The Emancipation of Mimi (album)

The Emancipation of Mimi is a Hit Album by Mariah Carey. It debuted on the charts during Week 1. As of July 2026, it is certified 5x Platinum. The album reached its highest peak of #2 during Week 34, with its longest stay at that position lasting 2 consecutive weeks from Week 39. The album produced the number-one hit "It's Like That", along with top-five hit "Stay The Night".

The Emancipation of Mimi
Hit Album by Mariah Carey
Artist	Mariah Carey
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	2³
Debuted	Week 1
Last Seen	Week 130
Rank	29 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	5x Platinum ▲
Plays	1,560
Weeks	42

Chart Summary

The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #20 in Week 1 and has spent 41 total weeks on the chart. It peaked at #2, first reaching that position in Week 34 and returning to it 2 more times.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 212, in Week 40 at #2. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 17 weeks, from Week 33 to Week 49. The album has re-entered the chart 16 times, with gaps of 1 to 18 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 4 and the most recent in Week 129. Of its 41 chart weeks, 10 have come inside the top 5, 23 inside the top 10 and 41 inside the top 20.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #29 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 4,179 units from 971 plays and 2,237 chart points, its chart presence driven 46% by raw streams and 54% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

During 2021, the album appeared 2 times, peaking at #20, averaging #20, earning 10 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 4 (10 points), and it finished 31st on the 2021 year-end chart with 101 units. During 2022, the album appeared 7 times, peaking at #4, averaging #13, earning 324 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 6 (85 points), and it finished 25th on the 2022 year-end chart with 656 units. In 2023, the album charted 15 times, peaking at #2, averaging #7, earning 1,213 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 40 (212 points), and it finished 4th on the 2023 year-end chart with 1,942 units. In 2024, the album charted 6 times, peaking at #3, averaging #6, earning 403 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 54 (101 points), and it finished 26th on the 2024 year-end chart with 632 units. In 2025, the album charted 8 times, peaking at #3, averaging #12, earning 207 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 82 (91 points). During 2026, the album appeared 3 times, peaking at #12, averaging #15, earning 80 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 130 (43 points).

Notable Achievements

• The album ranks #29 all-time on the King Warz Charts albums ranking.
• The album is certified 5x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	April 22, 2022 (Week 15)	500	495 days
Platinum	March 17, 2023 (Week 33)	1,000	824 days
2× Platinum	June 23, 2023 (Week 41)	2,000	922 days
3× Platinum	May 3, 2024 (Week 50)	3,000	1,237 days
4× Platinum	April 12, 2025 (Week 83)	4,000	1,581 days
5× Platinum	December 29, 2025 (Week 120)	5,000	1,842 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on December 13, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: April 4, 2025 (27 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on August 31, 2023 (Week 45).
• Reached 1,000 plays on April 28, 2025 (Week 85).
• 1,558 total plays across 336 different days.

Chart Performance

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Units growth by charted week

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert
1	It's Like That	1	27	298	8× Platinum
2	Shake It Off	57	3	73	Gold
3	Mine Again	57	1	65	Gold
4	Say Somethin'	42	2	77	Gold
5	Stay The Night	4	9	117	2× Platinum
6	Get Your Number	21	11	112	2× Platinum
7	One And Only	52	1	63	Gold
8	Circles	10	14	137	2× Platinum
9	Your Girl	35	2	73	Gold
10	I Wish You Knew	46	2	69	Gold
11	To The Floor	57	1	62	Gold
12	Joy Ride	57	1	62	Gold
13	Don't Forget About Us	—	—	22	—
14	Makin' It Last All Night (What It Do)	—	—	13	—
15	So Lonely (One & Only Pt. II)	—	—	14	—
16	Secret Love	—	—	14	—
17	Sprung	—	—	13	—
18	Fly Like A Bird	9	10	122	2× Platinum
19	We Belong Together	13	14	152	3× Platinum

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
October 07, 2021	Week 1	NEW	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	20	-	1	24	12	20	0
December 16, 2021	Week 4	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	20	-	2	20	5	20	10
January 13, 2022	Week 6	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	4	-	3	137	26	4	85
January 27, 2022	Week 7	▼15	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	19	4	4	42	17	4	8
March 24, 2022	Week 11	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	9	-	5	77	13	4	51
March 31, 2022	Week 12	▼9	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	18	9	6	46	5	4	36
April 21, 2022	Week 14	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	7	-	7	99	12	4	75
June 23, 2022	Week 18	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	14	-	8	46	6	4	34
August 11, 2022	Week 20	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	19	-	9	47	6	4	35
January 26, 2023	Week 29	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	7	-	10	107	22	4	63
February 09, 2023	Week 30	=	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	7	7	11	99	17	4	65
March 30, 2023	Week 33	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	12	-	12	64	11	4	42
April 06, 2023	Week 34	▲10	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	2	12	13	130	35	2	60
April 20, 2023	Week 35	▼4	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	6	2	14	123	22	2	79
April 27, 2023	Week 36	▲1	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	5	6	15	86	13	2	60
May 11, 2023	Week 37	▼10	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	15	5	16	56	9	2	38
May 25, 2023	Week 38	▲9	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	6	15	17	104	20	2	64
June 08, 2023	Week 39	▲4	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	2	6	18	259	47	2²	165
June 22, 2023	Week 40	=	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	2	2	19	302	45	2³	212
July 06, 2023	Week 41	▼2	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	4	2	20	125	24	2³	77
July 20, 2023	Week 42	▼2	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	6	4	21	139	28	2³	83
August 03, 2023	Week 43	▼3	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	9	6	22	104	10	2³	84
August 17, 2023	Week 44	▼5	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	14	9	23	69	9	2³	51
August 31, 2023	Week 45	▲5	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	9	14	24	106	18	2³	70
January 25, 2024	Week 46	▲6	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	3	9	25	97	12	2³	73
March 21, 2024	Week 47	▼8	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	11	3	26	58	7	2³	44
April 11, 2024	Week 48	▲1	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	10	11	27	51	6	2³	39
May 02, 2024	Week 49	▲7	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	3	10	28	138	25	2³	88
July 11, 2024	Week 51	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	6	-	29	72	7	2³	58
September 12, 2024	Week 54	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	3	-	30	155	27	2³	101
January 23, 2025	Week 71	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	16	-	31	56	28	2³	0
March 13, 2025	Week 78	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	11	-	32	114	57	2³	0
March 20, 2025	Week 79	▼7	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	18	11	33	56	28	2³	0
April 10, 2025	Week 82	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	3	-	34	305	107	2³	91
April 17, 2025	Week 83	▼4	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	7	3	35	170	65	2³	40
April 24, 2025	Week 84	▼11	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	18	7	36	74	37	2³	0
May 01, 2025	Week 85	▼2	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	20	18	37	34	17	2³	0
September 11, 2025	Week 104	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	7	-	38	140	32	2³	76
January 15, 2026	Week 122	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	12	-	39	105	34	2³	37
March 05, 2026	Week 129	RE	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	19	-	40	42	21	2³	0
March 12, 2026	Week 130	▲5	The Emancipation of Mimi	Mariah Carey	14	19	41	101	29	2³	43

Year End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 4 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2024	26	6	632	103	3	3
2023	4	15	1,942	347	2	3
2022	25	7	656	135	4	—
2021	31	2	101	37	20	2

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 20 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
March	2026	20	2	207	82	14	—
April	2025	8	3	585	227	3	—
September	2024	13	1	173	36	3	—
July	2024	4	1	66	4	6	—
May	2024	7	1	111	4	3	—
April	2024	4	1	93	27	10	—
March	2024	11	1	66	11	11	—
January	2024	3	1	73	0	3	—
June	2023	2	2	539	81	2	2
May	2023	5	2	208	53	6	—
April	2023	3	3	327	64	2	—
March	2023	13	1	111	27	12	—
February	2023	16	1	109	12	7	—
January	2023	14	1	123	30	7	—
August	2022	19	1	41	3	19	—
June	2022	19	1	56	11	14	—
April	2022	19	2	167	24	7	—
March	2022	20	1	165	24	9	—
January	2022	10	2	179	43	4	—
October	2021	20	1	2	1	20	—