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| Mariah Carey discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
American singer Mariah Carey has sold around 145+ million albums, and over 48 million singles during her career.[citation needed] She has sold nearly 200 million records worldwide.[citation needed] She ranks as one of the biggest-selling female artists of all time.[citation needed] Carey has seven albums on the RIAA top 100 best selling albums list.[1]
Unless otherwise specified in additional footnotes, all RIAA certification figures are drawn from the RIAA gold and platinum searchable database.[2][3]
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | RIAA certification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | JPN | SWE | FRA | AUS | ITA | |||
| 1990 | Mariah Carey | 1 (11) | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 9× Multi-Platinum |
| 1991 | Emotions
|
4 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 16 | 4× Multi-Platinum |
| 1992 | MTV Unplugged | 3 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 3× Multi-Platinum |
| 1993 | Music Box | 1 (8) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10× Multi-Platinum (Diamond) |
| 1994 | Merry Christmas
|
3 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 1995 | Daydream | 1 (6) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10× Multi-Platinum (Diamond) |
| 1997 | Butterfly
|
1 (1) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 1998 | #1's
|
4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 1999 | Rainbow
|
2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3× Multi-Platinum |
| 2001 | Glitter
|
7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 5 | Platinum |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits
|
52 | — | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | 47 | 25 | Platinum |
| 2002 | Charmbracelet
|
3 | 12 | 52 | 32 | 4 | — | 12 | 42 | 22 | Platinum |
| 2003 | The Remixes
|
26 | — | 52 | — | 95 | — | — | 78 | 72 | — |
| 2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi | 1 (2) | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6× Multi-Platinum |
| 2008 | E=MC² | 1 (2) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Platinum |
| Year | Album | U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | JPN | SWE | FRA | AUS | ITA | |
| Number-one albums | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | — | ||
| Top ten albums | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | ||
According to Island Records, The Emancipation of Mimi has sold ten million copies worldwide.[4]
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Single | Album | Chart positions | RIAA certification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Vision of Love" | Mariah Carey | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 25 | 1 | 9 | — | Gold |
| "Love Takes Time" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | — | 1 | 14 | — | Gold | ||
| 1991 | "Someday" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 44 | — | Gold | |
| "I Don't Wanna Cry" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 49 | — | — | ||
| "There's Got to Be a Way" | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Emotions" | Emotions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | 2 | 11 | — | Gold | |
| "Can't Let Go" | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | — | 7 | 63 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Make It Happen" | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 17 | — | 16 | 35 | — | — | |
| "I'll Be There" (duet with Trey Lorenz) | MTV Unplugged | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 1 | 9 | — | — | |
| "If It's Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Dreamlover" | Music Box | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 7 | — | Platinum |
| "Hero" | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 10 | 7 | — | Platinum | ||
| 1994 | "Without You" | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Gold | |
| "Never Forget You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Anytime You Need a Friend" | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | Merry Christmas | — | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | Platinum | |
| "Joy to the World" | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Fantasy" | Daydream | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2× Multi-Platinum |
| "One Sweet Day" (duet with Boyz II Men) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2× Multi-Platinum | ||
| 1996 | "Open Arms" | — | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | — | 27 | — | — | |
| "Always Be My Baby" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 | — | Platinum | ||
| "Underneath the Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Forever" | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | 77 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Honey" | Butterfly | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Platinum |
| "Butterfly" | — | 27 | 14 | — | 22 | 43 | — | 27 | — | — | ||
| "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "The Roof" | — | — | — | — | 96[5] | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Breakdown" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | — | 4 | — | — | 132[5] | — | — | 38 | — | — | ||
| "My All" | 1 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 39 | — | Platinum | ||
| "Sweetheart" (duet with Jermaine Dupri) | #1's | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "When You Believe" (duet with Whitney Houston) | 15 | 33 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 3 | Gold | ||
| 1999 | "I Still Believe" | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 54 | 14 | Platinum | |
| "Heartbreaker" (featuring Jay-Z) | Rainbow | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | Gold | |
| 2000 | "Thank God I Found You" (featuring 98 Degrees & Joe) | 1 | 1 | 21 | — | 10 | 28 | 2 | 27 | 25 | Gold | |
| "Crybaby" (featuring Snoop Dogg) 4 | 28 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" 4 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Against All Odds" (duet with Westlife) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 22 | 52 | 18 | — | ||
| 2001 | "Loverboy" (featuring Cameo & Ludacris) | Glitter | 2 | 1 | 40 | 45 | 12 | 54 | 3 | 7 | 13 | Gold |
| "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" (featuring Mystikal) 5 | 123 | 42 | — | — | 32 | — | — | 36 | 22 | — | ||
| "Never Too Far" | 105 | 66 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Reflections (Care Enough)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" | — | 81 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Through the Rain" | Charmbracelet | 81 | 69 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 15 | — |
| "Irresistible (Westside Connection)" (featuring Westside Connection) | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Boy (I Need You)" (featuring Cam'Ron) | — | 68 | — | — | 17 | 51 | 32 | 29 | — | — | |
| "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "U Like This (Megamix)" | The Remixes | — | — | — | 38[6] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | "It's like That" | The Emancipation of Mimi | 16 | 17 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 7 | Gold |
| "We Belong Together" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | Platinum | ||
| "Shake It Off" 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | — | 14 | 6 | 22 | Gold | ||
| "Get Your Number" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | |||||
| "Don't Forget About Us" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 17 | 12 | 11 | Gold | ||
| 2006 | "Say Somethin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | 79 | — | 46 | 1 | 27 | — | — | 26 | — | — | |
| "Fly like a Bird" | 104 | 19 | — | — | — | – | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Touch My Body" | E=MC² | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 5 | Platinum |
| "Bye Bye" | 19 | 33 | 20 | — | 30 | — | 34 | 53 | — | — | ||
| "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" (featuring T.I.) | 67 | 37 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Single | Album | RIAA certification | |||||||||
| Number-one hits | 18 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16× Multi-Platinum | ||
| Top ten hits | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 12× Gold | ||
As guest artist
| Year | Single | Album | Chart positions | RIAA certification[7] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Endless Love" (with Luther Vandross) | Songs | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 12 | — | 2 | 8 | Gold |
| 2003 | "I Know What You Want" (with Busta Rhymes & Flipmode Squad) | It Ain't Safe No More | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Gold |
| 2004 | "What Would You Do" (with Damizza presents: Shade Sheist & Nate Dogg) | — | — | 57[8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "U Make Me Wanna" (with Jadakiss) | Kiss of Death | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "So Lonely" (with Twista) | The Day After | 114 | 65 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | "Lil' L.O.V.E." (with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | Strength and Loyalty | 117 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Promotional
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Till the End of Time" | Emotions |
| 1994 | "Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)" | Merry Christmas |
| "Jesus Born on This Day" | ||
| 1996 | "Underneath the Stars" | Daydream |
| "O Holy Night" | Merry Christmas | |
| 1997 | "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" | Butterfly |
| 1998 | "Whenever You Call" | |
| "A Natural Woman" (with Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin and Shania Twain) | Divas Live | |
| 1999 | "Do You Know Where You're Going To? (Theme from Mahogany)" | #1's |
| "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (solo version) | Rainbow | |
| 2000 | "Bliss" | |
| "After Tonight" | ||
| "X-Girlfriend" | ||
| "I Want To Joy At Christmas" (live) | Merry Christmas | |
| 2001 | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous) | Glitter |
| "Lead the Way" | ||
| 2002 | "Irresistible (Westside Connection)" (featuring Westside Connection) | Charmbracelet |
| "You Got Me" (featuring Jay-Z and Freeway) | ||
| "The One" | ||
| 2003 | "Miss You" (featuring Jadakiss) | The Remixes |
| 2004 | "U Like This (Megamix)" | |
| 2005 | "Fly like a Bird" | The Emancipation of Mimi |
| "My Saving Grace" | Charmbracelet |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Chart positions[9] | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop | |||
| 2005 | "Mine Again" | — | — | 73 | The Emancipation of Mimi |
| 2008 | "Migrate" | 92 | 69 | 95 | E=MC² |
| "Side Effects" | — | 93 | |||
| "I'm That Chick" | 82 | ||||
Total album sales
Worldwide sales
According to publicity material from Island Def Jam Records, her label since 2002, Carey had sold more than 160 million albums, singles and videos worldwide as of April 2008.[10]
U.S. sales
According to the RIAA, Carey has been certified for shipments of 62.5 million albums in the U.S.[11] She ranks third in RIAA album certifications among female artists, behind Barbra Streisand (71 million) and Madonna (63.5 million).[11]
As of the end of 2007, Nielsen SoundScan reported that Carey had sold 49.94 million albums in the U.S. since the inception of sales tracking in March 1991, making her the third-biggest-selling artist of the SoundScan era.[12] Sales through BMG Music Club accounted for an additional 3 million as of February 2003.[13] Carey's debut album had been certified platinum four times in the U.S. before the commencement of SoundScan tracking.[7]
References
- ^ Recording Industry Association of America, [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=tblTop100&action= Top 100 Albums, RIAA, May 22, 2006.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Mariah Carey
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Mariah Carey
- ^ http://www6.islandrecords.com/site/newsinfo.php?artist_id=468&news_id=102567
- ^ a b http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_C.HTM
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=359&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Dance+Club+Play&ci=3053649&cdi=8145626&cid=05%2F01%2F2004
- ^ a b RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 29, 2008
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3053727&cdi=8148471&cid=05%2F08%2F2004
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Mariah Carey's E=MC2 Album Enters at #1, on Career-High First Week Soundscan Sales of 463,000!!!". PRNewswire via Yahoo!. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ "U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.4 Billion". PRNewswire. Reuters. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Barry, David (2003-02-18). "SHANIA, BACKSTREET, BRITNEY, EMIMEN AND JANET TOP ALL TIME SELLERS". Music Industry News Network. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
See also
- World sales and certifications for Mariah Carey
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
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