Music Box
by Mariah Carey

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Music Box by Mariah Carey
Year: 1993
Release date: 1993-08-31
Overall rank: 3,633rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
65/100 (from 113 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1993 (61st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (600th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,633rd)

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Mariah Carey bestography

Music Box is ranked 3rd best out of 23 albums by Mariah Carey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mariah Carey is Butterfly which is ranked number 2555 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 615.

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Overall rank: 3,633rd | 1990s rank: 600th | 1993 rank: 61st

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65/100 (from 113 votes)
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From 04/09/2020 19:31 | #249711
'Anytime You Need a Friend' is my personal favourite Mariah track, off of an equally great record.
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From 12/28/2018 12:46 | #228200
Grande álbum dos anos 90, elevou Mariah Carey a categoria de grande vocalista e compositora.
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From 02/05/2017 16:31 | #184960
Mariah Carey love her or hate her has an amazing multi faceted voice. She has made 4 really good albums this being my 2nd favourite, Music Box was a huge album all over Europe and is still her biggest selling album. The tracks here are all good Dream Lover & Any Time You Need a friend stand out All I've Ever wanted is also worth a mention.
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From 05/24/2013 20:13 | #77051
93/94 at her peak for me this is her best Album best tracks 'Hero,Without You,Dreamlover,Anytime You Need A Friend.
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