 " Obsessed " peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Carey 's 27th top @-@ ten hit on the chart . In terms of total top @-@ ten chart entries among all artists in the chart 's history , Carey tied for fifth place after the song 's peak , with Janet Jackson and Elton John . Internationally , the song was not released throughout parts of Europe , as Island Records decided to give priority to the album 's second single , Carey 's cover of Foreigner 's classic " I Want to Know What Love Is " . " Obsessed " peaked within the top 10 in France and Italy , and in the top 20 in Australia , Belgium , Canada and Japan . 
