King Warz Charts

MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged is a Hit Album by Mariah Carey. It debuted on the charts during Week 4. As of July 2026, it is certified 3x Platinum. The album's highest-charting recordings include "Emotions (song)", which peaked at #2, and "Vision of Love", which peaked at #2. The album reached its highest peak of #2 during Week 4.

MTV Unplugged
Hit Album by Mariah Carey
ArtistMariah Carey
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak2³
DebutedWeek 4
Last SeenWeek 116
Rank47 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification3x Platinum ▲
Plays749
Weeks23

Chart Summary

Its tracks are alternate recordings of songs originally released on Emotions and Mariah Carey. MTV Unplugged by Mariah Carey debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #2 in Week 4 and has spent 22 total weeks on the chart. It peaked at #2, first reaching that position in Week 4 and returning to it 2 more times.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 231, in Week 109 at #2, re-entering the chart directly at that position. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 3 weeks, from Week 8 to Week 10. The album has re-entered the chart 12 times, with gaps of 1 to 37 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 6 and the most recent in Week 115. Of its 22 chart weeks, 4 have come inside the top 5, 9 inside the top 10 and 22 inside the top 20.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #47 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 2,151 units from 381 plays and 1,389 chart points, its chart presence driven 35% by raw streams and 65% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

During 2021, the album appeared 1 time, peaking at #2, averaging #2, earning 92 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 4 (92 points), and it finished 19th on the 2021 year-end chart with 210 units. During 2022, the album appeared 11 times, peaking at #2, averaging #11, earning 721 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 8 (145 points), and it finished 14th on the 2022 year-end chart with 1,143 units. During 2023, the album appeared 4 times, peaking at #10, averaging #13, earning 212 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 28 (61 points), and it finished 26th on the 2023 year-end chart with 469 units. 2025 brought 6 chart weeks, peaking at #2, averaging #13, earning 364 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 109 (231 points).

Notable Achievements

  • The album ranks #47 all-time on the King Warz Charts albums ranking.
  • The album is certified 3x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification Achieved Units required Time to reach
Gold February 11, 2022 (Week 9) 500 436 days
Platinum July 15, 2022 (Week 20) 1,000 590 days
2× Platinum March 16, 2025 (Week 79) 2,000 1,565 days
3× Platinum December 4, 2025 (Week 116) 3,000 1,828 days

Listening Milestones

  • First streamed on December 2, 2020 (Week 1).
  • Biggest listening day: February 9, 2022 (20 plays).
  • Reached 500 plays on October 13, 2025 (Week 109).
  • 749 total plays across 239 different days.

Chart Performance

Units growth by charted week

Tracklist

# Song Peak Weeks Plays Cert From
1 Someday - MTV Unplugged 4 32 265 7× Platinum —
2 I'll Be There 6 9 134 2× Platinum —
3 Emotions - MTV Unplugged 2 51 443 12× Diamond Emotions
4 If It's Over - MTV Unplugged 5 32 275 7× Platinum Emotions
5 Vision of Love - MTV Unplugged 2 41 364 10× Diamond Mariah Carey
6 Make It Happen - MTV Unplugged 4 45 413 11× Diamond Emotions
7 Can't Let Go - MTV Unplugged 6 21 228 4× Platinum —

Chart History

Date Week MV Album Artist TW LW OC UTS PLS PK PTS
December 16, 2021 Week 4 NEW MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 2 - 1 138 23 2 92
January 13, 2022 Week 6 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 11 - 2 83 9 2 65
February 10, 2022 Week 8 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 4 - 3 193 24 2 145
March 03, 2022 Week 9 ▼2 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 6 4 4 108 17 2 74
March 17, 2022 Week 10 = MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 6 6 5 127 18 2 91
June 09, 2022 Week 17 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 11 - 6 65 11 2 43
June 23, 2022 Week 18 ▲1 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 10 11 7 55 7 2 41
July 14, 2022 Week 19 ▼5 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 15 10 8 31 3 2 25
September 08, 2022 Week 21 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 17 - 9 38 4 2 30
November 17, 2022 Week 24 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 19 - 10 39 5 2 29
December 15, 2022 Week 26 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 20 - 11 46 6 2 34
December 29, 2022 Week 27 ▲18 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 2 20 12 202 29 2² 144
January 12, 2023 Week 28 ▼10 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 12 2 13 81 10 2² 61
May 25, 2023 Week 38 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 10 - 14 81 10 2² 61
July 06, 2023 Week 41 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 18 - 15 51 6 2² 39
July 20, 2023 Week 42 ▲6 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 12 18 16 75 12 2² 51
March 27, 2025 Week 80 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 17 - 17 74 29 2² 16
October 16, 2025 Week 109 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 2 - 18 313 41 2³ 231
October 23, 2025 Week 110 ▼11 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 13 2 19 70 35 2³ 0
November 06, 2025 Week 112 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 17 - 20 78 31 2³ 16
November 27, 2025 Week 115 RE MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 9 - 21 151 25 2³ 101
December 04, 2025 Week 116 ▼11 MTV Unplugged Mariah Carey 20 9 22 52 26 2³ 0

Year End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 3 year-end charts.

Year Position Weeks Units Plays Peak Peak Weeks
2023 26 4 469 62 10 —
2022 14 11 1,143 179 2 —
2021 19 1 210 36 2 —

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 13 month-end charts.

Month Year Position Weeks Units Plays Peak Peak Weeks
November 2025 16 2 285 84 9 —
October 2025 16 2 387 78 2 —
July 2023 13 2 126 18 12 —
May 2023 19 1 89 14 10 —
January 2023 17 1 99 5 12 —
December 2022 8 2 264 43 2 —
November 2022 18 1 43 7 19 —
July 2022 19 1 29 2 15 —
June 2022 9 2 138 27 10 —
March 2022 10 2 273 27 6 2
February 2022 4 1 225 40 4 —
January 2022 20 1 81 8 11 —
December 2021 11 1 177 27 2 —
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