Emotions (album)

***Emotions*** is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on September 17, 1991. It featured a more dance feel to it than the pop-soul and R&B of Carey's debut album _Mariah Carey_ (1990).

### Charts

|Chart|Peak position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Australian Albums Chart|align="center"|8|
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart|align="center"|39|
|align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart|align="center"|5|
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart|align="center"|7|
|align="left"|French Albums Chart|align="center"|9|
|align="left"|German Albums Chart|align="center"|46|
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart|align="center"|10|
|align="left"|Japanese Albums Chart|align="center"|3|
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart|align="center"|6|
|align="left"|Norwegian Albums Chart|align="center"|8|
|align="left"|Spanish Albums Chart|align="center"|30|
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart|align="center"|13|
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart|align="center"|15|
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart|align="center"|4|
|align="left"|US _Billboard_ 200|align="center"|4|
|US _Billboard_ R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|align="center"|6||

### 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"|4× Platinum|
|align="left"|France <small>(SNEP)</small>|align="center"|Gold|
|align="left"|Netherlands <small>(NVPI)</small>|align="center"|Platinum|
|align="left"|New Zealand <small>(RIANZ)</small>|align="center"|Platinum|
|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"|4× Multi-Platinum|

### Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Single|colspan="18"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1991|align="left"|"Emotions"|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|11|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|39|style="text-align:center;"|27|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|90|style="text-align:center;"|12|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|30|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|17|align="left"|*NZ: Gold *US: Gold|
|align="left"|"Can't Let Go"|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|2|style="text-align:center;"|1|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|63|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|3|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|77|style="text-align:center;"|21|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|77|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|20|align="left"||||
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"|1992|align="left"|"Make It Happen"|style="text-align:center;"|5|style="text-align:center;"|7|style="text-align:center;"|13|style="text-align:center;"|16|style="text-align:center;"|35|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;"|47|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|—|style="text-align:center;"|17|align="left"||
|align="center" colspan="21" style="font-size:8pt"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Emotions
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Mariah Carey
- **released**: September 17, 1991
- **recorded**: 1991 at Skywalker Sound, The Plant Recording Studios (Sausalito, California, Sausalito, CA), Right Track Recording, Axis Studios, Skyline Studios, Battery Studios & Giant Recording Studios (New York City, NYC)
- **length**: 47:01
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **prev title**: Mariah Carey (album), Mariah Carey
- **prev year**: 1990
- **next title**: MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP), MTV Unplugged
- **next year**: 1992