Mariah Carey Connection

After debuting at No. 57 last week, Mariah Carey’s new song, “Touch My Body” (Island), leaps to No. 34. That makes it Carey’s 31st single to reach the top 40 portion of the chart. In the years that Carey has been charting, from 1990-2008, no female artist has accumulated more top 40 titles. Counting the entire rock era, Carey ranks fifth among solo female artists with the most top 40 hits.

The top five:
* Madonna (47)
* Aretha Franklin (43)
* Connie Francis (35)
* Janet Jackson (32)
* Mariah Carey (31)

Source: Billboard