Mariah Carey (album)

***Mariah Carey*** is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on June 12, 1990 on Columbia Records. It reached number one on the _Billboard_ 200 chart. The album has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Her four singles "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry" all reached number one in the US.

### Charts

|Chart|Peak position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian Kent Music Report|align="center"|6|
|align="left"|Canadian _RPM_ Albums Chart|align="center"|1|
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart|align="center"|53|
|align="left"|French Albums Chart|align="center"|17|
|align="left"|German Albums Chart|align="center"|24|
|align="left"|Japanese Albums Chart|align="center"|13|
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart|align="center"|4|
|align="left"|Norwegian Albums Chart|align="center"|4|
|align="left"|Spanish Albums Chart|align="center"|35|
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart|align="center"|8|
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart|align="center"|15|
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart|align="center"|6|
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard 200|align="center"|1|
|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|align="center"|3||

### Certifications

|Country <small>(Provider)</small>|Certification <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australia <small>(ARIA)</small>|align="center"|Platinum|
|align="left"|Canada <small>(CRIA)</small>|align="center"|7× Platinum|
|align="left"|Netherlands <small>(NVPI)</small>|align="center"|Platinum|
|align="left"|New Zealand <small>(RIANZ)</small>|align="center"|4× Platinum|
|align="left"|Spain <small>(PROMUSICAE)</small>|align="center"|Gold|
|align="left"|Sweden <small>(IFPI)</small>|align="center"|Platinum|
|align="left"|Switzerland <small>(IFPI)</small>|align="center"|Gold|
|align="left"|United Kingdom <small>(BPI)</small>|align="center"|Platinum|
|align="left"|United States <small>(RIAA)</small>|align="center"|9× Multi-Platinum|

### Decade-end chart

|Chart (1990–1999)|Position|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|27 === Singles === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1990|align="left"|"Vision of Love"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|25|style="text-align:center;"|17|style="text-align:center;"|10|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|8|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|17|style="text-align:center;"|24|style="text-align:center;"|9|align="left"|*AU: Gold *NZ: Gold *US: Gold **UK Sales: 170,000|
|align="left"|"Love Takes Time"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|14|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|57|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|24|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|37|align="left"|*US: Gold|||
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|1991|align="left"|"Someday"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|44|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|38|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|48|style="text-align:center;"|29|style="text-align:center;"|14|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|38|align="left"|*US: Gold|
|align="left"|"I Don't Wanna Cry"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|49|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|—||||
|align="left"|"There's Got to Be a Way"|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|54|—||||
|align="center" colspan="20" style="font-size:8pt"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.|} == References == == Books == * *||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Mariah Carey
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Mariah Carey
- **released**: June 12, 1990 <small>(U.S.)</small>
- **length**: 46:41
- **recorded**: December 1988—March 1990 at the Skyline Studios New York City, NY, Cove City Studios, Glen Cove, NY; May 1990, Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **next title**: Emotions (album), Emotions
- **next year**: 1991