Chart Performance
Daydream entered the Billboard 200 at number one, with 224,000 copies sold, staying at the top spot for six non-consecutive weeks and in the top ten for 29 weeks. The album moved 760,000 copies during the Christmas week of 1995, the album's highest sales week. It also reached number one on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Daydream was the second best-selling album of 1996, and the eighteenth best-selling album on the 1990s decade in the US. According to Billboard, Daydream has sold 7,556,000 copies in the U.S., not including sales in BMG music clubs. In the United States, Daydream became Carey's best-selling album, being certified diamond by the RIAA (RIAA), denoting shipments of at least ten million copies.
In Canada, Daydream peaked at number two on the charts, and was certified seven-times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). The album experienced success in Europe, where it reached number one in Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In France, Daydream peaked at number two and was certified double-platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Sales is France are estimated at 730,400 copies. Daydream was certified triple-platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), denoting shipments of well over three million copies throughout Europe.
In Australia, Daydream was certified five-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 350,000 copies. The album finished ninth on the ARIA End of Year Charts in both 1995 & 1996. In Japan, the album debuted at number one on the Oricon charts. According to Billboard, Daydream has become the third best-selling album in Japan by a non-Asian artist, selling over 2,100,000 copies. Daydream remains one of the best-selling albums of all time, with sales of over 25 million copies worldwide.
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