Mariah Carey - Butterfly
September 16, 1997
- 5 million sold in the US. 15 million worldwide.
- Debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200.
- Two #1 singles: "Honey" and "My All"
- "Honey" was Mariah's third single to DEBUT at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- Nominated for 3 Grammy Awards.
- Named one of the 1,001 Albums To Hear Before You Die.
Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
October 6, 1997
- Flopped.
- Debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200.
- #1 single: "Together Again"
- Placed in many critics Top 10's of 1997, including the New York Times and Rolling Stone.
Madonna - Ray of Light
February 22, 1998.
- 4 million sold in the US. 16 million worldwide.
- Debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200. It sold over 370,000 copies its first week, but was kept from the top spot by the Titanic soundtrack.
- Two Top 5s: "Frozen" and "Ray Of Light".
- Nominated for 6 Grammy Awards and won Best Dance Recording, Best Pop Album, Best Short Form Music Video and Best Recording Package. It was also nominated for Record and Album of the Year.
- #363 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time.
EPIC time in music history when the three divas step up their game.
Well, it happened last year but it was an epic fail for Moraih and Tranet.