Mariah Carey has notched up her 18th US number one single, beating Elvis Presley’s chart success.

The singer’s new song ‘Touch My Body’ - released on March 31 - has topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, putting her one ahead of the late music legend.

Mariah is now only second to The Beatles, who notched up an impressive 20 number one US singles during their illustrious career.

The diva was quick to put her achievement into perspective, saying: “I really can never put myself in the category of people who have not only revolutionized music but also changed the world. That’s a completely different era and time. I’m just feeling really happy and grateful.”  (NO Doubt this is true, she has no business in the same category as Elvis Presley or the Beatles)

Mariah explained her success felt even more poignant because of her ethnicity and gender.

She added: “For me, in my mind the accomplishment is just that much sweeter. 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.’ “

She does have a better rack than Elvis (at least the young Elvis) but that’s it.