Daydream (album)

***Daydream*** is the fifth album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 3, 1995 by Columbia Records. Musically, _Daydream_ features Carey's signature R&B and pop ballads, along with some uptempo dance songs along with the inclusion of hip hop; a genre, that Carey would include throughout her career.

### Charts

|Chart|Peak position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Argentine Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|7|
|align="left"|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|Belgian Flanders Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|Danish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|European Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|Finnish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|12|
|align="left"|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|align="left"|German Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Hungarian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|13|
|align="left"|Irish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Japanese Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Norwegian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|align="left"|Portuguese Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|Spanish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|5|
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|6|
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|align="left"|U.S. _Billboard_ R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|style="text-align:center;"|1|

### End of year charts

|align="left"|End of year chart (1995)|style="text-align:center;"|Position|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|9||
|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)|style="text-align:center;"|40||
|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)|style="text-align:center;"|38||
|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|84||
|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|17||
|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|9||
|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|12||
|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|20||
|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|2||

### End of decade charts

|Chart (1990–1999)|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|18|

### Certifications

|Country <small>(Provider)</small>|Certification <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australia <small>(ARIA)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|5× Platinum|
|align="left"|Austria <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|
|align="left"|Canada <small>(CRIA)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|7× Platinum|
|align="left"|Europe <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|3× Platinum|
|align="left"|France <small>(SNEP)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|align="left"|Germany <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|align="left"|Japan <small>(RIAJ)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Million|
|align="left"|Netherlands <small>(NVPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|align="left"|New Zealand <small>(RIANZ)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|5× Platinum|
|align="left"|Norway <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|align="left"|Poland <small>(ZPAV)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|
|align="left"|Spain <small>(PROMUSICAE)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|align="left"|Switzerland <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|
|align="left"|United Kingdom <small>(BPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|align="left"|United States <small>(RIAA)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Diamond|

### Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Single|colspan="18"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|1995|style="text-align:left;"|"Fantasy"|1|1|8|1|1|13|1|5|12|10|9|18|10|1|—|13|10|4|style="text-align:left;"|* US: 2× Platinum * AUS: Platinum * FRA: Silver * NZ: Platinum * UK: Silver|
|style="text-align:left;"|"One Sweet Day" <small>(with Boyz II Men)</small>|1|2|1|—|2|25|1|5|25|4|—|87|2|1|—|7|12|6|style="text-align:left;"|* US: 2× Platinum * AUS: Platinum * FRA: Silver * NZ: Platinum * UK: Silver|||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Open Arms"|—|—|—|—|27|—|—|29|65|7|—|—|15|8|—|54|30|4|style="text-align:left;"||||
|rowspan="3"|1996|style="text-align:left;"|"Always Be My Baby"|1|1|2|6|17|1|—|—|76|10|—|79|27|5|—|38|—|3|style="text-align:left;"|* US: Platinum * AUS: Gold * NZ: Gold|
|style="text-align:left;"|"Forever"|—|—|2|—|—|—|11|—|—|—|—|—|47|40|—|—|—|—|||||
|style="text-align:left;"|"Underneath the Stars"|—|69|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||||
|colspan="21" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.|||||||||||||||||||||||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Daydream
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Mariah Carey
- **released**: October 3, 1995
- **recorded**: December, 1994 - August, 1995
- **length**: 46:42
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **prev title**: Merry Christmas (album), Merry Christmas
- **prev year**: 1994
- **next title**: Butterfly (album), Butterfly
- **next year**: 1997