Mariah Carey albums discography
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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.
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[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | U.S. sales (millions) |
Worldwide sales (millions) |
RIAA certification | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | SoundScan | Columbia House | BMG Music Club | Total | |||||
| 1990 | Mariah Carey | 1 | 4.83[1] | 0.1[2] | — | 8.93[3] | 17.5[4] | 9x platinum in December 1999 | Studio album |
| 1991 | Emotions | 4 | 3.57[1] | 0.6[2] | — | 4.17 | 12.5[5] | 4x platinum in September 1994 | Studio album |
| 1992 | MTV Unplugged | 3 | 2.73[1] | — | — | 2.73 | 9[6] | 3x platinum in December 1994 | Live album |
| 1993 | Music Box | 1 | 7.16[1] | — | 0.74[2] | 7.9 | 28[7] | Diamond (10x platinum) in November 1997 | Studio album |
| 1994 | Merry Christmas | 3 | 4.60[1] | — | — | 4.60 | 16[8] | 5x platinum in January 2003 | Holiday album |
| 1995 | Daydream | 1 | 7.54[1] | 1.5[2] | 0.85[2] | 9.89 | 25[9] | Diamond (10x platinum) in December 1998 | Studio album |
| 1997 | Butterfly | 1 | 3.70[1] | — | — | 3.70 | 15[10] | 5x platinum in December 1999 | Studio album |
| 1998 | #1's | 4 | 3.55[1] | — | 1[2] | 4.55 | 15[11] | 5x platinum in January 2003 | Compilation album |
| 1999 | Rainbow | 2 | 2.92[1] | 0.5[2] | 0.44[2] | 3.86 | 10[12] | 3x platinum in December 1999 | Studio album |
| 2001 | Glitter | 7 | 0.62[1] | — | — | 0.62 | 3.5[13] | Platinum in October 2001 | Studio/Soundtrack |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits | 52 | 0.87[1] | — | — | 0.87 | 3.5[14] | Platinum in January 2003 | Compilation album |
| 2002 | Charmbracelet | 3 | 1.14[1] | 0.17[2] | — | 1.31 | 4[15] | Platinum in January 2003 | Studio album |
| 2003 | The Remixes | 26 | 0.24[1] | — | — | 0.24 | 1[16] | Uncertified | Remix/Compilation album |
| 2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi | 1 | 5.70[17] | — | — | 5.70 | 10[18] | 6x platinum in February 2006 | Studio album |
| Total | 5 #1 | 49.17 | 2.87 | 3.03 | 59.07 | 170 | 63x platinum | ||
According to Billboard magazine, 63 million copies of Carey albums had been shipped to retailers in the United States by July 2005.[19] Soundscan reported that Mariah Carey sold 49.1 million albums within the years 1991-2006. She is only behind The Beatles (51.3) and Garth Brooks (66). [20] A Sunday Herald article published on December 11, 2005 reported that Carey had sold around 160 million albums worldwide.[21] Other sources estimate her album sales already at the number of 170 million[6].
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
- World sales and certifications for Mariah Carey
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales from 1991 to September 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g h i U.S. BMG Music Club and Columbia House sales as of February 2005
- ^ "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 million copies.
- ^ As of November 2005
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- ^ As of May 2006
- ^ Mariah Carey archives
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- ^ Sunday Herald
