crescendos that get so intense that another Mariah has to step in to keep up the momentum." Also Juzwiak complimented the usage of the whistle register in the song, "And then there's the whistle note. And then there's the final vocal run that's more like a roller-coaster track. If you think these aren't climaxes, she proves you wrong with her denouement, the way the last word, "be", sort of wanes into an "mm hmm hmm." Jonathan Bernstein from Spin declared it as a "remarkable" debut single, and "a song so unsingable that aspiring chanteuses the world over have respirators ready in case they fail to make it through to the other side of the bridge." Accolades |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 1991 | rowspan="3"| Grammy Award | Record of the Year | rowspan="5"| "Vision of Love" | | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| |- | Song of the Year | |- | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 1991 | rowspan="2"| Soul Train Music Award | Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year | | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| |- | Best Female R&B/Soul Single | |- ! scope="row"| 1991 | BMI Pop Award | Best Songwriter | Mariah Carey | | style="text-align:center;"| |} Commercial performance In the United States, "Vision of Love" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 73 during the week of June 2, 1990, and reached the chart's summit nine weeks later. The song remained atop the chart for four consecutive weeks, and was ranked sixth on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart. After four weeks at number one, it fell to number eight, and spent seven weeks lingering within the top ten. It also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for two weeks and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks for three weeks. In October 2019, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the song platinum, denoting shipments of one million units. In Canada, "Vision of Love" entered the Canadian RPM Singles Chart at number 75, during the week of July 7, 1990. In its eighth week on the chart, the song reached number one, and remained on the chart for a total of 17 weeks. It finished eighth on the RPM year-end chart. "Vision of Love" entered the Australian Singles Chart at number 67 during the week of August 5, 1990. It peaked at number nine, and spent a total of 19 weeks within the top 100. The