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Dec 20th, 2005, 06:20 PM
Mariah on year-end lists
Nekesa Mumbi Moody of the Associated Press
Here are the albums that helped wear out the iPod battery of AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody in 2005.
1. "The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey
It's time for all the critics who declared Carey's career all but dead to eat some humble pie — so give me the first helping. Carey — who's biggest successes in her post-"Glitter" career had been crooning out breathy hooks on rap records — produced perhaps the best album of her 16-year career with "Mimi," an uncompromising, classic R&B album. Though it had several high-profile cameos from the likes of Snoop Dogg and Nelly, the most riveting components of "Mimi" were its stellar songwriting and Carey's luscious voice.
Rolling Stone's Top Albums of 2005
#43. Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
After wallowing in diva overkill on her last two albums, the Nineties' biggest female star sought to remove herself from her luxuriant quagmire with a surefire remedy: hot beats. On Mimi, quick-stepping pop songs like the Neptunes-produced "Say Somethin' " sport rubbery grooves that take Carey's belt-'em-out choruses to the club and then home for some good lovin'. Elsewhere, Jermaine Dupri helps out with slinky hooks on "Get Your Number" and Kanye West creates a low-rumbling bed for Carey's agitated swoops and moans on "Stay the Night," which is the rare Carey heartbreaker that's more moving than maudlin.
Vibe Magazine
"The Emancipation of Mimi" is one of the top albums on Vibe Magazine's top ten albums of 2005. The list is not ranked.
Vote for Mariah!
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is conducting their annual Readers Poll and Mariah is listed under several categories. Click here (http://www.rssurvey.com/takesurvey.asp?surveyid=178) to vote for Mariah. Results will be announced in Rolling Stone #992, which will hit news stands on January 13, 2006.
AOL Battle of the Bands
Click here (http://music.aol.com/feature/battle_of_the_bands/mariah_vs_kelly) to vote for Mariah on AOL's battle of the bands - artist of the year edition. Mariah is currently losing to Kelly Clarkson who has 55% of the votes.
Click here (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WXSLG0P0) to download a video file (real player required) of Mariah's interview on "The Early Show" after the Grammy nominations announcement.
From Yahoo! Buzz: (http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz_log/entry/2005/12/19/1700/?fr=fp-buzz-morebuzz) As the holidays come to a consumer crescendo, we also wanted to check the top 10 lyrics searches overall. What's hot on the pop charts? Sing along with us...
#5 - Don't Forget About Us Lyrics (Mariah Carey)
International Report
Canada
"The Emancipation of Mimi" has been certified 2x Platinum (200,000 copies shipped) in Canada (http://www.cria.ca/) in November.
Japan
Oricon (responsible for the official Japanese albums/singles charts) has now published their year-end chart in Japan. "The Emancipation Of Mimi" came at #51.
Orion has also ranked Mariah's back catalogue in order of the best selling titles:
#1 - #1's
#2 - Daydeam
#3 - Merry Christams
#4 - Butterfly
#5 - Rainbow
#6 - Emotions
#7 - Mariah Carey
#8 - Glitter
#9 - Charmbracelet
#10 - Greatest Hits
#11 - MTV Unplugged EP
#12 - The Emancipation Of Mimi
#13 - The Remixes
#14 - Charmbracelet Tour Edition
#15 - Merry Christmas
#16 - Merry Christams (DVD)
Channel V (Asia)
Mariah was featured on Channel V's 'The 10 Best Moments in Music Video 2005' and "We Belong Together" came at #1!
MTV Asia
Mariah was featured on MTV Asia's 'Hot in 2005: Album year end special' hosted by John Legend. Mariah talked about the wedding concept of the "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" videos and the issue of not being recognized as a songwriter.
South Africa
Mariah Carey has been voted one of the top 100 celebrity in South Africa by the readers of "Drum Magazine". She came in at #23, ahead of most South African celebrities.
UK
Below are sales figures for Mariah in the past week in the UK:
--"Don't Forget About Us" - 11,547 copies (debuted at #11 where as "Get Your Number" which sold less copies debuted at #9).
--"All I Want For Christmas Is You" - 7,100 downloads and 2 physical singles. Total sales to date: 333,230 copies.
--"The Emancipation of Mimi" - 17,835 copies (up 2% from last week.) Total sales to date: 489,662 copies.
--"Greatest Hits" - 50,442 copies (down 3% from last week.) Total sales to date: 507,340 copies.
--Mariah’s album sales in the UK have been huge. Just this year Mariah has managed to shift over 915,000 units over the counter of her current album and back catalogue.
--Note: All music outlets that sell 12" singles should now have "Don’t Forget About Us" available to purchase on Vinyl. Don't forget to pick up your copy!
Scans from the January 2006 issue of VIBE magazine:
http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/0_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/0.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/1_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/1.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/2_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/2.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/3_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/3.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/4_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/4.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/5_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/5.jpg)
Below are pictures of Mariah as she was leaving her hotel in London to go to "Home House" on December 2nd, 2005:
http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/1_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/1.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/2_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/2.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/3_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/3.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/5_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/5.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/6_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/6.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/7_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/7.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/8_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/8.jpg)
Source: Mariah Daily (http://www.mariahdaily.com/)
Nekesa Mumbi Moody of the Associated Press
Here are the albums that helped wear out the iPod battery of AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody in 2005.
1. "The Emancipation of Mimi," Mariah Carey
It's time for all the critics who declared Carey's career all but dead to eat some humble pie — so give me the first helping. Carey — who's biggest successes in her post-"Glitter" career had been crooning out breathy hooks on rap records — produced perhaps the best album of her 16-year career with "Mimi," an uncompromising, classic R&B album. Though it had several high-profile cameos from the likes of Snoop Dogg and Nelly, the most riveting components of "Mimi" were its stellar songwriting and Carey's luscious voice.
Rolling Stone's Top Albums of 2005
#43. Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
After wallowing in diva overkill on her last two albums, the Nineties' biggest female star sought to remove herself from her luxuriant quagmire with a surefire remedy: hot beats. On Mimi, quick-stepping pop songs like the Neptunes-produced "Say Somethin' " sport rubbery grooves that take Carey's belt-'em-out choruses to the club and then home for some good lovin'. Elsewhere, Jermaine Dupri helps out with slinky hooks on "Get Your Number" and Kanye West creates a low-rumbling bed for Carey's agitated swoops and moans on "Stay the Night," which is the rare Carey heartbreaker that's more moving than maudlin.
Vibe Magazine
"The Emancipation of Mimi" is one of the top albums on Vibe Magazine's top ten albums of 2005. The list is not ranked.
Vote for Mariah!
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is conducting their annual Readers Poll and Mariah is listed under several categories. Click here (http://www.rssurvey.com/takesurvey.asp?surveyid=178) to vote for Mariah. Results will be announced in Rolling Stone #992, which will hit news stands on January 13, 2006.
AOL Battle of the Bands
Click here (http://music.aol.com/feature/battle_of_the_bands/mariah_vs_kelly) to vote for Mariah on AOL's battle of the bands - artist of the year edition. Mariah is currently losing to Kelly Clarkson who has 55% of the votes.
Click here (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WXSLG0P0) to download a video file (real player required) of Mariah's interview on "The Early Show" after the Grammy nominations announcement.
From Yahoo! Buzz: (http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz_log/entry/2005/12/19/1700/?fr=fp-buzz-morebuzz) As the holidays come to a consumer crescendo, we also wanted to check the top 10 lyrics searches overall. What's hot on the pop charts? Sing along with us...
#5 - Don't Forget About Us Lyrics (Mariah Carey)
International Report
Canada
"The Emancipation of Mimi" has been certified 2x Platinum (200,000 copies shipped) in Canada (http://www.cria.ca/) in November.
Japan
Oricon (responsible for the official Japanese albums/singles charts) has now published their year-end chart in Japan. "The Emancipation Of Mimi" came at #51.
Orion has also ranked Mariah's back catalogue in order of the best selling titles:
#1 - #1's
#2 - Daydeam
#3 - Merry Christams
#4 - Butterfly
#5 - Rainbow
#6 - Emotions
#7 - Mariah Carey
#8 - Glitter
#9 - Charmbracelet
#10 - Greatest Hits
#11 - MTV Unplugged EP
#12 - The Emancipation Of Mimi
#13 - The Remixes
#14 - Charmbracelet Tour Edition
#15 - Merry Christmas
#16 - Merry Christams (DVD)
Channel V (Asia)
Mariah was featured on Channel V's 'The 10 Best Moments in Music Video 2005' and "We Belong Together" came at #1!
MTV Asia
Mariah was featured on MTV Asia's 'Hot in 2005: Album year end special' hosted by John Legend. Mariah talked about the wedding concept of the "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" videos and the issue of not being recognized as a songwriter.
South Africa
Mariah Carey has been voted one of the top 100 celebrity in South Africa by the readers of "Drum Magazine". She came in at #23, ahead of most South African celebrities.
UK
Below are sales figures for Mariah in the past week in the UK:
--"Don't Forget About Us" - 11,547 copies (debuted at #11 where as "Get Your Number" which sold less copies debuted at #9).
--"All I Want For Christmas Is You" - 7,100 downloads and 2 physical singles. Total sales to date: 333,230 copies.
--"The Emancipation of Mimi" - 17,835 copies (up 2% from last week.) Total sales to date: 489,662 copies.
--"Greatest Hits" - 50,442 copies (down 3% from last week.) Total sales to date: 507,340 copies.
--Mariah’s album sales in the UK have been huge. Just this year Mariah has managed to shift over 915,000 units over the counter of her current album and back catalogue.
--Note: All music outlets that sell 12" singles should now have "Don’t Forget About Us" available to purchase on Vinyl. Don't forget to pick up your copy!
Scans from the January 2006 issue of VIBE magazine:
http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/0_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/0.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/1_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/1.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/2_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/2.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/3_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/3.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/4_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/4.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/5_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/scans/vibe06/5.jpg)
Below are pictures of Mariah as she was leaving her hotel in London to go to "Home House" on December 2nd, 2005:
http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/1_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/1.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/2_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/2.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/3_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/3.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/5_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/5.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/6_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/6.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/7_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/7.jpg) http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/8_.jpg (http://www.mariahdaily.com/temp/uk2/home/8.jpg)
Source: Mariah Daily (http://www.mariahdaily.com/)