The Emancipation Of Mimi
by Mariah Carey

The Emancipation Of Mimi by Mariah Carey
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-04-04
Overall rank: 9,557th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 92 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (179th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (1,652nd)
Award Best albums of all time (9,557th)

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Mariah Carey bestography

The Emancipation Of Mimi is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by Mariah Carey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mariah Carey is Butterfly which is ranked number 2671 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 592.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Emancipation Of Mimi rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,557th | 2000s rank: 1,652nd | 2005 rank: 179th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 92 votes)
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80/100
Guess it's not very right for this album to appear on a chart site like besteveralbums. But aside from the sugar-sweet lyrics which sound uh... way too sweet, the music itself is still entertaining, despite not having much production value. And Mariah's retained her powerful voice back.

Track picks:
We Belong Together (good song but not a good showcase of her vocal range and ability to hold long notes with no vibrato),
I Wish You Knew (great singing accompanying good melody, best song on this record for me)
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From 05/06/2025 14:02 | #308844 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 2006. The winner was How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb by U2 (Edited)
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65/100
This feels really good for about six songs and then it falls off and starts to feel slower and more repetitive.
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From 01/04/2019 12:46 | #228855
Dominou a década com esse álbum.
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