Awards and Accolades
1998 and 1999 proved to be good years for Carey, as she won many prestigious awards in the music industry. In 1998, Carey received the World Music Awards for becoming the "World's Best Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s" as well as the award for "World's Best Selling R&B Artist". Carey received the 1998 Billboard Music Award for "Artist of the Decade". At the 1999 BMI Music Awards, Carey took home the coveted "Songwriter of the Year" award. "When You Believe" was nominated at the 2000 Grammy Awards for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" and won an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Duo or Group". Additionally, the song won the award for "Best Original Song" at the 71st annual Academy Awards. After the album's release, Carey won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category of "Favorite Female Artist", and "Entertainer of the Year" at the Soul Train Music Awards. #1s won a 1999 Japan Gold Disc Award for International Pop Album of the Year.
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