Mariah Carey: Official Topic

[Nikosn17]

I can't believe she did such a great rendition of this song. I'm very proud.

[Stardust]

finally some Classic Mariah

 

i liked "I Want To Know What Love Is."

[Black Kitten]

i laveeet! but i don't see the point of changing one word of the song (read: older, replaced by colder). but she did an amazing job. not better than Tina's, but a pretty decent rendition.

[Prince Whiskers]

Hard to out-emote someone singing it live after confirming that her seemingly perfect marriage was ovahhhhh.

 

Pops>Mimmers

 

[Nikosn17]

Imo it's a lot better than Tina's. Her version is boring to me.

[Lymon]

Imo it's a lot better than Tina's. Her version is boring to me.

 

Same. I love the Foreigner version and Mariah's version.

[MalaysiaCeline]

her soaring voice is back ..is back....the long lost Mariah Carey flawless voice ...the cd version is perfect especially the climax in the middle of the song.....looking forward to her live version....

[Black Kitten]

have you noticed she omitted the 2nd verse of the song?

 

"this mountain i must climb, feels like the world upon my shoulders

and through the love i see love shine

it keeps me warm as life grows colder"

 

i wonder why?

[Nikosn17]

There is a rumour now that the full version is 5 minutes and 30 sec. The one that everyone has is 3.38. I guess it's a radio edit or something.

[dj4celine]

Yes, this is radio edit only for promtion of the album. The album version will be over 5 mins long

[celinesounds]

Amazing song

 

her voice sounds so amazing...

 

Mariah is back

 

I can't wait for the album

[Stardust]

is it a cover of Tina Turner song or what?

[celinesounds]

I already play it 1000 times lol....love the song so much and much

[Black Kitten]

is it a cover of Tina Turner song or what?

no. it's a Foreigner original, but was covered by Australian singer Tina Arena.

[Duchess]

listen to the last "let's talk about love" don't you think it sounds like celine's "let's talk about love"?

[rakesh]

I'M LATE I'M LATE I'M LATE!!!!!!!!! :jump:

GOD!!!! i just heard the song .................THUDDD!!!!! I JUST DIED!!!!!

i got such chills i cant describe!!!

the way she sang that part "Change this lonely li-aaaahh-ahhhh-ve ..." @2:27 ...i'm so proud!!!!!!

[rakesh]

listen to the last "let's talk about love" don't you think it sounds like celine's "let's talk about love"?

 

 

 

i dont think so... They r both big-voiced singers with maybe slight similarities when it comes to their choice of singing ballads. Ok, Mariah did one loooong note at the key-change part; but other than that, i think their singing styles and the way they deliver the ad-libs & vocal 'goods', are much different

[Stardust]

mmm Tina Arena, she is great!!!! where i can heat her version?

[rakesh]

Ask Billboard: Diva Dominance

 

Singles Sales

 

A major point to remember: sales data for Nielsen SoundScan dates to 1991. So, any singles released by Madonna and Houston in the '80s (or by Carey in 1990) only show sales since 1991 in SoundScan's database. We can only guess at the number of singles that Madonna's "Like a Virgin" and Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," for example, actually sold while they were current hits in the '80s.

 

Still, the 18-year span of SoundScan data is a hefty sample size, and Madonna, Houston and Carey have all released material in that stretch.

 

Ultimately, all we can do is present the figures and explain as clearly as possible the parameters of each statistic cited.

 

With that in mind, here are the singles sales totals for each artist. Nielsen SoundScan separates totals for physical singles from digital tracks, so we'll present the sums of both configurations:

 

Physical singles:

17,172,000, Mariah Carey

14,744,000, Whitney Houston

10,554,000, Madonna

 

Digital tracks:

11,120,000, Mariah Carey

10,307,000, Madonna

3,320,000, Whitney Houston

 

Carey, thus, leads in both categories, while Houston has sold more physical (CD, cassette) singles than Madonna since 1991. Madonna, however, has moved a significantly higher number of digital tracks in that span than Houston, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That should not come as a surprise, as Madonna has been more prevalent on radio than Houston this decade, when digital sales overtook those of physical singles. (Since 2000, Madonna has logged nine top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 vs. Houston's two).

 

What are the biggest-selling hits for each artist?

 

Whitney Houston

Physical single: "I Will Always Love You," 4,591,000

Digital track: "I Will Always Love You," 575,000

 

Mariah Carey

Physical single: "One Sweet Day" (& Boyz II Men), 2,334,000

Digital track: "All I Want for Christmas Is You," 1,156,000

 

Madonna

Physical single: "Music," 1,136,000

Digital track: "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake), 2,476,000

 

And, since all three artists are also currently charting with new singles, let's look at the digital sales of each title to date:

 

Mariah Carey, "Obsessed": 526,000

Madonna, "Celebration": 64,000

Whitney Houston, "I Look to You": 32,000

 

Billboard 200 - studio albums, soundtracks, holiday sets and greatest hits/remix collections (SoundScan 1991 to date)

Since 1991, Carey has released eight studio albums, one soundtrack, one holiday set and four greatest hits/remix collections (14 total).

 

Madonna's count stands as such: seven studio albums, two soundtracks and three greatest hits/remix collections (12 total).

 

And, Houston's: two studio albums, two soundtracks, one holiday set and one greatest hits/remix collections (six total).

 

Tallying the totals, here is the average sales number for each artist's Billboard 200 charted studio, soundtrack, holiday and greatest hits/remix efforts in the SoundScan era:

 

Whitney Houston: 3,308,000

Mariah Carey: 3,151,000

Madonna: 1,645,000

 

Here, Houston is tops - and averaging even 1.6 million in sales per album over almost two decades is no small feat for any artist. Among the three performers, Houston's "The Bodyguard" soundtrack is the only set to pass 10 million in sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, since 1991. The album has sold 11,808,000 copies.

 

Latest U.S. SoundScan Album Figures

Celine Dion has sold an incredibly impressive 50,807,000 albums in the SoundScan era (just a tad shy of Carey's 51,837,000 in that span).

 

For a complete listing of the artists with the most units certified - according to the RIAA - please check out the RIAA's handy list. While Madonna, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston were the focus of most reader questions, Barbra Streisand leads the RIAA's rankings among women, with Madonna second, Carey third and Houston fourth. Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Britney Spears, Linda Ronstadt and Enya round out the top 10 among solo female artists. And, according to Nielsen SoundScan since 1991, Streisand, the RIAA's leading lady, has sold 20,334,000 albums.

 

Related Article:

Ask Billboard: Madonna vs. Whitney vs. Mariah

Source: Billboard

[Stardust]

3 biggest selling female artists no metter what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Modesty Blaze]

These data for the 3 bigesst selling artist according to the Nielsen Sound Scan and RIAA is only for America, am I right , Barbara Streisand sold the most albums, again only in America. But who is the best sellling female artist for all time in the world? It's Celine Dion she sold more than 200 million albums, and received the award for this achieve on the World Music Awards in 2004, on the second place is probably Madonna, for third place and below we can only speculated.

[trls]

The Mariah we know is back! Her breathy voice is back! Just like during the butterfly era.

 

Love the song, hope it does good on the charts!

[Nikosn17]

These data for the 3 bigesst selling artist according to the Nielsen Sound Scan and RIAA is only for America, am I right , Barbara Streisand sold the most albums, again only in America. But who is the best sellling female artist for all time in the world? It's Celine Dion she sold more than 200 million albums, and received the award for this achieve on the World Music Awards in 2004, on the second place is probably Madonna, for third place and below we can only speculated.

 

You know that this is not a prove right? Mariah has recieved awards like this numerous times as well. Also I like how Celine's sales from 2003 to 2007 jumped from 160 millions to 200. The ''A New Day... Live In Las Vegas'' CD must have been really huge to sell 40 million copies. I really can't wait for the day when people will stop arguing about who is the best selling female artist cause it's ridiculous.

Edited August 30, 2009 at 09:18 AM by Nikosn17

[dj4celine]

It's not albums but records. Overall, (I really really really hate to say this) Madonna is #1 with Celine #2 and and Mariah at #3 when it comes to total worldwide records (not albums). Only two artists have crossed the 200 million records mark - Madonna and Celine and Mariah is just close behind. For details, please refer to various charts sites. Just a simple google search will bring it out.

 

This isn't a vs thread so lets not start the MC vs. CD vs. Madonna vs. WH here again

[Lymon]

 

New Mariah demo out, Up Out My Face. It's sung by The-Dream. I kind of like it, it's a silly filler track. However I hope the Timbaland track made it and this track wasn't picked over it.

[Prince Whiskers]

It's not albums but records. Overall, (I really really really hate to say this) Madonna is #1 with Celine #2 and and Mariah at #3 when it comes to total worldwide records (not albums). Only two artists have crossed the 200 million records mark - Madonna and Celine and Mariah is just close behind.

Yes, dj. Madgers is EASILY #1. grrrrrrrr

[dj4celine]

Manuel, you know how much I hate that fact

[Nikosn17]

 

New Mariah demo out, Up Out My Face. It's sung by The-Dream. I kind of like it, it's a silly filler track. However I hope the Timbaland track made it and this track wasn't picked over it.

 

VILE TRASH! :sick:

[rakesh]

 

New Mariah demo out, Up Out My Face. It's sung by The-Dream. I kind of like it, it's a silly filler track. However I hope the Timbaland track made it and this track wasn't picked over it.

 

VILE TRASH! :sick:

 

 

yeah.... that was just blehhh

[rakesh]

by the way, i heard The Dream's demo version of H.A.T.E. U on youtube ....LOVE IT!!

i cant wait to listen to MC's version