Mariah Carey albums discography
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 11 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 3 | |
This page includes the albums discography of Mariah Carey. Listed are all 15 of Carey's albums in order of their release. Additional information include chart positions, RIAA certifications and U.S. sales, and estimated worldwide sales. No official tracking system exists to track worldwide sales.
Unless otherwise specified in additional footnotes, U.S. and worldwide sales figures have been taken from Mariah Daily's compilation of Carey's sales information.[1] RIAA certification figures are drawn from the RIAA certifications database.[2]
For Carey's singles discography, see Mariah Carey singles discography.
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[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Worldwide Sales[1] | U.S. Sales[1] | RIAA Certification[2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | JPN | SWE | FRA | AUS | ITA | |||||
| 1990 | Mariah Carey | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 13,500,000 | 9,000,000 | 9× Multi-Platinum |
| 1991 | Emotions
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4 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 16 | 8,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 4× Multi-Platinum |
| 1992 | MTV Unplugged | 3 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 22 | 7 | - | 6,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3× Multi-Platinum |
| 1993 | Music Box | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10× Multi-Platinum (Diamond) |
| 1994 | Merry Christmas
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3 | 21 | 32 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 12,000,000 | 5,250,000 | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 1995 | Daydream | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10× Multi-Platinum (Diamond) |
| 1997 | Butterfly
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1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 1998 | #1's
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4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 15,000,000 | 5,250,000 | 5× Multi-Platinum |
| 1999 | Rainbow
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2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8,500,000 | 4,000,000 | 4× Multi-Platinum |
| 2001 | Glitter
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7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 5 | 2,800,000 | 1,000,000 | Platinum |
| 2001 | Greatest Hits
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52 | - | 7 | 36 | - | - | - | 47 | - | 4,800,000 | 2,000,000 | Platinum |
| 2002 | Charmbracelet
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3 | 12 | 52 | 32 | 4 | - | 12 | 42 | 22 | 3,100,000 | 1,200,000 | Platinum |
| 2003 | The Remixes
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26 | - | 52 | - | 95 | - | - | 78 | 72 | 800,000 | 600,000 | - |
| 2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 9,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 6× Multi-Platinum |
| 2008 | E=MC² | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1,468,000[3] | 997,744[4] | |
[edit] Chart performance
As of 2008, Carey has had six #1 albums in the U.S., five in Japan, three in Australia, three in Canada, two in the U.K. and two in Germany.
[edit] Total album sales
[edit] Worldwide sales
According to publicity material from Island Def Jam Records, her label since 2002, Carey has sold more than 160 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.[5] Calculations by Mariah Daily estimate that Carey has sold 166,500,000 albums worldwide, not including E=MC2.[1]
[edit] U.S. sales
According to the RIAA, Carey has been certified for shipments of 61.5 million albums in the U.S.[6] She ranks third in RIAA album certifications among female artists, behind Barbra Streisand (71 million) and Madonna (63.5 million).[6]
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.[7] Sales through BMG Music Club accounted for an additional 3 million as of February 2003.[8] Carey's debut album had been certified platinum four times in the U.S. prior to the commencement of SoundScan tracking.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Mariah Daily Journal - Infozone - Albums Chart History. Mariah Daily. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ a b c RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Search Results - Mariah Carey. RIAA. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/previous2.htm
- ^ http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/15461
- ^ 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 on 2008-05-20.
- ^ a b RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Top Selling Artists. RIAA. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.4 Billion. PRNewswire. Reuters (2008-01-03). Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Barry, David. "SHANIA, BACKSTREET, BRITNEY, EMIMEN AND JANET TOP ALL TIME SELLERS", Music Industry News Network, 2003-02-18. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
[edit] 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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