Chart Performance
Carey's debut album sold over 15 million copies globally and produced four chart-topping singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Although "Emotions" became Carey's fifth chart-topping single in the US, sales for the album, Emotions, stalled. As sales of Emotions continued to plummet, Columbia released "Make It Happen" as the third worldwide single from the album. Following a strong promotional boost for the song, it only peaked at number 5 on the Hot 100, becoming Carey's lowest charting US single to that point. It remained in the top 40 for 16 weeks and was ranked at number 42 on Billboard's 1992 Year-End Chart. Overall, it received heavy radio airplay but sold moderately, and its high peak on the US charts was due to Billboard's giving airplay statistics more importance than sales statistics. On the February 22, 1992, issue of RPM, "Make It Happen" debuted at number 97 on the Canadian singles chart. On May 16, the song reached its peak position of number 7, staying in the singles chart for 19 weeks.
The song's charting throughout Australia and Europe was weak in comparison to Carey's previous singles. On the May 10, 1992, Australian Singles Chart, "Make It Happen" debuted at number 45. The following week, it rose to its peak of number 35, and spent five weeks within the chart. Similarly, in the Netherlands, the song attained a peak of 59 and spent only five weeks in the Dutch Top 100. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20 on the week ending April 18, 1992. The following week, the song rose three spots to its peak position and charted for five weeks. "Make It Happen" was awarded a BMI Pop Award in 1992.
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