How Mariah Carey’s 2001 Flop Glitter Surged to the Top of the Charts 17 Years Later
16Nov
But thanks to the loyalty of Carey’s fan base, who call themselves the “Lambily,” and the power of Twitter, the 17-year-old album just found new vitality. On Thursday, Glitter surged to the top of the iTunes album charts as Carey’s “lambs” created a #JusticeForGlitter hashtag to demand recognition for the old album. Tens of thousands of tweets later, their vision of Glitter’s restoration has been realized and the queen herself has responded with an appreciative tweet:
