Music Box (Mariah Carey Album) - Commercial Performance

Commercial Performance

Music Box entered the US Billboard 200 at number two, with 174,000 copies sold. In its fifteenth week after release, the album topped the chart and enjoyed its highest sales week, selling 505,000 copies and staying at the top for eight non-consecutive weeks. It remained in the top ten for thirty-one weeks and on the Billboard 200 for 128 weeks (more than two years, longer than any other of her albums), re-entering the chart three times. The album also reached number one on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Music Box was the second-best selling album in the United States in 1994, only behind Ace of Base's The Sign. As of 2012, the album has sold 7,189,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen Soundcan.

The album became a success in Canada, peaking at number two on the charts and being certified seven-times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA). Music Box became Carey's best-seller in Europe, topping the charts in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In Germany, it became her highest-charting album, spending eighty weeks on the German Albums Chart, eleven of which were spent at number one. Germany's sales of the album were also very impressive, with a certification of double-platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), for shipments of over one million copies. In Australia, the album became tenth best-selling albums in Australia, being certified twelve-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of over 840,000 copies. The album finished at number one on the (ARIA) 1994 End of Year Chart. In the United Kingdom, Music Box remains Carey's highest seller, topping the UK Singles Chart and being certified five-times platinum. It is also the 58th fastest selling album of all time in the United Kingdom, selling over 200,500 copies in its first week of release in 1993. It became one of the few albums to sell over a million copies in France, receiving a diamond certification and topping the French Album Charts. Sales in France have been estimated at 1,418,100. In Brazil, "Music Box" remains one of the best-selling albums by an international artist, selling over 800,000 copies. "Music Box" finished number twenty-three on the all time album chart in the Netherlands, where it was certified six-times platinum.

In Asia, Music Box became one of the best-selling albums of 1994, selling over 2,200,000 copies in Japan alone. The album's sales continued to skyrocket in Asia, topping sales of over 1,000,000 in South Korea and 320,000 copies in Taiwan as of 1996. In Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, sales reached 110,000 and 80,000 copies respectively. In the United States, Music Box became Carey's best-selling album at the time, being certified diamond by the RIAA, denoting shipments of at least ten million copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album has sold 7,189,000 copies in the United States. Music Box has sold over 32 million copies worldwide, and is one of the best-selling albums of all time.