Mariah Carey albums discography
American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey has released fifteen studio albums, one live album, seven compilation albums, two extended plays, and one remix album. Carey is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, having sold over 200 million records globally.[1][2][3] She was presented with the Millennium Award at the 2000 World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of the millennium.[4][5] According to the RIAA, she is the second highest-certified female artist and fourteenth overall recording artist with shipments of 66.5 million albums in the US.[6] She is also ranked as the best-selling female artist of the US Nielsen SoundScan era (1991–present) with album sales of 55.5 million.[7] Her albums Mariah Carey, Music Box, Daydream, and The Emancipation of Mimi are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA.[8]
Mariah Carey albums discography | |
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Carey at the release party of her album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) | |
Studio albums | 15 |
Compilation albums | 7 |
EPs | 2 |
Remix albums | 1 |
Carey released her self-titled debut album in June 1990; it was certified nine-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of nine million copies in the United States. Additionally, the album spawned four consecutive US number-one singles. Her second album, Emotions, was released a year later and sold eight million copies worldwide. In 1993, Carey released her most successful studio album to date, Music Box, which was certified Diamond in the United States and topped the charts in many countries around the world.[9][10] Music Box is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 28 million copies sold.[11] Carey's her first holiday album and fourth overall studio effort, Merry Christmas, followed in 1994 and contained "All I Want for Christmas Is You".[12][13] After Carey's success in Asia with Merry Christmas, Billboard estimated Carey as the all-time best-selling international artist in Japan.[14] The singer's fifth studio album Daydream was released in 1995 and became her second Diamond certified album by the RIAA, with worldwide sales of 20 million copies.[15]
Carey's sixth studio album Butterfly, and the compilation album, #1's, were both certified five-times Platinum in the US; the latter remains the best-selling album in Japan by a non-Asian artist, selling 3.25 million copies.[16] While the singer's seventh studio effort Rainbow (1999) received triple platinum certification from RIAA, it was her first album since Emotions to not reach number one in the US. Carey parted from Columbia/Sony Music in 2001 and signed a contract with EMI's Virgin Records worth a reported US$100 million,[17] the largest record contract ever signed. She released her next album, Glitter, which was the soundtrack to the film of same name. The album suffered from poor publicity and became a commercial failure.[18]
Carey signed a new deal in 2002 with Island Records and released her ninth studio album Charmbracelet, which also fell short of Carey's earlier success. The singer then took a three-year break to record new material and introduced a hip-hop inspired album, The Emancipation of Mimi, which became the best-selling album of 2005 in the US. It was certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA, sold 10 million copies worldwide, and produced the successful single "We Belong Together", it topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for fourteen weeks.[19] In 2008, Carey released her tenth studio album, E=MC², which sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and produced the single "Touch My Body" which broke her tie with Elvis Presley for the most number one singles by a solo artist on the Hot 100. Her subsequent release, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009), managed sales of two million units,[20] while her second holiday album Merry Christmas II You (2010) shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States.[21] The singer's fourteenth effort, Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse, became the lowest selling release of her career.[1][22] Her fifteenth studio album, Caution, was released in November 2018.
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [23] |
AUS [24] |
CAN [25] |
FRA [26] |
GER [27] |
JPN [28] |
NL [29] |
NZ [30] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] | ||||
Mariah Carey |
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1 | 6 | 1 | — | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 |
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Emotions |
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4 | 8 | 6 | — | 46 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 4 |
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Music Box |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Merry Christmas | 3 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
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Daydream |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Butterfly |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Rainbow |
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2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
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Glitter | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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Charmbracelet | 3 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 30 | — | 9 | 52 |
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The Emancipation of Mimi |
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1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
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E=MC² |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ||
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel |
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3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 23 |
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Merry Christmas II You |
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4 | 27 | 14 | 82 | 77 | 24 | 52 | — | — | 101 |
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Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
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Caution |
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5 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 67 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 35 | 40 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released |
Compilation albums
Title | Compilation album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [23] |
AUS [24] |
CAN [25] |
FRA [26] |
GER [27] |
JPN [28] |
NL [29] |
NZ [30] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] | ||||
#1's |
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4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
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Greatest Hits |
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52 | 47 | 27 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
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The Ballads |
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10 | 79 | — | 39 | — | 19 | 5 | 19 | — | 13 |
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Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Essential Mariah Carey |
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— | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
#1 to Infinity |
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29 | 18 | — | 132 | — | 19 | 44 | 25 | 49 | 8 |
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Japan Best |
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— | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released |
Remix albums
Title | Remix album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||
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US [23] |
AUS [24] |
FRA [26] |
JPN [28] |
NL [29] |
NZ [30] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] | |||
The Remixes |
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26 | 78 | 60 | 95 | 99 | 36 | 69 | 35 |
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Extended plays
Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [23] |
AUS [24] |
CAN [25] |
FRA [26] |
GER [27] |
JPN [28] |
NL [29] |
NZ [30] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] | ||||
MTV Unplugged |
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3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
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The Live Debut – 1990 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
Limited releases
Title | Details | Notes |
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Valentines |
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Box sets
Title | Box set details | Notes |
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12s[146] |
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3CD Collector's Set[147] |
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Notes
- Worldwide sales figure for Mariah Carey as of September 2017.[33][34]
- United States sales figure for Mariah Carey as of May 2014.[35]
- Japan sales figure for Mariah Carey as of June 2015.[34]
- Emotions was released on September 13, 1991, in Europe.[43]
- Worldwide sales figure for Emotions as of November 2002.[45]
- United States sales figure for Emotions as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- France sales figure for Emotions as of May 2001.[46][47]
- Japan sales figure for Emotions as of November 2002.[45]
- Worldwide sales figure for Music Box.[11][50]
- As of November 2018, Music Box has sold 7,300,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[21] with an additional 735,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.[51] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.[52]
- Canada sales figure for Music Box as of January 1995.[53]
- France sales figure for Music Box as of February 1995.[46][47]
- Germany sales figure for Music Box as of October 1995.[54]
- Japan sales figure for Music Box as of June 2015.[55]
- Netherlands sales figure for Music Box as of October 1995.[54]
- United Kingdom sales figure for Music Box as of November 2018.[56]
- Worldwide sales figure for Merry Christmas as of December 2005.[61]
- United States sales figure for Merry Christmas as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[62]
- Canada sales figure for Merry Christmas as of January 1995.[53]
- Japan sales figure for Merry Christmas as of November 2018.[63][64]
- United Kingdom sales figure for Merry Christmas since 2000.[65]
- Daydream was released on September 28, 1995, in Australia,[70] Brazil,[71] Canada,[72] Japan,[73] New Zealand,[74] and the United States.[75]
- As of November 2018, Daydream has sold 7,700,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[21] with an additional 848,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.[51] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.[52]
- France sales figure for Daydream as of January 2000.[46][47]
- Japan sales figure for Daydream as of June 2015.[77]
- United Kingdom sales figure for Daydream as of November 2018.[56]
- Worldwide sales figure for Butterfly as of December 2017.[11]
- United States sales figure for Butterfly as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- France sales figure for Butterfly as of September 1998.[46][47]
- Japan sales figure for Butterfly as of September 1997.[79]
- Rainbow was released on October 27, 1999, in Australia,[83] Brazil,[84] Canada[85], Japan,[86], and New Zealand.[87]
- Worldwide sales figure for Rainbow as of March 2009.[88]
- As of November 2018, Rainbow has sold 2,900,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[21] with an additional 443,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.[51] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.[52]
- Canada sales figure for Rainbow as of February 2000.[89]
- France sales figure for Rainbow as of 2000.[46]
- Japan sales figure for Rainbow as of November 1999.[90]
- Worldwide sales figure for Glitter as of January 2002.[95]
- United States sales figure for Glitter as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[96]
- France sales figure for Glitter as of December 2001.[46][47]
- Japan sales figure for Glitter as of November 2001.[97]
- United Kingdom sales figure for Glitter as of July 2014.[98]
- Worldwide sales figure for Charmbracelet as of 2004.[102]
- United States sales figure for Charmbracelet as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- France sales figure for Charmbracelet as of November 2003.[46][47]
- Japan sales figure for Charmbracelet as of November 2003.[103]
- United Kingdom sales figure for Charmbracelet as of April 2008.[104]
- Worldwide sales figure for The Emancipation of Mimi as of September 2005.[108]
- United States sales figure for The Emancipation of Mimi as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- France sales figure for The Emancipation of Mimi as of September 2005.[46][47]
- Japan sales figure for The Emancipation of Mimi as of November 2005.[109]
- United Kingdom sales figure for The Emancipation of Mimi as of November 2018.[56]
- Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel was released on September 22, 2009, in Australia,[119] Brazil,[120] Germany,[121] Japan,[122] and New Zealand.[123]
- United States sales figure for Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- United Kingdom sales figure for Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel as of November 2010.[124]
- United States sales figure for Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- United States sales figure for Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- United States sales figure for Caution as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[126]
- Worldwide sales figure for #1's as of March 2009.[88]
- As of November 2018, #1's has sold 3,900,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,[21] with an additional 1,000,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.[51] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.[52]
- Japan sales figure #1's as of November 2018.[64]
- United Kingdom sales figure for #1's as of November 2018.[56]
- Worldwide sales figure for Greatest Hits as of March 2009.[88]
- United States sales figure for Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- Japan sales figure for Greatest Hits as of November 2002.[131]
- United States sales figure for The Ballads as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- #1 to Infinity was released on May 15, 2015, in Australia,[135] Brazil,[136] Germany,[137] Japan,[138] and New Zealand.[139]
- United States sales figure for #1 to Infinity as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- United States sales figure for Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse as of November 2018 according to Nielsen SoundScan.[21]
- Worldwide sales figure for MTV Unplugged as of June 2015.[142]
- United States sales figure for MTV Unplugged as of November 2018.[21]
- France sales figure for MTV Unplugged as of 2000.[46]
- Japan sales figure for MTV Unplugged as of June 2015.[142]
See also
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