So what exactly is the "break-breakdown" of her total US album sales?
From most recent figures on her discography.
Mariah Carey: 4,890,200
Emotions: 3,597,200
MTV Unplugged: 2,775,700
Music Box: 7,282,500
Merry Christmas: 5,370,000
Daydream: 7,662,600
Butterfly: 3,812,900
Rainbow: 2,971,950
Glitter: 652,800
Charmbracelet: 1,168,400
The Emancipation of Mimi: 6,036,500
E=MC²: 1,294,300
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel: 549,800
Merry Christmas II You: 523,000
Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse: 115,000?
Additional-
#1's: 3,831,000
Greatest Hits: 1,199,000
The Remixes: 281,277
The Ballads: 162,560
Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey: 15,500
The Essential Mariah Carey: 37,750
She's the best-selling female artist in US in terms of albums, 54.40 million as of July.
So gurls...the more I look and look into it, it's kinda amazing -- she had 4 peaks in US. WW we know, undeniably, Music Box was her peak but US is really a competition.
I put the tea together -- how would you rank these eras from 1 being biggest to 4 being smallest?
Mariah Carey (1990)
Sales: 9,890,200* (Soundscan sales stand @ 4,890,200 but Soundscan started March 1991, one year after the era began. Album was certified 5x Plat before Soundscan, and has sold 4.89 mil in Soundscan making it 9x Plat. Therefore I added the pre-Soundscan certification)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (11 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 1990 - #33
Billboard 200 Year-End 1991 - #1
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
Vision of Love
#1 (4 Weeks)
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (3 Weeks)
#6
Love Takes Time
#1 (3 Weeks)
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (2 Weeks)
#69/#76
Someday
#1 (2 Weeks)
#2
#1 (10 Weeks)
#13
I Don't Wanna Cry
#1 (2 Weeks)
#3
#4
#26
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
2
5
AMAs
1
6
BMAs
7
7
STMA
4
4
ASCAP
0
0
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'Mariah Carey' earned 4 #1's on Hot 100; making her the first female to get their first 4 singles #1.
• 'Mariah Carey' had the most female #1's for an album ever, at the time, only 2nd to 'Teenage Dream' presently.
• 'Mariah Carey' was the 3rd ever Female Album to be the top-selling album of the year, behind Whitney's debut album, and Janet's Rhythm Nation.
• 'Mariah Carey' was the first album to go #1 for over 10 weeks in Nielsen Soundscan history.
Music Box (1993)
Sales: 8,017,500* (Sold 735k through Sony BMG Music Club which allowed people to sign-up and pay an annual membership and have access to a certain # of albums. Sony BMG wasn't included in Soundscan.)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (8 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 1993 - #40
Billboard 200 Year-End 1994 - #2
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
Dreamlover
#1 (8 Weeks)
#2
#1 (11 Weeks)
#8
Hero
#1 (4 Weeks)
#2
#1 (10 Weeks)
#5
Without You
#3
#3
#2
#16
Anytime You Need a Friend
#12
4
#4
#26
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
0
2
AMAs
1
7
BMAs
5
17
STMA
0
1
ASCAP
5
5
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'Music Box' became her first Diamond album ever.
• 'Music Box' sold a peak of 505,000 in US in it's 17th week.
• 'Dreamlover' holds the record for highest debut in Pop Radio history,
• 2nd Longest Running #1 Album of 1994, only behind 'The Lion King' Soundtrack.
Daydream (1995)
Sales: 8,510,600* (Sold 848k through Sony BMG Music Club which allowed people to sign-up and pay an annual membership and have access to a certain # of albums. Sony BMG wasn't included in Soundscan.)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (6 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 1993 - #51
Billboard 200 Year-End 1996 - #2
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
Fantasy
#1 (8 Weeks)
#1 (5 Weeks)
#1 (7 Weeks)
#7/#49
One Sweet Day
#1 (16 Weeks)
#1 (11 Weeks)
#1 (13 Weeks)
#2
Always Be My Baby
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (1 Week)
#2
#5
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
0
6
AMAs
2
7
BMAs
5
11
STMA
0
1
ASCAP
1
1
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'Fantasy' debuted #1 becoming the first female song to ever debut #1, and only 2nd period.
• 'One Sweet Day' spent 16 weeks at #1, after also debuting #1, becoming the longest #1 in history.
• 'One Sweet Day' was announced as Song of the 90's Decade (Billboard).
• 'Daydream' sold 760,000 following the Holiday Rush in 1996, becoming the highest non-debut week sales for a female album ever.
The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
Sales: 6,036,500 (Keep in mind sales for 2005 albums were drastically different from 90's albums. It's one of the last albums to ever sell over 5 million copies in US.)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (2 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 2005 - #1
Billboard 200 Year-End 2006 - #11
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
It's Like That
#16
#10
#14
#69
We Belong Together
#1 (14 Weeks)
#2
#1 (16 Weeks)
#1
Shake It Off
#2
#6
#1 (3 Weeks)
#15
Don't Forget About Us
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (1 Week)
#1 (5 Weeks)
#50
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
3
10
AMAs
0
5
BMAs
7
36
STMA
2
2
ASCAP
2
2
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'We Belong Together' spent 14 weeks @ #1, becoming Song of the 00's Decade (Billboard).
• 'Shake It Off' peaked at #2, due to 'We Belong Together' blocking it -- she became the first female to ever block herself from #1.
• 'Don't Forget About Us' tied her with Elvis Presley at the time, for 2nd most #1's ever.
• 'The Emancipation of Mimi' became the last Female R&B Album to sell over 5 million copies in US.
Thirsty Remix has new meaning for me now.
At a stoplight in the middle of a busy intersection my mom got out the car & started twerking.
The old lady in the car next to us covered her face shocked at what she was seeing.
Are you seriously telling us that your very own mother stopped in the middle of a public intersection and got out of the car to twerk to the "Thirsty" remix?
So gurls...the more I look and look into it, it's kinda amazing -- she had 4 peaks in US. WW we know, undeniably, Music Box was her peak but US is really a competition.
I put the tea together -- how would you rank these eras from 1 being biggest to 4 being smallest?
Mariah Carey (1990)
Sales: 9,890,200* (Soundscan sales stand @ 4,890,200 but Soundscan started March 1991, one year after the era began. Album was certified 5x Plat before Soundscan, and has sold 4.89 mil in Soundscan making it 9x Plat. Therefore I added the pre-Soundscan certification)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (11 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 1990 - #33
Billboard 200 Year-End 1991 - #1
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
Vision of Love
#1 (4 Weeks)
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (3 Weeks)
#6
Love Takes Time
#1 (3 Weeks)
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (2 Weeks)
#69/#76
Someday
#1 (2 Weeks)
#2
#1 (10 Weeks)
#13
I Don't Wanna Cry
#1 (2 Weeks)
#3
#4
#26
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
2
5
AMAs
1
6
BMAs
7
7
STMA
4
4
ASCAP
0
0
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'Mariah Carey' earned 4 #1's on Hot 100; making her the first female to get their first 4 singles #1.
• 'Mariah Carey' had the most female #1's for an album ever, at the time, only 2nd to 'Teenage Dream' presently.
• 'Mariah Carey' was the 3rd ever Female Album to be the top-selling album of the year, behind Whitney's debut album, and Janet's Rhythm Nation.
• 'Mariah Carey' was the first album to go #1 for over 10 weeks in Nielsen Soundscan history.
Music Box (1993)
Sales: 8,017,500* (Sold 735k through Sony BMG Music Club which allowed people to sign-up and pay an annual membership and have access to a certain # of albums. Sony BMG wasn't included in Soundscan.)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (8 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 1993 - #40
Billboard 200 Year-End 1994 - #2
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
Dreamlover
#1 (8 Weeks)
#2
#1 (11 Weeks)
#8
Hero
#1 (4 Weeks)
#2
#1 (10 Weeks)
#5
Without You
#3
#3
#2
#16
Anytime You Need a Friend
#12
4
#4
#26
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
0
2
AMAs
1
7
BMAs
5
17
STMA
0
1
ASCAP
5
5
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'Music Box' became her first Diamond album ever.
• 'Music Box' sold a peak of 505,000 in US in it's 17th week.
• 'Dreamlover' holds the record for highest debut in Pop Radio history,
• 2nd Longest Running #1 Album of 1994, only behind 'The Lion King' Soundtrack.
Daydream (1995)
Sales: 8,510,600* (Sold 848k through Sony BMG Music Club which allowed people to sign-up and pay an annual membership and have access to a certain # of albums. Sony BMG wasn't included in Soundscan.)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (6 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 1993 - #51
Billboard 200 Year-End 1996 - #2
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
Fantasy
#1 (8 Weeks)
#1 (5 Weeks)
#1 (7 Weeks)
#7/#49
One Sweet Day
#1 (16 Weeks)
#1 (11 Weeks)
#1 (13 Weeks)
#2
Always Be My Baby
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (1 Week)
#2
#5
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
0
6
AMAs
2
7
BMAs
5
11
STMA
0
1
ASCAP
1
1
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'Fantasy' debuted #1 becoming the first female song to ever debut #1, and only 2nd period.
• 'One Sweet Day' spent 16 weeks at #1, after also debuting #1, becoming the longest #1 in history.
• 'One Sweet Day' was announced as Song of the 90's Decade (Billboard).
• 'Daydream' sold 760,000 following the Holiday Rush in 1996, becoming the highest non-debut week sales for a female album ever.
The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
Sales: 6,036,500 (Keep in mind sales for 2005 albums were drastically different from 90's albums. It's one of the last albums to ever sell over 5 million copies in US.)
Album Peaks:
Billboard 200 - #1 (2 Weeks)
Billboard 200 Year-End 2005 - #1
Billboard 200 Year-End 2006 - #11
Single Peaks:
SINGLE
HOT 100
SALES
RADIO
YEAR-END
It's Like That
#16
#10
#14
#69
We Belong Together
#1 (14 Weeks)
#2
#1 (16 Weeks)
#1
Shake It Off
#2
#6
#1 (3 Weeks)
#15
Don't Forget About Us
#1 (2 Weeks)
#1 (1 Week)
#1 (5 Weeks)
#50
Acclaim & Awards:
AWARD
WINS
NOMINATIONS
GRAMMYs
3
10
AMAs
0
5
BMAs
7
36
STMA
2
2
ASCAP
2
2
Achievements & Accomplishments:
• 'We Belong Together' spent 14 weeks @ #1, becoming Song of the 00's Decade (Billboard).
• 'Shake It Off' peaked at #2, due to 'We Belong Together' blocking it -- she became the first female to ever block herself from #1.
• 'Don't Forget About Us' tied her with Elvis Presley at the time, for 2nd most #1's ever.
• 'The Emancipation of Mimi' became the last Female R&B Album to sell over 5 million copies in US.
From these numbers I'd say they're pretty even. Maybe Daydream > Debut > Music Box = Emancipation.
Queen
Quote:
Originally posted by MiMiLAMb!
Mariah's shadiest moment.
I love this so much
Quote:
Originally posted by Sissy
Are you seriously telling us that your very own mother stopped in the middle of a public intersection and got out of the car to twerk to the "Thirsty" remix?
Mariah Carey: 4,890,200
Emotions: 3,597,200
MTV Unplugged: 2,775,700
Music Box: 7,282,500
Merry Christmas: 5,370,000
Daydream: 7,662,600
Butterfly: 3,812,900
Rainbow: 2,971,950
Glitter: 652,800
Charmbracelet: 1,168,400
The Emancipation of Mimi: 6,036,500
E=MC²: 1,294,300
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel: 549,800
Merry Christmas II You: 523,000
Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse: 115,000?
Additional-
#1's: 3,831,000
Greatest Hits: 1,199,000
The Remixes: 281,277
The Ballads: 162,560
Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey: 15,500
The Essential Mariah Carey: 37,750
She's the best-selling female artist in US in terms of albums, 54.40 million as of July.
'Merry Christmas' is Top Catalog Seller Yearly.
Not her Christmas album selling more than most girls DISCOGRAPHYS
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Not even in top 75