The 90's Billboard #1's Rate (1995-1999): We've come to the end of our road.

[CasuallyCrazed]

I can't even believe all the Honey slander. Criminally underrated semen anthem...

 

[Mike]

Ok, so Heartbreaker and Fantasy are the last two Mariah tracks remaining and that is definitely the correct result! Would happily have Fantasy in the top 15 - I'll give you that Mariah stans - it is quite excellent!!

You forgot Always Be My Baby, which is the best of the three.

 

[berserkboi]

You forgot Always Be My Baby, which is the best of the three.

Okay so she had 6 songs here?? I think losing half of them by the top 25 isn't too bad a result then!

(Watch me have a meltdown in 4 TLC songs don't make top 20)

 

[Robsolete]

What the actual fuck?!

Disgusting result.

 

[Deleted member 26234]

Tragic result. It deserved top 10 at the very least.

No way! The only Mariah Carey song I'd like to see in the top 10 is Always Be My Baby. And there are enough of my 10s left to build a really strong top 10. But for that you guys need to stop throwing my 10s out now...

 

[Deleted member 21339]

I don't know what made me decide to check in on this thread but I'm glad I did so I can tell y'all that you're all trash for kicking out Honey before the top 10. My 11 would've gone to a different Mariah song in this rate, so I'll be back to have another meltdown when that one gets eliminated.

 

[londonrain]

Um... what?!

 

[soratami]

I mean, it's a huge bop with flawless production and vocals, plenty of hooks, an iconic video... What more could you ask for?

 

[londonrain]

an iconic video

My favourite storyline of any video ever. I absolutely love the bit from 1:16 in particular (as I mentioned in my commentary).

 

[GimmeWork]

This is an outrage! Why do y'all always have to do Mimi so dirty?!?! She was the queen of the 90's and this result is embarrassing.

To everyone that gave Honey a low score:

 

[Mike]

Three Mariah songs gone and TLC still playing with a full deck. Hate to say I told you so...

(Also, the only thing 'iconic' about the Honey video is Mariah's risible attempt at choreography.)

 

[phoenix123]

I don't get the obsession with Honey - I know it was the point where she got divorced and started going full-on RnB mode and morphing into a parody of herself where videos like Touch My Body are allowed to happen and The Gayz are supposed to love that kind of thing…. but I mourn classic Mariah and Honey was the turning point.

 

[londonrain]

she got divorced and started going full-on RnB slut mode

She started doing what?

 

[Blond]

I don't get the obsession with Honey - I know it was the point where she got divorced and started going full-on RnB slut mode and morphing into a parody of herself where videos like Touch My Body are allowed to happen and The Gayz are supposed to love that kind of thing…. but I mourn classic Mariah and Honey was the turning point.

This is kind of fucked up. She left an abusive marriage and started to express herself both in her music and the way she looked, calling her a slut is wrong on so many levels.

 

[Spiral]

Take a Bow is out? That's disgusting!

 

[DJHazey]

Maybe he just meant it in the same way a lot of people of the forum mean it when they call songs "slut jams" but unfortunately the sentence was structured as to say Mariah went into 'slut mode' so it doesn't look good.

 

[londonrain]

Part 1 of this rate: Mariah underperforms. Cries of “She became so much more fun later on! This early nineties adult contemporary ballad shit is so dated! Where are the bops? How can you enjoy this dull Bison song?!”

Part 2 of this rate: Mariah underperforms again. Cries of “She can’t dance! She’s gone into R&B slut mode! I mourn classic Mariah!”

She really can’t win, can she?

 

[berserkboi]

Part 1 of this rate: Mariah underperforms. Cries of “She became so much more fun later on! This early nineties adult contemporary ballad shit is so dated! Where are the bops? How can you enjoy this dull Bison song?!”

Part 2 of this rate: Mariah underperforms again. Cries of “She can’t dance! She’s gone into R&B slut mode! I mourn classic Mariah!”

She really can’t win, can she?

She had 3 songs in the top 20 both times - how is that underperforming?

If that's underperforming- I need to reassess my life! Lol

Also, not here for slut-shaming when men do a the same or more and get nothing said for it!

 

[londonrain]

She had 3 songs in the top 20 both times - how is that underperforming?

And how many of her songs were eliminated before the top 20 each time?

 

[berserkboi]

And how many of her songs were eliminated before the top 20 each time?

About half and half, and she consistently makes the top half of the countdown with all/most of them before they get disposed of - could be a lot worse! You don't hear the Madonna stan in me complain at her leaving early here despite one of her stronger cuts...