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This page lists the singles discography of Mariah Carey. For Carey's albums discography, please see Mariah Carey albums discography.

This discography includes chart positions for the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. The U.S. sales are certified by the RIAA; however, no official tracking system exists to track worldwide sales.

Total U.S. singles sales: 20.604 million ; Total worldwide singles sales: 47.857 million

Notes:

"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" and "Crybaby" were released as a double A-side in the United States, but only "Can't Take That Away" was released in other countries.

"Never Too Far" and "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" were released as a double A-side in the United Kingdom, but charted separately elsewhere..

"Get Your Number" was released as a double A-side with "Shake It Off" in countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Limited release and promotional singles

Several songs were released as singles on a limited or promotional-only basis. Information is included for these singles.

• 1991: "Prisoner" was scheduled for release after "I Don't Wanna Cry", but was retracted and used only as a promotional single. From the album Mariah Carey.
• 1992: "Till the End of Time" was released as a promotional single in Mexico and Costa Rica. From the album Emotions.
• 1992: "If It's Over" was only released in countries such as Japan and the Netherlands. From the album MTV Unplugged.
• 1994: "Never Forget You" was released as a double A-side with "Without You" in the United States, but only "Without You" was released in other countries. From the album Music Box.
• 1994: "Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)" was released to U.S. radio stations as a promo-only single. From the album Merry Christmas.
• 1994: "Jesus Born on This Day" was released to Christian radio stations in the U.S. as a promo-only single, and was given a limited release in Sweden and some other markets. From the album Merry Christmas.
• 1996: "Underneath the Stars" was solicited to R&B and Urban radio stations in the U.S. From the album Daydream.
• 1996: "O Holy Night" was released to U.S. radio stations as a promo-only single. From the album Merry Christmas.
• 1998: "The Roof (Back in Time)" (featuring Mobb Deep) was only released as a single in South Africa and some European countries such as Austria and Spain. From the album Butterfly.
• 1998: "Whenever You Call" was solicited as a promo-only single in the United States. From the albums Butterfly and #1's.
• 1998: "Sweetheart", a duet between Jermaine Dupri and Carey, was officially released in parts of central Europe and south-east Asia, but not in the U.S. where the CD single was retracted. From the album #1's.
• 1998: "A Natural Woman", a live performance with Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin and Shania Twain, was released in countries such as France, Austria and Mexico as a promo-only single. From the April 1998 VH1 Divas benefit concert.
• 1999: "Do You Know Where You're Going To? (Theme from Mahogany)" was given a limited release in the U.S. as a promo-only single. From the album #1's.
• 2000: "O Holy Night" was re-released to U.S. radio stations as a promo-only single. From the album Merry Christmas.
• 2001: "Reflections (Care Enough)" was released and promoted as a single in Japan and several Asian markets. From the album Glitter.
• 2001: "Lead the Way" was a promo-only single released in Spain. From the album Glitter.
• 2001: "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Busta Rhymes & Fabolous) was a promo-only single released in Spain. From the album Glitter.
• 2001: "There for Me" was promoted as a B-side to the single "Never Too Far/Hero Medley".
• 2002: "Irresistible (Westside Connection)" was released to U.S. radio stations as part of a promo-only single titled "MC... Move the Crowd". From the album Charmbracelet.
• 2002: "You Got Me" was released to U.S. radio stations as part of a promo-only single titled "MC...Move the Crowd". From the album Charmbracelet.
• 2002: "The One" was released to U.S. radio stations as a promo-only single. From the album Charmbracelet.
• 2003: "Miss You" was released to R&B/hip hop radio stations in the U.S. as a promo-only single. From the albums Charmbracelet and The Remixes.
• 2004: "What Would You Do" was released as a single with Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg, and Carey. Later, the song was re-released as a remix titled the 'G-Mix' by Sheist, which features vocals from Nune and Carey. (See Glitter.)
• 2004: "U Like This (Megamix)" served as a limited edition club-play single to promote the album The Remixes.
• 2005: "Fly Like a Bird" was solicited to gospel radio across the U.S. as a two-song promo with "My Saving Grace". The former was taken from the album The Emancipation of Mimi and the latter from Charmbracelet.
• 2005: "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" was released as a single to promote the Merry Christmas re-release. A CD single is featured on the 2005 DVD of the 1970s film Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town.

See also

• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)

References

• RIAA certifications
• Worldwide sales
• Worldwide sales — German site
• Singles chronology
• U.S. chart logs
• http://www.mariah-charts.com/

• Mariah Carey
• Discographies