Which vocalist had the better first four singles?

Mariah 

Miss Carey.

 

Odd that you've left out I'll Be There from her 3rd album: MTV Unplugged.

 

Hometown Glory > Vision of Love

 

Rolling in the Deep > Emotions

 

Hello > Dreamlover (although it's close)

 

I'm not going to count All I Want because it's not a studio album proper so

 

Fantasy > Easy On Me

 

 

Adele wins I'm afraid

Mariah

Adele. Her's are all original compositions. 

9 minutes ago, Virtual_Insanity said:

Adele. Her's are all original compositions. 

Aren’t Mariah’s? ☠️

Adele from these. Adele's first singles are mega definitive while Taylor (from your other thread) and Mariah have better songs than their first singles. 

5 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said:

Aren’t Mariah’s? ☠️

No, two of them have heavy samples. 

I think it’s a toss up but I’d go with Adele overall. Both of them have probably the best lead singles choices of the girlies out there 

Hometown Glory - Vision of Love

 

Rolling in the Deep - Emotions

 

Hello - Dreamlover 

 

All I Want For Christmas Is You - Easy On Me

 

 

Vocalists and songwriters 

Mariah by miles

 

i can’t tell those Adele songs apart. She’s very one-dimensional 

This is hard. In terms of vocals, Mariah. In terms of production, Mariah. But it terms of replay value, Adele wins easily. 

Mariah easily 

1. VOL

2. RITD

3. Hello

4. AIWFCIY

 

Its a tie

Mariah songs have stood the test of time for a reason. 

Adele without a doubt. 

I don’t know. I’m leaning Adele here. I prefer Mariah 1997-now versus her early work.