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We Belong Together • 10th Anniversary | March 29, 2005

Following her decline in popularity between 2001 and 2005, critics dubbed the song Carey’s musical comeback, as many had considered her career over. We Belong Together earned her several music industry awards and nominations throughout 2005–06, including 4 Grammy nominations with 2 wins. The song broke chart records in the United States and became Carey’s sixteenth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100. After staying at number one for fourteen non-consecutive weeks, it was placed as the second longest running number one song in US chart history, behind Carey’s “One Sweet Day.” Billboard listed it as the “Song of the Decade” (2000-09) and the ninth most popular song of all time. Additionally, it broke several airplay records, gathering both the largest one-day and one-week audiences in history. We Belong Together was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of one million copies throughout the United States.