Butterfly (Mariah Carey Album) - Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

Butterfly, recognised by critics as one of Carey's best albums at that point in her career, received several awards and was nominated for others. At the Billboard Music Awards, Carey received an honorary award, recognizing her achievement of earning "The Most Number-one Singles Ever by a Female Solo Artist in History". "Honey" was nominated at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song, while "Butterfly" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Butterfly won a Japan Gold Disc Award in the "International Pop Album of the Year" category. For Butterfly, Carey won the American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist in 1998. Additionally, the album won the BMI Pop Award for "Songwriter of the Year" and the "Songwriter" awards for "Honey", "Butterfly" and "My All". At the Soul Train Music Awards in 1998, Carey won the awards for "Entertainer of the Year" and "Soul Train Lady of Soul", which were presented to her by Aretha Franklin.

Butterfly was nominated at the 1998 NAACP Image Awards, in the "Outstanding Female Artist" category. At the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Carey was named the "Song-writer of the Year", and received the "Song of the Year" award. At the 1998 World Music Awards, Carey won two of night's top awards; the "World's Best-selling R&B Artist" and the "World's Best-selling Recording Artist of the 90s". Carey was unhappy not to win any of the Grammy Awards once again, but this was offset by the success of her tour, which was taking place during the awards. According to author Marc Shapiro, "No amount of awards could replace the popular acceptance of Butterfly and the feeling she was now free to live her own life – creatively and personally." In a recent list compiled by a selection of rock critics, Butterfly was chosen as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

In 2007, the album's cover was listed on Maxim's Sexiest Album Covers.