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Like Mariah would say of her personal life, her album sales and chart success have also been 'unparalleled.' She's had stratospheric peaks, valleys and everything in between over the course of her career, spanning nearly two decades. In this section, I will post/archive chart, certification, and sales information for upcoming and past releases from credible sources.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding Mariah's chart and award history, email me at michael@mariahdaily.com.

Michael


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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

The Emancipation of Mimi fails to re-enter the Japanese album charts

After performing 6 concerts in Japan to over 100,000 fans, The Emancipation of Mimi failed to re-enter the Japanese Top 300 album chart (around 500 copies for the #300 position).

To date, actual sales for The Emancipation of Mimi are well over 300,000, with an estimated 350,000 copies shipped.
Michael @ 05:01 PM EST [2 Comments]

Thursday, October 19, 2006

The power of We Belong Together.
  • We Belong Together helped keep The Emancipation of Mimi in the Top 5 of the Billboard Album Charts for six consecutive months (its first six months).


  • We Belong Together helped keep The Emancipation of Mimi in the Top 20 of the Canadian Album Charts for over six consecutive months (its first six months).


  • We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi peaked at #2 in Denmark after it had debuted and looked to only peak at #44.


  • We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi peaked at #6 in Australia after it had debuted and looked to only peak at #13.


  • We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi peaked at #8 in the Netherlands after it had debuted and looked to only peak at #15.


  • In the UK, We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi match its debuting position for 2 consecutive weeks, months after its release. The Emancipation of Mimi actually sold more in those two weeks that its debuting week.


  • We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi move back to the Top 15 in France, months after release.


  • We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi move back to the Top 25 in Germany and Switzerland, months after release.


  • We Belong Together made The Emancipation of Mimi move back to the Top 40 in Sweden, months after release.
Michael @ 04:53 PM EST [2 Comments]

Just how big was Mariah in the Music Box era?


  • In 1994, the pinnacle of Mariah's popularity in the UK, she sold over 2.4 million albums and singles (equivalent to over 8 million in the US), making her the #2 and #3 singles and albums artist of the year. Music Box was also the biggest selling female album in the UK of 1994.


  • Music Box was the overall best selling album of 1994 in Australia.


  • Music Box outsold Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard becoming the first non-Dutch female album to sell over 400,000 copies. Music Box still remains as the best selling album by a non-Dutch female artist (tied with Celine Dion's Falling Into You) in the Netherlands.


  • Music Box was the first non-Swiss female studio album to sell at least 200,000 copies in Switzerland.


  • Music Box was the first non-Taiwanese studio album to sell at least 500,000 copies in Taiwan.


  • Music Box tied with Michael Jackson's Thriller as the best selling non-Japanese studio album of all time, until Mariah beat her own and Michael's record with Daydream.


  • Music Box is the only non-Korean studio album to sell at least 1 million in Korea.


  • From March of 1994 to November of 1994, Music Box was to #1 in over 10 countries, top 10 in at least 17 countries and sold an additional 10 million copies worldwide on top of the 10 million copies worldwide it had already sold.


  • Music Box has reached Platinum status in 32 countries, translating to over 25 million in global sales to date, placing it among the Top 10 best selling female albums of all time.
Michael @ 10:24 AM EST [7 Comments]