Peak
3
Weeks
23
Score
5,074
Chart Year
1994
American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey's version, based on Harry Nilsson's version rather than the Badfinger original, was released as the third single off Music Box in the first quarter of 1994, its US release date of 21 January 1994 by Columbia Records, falling a week after Nilsson had died following a heart attack on 15 January 1994. In the US "Without You" was promoted as a double A-side with "Never Forget You". While she had heard Nilsson's version as a very young girl, Carey's decision to remake his hit was based on a chance hearing during the time she was recording Music Box: "I heard that song in a restaurant and just knew it would be a huge international hit" recalls Carey.[48] Carey's version has been considered very popular on talent shows.[49] "Without You" was later included on some non-US pressings of her compilation albums #1's (1998) and #1 to Infinity (2015), and her 2001 compilation, Greatest Hits. "Without You" was also included on her 2008 compilation The Ballads. "Without You" reached number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. "Without You" remains Carey's biggest hit across Europe. In the United Kingdom, where Carey had yet to score a number one hit, "Without You" made its UK chart debut at number one where it remained for four weeks in total, and later ended as the 7th best-selling single of 1994 in the United Kingdom.[50] It topped the European Hot 100 Singles chart for two weeks and reached number one for ten weeks in Switzerland; eight weeks in Austria and Sweden; seven weeks in Belgium; five weeks in Ireland and the Netherlands; four weeks in Germany and Iceland; and two weeks in Scotland.
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 29, 1994 | 53 | 73 |
| 2 | Feb 5, 1994 | 35 | 91 |
| 3 | Feb 12, 1994 | 12 | 114 |
| 4 | Feb 19, 1994 | 7 | 119 |
| 5 | Feb 26, 1994 | 6 | 120 |
| 6 | Mar 5, 1994 | 4 | 122 |
| 7 | Mar 12, 1994 | 4 | 122 |
| 8 | Mar 19, 1994 | 3 | 123 |
| 9 | Mar 26, 1994 | 3 | 123 |
| 10 | Apr 2, 1994 | 3 | 123 |
| 11 | Apr 9, 1994 | 3 | 123 |
| 12 | Apr 16, 1994 | 3 | 123 |
| 13 | Apr 23, 1994 | 3 | 123 |
| 14 | Apr 30, 1994 | 4 | 122 |
| 15 | May 7, 1994 | 5 | 121 |
| 16 | May 14, 1994 | 9 | 117 |
| 17 | May 21, 1994 | 11 | 115 |
| 18 | May 28, 1994 | 14 | 112 |
| 19 | Jun 4, 1994 | 20 | 106 |
| 20 | Jun 11, 1994 | 29 | 97 |