Friday 30 January 2009

Third time's the charm

For the third time since she left the Columbia label, the imprint has released a collection of Mariah Carey songs. What's different this time is that "The Ballads" (Columbia/Legacy) has landed in the top 10 of The Billboard 200.

"The Ballads", which bows at No. 10, is the 14th of Carey's 16 chart albums to reach the top 10. The only two albums that missed this elite tier are those above-mentioned Columbia releases. "Greatest Hits" stopped at No. 52 in December 2001 and "The Remixes" went to No. 26 in November 2003.

Carey made her debut on The Billboard 200 the week of June 30, 1990, with an eponymous set. That means we are just 16 months away from the 20-year anniversary of her first appearance on the album chart.

"The Ballads" also enters Top R&B/ Hip-Hop Albums, at No. 7. It is the 13th top 10 title for Carey on this survey. "Greatest Hits" (No. 36) and "The Remixes" (No. 25) also missed the upper region on this chart, as did her "MTV Unplugged EP" (No. 16 in July 1992).

(Billboard's Chart Beat)



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