"butterfly" was nominated at the 1998 naacp image awards, in the outstanding female artist category. at the blockbuster entertainment awards, carey was named the songwriter of the year and received the song of the year award. at the 1998 world music awards, carey won two of night's top awards; the world's best-selling r&b artist and the world's best-selling recording artist of the '90s. carey was unhappy not to win any of the grammy awards once again, but this was offset by the success of her tour, which was taking place during the awards. according to author marc shapiro, "no amount of awards could replace the popular acceptance of "butterfly" and the feeling she was now free to live her own life – creatively and personally." in a recent list compiled by a selection of rock critics, "butterfly" was chosen as one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die.