The Ballads (Mariah Carey album)

The Ballads is the third compilation album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. It was released on October 11, 2008 and featured mainly ballads that Carey sang throughout the early part of her career.

Track listing

Release history
 Italy – October 17, 2008Mariah Carey - The Ballads - cd di Mariah Carey - - disco di Mariah Carey - IBS
 South Korea and Argentina – October 21, 2008
 Hong Kong – October 22, 2008
 Germany – October 24, 2008;Amazon.de April 10, 2009The Ballads: Mariah Carey: Amazon.de: Musik
 Australia – November 3, 2008
 France – November 17, 2008Amazon.fr
 Japan – November 26, 2008Ballads(グレイテストヒッツ)【CD】-Mariah Carey (マライアキャリー)｜R&B/ダンス｜ダンス＆ソウル｜音楽｜HMV ONLINE オンラインショッピング・情報サイト
 Canada – November 2008
 Brazil – December 2, 2008
 Taiwan – December 30, 2008
 Portugal – January 19, 2009Google Tradutor
 US – January 20, 2009Amazon.com: The Ballads: Mariah Carey: Music
 Spain – February 3, 2009Mariah Carey reúne 17 de sus mejores canciones de amor en 'The ballads', a la venta el 3 de febrero. europapress.es

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2008–09)PeakpositionAustralian Albums (ARIA)79European Albums (Top 100)42French Compilations (SNEP)39Japanese Albums (Oricon)19

 Year-end charts 
Chart (2008)PositionUK Albums (OCC)126

References

Category:2008 albums
Category:2009 albums
Category:Mariah Carey albums
Category:Soul albums
Category:R&B albums
Category:Compilation albums
Category:Columbia Records albums
Category:Virgin Records albums