Mariah Carey albums discography
| Mariah Carey discography | |
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| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
This page includes the albums discography of Mariah Carey. Listed are all fourteen of Carey's albums in order of their release. Additional information include chart positions, RIAA certifications and U.S. sales, and worldwide sales. No official tracking system exists to track worldwide sales.
For Carey's singles discography, please see Mariah Carey singles discography.
Albums
Studio albums
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| 1990 | Mariah Carey 1st Studio album |
1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4.83[1] | 0.1 | — | 8.93[2] | 18[3][4] | 9x platinum Weeks on chart: 113 |
| 1991 | Emotions 2nd Studio album |
4 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 3.57[1] | 0.6 | — | 4.17 | 12.5[5] | 4x platinum Weeks on chart: 54 |
| 1993 | Music Box 4th Studio album |
1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.16[1] | — | 0.74 | 7.9 | 30[6] | Diamond Weeks on chart: 128 |
| 1995 | Daydream1 5th Studio album |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.54[1] | 1.5 | 0.85 | 9.89 | 25[7][8] | Diamond Weeks on chart: 81 |
| 1997 | Butterfly 6th Studio album |
1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.71[1] | — | — | 3.71 | 15[9][10] | 5x platinum Weeks on chart: 55 |
| 1999 | Rainbow 7th Studio album |
2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2.92[1] | 0.5 | 0.44 | 3.86 | 10[11] | 3x platinum Weeks on chart: 35 |
| 2002 | Charmbracelet1 9th Studio album |
3 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 42 | 1.14[1] | 0.17 | — | 1.31 | 4[12] | Platinum Weeks on chart: 22 |
| 2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi 10th Studio album |
1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 5.8[13] | — | — | 5.8 | 10[14] | 6x platinum Weeks on chart: 72 |
| 2008 | E=MC² 11th Studio album |
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1Note: "Daydream" and "Charmbracelet" are Carey's 5th and 9th studio albums, respectively. "Merry Christmas" and "Glitter" are included in two categories. "Merry Christmas" is a studio album and a holiday album as well. It was listed that way and promoted that way. "Glitter" is a studio album and soundtrack. It served two purposes. It was promoted that way.
Live albums
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| 1992 | MTV Unplugged Live album |
3 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2.73[1] | — | — | 2.73 | 9[15][16] | 3x platinum Weeks on chart: 57 |
Remix albums
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| 2003 | The Remixes Remix album |
26 | — | 52 | — | 95 | 78 | 0.25[1] | — | — | 0.50[17] | 1[18] | Uncertified1 Weeks on chart: 5 |
Holiday albums
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| 1994 | Merry Christmas Holiday album/4th studio album |
3 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4.80[1] | — | — | 4.80 | 17[19] | 5x platinum Weeks on chart: 21 |
Soundtracks
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| 2001 | Glitter Soundtrack/8th studio album |
7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 0.63[1] | — | — | 0.63 | 3[20] | Platinum Weeks on chart: 12 |
Compilations
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| 1998 | #1's Compilation album |
4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3.56[1] | — | 1 | 4.56 | 18[21] | 5x platinum Weeks on chart: 62 |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits Compilation album |
52 | — | 7 | 36 | 3 | 47 | 0.94[1] | — | — | 1.88[17] | 5[22] | Platinum Weeks on chart: 11 |
Total sales
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| 5 #1 | 2 #1 | 2 #1 | 2 #1 | 5 #1 | 3 #1 | 49.94[23] | 2.87 | 3.03 | 60.71 | 155 [24][25] | 63x platinum Total weeks: 728 |
1 These albums are according the RIAA certification standard undercertified.
According to RIAA, Carey has sold 61.5 .mil albums as of July 17, 2007.[3]
Among female artists she is only behind Barbra Streisand (71 .mil) and Madonna (63 .mil).
Soundscan reported that Mariah Carey sold 49.9 .mil albums within the years 1991-2007, making her the 3rd best selling artist of the Soundscan era.
By 2000, Mariah had sold 60 .mil albums in the United States, which at that point, made her third after Barbra Streisand, Madonna.
Mariah Carey has sold more than 155 .mil albums globally. [4], [5]
Billboard 200 Year-End Rank
| Album | Position | Year of Year-End Position |
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| Mariah Carey | 36 & 1 | 1990 & 1991 |
| Emotions | 22 | 1992 |
| MTV Unplugged | 35 | 1992 |
| Music Box | 40, 2 & 124 | 1993, 1994 & 1995 |
| Merry Christmas | 21 | 1995 |
| Daydream | 51, 2 & 190 | 1995, 1996 & 1997 |
| Butterfly | 54 & 21 | 1997 & 1998 |
| #1's | 19 | 1999 |
| Rainbow | 157 & 31 | 1999 & 2000 |
| Charmbracelet | 61 | 2003 |
| The Emancipation of Mimi | 4[26] & 11 | 2005 & 2006 |
Tribute albums
- 2004: The String Quartet Tribute to Mariah Carey
- 2005: Butterfly Melodies: The Piano Tribute to Mariah Carey
- 2005: Smooth Sax Tribute to Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits
- 2007: Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas Smooth Jazz Tribute[6]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Mariah Carey Soundscan sales - 12/31/06
- ^ "Mariah Carey" released in June 1990 and Soundscan era began tracking sales in March 1991. In this time the album has sold, according to RIAA[1], about 4 .mil copies.
- ^ http://www.mariahdaily.com/infozone/charts/albums/worldwide/index.shtml.
- ^ Album Mariah Carey
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album Emotions
- ^ Mariahcarey.com news.bio
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album Daydream
- ^ Mariah Daily Journal | Infozone
- ^ Mariah Daily Journal | Infozone
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album Butterfly
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album Rainbow
- ^ Universal Music - Charmbracelet
- ^ Crosley, Hillary. "Billboard Bits: Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Mobile". Billboard. May 09 2007. Retrieved May 10 2007.
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album The Emancipation of Mimi
- ^ Mariah Daily Journal | Infozone
- ^ Mariah Daily Journal | Infozone
- ^ a b RIAA counts albums with a length of over 100 minutes twice[2].
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album The Remixes
- ^ Mariahcarey.com news.news
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album Glitter
- ^ Mariah Carey Discography - Album Ones
- ^ mundomariah.com | News
- ^ CORRECTING and REPLACING 2007 U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.4 Billion: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
- ^ Mariah Daily Journal | Infozone
- ^ Mariah Carey | Mariah | Biography
- ^ Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200
See also
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- World sales and certifications for Mariah Carey
References
- Barry, David. BMG Music Club Sales. Mi2N. February 18 2003. Retrieved February 24 2007.
- Chart positions Retrieved February 24 2007.
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