strong success overseas as well. The song was also received positively by critics, who praised the song’s sample and noted that it solidified Mariah “as an R&B/pop diva.”
The song debut at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, marking her ninth appearance at the summit of the chart. It was also the first song by a female to debut at number one, and the second overall behind Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone”.