9. "Always Be My Baby"
This fantastic 1996 tune, from Mariah's fourth album,
Daydream, won her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was her 11th number one single. The supercatchy tune is about a relationship that has ended, but, as Mariah sings, "You'll always be my baby," meaning she knows her dude will be back.
Sample lyrics:
"We were as one
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine
Now you want to be free
So Ill let you fly
Cause I know in my heart
Our love will never die."