Mariah Carey albums discography

This page includes the albums discography of Mariah Carey. Listed are all fourteen of Carey's LP releases from Columbia Records, Virgin Records, and Island Def Jam Records in order of their release. Additional information includes release dates, chart positions, RIAA certifications and sales, single releases from each album, album sales in Japan, and worldwide album sales.

For Carey's singles discography, please see Mariah Carey singles discography.

Note

The U.S. sales are certified by the RIAA. However, no official tracking system exists to track worldwide sales.

Albums

Album information
Mariah Carey Label: Columbia Records Released: June 12 1990 Chart positions: #1 (11 weeks) US, #1 (1 week) CAN, #6 UK, #6 AUS, #13 JAP, #24 GER Last RIAA description: 9x platinum on December 15 1999 Singles: "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday", "I Don't Wanna Cry", "There's Got to Be a Way", "Prisoner" (promo) Worldwide sales: 17 million copies (as of November 2005)
Emotions Label: Columbia Records Released: September 17 1991 (U.S.) Chart positions: #3 JAP, #4 US, #4 UK, #5 CAN, #8 AUS, #46 GER Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on January 30 2003; U.S. sales: 3.6 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Emotions", "Can't Let Go", "Make It Happen", "Till the End of Time" (promo) Worldwide sales: 12.5 million copies (as of 2005)
MTV Unplugged Label: Columbia Records Released: June 2 1992 (U.S.) Chart positions: #3 US, #3 UK, #7 AUS, #11 CAN, #13 JAP, #30 GER Last RIAA description: 3x platinum on December 13 1994; U.S. sales: 2.7 million (ending 2005) Singles: "I'll Be There", "If It's Over" (promo) Worldwide sales: 9 million copies (as of 2005)
Music Box Label: Columbia Records Released: August 31 1993 (U.S.) Chart positions: #1 (8 weeks) US, #1 (6 weeks) UK, #1 AUS (14 x Platinum), #1 GER, #2 JAP, #5 CAN Last RIAA description: Diamond (10x platinum) on November 5 1997; U.S. sales: 7.2 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Without You" / "Never Forget You", "Anytime You Need a Friend" Worldwide sales: 28 million copies (as of 2005)
Merry Christmas Label: Columbia Records Released: November 1 1994 (original release – U.S.) & October 25 2005 (re-release – U.S.) Chart positions: #1 (3 weeks) JAP, #2 AUS, #2 ITA, #3 US, #15 GER, #21 CAN, #32 UK Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on January 30 2003; U.S. sales: 4.6 million (ending 2005) Singles: "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)" (promo), "Joy to the World", "Jesus Born on This Day" (promo), "O Holy Night" (promo), "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (re-release promo) Worldwide sales: 16 million copies (as of November 2005)
Daydream Label: Columbia Records Released: October 3 1995 (U.S.) Chart positions: #1 (6 weeks) US, #1 (1 week) UK, #1 AUS, #1 JAP, #1 GER, #3 CAN Last RIAA description: Diamond (10x platinum) on December 18 1998; U.S. sales: 7.5 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Fantasy", "One Sweet Day", "Open Arms", "Always Be My Baby", "Forever", "Underneath the Stars" Worldwide sales: 25 million copies (as of 2005)
Butterfly Label: Columbia Records Released: September 16 1997 (U.S.) Chart positions: #1 (1 week) US, #1 CAN, #1 AUS, #1 JAP, #2 UK, #6 ITA, #7 GER Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on December 15 1999; U.S. sales: 3.7 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Honey", "Butterfly", "My All" / "Breakdown", "The Roof (Back in Time)", "Whenever You Call" (promo) Worldwide sales: 14 million copies (as of 2005)
#1's Label: Columbia Records Released: November 17 1998 (U.S.) Chart positions: #1 JAP, #4 US, #6 AUS, #6 CAN, #10 UK, #10 GER Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on January 24 2003; U.S. sales: 3.5 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Sweetheart", "When You Believe", "I Still Believe", "Do You Know Where You're Going To? (Theme from Mahogany)" (promo) Worldwide sales: 15 million copies (as of 2005)
Rainbow Label: Columbia Records Released: November 2 1999 (U.S.) Chart positions: #2 US, #2 CAN, #2 JAP, #3 GER, #4 AUS, #8 UK Last RIAA description: 3x platinum on December 3 1999; exact sales: 2.9 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Heartbreaker", "Thank God I Found You", "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" / "Crybaby", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" Worldwide sales: 10 million copies (as of 2005)
Glitter Label: Virgin Records Released: September 11 2001 (U.S.) Chart positions: #1 JAP, #4 CAN, #5 ITA, #7 US, #7 GER, #10 UK, #13 AUS Last RIAA award description: Platinum on October 16 2001; U.S. sales: 0.61 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Loverboy", "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" / "Never Too Far", "Reflections (Care Enough)", "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (promo), "Lead the Way" (promo) Worldwide sales: 4 million copies (as of 2005)
Greatest Hits Label: Columbia Records Released: December 4 2001 (U.S.) Chart positions: #3 JAP, #7 UK, #36 GER, #52 US, #60 AUS Last RIAA award description: Platinum on January 31 2003; exact sales: 0.78 million (ending 2005) Worldwide sales: 4 million copies (as of 2005)
Charmbracelet Label: Island Def Jam Records Released: December 3 2002 (U.S.) Chart positions: #3 US, #4 JAP, #14 CAN, #22 ITA, #31 AUS, #32 GER, #52 UK Last RIAA award description: Platinum on January 9 2003; U.S. sales: 1.1 million (ending 2005) Singles: "Through the Rain", "Irresistible (Westside Connection)" / "You Got Me" (promo), "The One" (promo), "Boy (I Need You)", "Bringin' on the Heartbreak", "Miss You" (promo) Worldwide sales: 4.5 million copies (as of 2005)
The Remixes Label: Columbia Records Released: October 14 2003 (U.S.) Chart positions: #9 S KOREA, #26 US, #35 UK, #95 JAP Last RIAA award description: Uncertified; U.S. sales: 0.23 million (ending 2005) Singles: "U Like This (Megamix)" (promo) Worldwide sales: 1 million copies (as of 2005)
The Emancipation of Mimi Label: Island Def Jam Records Released: April 12 2005 (original release – U.S.) & November 15 2005 (re-release – U.S.) Chart positions: #1 (2 weeks) US, #2 CAN, #2 JAP, #4 FRA, #6 AUS, #7 UK, #14 GER, #15 ITA Last RIAA description: 6x platinum on February 23 2006; U.S. sales: 5.4 million (as of March 8 2006) Singles: "It's Like That", "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", "Get Your Number", "Don't Forget About Us", "So Lonely", "Fly Like a Bird", "Say Somethin'" Worldwide sales: 9.2 million copies

According to Billboard magazine, 63 million copies of Carey albums had been shipped to retailers in the United States by July 2005. This made her the second best-selling female singer in the country behind Barbra Streisand, who had shipped 70.5 million albums as of that date.

According to a Sunday Herald article published on December 11 2005, Carey had sold around 160 million albums worldwide.

See also

• List of best-selling albums in the United States
• List of best-selling albums worldwide
• World sales and certifications for Mariah Carey
• Nielsen SoundScan

References

• RIAA certifications
• Chart/sales stats
• Chart stats
• Worldwide sales
• Worldwide sales