Albums discography

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: June 12 1990 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 (11 weeks) U.S., #1 (1 week) CAN, #6 UK, #6 AUS, #13 JAP, #15 SWISS, #17 FR, #24 GER
• Last RIAA description: 9x platinum on December 15 1999; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 4.83 million (between 1991 and 2005);^[1] Columbia House sales: 0.1 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• 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 (as of November 2005)^[3]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: September 17 1991 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #3 JAP, #4 U.S., #4 UK, #5 CAN, #8 AUS, #18 ITA, #19 SWISS, #38 FR, #39 AUSTRIA, #46 GER
• Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on January 30 2003; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 3.57 million (ending 2005);^[1] Columbia House sales: 0.6 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• Singles: "Emotions", "Can't Let Go", "Make It Happen", "Till the End of Time" (promo)
• Worldwide sales: 12.5 million (as of 2005)^[4]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: June 2 1992 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #3 U.S., #3 ( 2 weeks) UK, #7 AUS, #11 CAN, #11 FR, #13 JAP, #15 SWISS, #21 AUSTRIA #30 GER
• Last RIAA description: 3x platinum on December 13 1994; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 2.73 million (ending 2005)^[1]
• Singles: "I'll Be There", "If It's Over"
• Worldwide sales: 9 million (as of 2005)^[5]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: August 31 1993 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 (8 weeks) U.S., #1 (6 weeks) UK, #1 AUS (14 x Platinum), #1 GER (11 weeks), #1 (11 weeks)AUSTRIA, #1 SWISS, #1 FR, #1 BE, #2 JAP, #3 ITA, #5 CAN
• Last RIAA description: Diamond (10x platinum) on November 5 1997; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 7.15 million (ending 2005);^[1] BMG Music Club sales: 0.74 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• Singles: "Dreamlover", "Hero", "Without You" / "Never Forget You", "Anytime You Need a Friend"
• Worldwide sales: 28 million (as of 2005)^[6]

• 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 U.S., #4 SWISS, #4 AUSTRIA, #8 BE, #15 GER, #21 CAN, #21 FR, #32 UK
• Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on January 30 2003; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 4.60 million (ending 2005)^[1]
• 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 (as of November 2005)^[7]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: October 3 1995 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 (6 weeks) U.S., #1 (1 week) UK, #1 AUS, #1 (2 weeks) JAP, #1 GER, #1 SWISS, #2 (2 weeks) FR, #3 CAN, #5(3 weeks) AUSTRIA, #2 BE, #6 ITA
• Last RIAA description: Diamond (10x platinum) on December 18 1998; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 7.53 million (ending 2005);^[1] Columbia House sales: 1.5 million (as of 2005);^[2] BMG Music Club sales: 0.85 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• Singles: "Fantasy", "One Sweet Day", "Open Arms", "Always Be My Baby", "Forever", "Underneath the Stars" (promo)
• Worldwide sales: 25 million (as of 2005)^[8]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: September 16 1997 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 (1 week) U.S., #1 CAN, #1 (2 weeks) AUS, #1 JAP, #2 UK, #3 SWISS, #3 BE, #5 AUSTRIA, #6 ITA, #6 FR, #7 GER
• Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on December 15 1999; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 3.69 million (ending 2005)^[1]
• Singles: "Honey", "Butterfly", "My All" / "Breakdown", "The Roof (Back in Time)", "Whenever You Call" (promo)
• Worldwide sales: 16 million (as of 2003)^[9]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: November 17 1998 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 (2 weeks) JAP, #2 (3 weeks) FR, #3 (2 weeks) SWISS, #4 U.S., #5 ITA, #6 (2 weeks) AUSTRIA, #6 AUS, #6 CAN, #6 (2 weeks) BE, #10 UK, #10 GER
• Last RIAA description: 5x platinum on January 24 2003; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 3.52 million (ending 2005);^[1] BMG Music Club sales: 1 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• Singles: "Sweetheart", "When You Believe", "I Still Believe", "Do You Know Where You're Going To? (Theme from Mahogany)" (promo)
• Worldwide sales: 15 million (as of 2005)^[10]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: November 2 1999 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 FR, #2 (2 weeks) U.S., #2 CAN, #2 JAP, #2 SWISS, #3 GER, #4 AUS, #4 AUSTRIA, #5 ( 2 weeks) BE, #8 UK, #10 ITA
• Last RIAA description: 3x platinum on December 3 1999; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 2.92 million (ending 2005);^[1] Columbia House sales: 0.5 million (as of 2005);^[2] BMG Music Club sales: 0.44 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• 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 (as of 2005)^[11]

• Label: Virgin Records
• Released: September 11 2001 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #1 JAP, #4 CAN, #5 ITA, #5 FR, #7 U.S., #7 GER, #10 UK, #10 SWISS, #10 BE, #13 AUS, #14 AUSTRIA
• Last RIAA award description: Platinum on October 16 2001; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 0.61 million (ending 2005)^[1]
• Singles: "Loverboy", "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" / "Never Too Far", "Reflections (Care Enough)", "Lead the Way" (promo), "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (promo)
• Worldwide sales: 3.5 million (as of 2005)^[12]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: December 4 2001 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #3 JAP, #3 FR, #7 UK, #17(2 weeks) SWISS, #27 CAN, #28 BE, #36 GER, #40 AUSTRIA, #52 U.S., #47 AUS
• Last RIAA award description: Platinum on January 31 2003; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 0.78 million (ending 2005)^[1]
• Worldwide sales: 3 million (as of 2005)^[13]

• Label: Island Def Jam Records
• Released: December 3 2002 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #3 U.S., #4 (2 weeks) JAP, #9 SWISS, #12 FR, #14 CAN, #22 ITA, #28 BE, #36 AUSTRIA, #42 AUS, #32 GER, #52 UK
• Last RIAA award description: Platinum on January 9 2003; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 1.13 million (ending 2005);^[1] Columbia House and BMG Music Club sales: 0.17 million (as of 2005)^[2]
• 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: 2.5 million (as of 2005)^[14]

• Label: Columbia Records
• Released: October 14 2003 (U.S.)
• Chart positions: #9 S KOREA, #26 U.S., #35 UK, #69 SWISS, #95 JAPAN
• Last RIAA award description: Uncertified; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 0.23 million (ending 2005)^[1]
• Singles: "U Like This (Megamix)" (promo)
• Worldwide sales: 1 million (as of 2005)^[15]

• 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) U.S., #2 CAN, #2 JAP, #4 FRA, #6 AUS, #7 UK, #9 SWISS, #14 GER, #15 ITA, #19 AUSTRIA, #26 BE
• Last RIAA description: 6x platinum on February 23 2006; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 5.54 million (as of April 2006)^[16]
• Singles: "It's Like That", "We Belong Together", "Shake It Off", "Get Your Number", "Don't Forget About Us", "Fly like a Bird", "Say Somethin'"
• Worldwide sales: 9.6 million (as of April 2006)^[17]

• Label: Island Def Jam Records
• Released: April 15 2008 (original release – U.S.)
• Chart positions:
• Last RIAA description: platinum on July 8 2008; Nielsen SoundScan sales: 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]

[edit] See also

• World sales and certifications

[edit] Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} U.S. sales as of January 2006
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} BMG Music Club and Columbia House sales as of February 2005
3. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albmc.htm
4. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albem.htm
5. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albun.htm
6. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albmb.htm
7. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albch.htm
8. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albdd.htm
9. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albbf.htm
10. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albno.htm
11. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albrb.htm
12. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albgl.html
13. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albgh.htm
14. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albcb.htm
15. ↑ http://www.mariah-carey-fan.com/albrm.html
16. ↑ http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33921
17. ↑ http://www.mundomariah.com/discscharts.htm
18. ↑ [1]
19. ↑ [2]

[edit] References

• RIAA certifications
• Chart stats
• Worldwide sales