Butterfly (album)

Butterfly is a Hit Album by Mariah Carey. It debuted on the charts during Week 13. As of July 2026, it is certified 5x Platinum. The album reached its highest peak of #2 during Week 105. The album's highest-charting song is "Whenever You Call", which peaked at #2.

Butterfly
Hit Album by Mariah Carey
Artist	Mariah Carey
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	2
Debuted	Week 13
Last Seen	Week 147
Rank	30 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	5x Platinum ▲
Plays	1,560
Weeks	47

Chart Summary

Butterfly by Mariah Carey debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #12 in Week 13 and has spent 47 total weeks on the chart. It peaked at #2 in Week 105.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 281, in Week 105 at #2, re-entering the chart directly at that position. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 15 weeks, from Week 19 to Week 33. The album has re-entered the chart 21 times, with gaps of 1 to 23 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 15 and the most recent in Week 147. Of its 47 chart weeks, 4 have come inside the top 5, 20 inside the top 10 and 47 inside the top 20.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #30 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 4,054 units from 963 plays and 2,128 chart points, its chart presence driven 48% by raw streams and 52% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

In 2022, the album charted 11 times, peaking at #7, averaging #11, earning 564 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 25 (71 points), and it finished 17th on the 2022 year-end chart with 915 units. During 2023, the album appeared 9 times, peaking at #4, averaging #13, earning 470 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 38 (101 points), and it finished 15th on the 2023 year-end chart with 818 units. In 2024, the album charted 8 times, peaking at #4, averaging #13, earning 322 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 48 (74 points), and it finished 28th on the 2024 year-end chart with 524 units. In 2025, the album charted 13 times, peaking at #2, averaging #12, earning 484 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 105 (281 points), and it finished 33rd on the 2025 year-end chart with 2,287 units. During 2026, the album appeared 6 times, peaking at #3, averaging #13, earning 288 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 133 (169 points), and it has moved 874 units so far, currently sitting 35th on the year-end chart.

Notable Achievements

• The album ranks #30 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	September 30, 2022 (Week 23)	500	688 days
Platinum	January 13, 2023 (Week 29)	1,000	793 days
2× Platinum	May 3, 2024 (Week 50)	2,000	1,269 days
3× Platinum	July 14, 2025 (Week 96)	3,000	1,706 days
4× Platinum	October 13, 2025 (Week 109)	4,000	1,797 days
5× Platinum	March 16, 2026 (Week 131)	5,000	1,951 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on November 11, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: January 25, 2026 (24 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on June 7, 2025 (Week 91).
• Reached 1,000 plays on October 11, 2025 (Week 109).
• 1,560 total plays across 370 different days.

Chart Performance

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert
1	Honey	29	4	107	Platinum
2	Butterfly	28	6	125	Platinum
3	My All	13	16	180	3× Platinum
4	The Roof	45	2	96	Platinum
5	Fourth Of July	9	5	119	Platinum
6	Breakdown	15	13	174	3× Platinum
7	Babydoll	31	2	92	Platinum
8	Close My Eyes	18	4	113	Platinum
9	Whenever You Call	2	29	304	8× Platinum
10	Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise)	34	2	86	Platinum
11	The Beautiful Ones	34	2	87	Platinum
12	Outside	7	3	114	Platinum

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
April 07, 2022	Week 13	NEW	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	12	-	1	69	14	12	41
April 28, 2022	Week 15	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	17	-	2	46	5	12	36
July 14, 2022	Week 19	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	20	-	3	21	3	12	15
August 11, 2022	Week 20	▲13	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	7	20	4	118	30	7	58
September 08, 2022	Week 21	▼1	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	8	7	5	85	16	7	53
September 29, 2022	Week 22	▼1	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	9	8	6	90	12	7	66
October 27, 2022	Week 23	▲2	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	7	9	7	113	23	7²	67
November 17, 2022	Week 24	▼3	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	10	7	8	89	16	7²	57
December 08, 2022	Week 25	▲2	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	8	10	9	93	11	7²	71
December 15, 2022	Week 26	▼5	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	13	8	10	65	6	7²	53
December 29, 2022	Week 27	=	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	13	13	11	63	8	7²	47
January 12, 2023	Week 28	▼4	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	17	13	12	68	10	7²	48
January 26, 2023	Week 29	▲2	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	15	17	13	55	6	7²	43
February 09, 2023	Week 30	▼4	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	19	15	14	48	4	7²	40
February 23, 2023	Week 31	▲12	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	7	19	15	81	14	7³	53
March 16, 2023	Week 32	▼9	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	16	7	16	51	4	7³	43
March 30, 2023	Week 33	▲2	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	14	16	17	53	5	7³	43
May 25, 2023	Week 38	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	4	-	18	135	17	4	101
June 08, 2023	Week 39	▼7	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	11	4	19	68	9	4	50
June 22, 2023	Week 40	▼3	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	14	11	20	63	7	4	49
January 25, 2024	Week 46	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	20	-	21	45	4	4	37
March 21, 2024	Week 47	▲11	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	9	20	22	64	9	4	46
April 11, 2024	Week 48	▲5	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	4	9	23	94	10	4²	74
May 02, 2024	Week 49	▼6	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	10	4	24	44	3	4²	38
August 22, 2024	Week 52	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	8	-	25	52	7	4²	38
September 05, 2024	Week 53	▼10	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	18	8	26	21	4	4²	13
September 12, 2024	Week 54	▲2	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	16	18	27	62	10	4²	42
October 24, 2024	Week 59	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	17	-	28	46	6	4²	34
April 17, 2025	Week 83	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	19	-	29	54	27	4²	0
June 12, 2025	Week 91	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	10	-	30	109	48	4²	13
July 03, 2025	Week 94	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	10	-	31	139	48	4²	43
July 10, 2025	Week 95	▼8	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	18	10	32	72	36	4²	0
July 17, 2025	Week 96	▲5	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	13	18	33	78	28	4²	22
August 14, 2025	Week 100	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	19	-	34	74	37	4²	0
September 04, 2025	Week 103	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	13	-	35	94	36	4²	22
September 18, 2025	Week 105	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	2	-	36	393	56	2	281
October 09, 2025	Week 108	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	10	-	37	121	49	2	23
October 16, 2025	Week 109	=	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	10	10	38	109	35	2	39
October 30, 2025	Week 111	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	8	-	39	124	49	2	26
November 20, 2025	Week 114	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	15	-	40	76	38	2	0
November 27, 2025	Week 115	▲1	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	14	15	41	93	39	2	15
January 01, 2026	Week 120	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	18	-	42	74	37	2	0
January 15, 2026	Week 122	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	6	-	43	154	36	2	82
February 05, 2026	Week 125	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	18	-	44	54	27	2	0
April 02, 2026	Week 133	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	3	-	45	235	33	2	169
May 28, 2026	Week 141	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	16	-	46	50	25	2	0
July 09, 2026	Week 147	RE	Butterfly	Mariah Carey	16	-	47	49	6	2	37

Year End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 5 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2026	35	6	874	293	3	—
2025	33	13	2,287	887	2	—
2024	28	8	524	93	4	—
2023	15	9	818	104	4	—
2022	17	11	915	157	7	2

Note: The 2026 year-end position is tentative and subject to change as the year has not concluded.

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 18 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
April	2026	20	1	229	30	3	—
November	2025	17	2	271	128	14	—
October	2025	17	3	378	145	8	—
September	2025	9	2	519	108	2	—
June	2025	17	1	281	134	10	—
August	2024	8	1	56	9	8	—
May	2024	20	1	40	1	10	—
April	2024	5	1	86	6	4	—
March	2024	7	1	78	16	9	—
June	2023	14	2	121	11	11	—
May	2023	9	1	147	23	4	—
March	2023	17	2	106	10	14	—
February	2023	14	2	127	17	7	—
January	2023	15	2	121	15	15	—
December	2022	11	3	213	21	8	—
November	2022	10	1	95	19	10	—
September	2022	9	2	151	16	8	—
July	2022	15	1	49	17	20	—