Music Box (Mariah Carey album)

***Music Box*** is the third album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on August 31, 1993. It is a mixture of pop, pop-soul and R&B ballads. The album was certified diamond, becoming Carey's first album to do so.

## Track listing

**International edition**

**Latin American edition**

### Charts

|Chart|Peak position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|Austrian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop 50 Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|Canadian _RPM_ Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|German Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|Hungarian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|4|
|Italian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|Japanese Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|New Zealand Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|Norwegian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|Spanish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|Swedish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|3|
|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|UK Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|US _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|US R&B/Hip hop Albums|style="text-align:center;"|1|

### Year-end charts

|Chart (1994)|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Austrian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|
|Canadian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|French Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|2|
|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|1|

### End of decade charts

|Chart (1990–1999)|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Austrian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|32|
|U.S. _Billboard_ 200|style="text-align:center;"|26|

### All time charts

|Chart|Position||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Australian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|10|
|Dutch Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|23|
|New Zealand Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|20|
|Norwegian Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|33|
|Swiss Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|23|
|Swedish Albums Chart|style="text-align:center;"|22|

### Certifications

|Country <small>(Provider)</small>|Certifications||
| --- | --- | --- |
|Argentina <small>(CAPIF)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|Australia <small>(ARIA)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|12× Platinum|
|Austria <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|Belgium <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|Brazil <small>(ABPD)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|
|Canada <small>(CRIA)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|7× Platinum|
|Finland <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Gold|
|France <small>(SNEP)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Diamond|
|Germany <small>(BVMI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|2× Platinum|
|Hong Kong <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|5× Platinum|
|Italy <small>(FIMI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|4× Platinum|
|Japan <small>(RIAJ)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|11× Platinum|
|Mexico <small>(AMPROFON)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|Netherlands <small>(NVPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|6× Platinum|
|New Zealand <small>(RIANZ)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|5× Platinum|
|Norway <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|Poland <small>(ZPAV)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|Singapore <small>(RIAS)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|8× Platinum|
|South Korea <small>(RIAK)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|10× Platinum|
|Spain <small>(PROMUSICAE)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|4× Platinum|
|Sweden <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|Platinum|
|Switzerland <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|4× Platinum|
|Taiwan <small>(IFPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|10× Platinum|
|United Kingdom <small>(BPI)</small>|style="text-align:center;"|5× Platinum|
|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>|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1993|align="left"|"Dreamlover"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|49|style="text-align:center;"|39|style="text-align:center;"|19|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|9|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|31|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|9|align="left"|* AUS Gold * NZ Gold * US Platinum|
|align="left"|"Hero"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|41|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|42|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|27|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|7|align="left"|* AUS Platinum * FRA Silver * NZ Platinum * US Platinum|||
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1994|align="left"|"Without You"|style="text-align:center;" !|3|style="text-align:center;" !|7|style="text-align:center;"|4|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|align="left"|* AUS Gold * AUT Platinum * FRA Gold * GER Platinum * NED Platinum * NZ Platinum * SWI Gold * US Gold * UK Gold|
|align="left"|"Anytime You Need A Friend"|style="text-align:center;"|12|style="text-align:center;"|22|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|12|style="text-align:center;"|25|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|12|style="text-align:center;"|41|style="text-align:center;"|16|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|24|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|15|style="text-align:center;"|8|align="left"|* NZ Gold|||
|colspan="21"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Music Box
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Mariah Carey
- **border**: yes
- **released**: August 31, 1993
- **recorded**: August 1992–May 1993
 Right Track Studios, (Sausalito, California, Sausalito, CA), The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
- **length**: 41:58
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **prev title**: MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP), MTV Unplugged
- **prev year**: 1992
- **next title**: Merry Christmas (album), Merry Christmas
- **next year**: 1994