As chart disasters go, few can rival the muckiness of Mariah Carey‘s latest effort ‘Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse’.
US sales forecasts have the set on course to open with the lowest numbers of the singer’s career. And while the final Stateside figures continue to be tallied, the LP is officially D.O.A across the pond in the UK.
Details below…
Beyond opening at #14 on the Official UK Album Chart, the ‘#Beautiful’ led project’s sales have been revealed — and it’s far from a pretty picture.
‘The Elusive Chanteuse’ debuted with a meagre 6,547 copies sold. Yes, 6547. Tragic.
It’s worth pointing out, though, that the diva hasn’t promoted the project in the UK at all; neither have any of the singles been serviced to TV or radio. What’s more, unless the artist is Sam Smith or Coldplay, British sales have been bizarrely low of late. Peep the sales of rest of the top 20 in comparison:
1. Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour (101,752)
2. Coldplay – Ghost Stories (75,032)
3. Paolo Nutini – Caustic Love (18,254)
4. Paloma Faith – A Perfect Contradiction (18,158)
5. Michael Jackson – Xscape (17,889)
6. Pharrell Williams – G I R L (11,555)
7. Arctic Monkeys – AM (8,319)
8. Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott – What Have We Become (7,416)
9. The Vamps – Meet The Vamps (7,159)
10. London Grammar – If You Wait (7,053)
12. John Legend – Love In The Future (6,801)
13. Black Keys – Turn Blue (6,776)
14. Mariah Carey – Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse (6,547)
17. Neil Young – A Letter Home (5,280)
18. Oasis – Definitely Maybe (4,905)
19. Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up (4,861)
20. Royksopp & Robyn – Do It Again (4,052)
Still, it’s incredibly alarming that on the strength of her name alone ol’ Mimi didn’t sell more. Yes, the numbers of others may be wack, yet when the dust has settled, few will care what figures it took to chart top ten, they’ll simply remember who managed to achieve it. Sadly, for Mariah, it wasn’t to be this go round. A fact rendered more unfortunate due to the album being her best work in years.
At this point, she has no choice but to go back to the drawing board, regroup with her team (or hire a new one), and begin plotting her comeback from this. Because the chance of any label prioritising a project that is performing so dismally pretty much everywhere is slim as the woman on her album covers.
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The UK Children paid #DUST
Death! Screaming crying at the shade. #SamYouShadyNinja
DAMN!!! Sam you are one shady bxtch but this is horrible. But I think it’s ok for Mariah to flop cause she’s been in this industry over 20 years so it’s ok for her to flop now.
She sold 56k in the US
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http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
Nooooo stop it
Here we go….
LMFAO. OMFG
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THIS IS NOT HER BEST ALBUM IN YEARS!!!!!!!
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WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THAT!?
Meanwhile, BEYONCE just hit the 400k Mark in the U.K 2 weeks ago!
Wow this is terrible 🙁
I guess she is flopping everywhere. Mariah maybe you should retire already before you destroy your legacy. #JustSaying
How is she destroying her legacy? She is releasing good music that she enjoys making. Destroying her legacy would be if she was releasing material that Gaga/Miley/Katy release.
Anyways, THIS IS A FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP FLOP!
LOL THE UK sales are low, she did not promote nor perform there.. There also isn’t a single out there.. Y would she go back to the drawing board, when she should release a single and get her a** on tv.. Ciara was all over tv/print magazines and no one still cared. Don’t act like Mariah has been promoting this album. Mariah and her label should have released this album properly. By the way the UK is a much smaller market to begin with. Leave to Sam to be pressed. This is the same dude that bragged about Ciara getting 40 million YouTube views lol. Sit your a** down.. If Mariah gets off of her a** she can do something with this album..
It’s a waysmaller market with sales that aren’t that far from the US
They’re galaxies away from each other. The only market that rivals the US is Japan.
#TeamMariah
What´s you favorite song? If you have any? Mine is “Make it look good” right now.
I really like Thirsty, Money, and Heavenly! They’re all great.
I think faded is the s***
Money should have been a single and Meteorite
Yes “Faded” and “Make it look good” are my favorites now!
I´m tired of Sam´s shade for no reason! Do you pay this much attention to all the artists I could mention right now, both of Mariah´s age and younger artists, sales in every single country??? Why do you try to attack her… just to say what is happening is kind of normal afterwards? Nobody was expecting different. Barely promoted in the USA… and ZERO promo overseas, no radio, no nothing, not to mention for the mainstream audiences she´s been gone for 5 years. Something really big had to be done promo wise to make the album sell huge overseas. Mariah is not promoting for whatever reason, she just wanted to make a great album for us, which she did.
Sam is a HATER. End of story. Downplaying this way an artist whose music you are admitting is GREAT (past and present) is sad. Where are your principles?
She sold less than Ciara!!!! LMAO
I can handle most of Mariah’s thick brand of delusion these days but as a fan of her early 90s peak with music box, daydream, and butterfly I can’t help but be a little said about the current state of not just her career but also her mental stability. The crazy is at peak levels we haven’t seen since she was bringing ice cream to trl while promoting glitter.
So much shade In This article
Welcome to a new decade Mariah where you are no longer relevant. She can at least say she slayed the 90’s and early 2000’s.
Was Nicki ever relevant though?
Yep seeing as how her last album opened with bigger number then Mariah’s last 2 albums…
Her UK sales has NEVER been impressive tbh…
“Mariah…. The GAGGING Chanteuse”
She has only sold 10,000,000+ records in the UK! Thats pretty low compared to MADONNA & RIHANNA!
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The UK sales are extremely LOW anyways,,, They best selling albu only sold 5 million copies WTF!
5 million copies is not exteemely low for a single album, what a bad example! You know population in most countries is smaller than in the USA right?
That said, yes, sales now are extremely low, and yes, Mariah is too R&B/hip hop since 1997 to sell as much as pop artists in the UK (most of Rihanna´s sales come from singles though, so it´s not comparable, bad example again).
Oops… Fans of flops are still looking for company. I won’t go bck & fourth with anyone today because I’m #unphased but Mariah’s last album sold 168k first week in the US! That is more than those flop baby mamas can sell overall worldwide. Now sit.
Hahaha not Mariah fans holding to A 160k first lmfao
*first week
168k first week on her 12th album is good. I don’t know why you people are so upset. She isn’t some new artist who has been out for 4 years. This is her 24th year! She has made her mark. But like I said below.. Keep seething and posting those prepared “drags”
@slayriah
It´s her 25th year actually.
@John
Oh right, 1990 included. And could also be 27 if you include the years she’s been signed before her debut.
Girl really, You gonna come for my fav when Mariah is getting it from the HIVE, The Barbs, & The Navy… and Im sure the Monsters are on their way…..
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But continue targeting Csquad tho, mad Because
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“I AM MARIAH, The DEPRESSED CHANTEUSE”
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more like the Dragged Chanteuse
Del Ray Is queen of depression
Weren’t you supposed to be leaving? Just like you’re Blue Ivy-Rodriguez under a different name. You’re just all around full of sh!t.
Let the drag feat begin!!!!
http://s24.postimg.org/uerzr5d6d/image.jpg
Ok say I’m gonna let the Stans of flops have their little moments. Continue “dragging”someone who is FARR superior to your fave! You’re only dragging yourself in the process, and I’m dying @ the oxymoron. Proceed!
Kii
Yasss!
*6 547*
It’s terrible to see one of the Biggest names in MUSIC do less than one of the Biggest flops in MUSIC. Damn
How? Which flop?
Watch how all the Anti Mariah People pop out of nowhere!!!
Have you guys listen to that new Enrique Iglesias song for the World Cup that s*** might be the surprise summer hit
*playes faded*
The bitchh looking for my attention like Ciara will be looking child support payments in a few months. Lol looking ass n*****.
Last time I will ever visit this site. Sam, karma will not be kind to you. I gots to migrate Bye!
Seriously, Sam is pressed! Why do flop artists keep releasing albums… but Mariah will have trouble with labels in his opinion? They spent next to no money to promote this, so I doubt the label is losing anything. It would be bad for an artist who has been promoting like crazy in the UK (and the USA) and is around 30 years old (for example some of your favorite flops Sam).
And btw, Memoirs wasn´t top 10 in the UK either. Don´t act like she´s having an epic downfall now. Mariah has been too R&B/hip hop for worldwide audiences for so long now, so it´s natural that despite being a legend for them still, she loses more and more supporters with every album, it´s normal. She´s not doing pop or the sound she did 20 years ago, like a few of her peers, so it´s normal. It´s been for way more than a decade now.
B**** puuuuuuhlease they v been promoting that h** for years with several first single and video major appearance at bet and gma so what the hell is you talking about?????
You know nothing it seems…
Mariah Carey is still a LEGEND! END OF STORY! But those numbers are #Terrible!
Y’all can drag Mariah till kingdom come but remember the influence she has on your fav
http://youtu.be/8bYE9sDfWyo
YESS!
Sales these days can’t even compare to sales during the 90’s.
Pink, Taylor swift, JT, Bruno Mars, Beyonce are the Only solo popular artists that can push their Albums past 1.5 Millions in the U.S.nowadays. sad but true :/
Yeah but more credits to just Pink, JT, and Beyoncé tux they a have 10+years careers
Yess! More credit to Pink JT and Bey because they”ve been in the Game for over a decade and they are still selling albums! They’re the true winners tbh.
Not shading Ciara when Mariah’s latest album sold less than her latest. You’re pathetic tbh!!!
Mariah who is on her 24th year/ 14th album? Didn’t that other girl sell 37k with her third album? Ok goodbye.
All that’s good and fine, but Mariah still flopped! Goodbye b****.
#StayPressed and enjoy the rest of your evening troll.
Messy numbers, but at the end of the day, I’m Sure MAriah isnt crying over UK numbers
She put out a good piece of work
“Vision Of Love” birthed your faves vocals DON’T YOU EVER FORGET THAT YES YOU.
After selling 200M+ records who cares about her flopping this album is great and a real body of art. She made quality even with a messy team she delivered and I am proud to be a mariah carey fan tbh.
#teamMariah.
Sam is a f***** pressed blogger. You’re so biased and its stupid tbh.
Death! They’re saving their already prepared/written “drags” for the US sales post I see. Pressed pressed pressed. Anyway bye b******.
Lmfao…..I’m so tired of seeing the words “didn’t promote”. Somebody of her stature should be selling off name alone. Sade comes back every 8 to 10 years and sell off name alone! That’s a Legend Bitchhs! If you’re suppose to be this “biggest selling female”, with this “Epic” voice. Then why isn’t anyone racing to record stores for your sh*t? She just need to retire and stop butchering her career. Before she enters Guinness Records with more FLOPS than anyone Ever. kiiii #THROWNTHETOWEL BITCHH
You sound upset. Do you want a cookie or a gummy bear? Maybe a nice cold beverage to quench your thirst?
No thanks Hun but I would like the MooMoo album though. The thing is I don’t buy Trash, so can I borrow yours kiii
I hope pretty hurts slays when it gets sent to radio sis…
I hope Hoeianna 8th album can finally get her on the RIAA KIII
Who is this Sade woman? Have her vocals had any impact on anyone?
She’s a bitchh that doesn’t have 3 FLOPS N A ROW LOL
Let’s see mariah has sold over 200mil albums, & until your fave crosses that(or gets a diamond album)u cannot shade
her.
Vision Of Love >>>>>>>
200 Mill plus 56K
When will any of our favs achieve such???
Exactly.
LMFAO!
GaGa can discount her whole discography
But still won’t reach those numbers
Exactly!
A Beyoncé stan shouldn’t be shading mariah. Beyhive stfu
Last time I checked “Vision Of Love” inspired your faves vocals so just stfu. I love yonce but yall be trying it!!!
Bitchh I Shade whoever I fawkin want. THE QUEEN doesn’t even remember saying that sh*t no way. She was just a kid and kids will say anything kiii
Who releases an album and not do one bit of promotion in the major markets? she thought she was gonna sell off her name alone, apparently that name is worth s*** these days dauhling. Ki!!
She didn´t think anything you hater! She just did it this way for whatever reason you don´t know. End of story.
The truth hurts sis, i know…
You are inventing things. No truth, just hate. If you had a real argument to offer I wouldn´t have said anything.
What i said was the truth. she did not do any promo in any major market tho. How was that a lie?
But you invented the reason why that didn´t happen. You are a hater. You don´t know the reason, like I stated before. Admit you were wrong.
Cheryl Cole is popular in the UK. Nuff said. UK has s*** for taste in music.
Let me just listen to “Music Box” and just avoid all this negativity.
Keep shading Mariah but remember
http://youtu.be/-86J0JZNKM8
True things! But let Digger Bey have its little moment. She’s gonna pop back in as her alter ego “Career Ender” momentarily.
Slayriah …..gurl are u bipolar? You was just telling one of Nicki stans the other day that I wasn’t Career Ender and now I’m Career Ender???? Gurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl..
Lmfaooo Well can u also add that MooMoo said THE QUEEN was one of her favs of all time. Kiii
Mariah is NOT a Flop!! A flop is when you struggle to have a Gold Album only a few years in the Game. Mariah has been in it for 2 decades n has done it all already. When you become as big as her n accomplished a lot already, sales don’t matter anymore, it’s all about makking music from you, directly to your fans. Just like Beyonce showed us with her last album. No gimmicks. MiMi is a Legend n has inspires all of our faves to sing. #Respect.
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Talent n legacy always prevail.
Honey this album won’t even scan aluminum.
*6 547*
She is completing her contract with Island Def Jam. She aint gonna promote this album much. She wants to leave.
You don’t see all these stans disrespecting Whitney, Celine, Madonna, Janet but you guys are always in Mariahs case just leave her alone. Atleast she didn’t try to be trendy by releasing generic music. She gave us true art why can’t yall just leave her alone @sam.
Sam is forever disrespecting Mariah ugh.
Girl u want a tissue???
You lambs can cling to that 200 mill all you want, no one remebers those albums or even cares. she did that in “pre-historic” times before the internet. it won’t happen again trust.
Vision of love is timeless
🙂 .. My All too
Her bank account remembers lol. Also, if no one remembered her classics, then why are they covered all over the world on ever singing competition?
She’s still the Queen of singing. Some of y’all faves can’t even hold a note for 10 seconds. STFU
Mariah> Your non-singing fave
Well the only people coming for here are the hive and the c squad so I guess ur talking about c
you mean the queen of lip synching
holly s*** , im not a mariah fan but this is sad for the lambs . oh myyyy what a flop , a disaster
Looooooooool waaaat even yours truly sold more than this flop loooooooool cowriah give up u fat whale ur career is dead ariana is here to take over
Mariah Carey debut = 10M+ albums sold.
Yours, Truly = Certified Triple Plastic
Your little Youtube flop should stick to covering other (more successful) people’s music. She should also get a coach for that speech impediment of hers.
Meanwhile “Yours Truly” is struggling to achieve gold status
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tov22NtCMC4
Will ariana eveeer?
I bet this will go gold first tho sis.
Is this album a flop? Yes, possibly.
Is Mariah Carey herself a “flop”? Most certainly not.
She has achieved a lot in her career. & let’s not act like her Christmas music won’t come back in a few months and out chart 90% of your faves. She stays up their with the rest of the queens and top divas. So if the flop Stans want to have their little “dragging” moment ten so be it. Mariah is #unphased as she showed when she was strolling through the NYC subways having the time of her life, also as shown on her NBC special. She gives zero f****! She is about her husband, and family now. Her bank account stays slaying and will remain queen. Proceed with your recycled and tired drags. Bye
But Gurl…Moo has had more FLOPS than Mya
Checks total albums sold.
Checks total albums sold from the basics on this board.
Chuckles as he rolls his eyes.
But her Christmas album will slay ALLL our faves come December
2 flops albums in the last 4 years, Cowriah is on a roll girls
When your name is Mariah Carey, you are #unphased by such trivial matters. Her back catalog is timeless.
So I’ll just be perched, Reading comments…
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Waiting on that Farewell Speech…..
(Files Nails)
No shade to Queen Mimi, But one of her stans better live up to her word on leaving this site and start providing speeches…..
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I’ll wait…
New post
http://thatgrapejuice.net/2014/06/numbers-mariah-careys-me-mariahthe-elusive-chanteuse-sold/
All that lip synching for her life and she still can’t go top 10? even Britney Jean went top 10. poor dat.
“is slim as the woman on her album covers.”
D E A D !
SHE NEEDS A HIT! & YES THIS IS HER BEST ALBUM SINCE EMANCIPATION 2005. ALSO SHE NEEDS A NEW STYLIST, A FRESHER NON OVER THE TOP DIVA STYLE WOULD BE BETTER….THOSE GOWNS SHES BEEN ROCKING FOR A WHILE NOW ARE TIRED & STALE #NOTCUTEMIMI
girl bye this is not her best album. E=mc2 says hello
This is less than half of what Britney Jean did. Yikes, a legend like Mimi should be able to open with decent numbers, based on her name alone.