Mariah Carey has reacted humbly after scoring her 18th US number one, beating the 17 achieved by Elvis Presley.

Playing down her achievement, she explained: "I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionised music but also changed the world.

"That's a completely different era and time... I'm just feeling really happy and grateful."

The 38-year-old said her success was particularly satisfying because it struck a blow for women and minorities.

"For me, in my mind, the accomplishment is just that much sweeter," she explained. "In terms of my ethnicity, always feeling like an outsider, always feeling different ... for me it's about saying, 'Thank you Lord, for giving me the faith to believe in myself when other people had written me off'."

Mariah Carey Arrives at The Claridges Hotel in London

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Mariah Carey has said she doesn't "have birthdays" and claimed that she still feels like a 12-year-old.

The singer insisted that she has the innocence of a young child, revealing that she has anniversaries rather than birthday celebrations.

She told Parade: "I’m eternally 12. And that 12-year-old inside me is an eternal optimist.

"I know what it feels like not to have fame or money, and I do still feel like that same person in many ways.

"Honestly, I don’t even have birthdays. I call them 'anniversaries'. It really is about being as young as you feel."

Carey added: "I will still always choose a day at Disney World over a night in Las Vegas, because that’s who I am."

Mariah Carey Promotes Her New Album in Paris

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She may fast be approaching her 40th birthday - but Mariah Carey still manages to look better than most twenty somethings.

The divalicious singer looked great dressed in a tiny pink leather jacket at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris, where she's promoting new music from her album E=MC2.

She donned her usual bling, with huge rings on four fingers and a necklace with an initial M pendant.

Mariah is set to meet fans and sign copies of her new single Touch My Body tomorrow at London superstore Selfridges.

According to NME, she will be arriving in 'spectacular fashion'.

Mariah Carey at Hotel Georges V in Paris

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