Mariah Carey (album)

Mariah Carey is Mariah Carey’s self titled studio album, released on June 12, 1990. It was featured as an Album of the Week during Week 137. The album peaked at #1 during Week 28, with its longest stay at #1 lasting 3 consecutive weeks from Week 44. The album produced the number-one hit "Vanishing", along with top-five hits "Vision of Love" and "I Don't Wanna Cry".

Mariah Carey
Number One Hit Album by Mariah Carey
Artist	Mariah Carey
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	1⁴
Debuted	Week 1
Last Seen	Week 133
Rank	10 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	9x Platinum ▲
Plays	1,695
Weeks	52

Album Review

“ I'm pretty sure this debut is the only album where I know the words to pretty much every song — the singles, the deep cuts, everything. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime record, and there’s a reason why so many singers were inspired by it. I have no complaints at all: the vocals are flawless, the instrumentals have that perfect early ’90s sound, and the sequencing works beautifully, starting with Vision of Love and ending with Love Takes Time. This album earns a 95/100 from me, which is technically the highest I’ve ever rated an album. I genuinely believe this is one of the top 10 greatest albums of all time. ” — King Warz (January 2026)

Track-by-Track Review

Track	Score (0–10)	Comment
Vision of Love	9.8
There's Got to Be a Way	9
I Don't Wanna Cry	10
Someday	9
Vanishing	10
All in Your Mind	9
Alone in Love	9.8
You Need Me	9.5
Sent from Up Above	9
Prisoner	10
Love Takes Time	8.9

Album Ranking

Rank	Track	Score (0–10)
1	I Don't Wanna Cry	10
2	Vanishing	10
3	Prisoner	10
4	Vision of Love	9.8
5	Alone in Love	9.8
6	You Need Me	9.5
7	There's Got to Be a Way	9
8	Someday	9
9	All in Your Mind	9
10	Sent from Up Above	9
11	Love Takes Time	8.9

Trait Scores

Trait	Score (0–10)	Weight	Comment
Replay Value	10	7	Endless replay value — every track feels essential.
Relatability	9	5	Emotional themes that still connect deeply decades later.
Vocals	10	5	One of the greatest vocal debuts in music history.
Production / Instrumentals	10	4	Classic early ’90s production that has aged beautifully.
Lyrics / Theme	10	2	Strong storytelling and emotional depth throughout.
Cohesion / Sequencing	10	2	Perfect pacing from start to finish.

Calculation

Name	Formula
Track Rating Average (0–10)	9.45
Track Score (100-point)	94.55
Trait Average (0–10)	9.8
Trait Score (100-point)	98
Final Album Score (100-point)	95.41

Chart Summary

Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #2 in Week 1 and has spent 52 total weeks on the chart. It has spent 4 weeks at #1 across 2 separate runs, the longest lasting 3 straight weeks from Week 44 to Week 46, the eighth-most weeks at #1 in chart history, and its longest stretch stands as the sixth-longest consecutive #1 run among albums. It stands as the fourth album ever to top the chart and the first official #1 album of 2023. It became Mariah Carey's third #1 album.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 416, in Week 45 at #1. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 17 weeks, from Week 36 to Week 52. The album has re-entered the chart 9 times, with gaps of 1 to 53 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 10 and the most recent in Week 132. Of its 52 chart weeks, 31 have come inside the top 5, 42 inside the top 10 and 52 inside the top 20. The album has finished as the month's biggest album 3 times, the third-most of any album.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #10 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 8,257 units from 1,263 plays and 5,731 chart points, its chart presence driven 31% by raw streams and 69% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart. At 9x Platinum, it ranks tenth among the most certified albums in chart history.

2021 brought 5 chart weeks, peaking at #2, averaging #7, earning 507 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 1 (212 points), and it finished 2nd on the 2021 year-end chart with 785 units. 2022 brought 17 chart weeks, peaking at #2, averaging #6, earning 1,683 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 7 (189 points), and it finished 4th on the 2022 year-end chart with 2,603 units. In 2023, the album charted 17 times, peaking at #1 (3 weeks on top), averaging #5, earning 2,450 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 45 (416 points), and it finished 2nd on the 2023 year-end chart with 3,540 units. In 2024, the album charted 9 times, peaking at #1, averaging #7, earning 786 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 46 (344 points), and it finished 12th on the 2024 year-end chart with 1,157 units. In 2025, the album charted 1 time, peaking at #7, averaging #7, earning 41 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 68 (41 points). In 2026, the album charted 3 times, peaking at #3, averaging #10, earning 264 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 122 (154 points).

Notable Achievements

• The album topped the chart, earning Number One Hit Album status.
• The album is Mariah Carey's third #1 album on the King Warz Charts.
• It is the fourth album ever to top the chart, and the first official #1 album of 2023.
• Its 4 weeks at #1 are the eighth-most in chart history.
• Its 3-week run at #1 stands as the sixth-longest consecutive #1 run in album chart history.
• The album ranks #10 all-time on the King Warz Charts albums ranking.
• The album is certified 9x Platinum on the King Warz Charts, the tenth-most certified album in chart history.
• The album has topped the month-end chart 3 times, the third-most of any album.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	December 3, 2021 (Week 4)	500	402 days
Platinum	January 16, 2022 (Week 7)	1,000	446 days
2× Platinum	June 9, 2022 (Week 17)	2,000	590 days
3× Platinum	December 9, 2022 (Week 26)	3,000	773 days
4× Platinum	February 9, 2023 (Week 30)	4,000	835 days
5× Platinum	May 26, 2023 (Week 39)	5,000	941 days
6× Platinum	August 13, 2023 (Week 44)	6,000	1,020 days
7× Platinum	January 26, 2024 (Week 47)	7,000	1,186 days
8× Platinum	December 6, 2024 (Week 65)	8,000	1,501 days
9× Platinum	January 30, 2026 (Week 125)	9,000	1,921 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on October 27, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: August 9, 2023 (40 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on November 28, 2022 (Week 25).
• Reached 1,000 plays on August 20, 2023 (Week 45).
• 1,691 total plays across 578 different days.

Chart Performance

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert	From
1	Vision of Love	2	41	364	10× Diamond	—
2	There's Got To Be A Way	16	15	102	2× Platinum	—
3	I Don't Wanna Cry	2	42	406	12× Diamond	—
4	Someday	4	32	265	7× Platinum	MTV Unplugged
5	Vanishing	1	46	540	14× Diamond	The Live Debut - 1990
6	All In Your Mind	22	6	64	Platinum	—
7	Alone In Love	3	11	162	3× Platinum	—
8	You Need Me	2	23	197	5× Platinum	—
9	Sent From Up Above	5	29	198	5× Platinum	—
10	Prisoner	6	15	144	3× Platinum	—
11	Love Takes Time	26	12	129	2× Platinum	The Live Debut - 1990

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
October 07, 2021	Week 1	NEW	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	-	1	346	67	2	212
November 11, 2021	Week 2	▼13	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	15	2	2	65	9	2	47
December 02, 2021	Week 3	▲7	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	8	15	3	82	13	2	56
December 16, 2021	Week 4	▲4	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	4	8	4	114	15	2	84
December 30, 2021	Week 5	▼1	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	4	5	174	33	2	108
January 13, 2022	Week 6	▲3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	5	6	182	23	2²	136
January 27, 2022	Week 7	=	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	2	7	273	42	2³	189
March 17, 2022	Week 10	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	9	-	8	87	19	2³	49
March 24, 2022	Week 11	▼3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	12	9	9	66	9	2³	48
April 21, 2022	Week 14	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	10	-	10	73	10	2³	53
April 28, 2022	Week 15	▲8	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	10	11	186	24	2⁴	138
May 26, 2022	Week 16	▼5	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	7	2	12	107	24	2⁴	59
June 09, 2022	Week 17	▲5	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	7	13	198	35	2⁵	128
June 23, 2022	Week 18	▼12	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	14	2	14	46	6	2⁵	34
July 14, 2022	Week 19	▲7	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	7	14	15	97	10	2⁵	77
September 08, 2022	Week 21	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	9	-	16	72	11	2⁵	50
September 29, 2022	Week 22	▲2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	7	9	17	121	32	2⁵	57
October 27, 2022	Week 23	▲2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	7	18	144	21	2⁵	102
November 17, 2022	Week 24	=	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	5	19	174	28	2⁵	118
December 08, 2022	Week 25	▲3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	5	20	224	26	2⁶	172
December 15, 2022	Week 26	=	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	2	21	180	18	2⁷	144
December 29, 2022	Week 27	▼2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	4	2	22	191	31	2⁷	129
January 12, 2023	Week 28	▲3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	1	4	23	395	57	1	281
January 26, 2023	Week 29	▼2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	3	1	24	167	24	1	119
February 09, 2023	Week 30	▲1	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	3	25	173	28	1	117
February 23, 2023	Week 31	▼3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	2	26	110	12	1	86
March 16, 2023	Week 32	▲3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	5	27	256	26	1	204
March 30, 2023	Week 33	▼9	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	11	2	28	65	7	1	51
April 06, 2023	Week 34	▲8	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	3	11	29	126	13	1	100
April 27, 2023	Week 36	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	13	-	30	54	7	1	40
May 11, 2023	Week 37	▲8	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	13	31	114	24	1	66
May 25, 2023	Week 38	▲3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	5	32	251	33	1	185
June 08, 2023	Week 39	▼13	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	15	2	33	59	9	1	41
June 22, 2023	Week 40	▲11	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	4	15	34	130	14	1	102
July 06, 2023	Week 41	▲2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	2	4	35	190	34	1	122
July 20, 2023	Week 42	▼1	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	3	2	36	210	31	1	148
August 03, 2023	Week 43	▼2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	3	37	140	13	1	114
August 17, 2023	Week 44	▲4	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	1	5	38	456	99	1²	258
August 31, 2023	Week 45	=	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	1	1	39	634	109	1³	416
January 25, 2024	Week 46	=	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	1	1	40	384	20	1⁴	344
March 21, 2024	Week 47	▼2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	3	1	41	105	7	1⁴	91
April 11, 2024	Week 48	▼3	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	6	3	42	71	12	1⁴	47
May 02, 2024	Week 49	▲2	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	4	6	43	116	12	1⁴	92
May 23, 2024	Week 50	▼5	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	9	4	44	49	6	1⁴	37
July 11, 2024	Week 51	▲4	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	5	9	45	76	8	1⁴	60
August 22, 2024	Week 52	▼9	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	14	5	46	40	8	1⁴	24
September 12, 2024	Week 54	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	7	-	47	100	12	1⁴	76
December 05, 2024	Week 64	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	15	-	48	49	17	1⁴	15
January 02, 2025	Week 68	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	7	-	49	95	27	1⁴	41
January 15, 2026	Week 122	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	3	-	50	258	52	1⁴	154
March 26, 2026	Week 132	RE	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	14	-	51	81	11	1⁴	59
April 02, 2026	Week 133	=	Mariah Carey	Mariah Carey	14	14	52	101	25	1⁴	51

Year End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 4 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2024	12	9	1,157	176	1	—
2023	2	17	3,540	545	1	3
2022	4	17	2,603	422	2	6
2021	2	5	785	139	2	—

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 26 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
January	2026	18	1	344	75	3	—
September	2024	19	1	142	26	7	—
August	2024	13	1	42	9	14	—
July	2024	5	1	62	1	5	—
May	2024	4	2	157	14	4	—
April	2024	6	1	73	13	6	—
March	2024	3	1	119	14	3	—
January	2024	1	1	346	1	1	—
September	2023	1	1	430	7	1	—
August	2023	1	2	1,226	219	1	2
July	2023	2	2	368	49	2	—
June	2023	3	2	233	45	4	—
May	2023	3	2	367	58	2	—
April	2023	11	2	186	23	3	—
March	2023	2	2	323	34	2	—
February	2023	2	2	265	31	2	—
January	2023	2	2	564	82	1	—
December	2022	2	3	583	69	2	2
November	2022	4	1	216	49	5	—
October	2022	5	1	138	18	5	—
July	2022	8	1	97	10	7	—
March	2022	14	2	217	43	9	—
January	2022	2	2	435	55	2	2
December	2021	2	3	364	58	4	—
November	2021	9	1	83	18	15	—
October	2021	2	1	242	15	2	—