Big in Japan
We all know Mariah is huge in Japan, but did you know how huge? Her single "All I Want For Christmas Is You" peaked at number 2 and sold over 1 million copies. Five of Mariah's albums peaked at number 1: Merry Christmas (3 weeks), Daydream (2 weeks), Butterfly (1 week), #1's (1 week) and Glitter (1 week). Her combined sales are 11.4 million copies, making her the best selling international artist (The Beatles are at number 2 with 8.4 million). And we can find Mariah 4 times in the top 5 of best selling international albums: 1. #1's (2.809 million copies)
3. Daydream (2.203 million copies)
4. Merry Christmas (2.083 million copies)
5. Music box (1.589 million copies) This article is based on figures from 1968 to 2002, as published by Oricon in their yearbook. (Oricon Year Book - Mariah Connection)
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