Fastlane Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 Fantasy - 6P One Sweet Day - 4P Hero - 3P Loves Takes Time - 1P Thank God I Found You - 1P Anytime You Need a Friend - G https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=mariah#search_section
Jaay Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 It’s so interesting that even gold back then meant a HIT..wow.
Fastlane Posted September 1, 2023 Author Posted September 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, Jaay said: It’s so interesting that even gold back then meant a HIT..wow. And Platinum was kind of Diamond.
suburbannature Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 33 minutes ago, Jaay said: It’s so interesting that even gold back then meant a HIT..wow. Songs were rarely certified more than gold/platinum back then.
Minogue Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 Fantasy gaining 3x plat in the last 3 years?? Can it go diamond by the end of the decade?
getinthezone Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Jaay said: It’s so interesting that even gold back then meant a HIT..wow. well buying cd singles was kinda pointless 1
Axelios Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 4 hours ago, Jaay said: It’s so interesting that even gold back then meant a HIT..wow. Because music consumption was different. People bought more albums back then. 1
stevyy Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 Mariah has now sold 75 million songs in the US according to the RIAA. That's massive for a person debuting in 1990. Mariah has probably sold 100 million songs between the US / UK / Japan and Canada alone. She's getting up there with the singles greats. 1
CalvinZeng Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 There’s no way for me to think that AYNAF was only certified Gold in 2023… I thought it had to be a Platinum single at least back then Anyway, well deserved for Mimi 1
slw84 Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 7 hours ago, Minogue said: Fantasy gaining 3x plat in the last 3 years?? Can it go diamond by the end of the decade? No, I don't that was the breakdown. I think for older acts they start with digitals and physicals and then use SPS. Sometimes they do it all at once. Fantasy does not get massive streams to move 3M units from streaming in 3 years. It's a shame they didn't update the certs for legends during the digital era more so that they can just go straight into SPS.
DemDam92 Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 I think Mariah profits most from streaming in US when it comes to the 90s artists
stevyy Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 3 hours ago, slw84 said: No, I don't that was the breakdown. I think for older acts they start with digitals and physicals and then use SPS. Sometimes they do it all at once. Fantasy does not get massive streams to move 3M units from streaming in 3 years. It's a shame they didn't update the certs for legends during the digital era more so that they can just go straight into SPS. Obviously, Fantasy did not start at 0 in like 2013 or so. The song shipped 2 million physical singles and sold around 1 million digital tracks. The rest must come from streaming. Fantasy is coming for 320 million streams on Spotify and may have just as much if not more on other streaming platforms, most notably Apple Music. Fantasy is currently on the verge of consistently gaining 2,5 million streams on Spotify per week. It is her 2nd greatest gainer outside of Xmas music and WBT. Next year it will surpass 500 million on Spotify.
slw84 Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, stevyy said: Obviously, Fantasy did not start at 0 in like 2013 or so. The song shipped 2 million physical singles and sold around 1 million digital tracks. The rest must come from streaming. Fantasy is coming for 320 million streams on Spotify and may have just as much if not more on other streaming platforms, most notably Apple Music. Fantasy is currently on the verge of consistently gaining 2,5 million streams on Spotify per week. It is her 2nd greatest gainer outside of Xmas music and WBT. Next year it will surpass 500 million on Spotify. Ok, maybe my point did not land of explaining why there was a certification 3x over three years and how that wasn't because it sold 3M units but rather how certifications tend to go for legendary acts. The same thing happened with a few of Whitney songs. I don't understand why it's done but it's been noticeable. As a stan, I know Fantasy is one her singles which sold ~2M ish in shipped single sales i was just trying to breakdown why it doesn't denote 3M equivalent units over 3 years. Hopefully, you didn't take it as shade or anything. I still don't understand why they took their time when it came to certification over the digital sales domination for older songs but at least they are catching up now that they have to include physical, digital, streaming units and others. 1
stevyy Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, slw84 said: Ok, maybe my point did not land of explaining why there was a certification 3x over three years and how that wasn't because it sold 3M units but rather how certifications tend to go for legendary acts. The same thing happened with a few of Whitney songs. I don't understand why it's done but it's been noticeable. As a stan, I know Fantasy is one her singles which sold ~2M ish in shipped single sales i was just trying to breakdown why it doesn't denote 3M equivalent units over 3 years. Hopefully, you didn't take it as shade or anything. I still don't understand why they took their time when it came to certification over the digital sales domination for older songs but at least they are catching up now that they have to include physical, digital, streaming units and others. very well said. I didn't take it as shade. <3 1
naval23 Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 Fantasy really won, and one Sweet Day lost - we love it!
Scars Posted September 1, 2023 Posted September 1, 2023 Very surprised by Fantasy, 6x platinum is impressive for a 1995 song!
stevyy Posted September 2, 2023 Posted September 2, 2023 22 hours ago, naval23 said: Fantasy really won, and one Sweet Day lost - we love it! OSD is the least successful singles of the Daydream #1's now. 01 - 6xP - Fantasy 02 - 5xP - ABMB 03 - 4xP - OSD Biggest US Eras by Mariah: 1990 - 12 million units certified - Mariah Carey 1991 - 5,5 million units certified - Emotions 1992 - 4,5 million units certified - MTV Unplugged 1993 - 15,5 million units certified - Music Box 1994 - 24,5 million units certified - Merry Christmas 1995 - 26,0 million units certified - Daydream 1997 - 9,5 million units certified - Butterfly 1998 - 8,5 million units certified - #1's 1999 - 5,0 million units certified - Rainbow 2001 - 1,5 million units certified - Glitter 2001 - 3,0 million units certified - GH 2002 - 2,0 million units certified - Charmbracelet 2003 - 0,5 million units certified - The Remixes 2005 - 17,5 million units certified - TEOM 2008 - 6,0 million units certified - E=MC² 2009 - 4,5 million units certified - Memoirs 2010 - 0,5 million units certified - Merry Christmas II You 2014 - 2,0 million units certified - Me. I am Mariah = 148,5 million + 1m for Everytime I Close My Eyes = 149,5 million + 700,000 certified Videos = 150,2 million certified units 1
naval23 Posted September 2, 2023 Posted September 2, 2023 1 minute ago, stevyy said: OSD is the least successful singles of the Daydream #1's now. 01 - 6xP - Fantasy 02 - 5xP - ABMB 03 - 4xP - OSD Biggest US Eras by Mariah: 1990 - 12 million units certified - Mariah Carey 1991 - 5,5 million units certified - Emotions 1992 - 4,5 million units certified - MTV Unplugged 1993 - 15,5 million units certified - Music Box 1994 - 24,5 million units certified - Merry Christmas 1995 - 26,0 million units certified - Daydream 1997 - 9,5 million units certified - Butterfly 1998 - 8,5 million units certified - #1's 1999 - 5,0 million units certified - Rainbow 2001 - 1,5 million units certified - Glitter 2001 - 3,0 million units certified - GH 2002 - 2,0 million units certified - Charmbracelet 2003 - 0,5 million units certified - The Remixes 2005 - 17,5 million units certified - TEOM 2008 - 6,0 million units certified - E=MC² 2009 - 4,5 million units certified - Memoirs 2010 - 0,5 million units certified - Merry Christmas II You 2014 - 2,0 million units certified - Me. I am Mariah = 148,5 million + 1m for Everytime I Close My Eyes = 149,5 million + 700,000 certified Videos = 150,2 million certified units Damn TEOM being bigger than Music Box era is insane to me
LesFleur Posted September 3, 2023 Posted September 3, 2023 On 9/1/2023 at 5:45 AM, Fastlane said: Fantasy - 6P One Sweet Day - 4P Hero - 3P Loves Takes Time - 1P Thank God I Found You - 1P Anytime You Need a Friend - G https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=mariah#search_section Anytime finally getting its due. Streams won
GoodGuyGoneGhetto Posted September 3, 2023 Posted September 3, 2023 TGIFY winning. One of the best R&B ballads ever, and one of the best songs in her discography, but the haters won’t admit it.
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