Mariah Carey albums discography
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| Mariah Carey discography | |
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| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| USA number-one hits | 18 |
American singer Mariah Carey has seven albums on the RIAA top 100 best selling albums list.[1] Unless otherwise specified in additional footnotes, all RIAA certification figures are drawn from the RIAA gold and platinum searchable database.[2][3]
Albums
Main releases
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | EUR | JPN | FRA | SUI | NL | AUS | NZ | RIAA Certification | Worldwide | |||
| 1990 | Mariah Carey
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1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | — | 13 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9× Platinum | 13,000,000[4] | |
| 1991 | Emotions
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4 | 5 | 4 | 70 | — | 3 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4× Platinum | 8,000,000[5] | |
| 1992 | MTV Unplugged
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3 | 11 | 3 | 30 | — | 13 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3× Platinum | 10,000,000[6] | |
| 1993 | Music Box
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1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10× Platinum (Diamond) | 32,000,000 [4] | |
| 1994 | Merry Christmas
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3 | 21 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5× Platinum | 14,000,000[7] | |
| 1995 | Daydream
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1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10× Platinum (Diamond) | 25,000,000[8] | |
| 1997 | Butterfly
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1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5× Platinum | 15,500,000[9] | |
| 1998 | #1's
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4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5× Platinum | 14,500,000 | |
| 1999 | Rainbow
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2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3× Platinum | 10,000,000[9] | |
| 2001 | Glitter
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7 | 4 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | Platinum | 3,400,000[9] | |
Greatest Hits
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52 | — | 7 | 36 | — | 3 | 24 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 11 | Platinum | 4,000,000 | ||
| 2002 | Charmbracelet
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3 | 12 | 52 | 32 | — | 4 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 42 | — | Platinum | 5,000,000[9] | |
| 2003 | The Remixes
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26 | — | 35 | — | — | 95 | 60 | 78 | 69 | 79 | — | — | 500,000 | |
| 2005 | The Emancipation of Mimi
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1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6× Platinum | 10,000,000[10][11] | |
| 2008 | E=MC²
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1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 10 | Platinum | 2,500,000[12] | |
The Ballads
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— | — | 13 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 79 | 19 | — | 550,000 | ||
Other releases
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications (thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | JPN | FRA | AUS | RIAA | BPI | CRIA | ||
| 1998 | VH1 Divas Live
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21 | 11 | 15 | 9 | - | 7 | 12 | Gold | Gold | Platinum |
Limited releases
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Valentines
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance | UK | CAN | AUS | GER | NZ | SWI | ||||||||||||||||
| As lead artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | "Vision of Love" | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 24 | Mariah Carey | |||||||||||||
| "Love Takes Time" | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | 14 | 75 | 9 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | "Someday" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "I Don't Wanna Cry" | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 49 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "There's Got to Be a Way" | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Emotions" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 3 | — | Emotions | ||||||||||||||
| "Can't Let Go" | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 7 | 63 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | "Make It Happen" | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 35 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "I'll Be There" (with Trey Lorenz) | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 20 | MTV Unplugged | ||||||||||||||
| "If It's Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | "Dreamlover" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 13 | Music Box | |||||||||||||
| "Hero" | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 2 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Without You" | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| "Never Forget You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Anytime You Need a Friend" | 12 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | 83 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 18 | 4 | 31 | Merry Christmas | ||||||||||||||
| "Joy to the World" | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | "Fantasy" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 10 | Daydream | |||||||||||||
| "One Sweet Day" (with Boyz II Men) | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| "Open Arms" | — | — | — | 4 | — | 27 | 65 | 8 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| "Always Be My Baby" | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 76 | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Forever" | — | — | — | — | 13 | 77 | — | 40 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Underneath the Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | "Honey" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 23 | Butterfly | |||||||||||||
| "Butterfly" | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | 27 | 76 | 15 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | "The Roof" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Breakdown" (with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "My All" | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 21 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| "Sweetheart" (with Jermaine Dupri) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 18 | #1's | ||||||||||||||
| "When You Believe" (with Whitney Houston) | 15 | 14 | — | 4 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | "I Still Believe" | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 54 | 58 | 24 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Heartbreaker" (with Jay-Z) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | Rainbow | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | "Thank God I Found You" (with Joe and 98 Degrees) | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| "Crybaby" (with Snoop Dogg) | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (with Westlife) | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 52 | 29 | — | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | "Loverboy" (with Cameo and Ludacris) | 2 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 57 | — | — | Glitter | |||||||||||||
| "Never Too Far" | — | — | — | 32 | — | 36 | 97 | — | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" (with Mystikal) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Reflections (Care Enough)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" | 81 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Charity single | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | "Through the Rain" | 81 | 69 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 37 | 7 | Charmbracelet | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Boy (I Need You)" (with Cam’ron) | — | 68 | — | 17 | 32 | 29 | 73 | 45 | 78 | ||||||||||||||
| "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | "It’s like That" | 16 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 10 | The Emancipation of Mimi | |||||||||||||
| "We Belong Together" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| "Shake It Off" | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | 5 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Get Your Number" (with Jermaine Dupri) | — | — | — | — | 19 | 27 | — | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Don’t Forget About Us" | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Say Somethin'" (with Snoop Dogg) | 79 | — | 1 | 27 | — | 26 | 63 | — | 55 | ||||||||||||||
| "Fly Like a Bird" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Touch My Body" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | E=MC² | |||||||||||||
| "Bye Bye" | 19 | 33 | — | 30 | 34 | — | 70 | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" (with T.I.) | 58 | 36 | — | 84 | 69 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "I Stay in Love" | — | 81 | 31 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Soundtrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Right to Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tennessee Soundtrack | |||||||||||||
| As featured artist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Endless Love" (Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey) |
2 | 7 | — | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 6 | Songs | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "I Know What You Want" (Busta Rhymes featuring Mariah Carey) | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | It Ain't Safe No More | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | "U Make Me Wanna" (Jadakiss featuring Mariah Carey) | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kiss of Death | |||||||||||||
| 2006 | "So Lonely" (Twista featuring Mariah Carey) | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Day After | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | "Lil' L.O.V.E." (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Mariah Carey and Bow Wow) | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | Strength & Loyalty | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Just Stand Up!" (with various female artists) | 11 | 57 | — | 26 | 10 | 39 | — | 19 | — | Charity single | |||||||||||||
| Number of accumulated hit singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | U.S. Dance | UK | CAN | AUS | GER | NZ | SWI | ||||||||||||||||
| Number-one songs | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Top ten songs | 26 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Top forty songs | 34 | 36 | 18 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 33 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes release did not chart or not yet released. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Promotional
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Till the End of Time" | Emotions |
| 1994 | "Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)" | Merry Christmas |
| "Jesus Born on This Day" | ||
| 1996 | "Underneath the Stars" | Daydream |
| "O Holy Night" | Merry Christmas | |
| 1997 | "Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)" | Butterfly |
| 1998 | "Whenever You Call" | |
| "A Natural Woman" (with Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin and Shania Twain) | Divas Live | |
| 1999 | "Do You Know Where You're Going To? (Theme from Mahogany)" | #1's / Valentines |
| "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (solo version) | Rainbow | |
| 2000 | "O Holy Night 2000" (live) | Merry Christmas |
| 2001 | "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes and Fabolous) | Glitter |
| "Lead the Way" | ||
| 2002 | "You Got Me" (featuring Jay-Z and Freeway) | Charmbracelet |
| "The One" | ||
| 2003 | "Miss You" (featuring Jadakiss) | The Remixes |
| 2004 | "U Like This (Megamix)" | |
| 2005 | "Fly like a Bird" | The Emancipation of Mimi |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Chart positions[13] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Pop | U.S. R&B/ Hip-Hop |
Hot Digital Songs | |||
| 2002 | "Irresistible (Westside Connection)" (featuring Westside Connection) | — | — | 81 | — | Charmbracelet |
| 2005 | "Mine Again" | — | — | 73 | — | The Emancipation of Mimi |
| 2008 | "Migrate" (featuring T-Pain) | 92 | 69 | 95 | 61 | E=MC² |
| "I'm That Chick" | — | — | 82 | — | ||
| "Side Effects" (featuring Young Jeezy) | — | 93 | — | — | ||
Total album sales
According to the RIAA, Carey has been certified for shipments of 62.5 million albums in the U.S.[14] She ranks third in RIAA album certifications among female artists, behind Barbra Streisand (71 million) and Madonna (63.5 million).[14]
As of September 2008, Nielsen SoundScan reported that Carey had sold 51,370,000 million albums in the U.S. since the inception of sales tracking in March 1991, making her the third-biggest-selling artist of the SoundScan era[15].[16] Sales through BMG Music Club accounted for an additional 3 million as of February 2003.[17] Carey's debut album had been certified platinum four times in the U.S. before the commencement of SoundScan tracking.[18]
Guest contributions
As vocalist
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Someone To Hold" (Trey Lorenz featuring Mariah Carey) | Someone To Hold |
| 1993 | "Photograph Of Mary" (Trey Lorenz featuring Mariah Carey) | |
| 1994 | "Endless Love" (Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey) | Songs |
| 1997 | "Make You Happy" (Trey Lorenz featuring Mariah Carey) | Men In Black O.S.T. |
| "Everytime I Close My Eyes" (Babyface featuring Mariah Carey & Kenny G) | The Day | |
| 1998 | ||
| "Hoppelesly Devoted To You" (Olivia Newton-John & Mariah Carey) | Butterfly Tour | |
| "Got to Be Real" (Patti LaBelle & Mariah Carey) | Live! One Night Only | |
| "Chain of fools" (Aretha Franklin & Mariah Carey) | Divas Live | |
| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin featurig Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan & Carole King) | ||
| "Testimony" (Aretha Franklin featurig Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, Celine Dion & Gloria Estefan) | ||
| "Sweetheart" (JD & Mariah Carey) | Life in 1472 | |
| "When You Believe" (Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston) | The Prince of Egypt | |
| 1999 | "Hero" (Luciano Pavarotti & Mariah Carey) | Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo |
| "We Are The World" (Luciano Pavarotti featuring Mariah Carey, Lionel Richie, Ricky Martin, Laura Pausini, Boyzone, Gloria Estefan and Others) | ||
| "Things That U Do" (Jay-z featuring Mariah Carey) | Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter | |
| 2000 | "Babylove & Stop! In The Name of Love" (Diana Ross & Mariah Carey) | Vh1 Divas 2000: Tribute to Diana Ross |
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Diana Ross featuring Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Donna Summer, Destiny's Child, Rupaul & The Supremes) | ||
| "Thank God I Found You" (Mariah Carey featuring Joe & Nas) | My Name Is Joe | |
| "Against All Odds" (Mariah Carey & Westlife) | Coast To Coast/Rainbow | |
| 2001 | "What More Can I Give" (Michael Jackson & Friends) | United We Stand: What More Can I Give |
| "Todo Para Ti" (Michael Jackson & Friends) | ||
| "Lady Marmalade" (Patti Labelle & Friends) | — | |
| "Never Too Far/Hero Medley" (Mariah Carey & Westlife) | Live at Top Of The Pops | |
| 2002 | "I Know What You Want" (Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey featuring Flipmode Squad) | It Ain't Safe No More |
| "You Got Me" (Freeway featuring Jay-Z & Mariah Carey) | Philadelphia Freeway | |
| 2003 | "Gotta Thing 4 U" (Da Brat featuring Mariah Carey & Elephant Man) | Limetime, Luv & Niteclubz |
| "Mizza" (Damizza & Mariah Carey) | Released | |
| 2004 | "What Would You Do" (Damizza presents: Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg & Mariah Carey) | — |
| "U Make Me Wanna" (Jadakiss featuring Mariah Carey) | Kiss of Death | |
| 2005 | "My Life" (Damizza featuring Mariah Carey & Knoc-Turn'Al) | Damizza presents: Guilty By Association The Mixtape |
| "Friendz" (N.O.R.E. featuring Mariah Carey) | One fan day | |
| "With You I'm Born Again" (John Legend & Mariah Carey) | Live at Save The Music | |
| "Hey Jude" (various artists) | Live 8 | |
| "So Lonely" (Twista featuring Mariah Carey) | The Day After | |
| 2006 | "It's Only Make Believe" (Sam Moore featuring Mariah Carey & Vince Gill) | Overnight Sensational |
| "Pisces" (Trey Lorenz featuring Mariah Carey) | See You Sometime | |
| 2007 | "Lil' L.O.V.E." (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Mariah Carey) | Strength and Loyalty |
| 2008 | "I Understand" (Randy Jackson featuring BeBe Winans, Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Mariah Carey & Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir) | Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1 |
| "Just Stand Up" (various artists: Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, LeAnn Rimes, Ashanti & Ciara) | Charity single |
As songwriter
| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Someone to Hold" | Trey Lorenz | Trey Lorenz |
| "Always in Love" | |||
| 1993 | "I Lose Control" | Penny Ford | Penny Ford |
| "Help Me Find a Way to Your Heart" | Daryl Hall | Soul Alone | |
| 1997 | "Head over Heels" (featuring Nas) | Allure | Allure |
| "Last Chance" | |||
| "Make You Happy" | Trey Lorenz | Men in Black: The Album | |
| 1998 | "After" | 7 Mile | 7 Mile |
| 2000 | "Where Are You, Christmas?" | Faith Hill | How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
See also
- World sales and certifications for Mariah Carey
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of best-selling albums worldwide
References
- ^ Recording Industry Association of America, Top 100 Albums, RIAA, May 22, 2006.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Mariah Carey
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Mariah Carey
- ^ a b Columbia Records to Release Mariah Carey's #1's
- ^ Emotions - "8 million worldwide, 1 million in Japan..." - Sony Japan
- ^ Vibe Magazine interview 1998
- ^ United NewsMedia: America's Cellphones Are Ringing in the Yuletide With the Best-Selling Seasonal Sounds of Holiday Ringtones from Sony Music Entertainment
- ^ The London Paper - Mariah Carey's diva hang-up phone call to the BBC
- ^ a b c d undercover.au
- ^ http://www6.islandrecords.com/site/newsinfo.php?artist_id=468&news_id=102567
- ^ Reuters Press Release - April 2008
- ^ RDS Radio: Mariah Carey - I'll be lovin' u long time
- ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Mariah Carey
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Top Selling Artists". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.4 Billion". PRNewswire. Reuters. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Barry, David (2003-02-18). "SHANIA, BACKSTREET, BRITNEY, EMIMEN AND JANET TOP ALL TIME SELLERS". Music Industry News Network. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ^ RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 29, 2008
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