I Don't Wanna Cry

I Don't Wanna Cry is a King Warz Charts top-5 hit song by Mariah Carey. The song debuted on the charts at #30 during Week 1. It reached its highest peak of #2 during Week 16.

"I Don't Wanna Cry"
Top 5 Hit Song by Mariah Carey
from the album Mariah Carey and The Rarities
Main Artist	Mariah Carey
First Charted	Week 1
Last Charted	Week 128
Rank	18 (as of July 19, 2026)
Plays	407
Weeks	42
Peak	2
Certification	12x Diamond ⬥
Song Rating
Rating

As of July 2026, it is certified 12× Diamond.

Chart Summary

'I Don't Wanna Cry' by Mariah Carey debuted at #30 in Week 1 and peaked at #2 in Week 16. The song has drifted on and off the chart since, including 25 weeks away before a return in Week 94, and it has spent 42 total weeks on the charts. Along the way it became Mariah Carey's first top-5 hit.

Its biggest week by points came in Week 22, pulling 295 points at #4 in a re-entry week. Its largest weekly gain was a 25-place surge from #33 to #8 in Week 5. At its most durable, the song held the chart for 12 straight weeks between Week 22 and Week 33. The song maintained a top-10 presence for 5 consecutive weeks. Over its chart life, the track has re-entered the chart 12 times, with gaps of 1 to 25 weeks between appearances. The first re-entry came in Week 4, and the most recent in Week 128; the strongest return came in Week 22, back in at #4.

Among all 963 songs on the charts, the track ranks 35th by total weeks and 24th by total points. The track has accumulated 2,543 total units over its chart life. Chart activity draws 32% from raw streams and 68% from chart points.

2021 brought 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8, averaging #30, earning 353 points, with the biggest points week in Week 5 (180 points), and it sold 191 units, finishing 26th on the year-end chart. Its biggest year came in 2022, with 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2, averaging #14, earning 2,507 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 22, and it sold 1,174 units, finishing sixth on the year-end chart. During 2023, the track appeared 15 times, peaking at #4, averaging #20, earning 1,217 points, with the biggest points week in Week 29 (148 points), adding 798 units for a eighth-place year-end finish. During 2024, the track appeared 2 times, peaking at #16, averaging #34, earning 105 points, with the biggest points week in Week 46 (56 points). In 2025, the song charted 3 times, peaking at #14, averaging #24, earning 270 points, with the biggest points week in Week 68 (95 points). So far, 2026 has brought 1 week on the chart, peaking at #37, earning 77 points. The song's average position shifted from #30 in 2021 to #37 in 2026.

Notable Achievements

• The song is Mariah Carey's first top-5 hit on the King Warz Charts.
• The song has appeared on 3 year-end charts.
• The song has re-entered the chart 12 times, demonstrating lasting appeal.
• The song is certified 12x Diamond on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	December 17, 2021 (Week 5)	100	371 days
Platinum	January 9, 2022 (Week 6)	200	394 days
2× Platinum	April 16, 2022 (Week 14)	400	491 days
3× Platinum	May 27, 2022 (Week 17)	600	532 days
4× Platinum	June 24, 2022 (Week 19)	800	560 days
5× Platinum	October 26, 2022 (Week 23)	1,000	684 days
6× Platinum	December 9, 2022 (Week 26)	1,200	728 days
7× Platinum	January 13, 2023 (Week 29)	1,400	763 days
8× Platinum	February 24, 2023 (Week 32)	1,600	805 days
9× Platinum	April 28, 2023 (Week 37)	1,800	868 days
Diamond	June 23, 2023 (Week 41)	2,000	924 days
11× Diamond	January 26, 2024 (Week 47)	2,200	1,141 days
12× Diamond	July 5, 2025 (Week 95)	2,400	1,667 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on December 11, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: September 24, 2022 (13 plays).
• Reached 100 plays on May 11, 2022 (Week 16).
• Reached 250 plays on February 20, 2023 (Week 31).
• 406 total plays across 260 different days.

Variants

There are 2 variants of the song that are eligible for charting:

Variant	Album	Plays	Weeks charted	Peak
I Don't Wanna Cry	Mariah Carey	342	36	2
I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome	The Rarities	65	6	3

All variants have appeared on the charts.

Chart Performance

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Units growth and plays by month

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Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Song	Artist	TW	LW	WKS	PTS	PLS	PK
October 7, 2021	Week 1	NEW	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	30	-	1	74	7	30
November 11, 2021	Week 2	▼20	I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	50	30	2	38	2	30
December 16, 2021	Week 4	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	33	-	3	61	5	30
December 30, 2021	Week 5	▲25	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	8	33	4	180	17	8
January 13, 2022	Week 6	▼3	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	11	8	5	124	8	8
January 27, 2022	Week 7	▲1	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	10	11	6	160	11	8
February 10, 2022	Week 8	▼25	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	35	10	7	48	1	8
March 3, 2022	Week 9	▼18	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	53	35	8	44	2	8
March 24, 2022	Week 11	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	52	-	9	39	3	8
April 21, 2022	Week 14	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	9	-	10	109	10	8
April 28, 2022	Week 15	▲6	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	3	9	11	174	15	3
May 26, 2022	Week 16	▲1	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	2	3	12	260	21	2
June 9, 2022	Week 17	▼4	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	6	2	13	242	17	2
June 23, 2022	Week 18	▼3	I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	9	6	14	166	9	2
July 14, 2022	Week 19	▼3	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	12	9	15	92	4	2
September 29, 2022	Week 22	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	4	-	16	295	28	2
October 27, 2022	Week 23	▼2	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	6	4	17	168	11	2
November 17, 2022	Week 24	▲3	I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	3	6	18	218	14	2
December 8, 2022	Week 25	▼10	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	13	3	19	90	4	2
December 15, 2022	Week 26	▲10	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	3	13	20	106	7	2
December 29, 2022	Week 27	▼1	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	4	3	21	172	15	2
January 12, 2023	Week 28	▼7	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	11	4	22	134	9	2
January 26, 2023	Week 29	▲7	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	4	11	23	148	10	2
February 9, 2023	Week 30	▼3	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	7	4	24	128	9	2
February 23, 2023	Week 31	▼3	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	10	7	25	108	7	2
March 16, 2023	Week 32	=	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	10	10	26	82	5	2
March 30, 2023	Week 33	▼27	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	37	10	27	44	2	2
April 20, 2023	Week 35	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	35	-	28	41	3	2
April 27, 2023	Week 36	▲14	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	21	35	29	48	4	2
May 11, 2023	Week 37	▲6	I Don't Wanna Cry - Live at the Tokyo Dome (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	15	21	30	84	7	2
May 25, 2023	Week 38	▲1	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	14	15	31	72	5	2
June 8, 2023	Week 39	▼14	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	28	14	32	54	3	2
June 22, 2023	Week 40	▼3	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	31	28	33	46	3	2
July 6, 2023	Week 41	▲19	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	12	31	34	72	6	2
August 3, 2023	Week 43	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	46	-	35	37	2	2
August 31, 2023	Week 45	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	18	-	36	119	11	2
January 25, 2024	Week 46	▲2	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	16	18	37	56	3	2
December 5, 2024	Week 64	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	53	-	38	49	3	2
January 2, 2025	Week 68	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	20	-	39	95	8	2
July 3, 2025	Week 94	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	14	-	40	92	6	2
October 23, 2025	Week 110	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	38	-	41	83	6	2
February 26, 2026	Week 128	RE	I Don't Wanna Cry (Mariah Carey)	Mariah Carey	37	-	42	77	6	2

Year End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 3 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2023	8	15	798	91	4	—
2022	6	17	1,174	186	2	—
2021	26	4	191	34	8	—

Month End Chart Appearances

The song has appeared on 22 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
January	2024	16	1	45	0	16	—
September	2023	16	1	45	1	18	—
August	2023	30	2	88	15	18	—
July	2023	33	1	59	5	12	—
June	2023	22	2	81	9	28	—
May	2023	12	2	119	13	14	—
April	2023	27
March	2023	20	2	89	7	10	—
February	2023	6	2	131	13	7	—
January	2023	5	2	151	22	4	—
December	2022	2	3	217	27	3	—
November	2022	5	1	88	15	3	—
October	2022	6	1	73	9	6	—
September	2022	10	1	117	30	4	—
July	2022	14	1	57	4	12	—
June	2022	8	2	153	23	6	—
May	2022	2	1	109	25	2	—
April	2022	13	2	164	27	3	—
February	2022	37	1	30	2	35	—
January	2022	9	2	139	19	10	—
December	2021	24	2	131	25	8	—
October	2021	24	1	41	5	30	—