An unprecedented pre- and post-release campaign – including appearances on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, MTV’s The Hills, BET’s concert special,  FOX’s IDOL Gives Back and American Idol, and The Oprah Winfrey Show – maximized exposure for international superstar Mariah Carey and her current smash hits, the #1 “Touch My Body” and  #1 most added  “Bye Bye,” resulting in a massive  #1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart for E=MC² (in stores April 15^th), weighing in with first week Soundscan sales of 463,000 units.    E=MC²  also debuts #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #1 on the Top Digital albums chart (Mariah's first-ever  #1 digital album debut with over 50,000 scanned!).    E=MC² represents the biggest first week debut of Mariah’s career!!!

"Mariah's an inspiration, the true definition of a star," said Antonio ‘ L.A. ’ Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group.  "She continues to amaze us with every incredible new album she creates.  Now Mariah has added another plateau of success to what has become her virtually unapproachable track record on charts around the world.  She proves beyond a doubt that with talent, ambition, and sheer force of will,  all things are possible."

TV appearances continue this Friday, April 25^th on ABC, when Mariah returns to Good Morning America for a live outdoor concert with New York ’s Times Square as her backdrop.  Three years to the month since she first shut down traffic outside GMA’s studios on 44^th Street to celebrate the release week of The Emancipation Of Mimi, Mariah will once again welcome thousands of fans to the event, slated between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.  She then hurries uptown for a guest appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly.

Mariah reached an historic career achievement earlier this month when “Touch My Body” became her 18^th #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 – surpassing one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard history, Elvis Presley’s 17 #1’s.  “Touch My Body”’s two weeks at the top marked Mariah’s 78^th and 79^th cumulative career weeks at #1, which tied Elvis’ long-standing all-time high of 79 weeks at #1, as calculated in Billboard.  At the same time, Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 50 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 #1 hits.