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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.


Albums

Year Album Chart positions U.S. sales
(millions) 		Worldwide sales
(millions) 		RIAA certification
U.S. SoundScan Columbia House BMG Music Club
1990 Mariah Carey 1 4.83[1] 0.1[2] — 17[3] 9x platinum in December 1999
1991 Emotions 4 3.57[1] 0.6[2] — 12.5[4] 5x platinum in January 2003
1992 MTV Unplugged 3 2.73[1] — — 9[5] 3x platinum in December 1994
1993 Music Box 1 7.15[1] — 0.74[2] 28[6] Diamond (10x platinum) in November 1997
1994 Merry Christmas 3 4.60[1] — — 16[7] 5x platinum in January 2003
1995 Daydream 1 7.53[1] 1.5[2] 0.85[2] 25[8] Diamond (10x platinum) in December 1998
1997 Butterfly 1 3.69[1] — — 14[9] 5x platinum in December 1999
1998 #1's 4 3.52[1] — 1[2] 15[10] 5x platinum in January 2003
1999 Rainbow 2 2.92[1] 0.5[2] 0.44[2] 10[11] 3x platinum in December 1999
2001 Glitter 7 0.61[1] — — 3.5[12] Platinum in October 2001
2001 Greatest Hits 52 0.78[1] — — 3[13] Platinum in January 2003
2002 Charmbracelet 3 1.13[1] — — 2.5[14] Platinum in January 2003
2003 The Remixes 26 0.23[1] — — 1[15] Uncertified
2005 The Emancipation of Mimi 1 5.62[16] — — 9[17] 6x platinum in February 2006

According to Billboard magazine, 63 million copies of Carey albums had been shipped to retailers in the United States by July 2005.[18] A Sunday Herald article published on December 11 2005 reported that Carey had sold around 160 million albums worldwide.[19]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales from 1991 to December 2005
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h U.S. BMG Music Club and Columbia House sales as of February 2005
  3. ^ As of November 2005
  4. ^ As of 2005
  5. ^ As of 2005
  6. ^ As of 2005
  7. ^ As of November 2005
  8. ^ As of 2005
  9. ^ As of 2005
  10. ^ As of 2005
  11. ^ As of 2005
  12. ^ As of 2005
  13. ^ As of 2005
  14. ^ As of 2005
  15. ^ As of 2005
  16. ^ U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales of June 2006
  17. ^ As of May 2006
  18. ^ Mariah Carey archives
  19. ^ Sunday Herald

References

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