As if Mariah Carey toasting the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking album ‘Emancipation of Mimi‘ wasn’t enough to celebrate this week, the Songbird Supreme was greeted with news two of the LP’s singles have flown to even higher heights at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The RIAA took to press on Friday (May 30), the same day Carey released the anniversary edition of ‘Mimi,’ to announce the set’s two lead singles had their certification statuses updated.

‘It’s Like That’ now sits at Platinum status while its successor, ‘We Belong Together,’ is now 7x Platinum.

For context, the term “Platinum” denotes sales equivalence of 1 million units in the United States alone.

‘Together,’ which spent 14 weeks atop the Hot 100 at the height of its popularity, already sits in Billboard record books as the longest-reigning single by a female artist from a non-specialty project (i.e. soundtrack, compilation, or holiday-themed effort).

Now, thanks to its upgrade in the RIAA logs, it’s listed in Mariah’s personal record book as her highest-certified non-specialty single – besting the previous titleholder ‘Fantasy‘ (1995) which is currently resting at 6x Platinum.

Among all Carey’s songs, however, ‘All I Want for Christmas’ remains the champion as it sits at a staggering 16x Platinum. As of time reported, it remains the highest-certified song of any female act in music history.

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