Mariah Carey's album is #1

timmyjoe42 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:46 pm

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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Notching the best opening sales week of her career with her eighth studio album, "The Emancipation of Mimi" (Island/IDJMG), Mariah Carey unseats 50 Cent from his six-week reign in the top post on the Billboard 200.

"Mimi" moved 404,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, putting her well ahead of 50 Cent's "The Massacre," as well as new albums by Mudvayne and Garbage.

Carey last reached the Billboard 200 summit in 1997 with "Butterfly" (Columbia), which started with 235,000 copies and has sold 3.7 million to date.

Hailed in advertisements as "the return of the voice," Carey's latest is considered by many to be a comeback for the once untouchable superstar. In 2002, her Island debut, "Charmbracelet," managed a No. 3 opening with 241,000 copies and has so far sold 1.1 million. That set followed a brief stint at Virgin that was marked by the much-maligned all-Carey soundtrack to the universally panned film "Glitter."

404,000 copies in the U.S.? I call bullshit!

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

I saw this on Billboard. I'm just outright surprised not only that it debuted at #1, but that this record beats her other records as far as first week sales. Shocked. Maybe the Beyonce-esque album cover helped kick a few copies out the door. Does she actually have a single on the radio right now? It's weird that Glitter barely goes gold, but this sells 400,000 in its first week? Nuts...

Also, Garbage will have their highest chart debut ever as well at #4. I doubt it will end up pushing as many copies as Version 2.0 or the debut though.

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:17 pm

why the fuck are you surprised? this is america.

A Northern Soul · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:23 pm **Posts:** 3742

this used to happen with everyone on the cash money and no limit rosters. everytime anyone like master p or silkk the shocker or juvenile would release an album it would go at least top ten without any hype. my friend and i (who btw, was into master p because he was like the vanilla ice of dirty south, so crappy its hilarious) would always ask each other, who the hell is buying these guys albums??? the best we came up with is that they bought hundreds of copies themselves.

Borg166 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2005 11:24 pm

Nude Dude Wrote:

Does she actually have a single on the radio right now?

Yes, and it's horrible.

Kingfish · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:02 am

Northern Soul Wrote:

this used to happen with everyone on the cash money and no limit rosters. everytime anyone like master p or silkk the shocker or juvenile would release an album it would go at least top ten without any hype. my friend and i (who btw, was into master p because he was like the vanilla ice of dirty south, so crappy its hilarious) would always ask each other, who the hell is buying these guys albums??? the best we came up with is that they bought hundreds of copies themselves.

you have no idea how big Master P was. Even before the rest of the nation heard about them. UNLV was the shit. RIP Yellow Boy. Mystikal was actually pretty good when he was local.

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:42 am

I've followed this in a cursory manner at best, cuz she annoys the shit outta me.

But I think she's been promoting this new album pretty heavily - hitting all the big TV shows, etc. That would partially explain the big initial numbers. Plus, I think it's being marketed as kind of her "comeback" record...& America looooooooves a comeback.

Anyway...that's my semi-informed, half-awake take on the subject.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:47 am

DiggityDawg Wrote:

I've followed this in a cursory manner at best, cuz she annoys the shit outta me.

But I think she's been promoting this new album pretty heavily - hitting all the big TV shows, etc. That would partially explain the big initial numbers. Plus, I think it's being marketed as kind of her "comeback" record...& America looooooooves a comeback.

Anyway...that's my semi-informed, half-awake take on the subject.

Also, she shakes her fake boobs a lot. That helps.

Diggity Dawg · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:52 am

But she's always done that, eh? It wouldn't explain why this record's taken off like it has.

I can't believe I've posted twice about this now. lol.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:04 am

DiggityDawg Wrote:

But she's always done that, eh? It wouldn't explain why this record's taken off like it has.

I can't believe I've posted twice about this now. lol.

That's true, but now she's the "veteran diva who also happens to have big, fake boobs" instead of the "squirrly young headcase who also happens to have big, fake boobs."

It's a matter of maturity and respect, you know.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:14 am

Spoon, Face Of '73 Wrote:

DiggityDawg Wrote:

But she's always done that, eh? It wouldn't explain why this record's taken off like it has.

I can't believe I've posted twice about this now. lol.

That's true, but now she's the "veteran diva who also happens to have big, fake boobs" instead of the "squirrly young headcase who also happens to have big, fake boobs."

It's a matter of maturity and respect, you know.

Do you know for certain they're fake. I've always thought they looked pretty real to me.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:25 am

No, sorry, I don't. Being the respectful sort I am, I always look her straight in the eye.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:33 am

Spoon, Face Of '73 Wrote:

No, sorry, I don't. Being the respectful sort I am, I always look her straight in the eye.

I understand. For the record, I think they're real. If she enhanced herself, she'd been in porn star territory.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:50 am

DumpJack Wrote:

Spoon, Face Of '73 Wrote:

No, sorry, I don't. Being the respectful sort I am, I always look her straight in the eye.

I understand. For the record, I think they're real. If she enhanced herself, she'd been in porn star territory.

Like Mary Cary.

Finch Platte · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:54 am

After hearing Garbage's latest, I'd be willing to spin Mariah's disc. It couldn't be any worse.

fp

DHRjericho · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:55 am

Finch Platte Wrote:

I couldn't be any worse.
fp

I don't know. You could be worse.

DHRjericho · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:56 am

Sorry, that (^) was lame. I'm bored.

Finch Platte · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:58 am

DumpJack Wrote:

Spoon, Face Of '73 Wrote:

DiggityDawg Wrote:

But she's always done that, eh? It wouldn't explain why this record's taken off like it has.

I can't believe I've posted twice about this now. lol.

That's true, but now she's the "veteran diva who also happens to have big, fake boobs" instead of the "squirrly young headcase who also happens to have big, fake boobs."

It's a matter of maturity and respect, you know.

Do you know for certain they're fake. I've always thought they looked pretty real to me.

See here: http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/

fp

Finch Platte · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:01 am

DHRjericho Wrote:

Sorry, that (^) was lame. I'm bored.

Fixed. Thansk.

fp

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Apr 21, 2005 11:36 am

Finch Platte Wrote:

See here: http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/

fp

In that one shot of her in the red dress, yeah I guess one could make an argument. But when you look at the pictures, she's filled out quite a lot in 8-10 years which will definitely add to the cleavage. I have to say I'm still not convinced. If it is fake, then it's certainly not 'awful'. There are worse examples on that site for sure.

Kit · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:47 pm **Posts:** 3052

Dalen Wrote:

why the fuck are you surprised? this is america.

I'm surprised that her career has been on the decline since 1999 yet she manages somehow to lodge a career-high 400,000 in first week sales for her new album that appeared to be as highly anticipated as a turd from dubya's ass.

Mariah Carey's album is #1

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