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thread arguing against accusations of mariah having few memorable hits/that she’s local
mariah’s first two eras were pretty local but VOL was still huge in the USA and introduced melisma to mainstream music (multiple syllables in one note)
without you went #1 in 15 countries (usa isn’t one of them) and was considered her breakout in europe... music box went #1 in every european country and sold 13m copies in europe
without you may be a cover but so are most céline dion hits... hero is very much memorable for it’s encouraging lyrics
dreamlover may be dated but it was still huge and broke radio records
dreamlover may be dated but it was still huge and broke radio records
fantasy started the poprap fusion trend that still exists today
it went top 5 in almost every european market and went viral on tik tok in 2019
one sweet day was the longest running USA 1 for 20 years... despite being dated it’s still memorable for its empowering lyrics
it went top 5 in almost every european market and went viral on tik tok in 2019
one sweet day was the longest running USA 1 for 20 years... despite being dated it’s still memorable for its empowering lyrics
daydream sold 32m worldwide and spawned another smash (always be my baby) which is considered one of her signature songs
butterfly had success selling 13m ww but it’s success was hindered by her label conflicts as she had to fight for the right to make hip hop music... honey may not be as big as her other hits but it was a huge turning point for mariah that will be remembered
there are accusations that honey was discounted which haven’t been proven... honey spent 3 straight weeks at #1 while discounted songs like loverboy barely managed 3 weeks in the top ten
this was around the time that pop radio abandoned mariah... her music wasn’t as friendly for their stations anymore... honey peaked at #11 on overall radio, #10 on pop radio and #2 on hip hop radio
my all lacked major support from pop radio but still spent 12 weeks in the top ten and did well on r&b radio... many people appreciate the simplicity of this song and the latin influences
other singles from butterfly weren’t released on CD due to label conflicts... butterfly peaked with 284k sales in its 15th week (236k first week) and is certified 5x platinum in the usa
butterfly sold 13m worldwide and was a huge success in asia
the butterfly tour sold out stadiums in asia and received positive reviews for her quality performance
the butterfly tour sold out stadiums in asia and received positive reviews for her quality performance
it was the beginning of her decline in europe as r&b isn’t that popular there... rainbow’s success was hindered by label conflicts... heartbreaker was a huge hit on hip hop radio... debuting on the hot 100 before commercial release
the music video is considered her best and was one of the most expensive to make costing $2.5m... there are accusations that it was discounted but it had longevity in the top 5 spending 7 weeks there
other singles from rainbow were overshadowed by label conflicts... the rainbow era was cut short due to said conflicts
rainbow was certified 3x platinum a month after release and peaked with 369k sales in its 8th week (323k first week)
rainbow has sold 9m worldwide
rainbow was certified 3x platinum a month after release and peaked with 369k sales in its 8th week (323k first week)
rainbow has sold 9m worldwide
there are also accusations that touch my body isn’t memorable
it sold 286k digital copies first week which was the highest first week digital sales at the time
it peaked at #2 on overall radio as well
it sold 286k digital copies first week which was the highest first week digital sales at the time
it peaked at #2 on overall radio as well
e=mc2 flopped because the world didn’t want r&b songs... they wanted electropop instead
caution had no promotion but still outlasted courage and madame x despite not going #1
caution 2nd week 14k
madame x 10k
courage less than 8k
caution 2nd week 14k
madame x 10k
courage less than 8k
mariah gets sh!t for discounting two songs when many other artists have discounted and no one cares
if madonna or céline dion released aiwfc it would overshadow their hits... aiwfc is just that huge
if madonna or céline dion released aiwfc it would overshadow their hits... aiwfc is just that huge
mariah always gets sh!t for not being able to sing anymore as well... she only gets this criticism because she set the bar too high... mariah will always be the standard for every vocalist and vocal coach
mariah is the queen of everything and she always wins
