MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP) - Commercial Performance

Commercial Performance

MTV Unplugged debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200, during the week of June 20, 1992. In its third week, the album peaked at number three. In total, the album remained in the top-twenty for fourteen weeks, and on the chart for fifty-seven (making one re-entry). MTV Unplugged was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipment of over three million copies throughout the country. As of 2008, Nielsen SoundScan estimates actual sales of the album at over 2,731,000 in the United States. On June 20, 1992, MTV Unplugged entered the Canadian RPM Singles Chart at number thirty-seven, eventually peaking at number six five weeks later. During the week of November 22, 1992, the album spent its last week on the chart, exiting at number eighty-seven after spending twenty-four weeks on the album's chart. To date, the album has been certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), denoting shipments of over 70,000 units throughout the country. In Australia, the album debuted at number thirty-four on the ARIA Charts, during the week of July 24, 1992. Weeks later, it peaked at number seven, where it remained for four consecutive weeks, and a total of twenty-five weeks on the chart. The album was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 70,000 copies.

Outside the United States, the album experienced success in several European markets. In Austria, MTV Unplugged entered the albums chart at number thirty-nine, eventually peaking number twenty-one and spending a total of ten weeks on the chart. In France, the album peaked at number seventeen, and was certified double-gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), with estimated sales of 144,000 copies. In the Netherlands, the EP entered the MegaCharts at number sixty-six during the week of June 20, 1992. It eventually peaked at number, staying there for three consecutive weeks, and a total of 116 weeks on the chart. The Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers (NVPI) certified the album double-platinum, denoting shipments of over 200,000 units throughout the country. MTV Unplugged entered the New Zealand Albums Chart at number four during the week of August 2, 1992. After spending three weeks at number one, and a total of nineteen in the chart, the album was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). On the Swiss Albums Chart dated September 13, 1992, the album reached its peak position of number nineteen. After only five weeks charting within the country, it was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). In the United Kingdom, the album debuted and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, during the week dated July 18, 1992. After spending ten weeks on the chart, the album was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments of over 100,000 units.