Mariah Carey Scores Top 5 Debut with 'Caution'
Mariah Carey is hitting a high note on the charts.
The legendary diva earns her 18th top 10 album with Caution, which debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 51,000 units (43,000 in traditional sales). Out of Carey’s 21 charting projects, only three compilations have missed the top 10—2015’s #1 to Infinity (No. 29), 2003’s The Remixes (No. 26), and 2001’s Greatest Hits (No. 52).
The album, which has received critical acclaim, has spawned singles including “GTFO,” the Mustard-produced “With You,” and “The Distance” with Ty Dolla $ign.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Travis Scott’s Astroworld jumps 10-7 with over 44,000 units, while Drake’s Scorpion rises 9-8 (44,000). Trippie Redd’s A Love Letter to You 3 falls 3-9 in its second week (41,000), and Metro Boomin’s former chart-topper Not All Heroes Wear Capes slides 8-10 (39,000).
Billboard 200 Top 10
1. Mumford & Sons – Delta – 230,000
2. Michael Bublé – Love – 111,000
3. Various Artists – The Greatest Showman: Reimagined – 89,000
4. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born – 62,000
5. Mariah Carey – Caution – 51,000
6. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack – 48,000
7. Travis Scott – Astroworld – 44,000
8. Drake – Scorpion – 44,000
9. Trippie Redd – A Love Letter to You 3 – 41,000
10. Metro Boomin – Not All Heroes Wear Capes – 39,000