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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 Type
U.S. SoundScan Columbia House BMG Music Club Total
1990 Mariah Carey 1 4.83[1] 0.1[2] — 8.93[3] 18[4] 9x platinum in December 1999 Studio album
1991 Emotions 4 3.57[1] 0.6[2] — 4.17 13[5] 5x platinum in September 1994 Studio album
1992 MTV Unplugged 3 2.73[1] — — 2.73 10[6] 3x platinum in December 1994 Live album
1993 Music Box 1 7.16[1] — 0.74[2] 7.9 30[7] Diamond (10x platinum) in November 1997 Studio album
1994 Merry Christmas 3 4.60[1] — — 4.60 16,5[8] 5x platinum in January 2003 Holiday album
1995 Daydream 1 7.54[1] 1.5[2] 0.85[2] 9.89 25[9] Diamond (10x platinum) in December 1998 Studio album
1997 Butterfly 1 3.70[1] — — 3.70 16[10] 5x platinum in December 1999 Studio album
1998 #1's 4 3.55[1] — 1[2] 4.55 16[11] 5x platinum in January 2003 Compilation album
1999 Rainbow 2 2.92[1] 0.5[2] 0.44[2] 3.86 10[12] 3x platinum in December 1999 Studio album
2001 Glitter 7 0.62[1] — — 0.62 4[13] Platinum in October 2001 Studio/Soundtrack
2001 Greatest Hits 52 0.87[1] — — 0.87 4[14] Platinum in January 2003 Compilation album
2002 Charmbracelet 3 1.14[1] 0.17[2] — 1.31 4[15] Platinum in January 2003 Studio album
2003 The Remixes 26 0.24[1] — — 0.24 1[16] Uncertified Remix/Compilation album
2005 The Emancipation of Mimi 1 5.70[17] — — 5.70 10[18] 6x platinum in February 2006 Studio album
Total 5 #1 49.17 2.87 3.03 59.07 170 64x platinum

According to Billboard magazine, 63 million copies of Carey albums had been shipped to retailers in the United States by July 2005.[19] Soundscan reported that Mariah Carey sold 49.1 million albums within the years 1991-2006. She is only behind The Beatles (51.3) and Garth Brooks (66). [20] A Sunday Herald article published on December 11 2005 reported that Carey had sold around 160 million albums worldwide.[21] Other sources estimate her album sales already at the number of 170 million[6].

Studio Albums Covers with US Chart Position

Other Albums Cover with US Chart Position


Tribute albums

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 September 2006
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i U.S. BMG Music Club and Columbia House sales as of February 2005
  3. ^ "Mariah Carey" released in June 1990 and Soundscan era began tracking sales in March 1991. In this time the album has sold, according to RIAA[1], about 4 million copies.
  4. ^ As of November 2005
  5. ^ As of 2005
  6. ^ As of 2005
  7. ^ As of 2005
  8. ^ As of November 2005
  9. ^ As of 2005
  10. ^ As of 2005
  11. ^ [2]
  12. ^ As of 2005
  13. ^ [3]
  14. ^ As of 2005
  15. ^ As of 2006
  16. ^ As of 2005
  17. ^ [4]
  18. ^ As of May 2006
  19. ^ Mariah Carey archives
  20. ^ [5]
  21. ^ Sunday Herald

References

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