Mariah Carey's Imperfect Debut Falls Short (Updated)
Date: 10/07/09 | Newsroom
Filed under: R&B News, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey fell short of landing a no.1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart Wednesday.
Carey's latest effort "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" came in at no.3 after facing intense competition from Barbara Streisand and Paramore.
Selling over 168,000 copies, Carey's "Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel" becomes her first effort to bow below no.1 in over five years. In comparison, the diva's last album "E=MC2" debuted at no.1 in 2008 with 463k sold.
Elsewhere on the chart, Barbara Streisand's "Love Is The Answer" debuted at no.1 with over 207k sold, while Paramore pulled off a no.2 debut of 175k in sales with "Brand New Eyes," there best sales week and highest charting album ever.
Jay-Z's "Blueprint" falls 2-6 with sales near 89k last week.
Next week, watch out for the debut of BeBe & CeCe Winans' first album in fifteen years, titled "Still". In stores now, the album features Mary Mary and production from Mario Winans and Warryn Campbell.
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Some people are always nubmer one like Eminem and Jay Z. Then u get b r a i n l e s s hos who can never always be number 1
It was unfortunate tht she ddnt debut on the top bt she wll be #1.MOA is 1 of her best efforts & a true value 4 money.H.A.T.E.U,Ribbon,Standing O's,Up Out My Face,Obsessed,I Wanna Knw...Is,The Impossible,Betcha Gon Know,Languishing are the best of this best effort of 2009!!!
no one was interested in mariah
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Mariah meu AMOR eu te amooooooooooooooooooo vc é tudo pra mim, esse seu álbum está perfeito e vc mais ainda não vejo a hora vc vir pro BRASIL estou contando os dias, hoje é o lançamento do seu álbum aqui no Brasil e vou mais que rápido comprar.Memoirs será mais um SUCESSO como sempre . Meu ORKUT se quiser ver. http://www.orkut.com.br/Main#Profile?uid=13353253859428513709&rl=t
Matt there is no proff of that CHeck Riaa Babbara has out sold mariah whitney and madonna then it comes madonna then mariah then whitney...mariah has not done any trickery to her sells and she does has the most #1's when it comes to solo artist so get your facts right...... Reason noone is selling music like that anymore ....people are not buying music like they did in the 90's.
It would seem Mariah Carey has become as much a slave to her own reinvention as she was to the formula that carried her through the '90s. Mimi was a breath of fresh air, E=MC2 seemed like a desperate attempt to recreate it, and while Imperfect Angel has its strengths, I agree with those who say she could have taken another year both to give the public time to want it and to make it something even more worthwhile. Music is still expensive, money is still tight for most of us. I won't buy any album right now unless I know it's bangin'. Carey & her label should be pleased it sold as well as it did in the first week. That's more units than most recording artists sell in a whole career.
Truth is we all downloaded it. THAT'S keeping it real Matt. I don't think she was going for a HITS HITS HITS album...I mean she says she was but this album is like Rainbow...that album isn't exactly chart friendly. Mimi and E=MC2 were. So the sales dropped.
While I dont agree with everything you said, I must reiterate a couple of points. First, you are right- she is NOT the best selling female artist of all time (not even close actually) and she DOES manipulate sales. I know this cause I work in the industry. Mariah's own OFFICIAL press releases say she has sold 160 million albums, singles and videos. According Celine, Whitney and Madonna's OFFICIAL press releases, they have each sold more. It's just trickery from her fans and other supporters. Don't get me wrong, I really like a lot of her music and she is an amazing singer, but we have to keep it real!
Um...Barbra debuted at #1...Billboard has it at #1, Paramour at #2 and Mariah at #3.