Mariah Carey albums discography

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
		U.S.	SoundScan	Columbia House	BMG Music Club
1990	Mariah Carey	1	4.83U.S. Nielsen SoundScan sales from 1991 to December 2005	0.1U.S. BMG Music Club and Columbia House sales as of February 2005	—	17As of November 2005	9x platinum in December 1999
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	1991	Emotions	4	3.57	0.6	—	12.5As of 2005	4x platinum in January 2003
1992	MTV Unplugged	3	2.73	—	—	9.5As of 2005	3x platinum in December 1994
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	1993	Music Box	1	7.15	—	0.74	28As of 2005	Diamond (10x platinum) in November 1997
1994	Merry Christmas	3	4.60	—	—	16As of November 2005	5x platinum in January 2003
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	1995	Daydream	1	7.53	1.5	0.85	25As of 2005	Diamond (10x platinum) in December 1998
1997	Butterfly	1	3.69	—	—	15As of 2005	5x platinum in December 1999
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	1998	#1's	4	3.52	—	1	15As of 2005	5x platinum in January 2003
1999	Rainbow	2	2.92	0.5	0.44	10As of 2005	3x platinum in December 1999
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	2001	Glitter	7	0.61	—	—	3.5As of 2005	Platinum in October 2001
2001	Greatest Hits	52	0.78	—	—	3As of 2005	Platinum in January 2003
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	2002	Charmbracelet	3	1.13	—	—	2.5As of 2005	Platinum in January 2003
2003	The Remixes	26	0.23	—	—	1As of 2005	Uncertified
- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"	2005	The Emancipation of Mimi	1	5.67[1]	—	—	8 As of May 2006	6x platinum in February 2006

According to Billboard magazine, 63 million copies of Carey albums had been shipped to retailers in the United States by July 2005.Mariah Carey archives A Sunday Herald article published on December 11 2005 reported that Carey had sold around 160 million albums worldwide.Sunday Herald

See also

*List of best-selling albums in the United States
*List of best-selling albums worldwide
*World sales and certifications for Mariah Carey

Notes

References

*RIAA certifications
*U.S. chart stats
*Worldwide sales