artist stats Whitney Houston: The Receipts | 100 million certifications in the US!

[GreatestLoveofAll]

 

Welcome to the Whitney Houston Receipts Thread. Though underrated here on ATRL, Whitney achieved many great things in her career and even after her death continues to chart and be consumed by a new generation!

 

Records Sold since 1985: 214,150,000

Album Sales- 128,600,000

Studio Albums

 

Total WW Sales: 21,900,000

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Whitney Houston (1985)

 

By Continent/Country:

US: 13,600,000

CAN: 1,500,000

 

Asia: 1,705,000

(Japan- 1,000,000)

 

Australia: 375,000

New Zealand: 60,000

 

Europe: 4,250,000

UK- 1,450,000

France- 210,000

Germany- 850,000

Italy- 350,000

Spain- 100,000

Sweden- 230,000

Netherlands- 165,000

Switzerland- 100,000

Austria- 65,000

Finland- 30,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 19,800,000

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Whitney (1987)

 

US: 9,800,000

CAN: 1,100,000

 

Asia- 1,570,000

(Japan: 700,000)

 

Australia: 300,000

New Zealand: 50,000

 

Europe- 6,360,000

UK: 2,400,000

France: 360,000

Germany: 925,000

Italy: 600,000

Spain: 250,000

Sweden: 250,000

Netherlands: 250,000

Switzerland: 140,000

Austria: 120,000

Finland: 60,000

 

Total WW Sales: 9,900,000

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Im Your Baby Tonight (1990)

 

North America

US- 4,700,000

CAN- 300,000

 

Asia- 915,000

Japan- 475,000

 

Oceania

Australia- 120,000

New Zealand- 20,000

 

Europe- 3,510,000

UK- 800,000

France- 440,000

Germany- 620,000

Italy- 225,000

Spain- 240,000

Sweden- 140,000

Netherlands- 155,000

Switzerland- 110,000

Austria- 80,000

Finland- 36,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 10,400,000

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My Love Is Your Love (1998)

 

America

US- 4,550,000

Canada- 325,000

 

Asia- 800,000

Japan- 400,000

 

Oceania

Australia- 60,000

New Zealand- 25,000

 

Europe- 4,270,000

UK- 975,000

France- 675,000

Germany- 800,000

Italy- 200,000

Spain- 150,000

Sweden- 180,000

Netherlands- 165,000

Switzerland- 180,000

Austria- 100,000

Finland- 25,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 1,900,000

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Just Whitney... (2002)

 

Americas

US- 1,100,000

Canada- 40,000

Brazil- 100,000

 

Asia- 230,000

Japan- 100,000

 

Europe- 360,000

UK- 50,000

France-60,000

Germany- 60,000

Italy- 55,000

Netherlands- 5,000

Switzerland- 40,000

 

Total WW Sales: 900,000

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One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)

 

Americas

US- 650,000

Canada- 25,000

Brazil- 20,000

 

Asia- 45,000

Japan- 25,000

 

France- 5,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 2,400,000

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I Look to You (2009)

 

Americas

US- 1,250,00

Canada- 140,000

Brazil- 70,000

Mexico- 5,000

 

Asia- 120,000

Japan- 70,000

 

Oceania

Australia- 20,000

New Zealand- 5,000

 

Europe- 720,000

UK- 280,000

France- 60,000

Germany- 120,000

Italy- 50,000

Spain- 15,000

Sweden- 25,000

Switzerland- 20,000

Austria- 15,000

 

Soundtracks

 

Total WW Sales: 41,100,000

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The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack (1992)

 

Americas

US- 17,750,000

Canada- 1,800,000

Argentina- 350,000

Brazil- 825,000

Mexico- 650,000

 

Asia- 6,320,000

Japan- 2,950,000

South Korea- 1,300,000

Taiwan- 500,000

Indonesia- 400,000

Singapore- 120,000

 

Oceania

Australia- 525,000

New Zealand- 90,000

 

Europe- 12,160,000

UK- 2,575,000

France- 1,725,000

Germany- 1,850,000

Italy- 1,250,000

Spain- 800,000

Sweden- 460,000

Netherlands- 600,000

Switzerland- 310,000

Austria- 220,000

Finland- 57,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 5,300,000

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The Preacher's Wife (1996)

 

Americas

US- 3,400,000

Canada- 180,000

 

Asia- 475,000

Japan- 225,000

 

Australia- 55,000

 

Europe- 1,020,000

UK- 100,000

France- 70,000

Germany- 300,000

Italy- 110,000

Spain- 70,000

Sweden- 50,000

Netherlands- 30,000

Switzerland- 40,000

Austria- 20,000

 

 

Compilations/EPs/Live Albums/Box Sets

 

 

Total WW Sales: 10,000,000

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Americas

US: 3,000,000

Canada: 325,000

Brazil: 135,000

 

Asia- 1,350,000

Japan: 750,000

 

Europe- 4,510,000

U.K: 1,775,000

France: 610,000

Germany: 450,000

Italy: 375,000

Spain: 200,000

Sweden: 130,000

Netherlands: 125,000

Switzerland: 80,000

Austria: 40,000

Finland: 25,000

 

Oceania- 220,000

 

 

 

Total WW Sales: 825,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 25,000

 

 

 

Total WW Sales: 3,100,000

 

 

no cover- The Essential Whitney Houston

 

Total WW Sales: 300,000

 

 

 

Total WW Sales: 650,000

 

 

 

Total WW Sales: 200,000

 

 

 

Total WW Sales: 25,000

 

 

Total WW Sales: 250,000

 

Music Videos

The No.1 Video Hits (1986)- 400,000

Live in Concert (1991)- 250,000

The Star Spangled Banner (1991)- 100,000

The Greatest Hits (2000)- 600,000

Others: 300,000

 

Other albums: 50,000

 

Edited January 28, 2023 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[West Coast]

Legend 

[Alessandra]

Excellence

 

Nice OP (looks better than our base).

[materialboy]

What's this ?

 

 

 

I hope you can update her streaming numbers from time to time.  

[GreatestLoveofAll]

23 minutes ago, materialboy said:

What's this ?

 

 

 

I hope you can update her streaming numbers from time to time.  

Streaming maybe a challenge id have to find a source that tracks her numbers but ill try 

 

And that is a Artist collection i think for Japan, messiest cover ive ever seen 

[materialboy]

8 minutes ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

Streaming maybe a challenge id have to find a source that tracks her numbers but ill try 

 

And that is a Artist collection i think for Japan, messiest cover ive ever seen 

I'd suggest you ask in another receipts thread,how they find the numbers! Or just post the numbers we already have and a month from now you could see if there's a difference?

[GreatestLoveofAll]

5 minutes ago, materialboy said:

I'd suggest you ask in another receipts thread,how they find the numbers! Or just post the numbers we already have and a month from now you could see if there's a difference?

Ill do that! She does remarkably well on Spotify so it would be a shame if we didnt follow up.

[materialboy]

2 minutes ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

Ill do that! She does remarkably well on Spotify so it would be a shame if we didnt follow up.

I could help you with the YT views?

[GreatestLoveofAll]

2 minutes ago, materialboy said:

I could help you with the YT views?

That would be amazing!

[Bloodflowers.]

My Love Is Your Love

[SoCal_Vic18]

Finally, thank you for doing this! <3

[trainsskyscrapers]

I was waiting for this page!

Thanks for doing the Lord's work.

[GreatestLoveofAll]

I appreciate the thanks! Whitney deserved a thread like this a while ago.

 

 

Single Sales (since 1984): 83.2 million

 

Physical Singles: 49.2 million

Digital Singles: 34 million

Single Sales by the Era (Combined)

 

 

Whitney Houston (1985-1986)

You Give Good Love- 1,540,000

Saving All My Love for You- 3,850,000

How Will I Know- 3,000,000

All at Once- 790,000

Greatest Love of All- 3,120,000

Other songs: 760,000

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Whitney (1987-1988)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- 5,520,000

Didnt We Almost Have It All- 2,090,000

So Emotional- 1,900,000

Where Do Broken Hearts Go- 1,730,000

Other songs: 1,440,000

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Im Your Baby Tonight (1990-1992)

Im Your Baby Tonight- 2,190,000

All the Man I Need- 1,960,000

Other songs: 970,000

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The Bodyguard (1992-1993)

I Will Always Love You- 16,310,000

I Have Nothing- 3,050,000

Im Every Woman- 2,190,000

Queen of the Night- 440,000

Run to You- 1,540,000

Other songs: 300,000

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The Preacher's Wife (1996-1997)

I Believe in You and Me- 1,510,000

Step by Step- 1,680,000

Other songs: 680,000

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My Love Is Your Love (1998-2000)

Its Not Right But Its Okay- 2,150,000

Heartbreak Hotel- 2,000,000

My Love Is You Love- 3,540,000

When You Believe- 2,020,000

Other songs: 930,000

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Just Whitney (2002-2003)

Total: 790,000

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One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)

Total: 825,000

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I Look to You (2009)

Million Dollar Bill- 725,000

I Look to You- 650,000

Other songs: 700,000

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Orphan Songs

One Moment in Time- 3,120,000

Star-Spangled Banner- 1,720,000

Exhale (Shoop Shoop)- 2,150,000

Other songs: 3,470,000

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Million Selling Songs- 22

Whitney has four eras have at least four-million selling songs.

 

 

 

CSPC Totals Breakdown

 

Whitney Houston \ 29,233,000 units 

 

Whitney \ 27,741,000 units 
 

I'm Your Baby Tonight | 11,902,00 units

 

The Bodyguard (soundtrack) | 55,038,000 units

 

The Preacher's Wife (soundtrack) | 6,545,000 units

 

My Love Is Your Love | 15,281,000 units

 

Just Whitney... | 2,179,000 units

 

One Wish: The Holiday Album | 1,101,000 units

 

I Look to You | 2,960,000 units

 

Orphan | 3,770,000 units

 

Total CSPS: 157,573,000

* Whitney is the 4th most successful female artist of all time*

*One of eight women to generate 100-million album equivalents*

 

Edited December 10, 2022 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[GreatestLoveofAll]

 

Streaming Numbers 

(spotify numbers as of late 2021 for overall discography)

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You Give Good Love- 18,701,185 (+7M)

Thinking About You- 2,033,724 (+500k)

Someone for Me- 1,626,642 (+510k)

Saving All My Love for You- 97,730,715 (+38M) 

Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (with Jermaine Jackson)- 3,270,291 (+1M)

How Will I Know- 199,167,491 (+80M)

Take Good Care of My Heart (with Jermaine Jackson)- 2,288,760 (+600k)

All at Once- 25,237,418 (+11M)

Greatest Love of All- 115,009,229 (+48M)

Hold Me (with Teddy Pendergrass)- 5,987,492 (+2.2M)

 

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- 711,960,288 (+300M) 

Just the Lonely Talking Again- 3,112,092 (+1M)

Love Will Save the Day- 5,115,536 (+3M)

Didnt We Almost Have It All- 41,172,448 (+17M)
Where You Are- 2,521,227 (+1M)

So Emotional- 39,855,241 (+15M)
Love Is A Contact Sport- 2,093,203 (+600k) 

You're Still My Man- 2,849,163 (+2.2M)

For the Love of You- 5,516,643 (+2.5M)

Where Do Broken Hearts Go- 76,816,330 (+35M)

I Know Him So Well (w/ Cissy Houston)- 4,435,343 (+1.4M)

 

I'm Your Baby Tonight- 25,768,056 (+9.8M)

My Name Is Not Susan- 5,385,765 (+2.3M)

All the Man That I Need- 18,391,516 (+8M)

Love for Life- 1,210,533 (+1.5M)

Anymore- 533,395 (+200k)

Miracle- 7,208,240 (+3.7M)

I Belong to You- 1,514,326 (+500k)

Who Do You Love- 591,630 (+100k)

We Didnt Know (w/ Stevie Wonder)- 632,278 (+190k)

After We Make Love- 636,741 (+200k)

Im Knockin'- 373,709 (+100k)

 

I Will Always Love You- 431,027,145 (+200M)

I Have Nothing- 130,017,896 (+115M)

Im Every Woman- 43,349,677 (+22M)
Run to You- 43,349,677 (+22M)

Queen of the Night- 14,047,269 (+6M)

Jesus Loves Me- 4,912,905 (+1.9M)

 

I Believe In You and Me- 7,830,016 

Step by Step- 6,550,360

Joy- 926,049

Hold On, Help Is On the Way- 850,539

I Go to The Rock- 873,250

I Love the Lord- 2,137,285

Somebody Bigger Than You and I- 484,189

You Were Loved- 736,839

My Heart Is Calling- 692,716

Step by Step (Remix)- 692,924

Who Would Imagine A King- 2,189,242

He's All Over Me- 496,201

The Lord Is My Shepard- 470,019

Joy to the World- 5,406,238

 

Its Not Right But Its Okay- 65,616,110 (+32M)

Heartbreak Hotel- 7,207,393

My Love Is Your Love- 121,690,024 (+58M)

When You Believe (w/Mariah Carey)- 95,222,480 (+48M)

If I Told You That- 4,027,272

In My Business (w/Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot)- 952,011

 

 

I Learned from the Best- 4,133,608

Oh Yes- 911,147

Get It Back- 713,646

Until You Come Back- 1,016,488

I Bow Out- 703,813

You'll Never Stand Alone- 1,051,440

I Was Made to Love Him- 707,518

 

One Of Those Days- 2,632,103

Tell Me No- 682,597

Things You Say- 413,172

My Love (ft. Bobby Brown)- 743,868

Love That Man- 678,505

Try It On My Own- 4,693,413

Dear John Letter- 414,599

Unashamed- 415,910

You Light Up My Life- 1,411,392

Whatchulookinat- 615,784

 

The First Noel- 5,525,610

The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)- 4,432,672

Little Drummer Boy (ft. Bobbi Kristina Brown)- 1,022,650

One Wish(For Christmas)- 7,411,912

Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)- 785,044

I'll Be Home for Christmas- 1,160,945

Deck the Halls/Silent Night- 1,955,978

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas- 1,342,726

O Come O Emanuel- 716,212

 

Million Dollar Bill- 15,538,550

Nothin' But Love- 3,684,306

Call You Tonight- 2,786,469

I Look to You- 19,613,088

Like I Never Left (ft. Akon)- 3,402,533

A Song for You- 3,402,533

I Didnt Know My Own Strength- 10,264,859

Worth It- 1,795,623

For the Lovers- 1,618,625

I Got You- 1,716,887

Salute- 2,082,797

 

 

 

 

Songs Over 100 million Streams

 

1. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)- 753,822,545

2. Higher Love (w/Kygo)- 659,425,629

3. I Will Always Love You- 455,531,757

4. I Have Nothing- 261,522,356

5. How Will I Know- 209,984,683

6. My Love Is Your Love- 129,405,460

7. Greatest Love of All- 122,415,901

8. Saving All My Love for You- 106,662,061

9. When You Believe (w/Mariah Carey)- 101,337,429

 

 

Songs With over 100 million views

 

1. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (Official 4K Video)

1,185,130,433

2. Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing (Official HD Video)

598,807,076

3. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey - When You Believe (Official HD Video)

366,437,548

4. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Official Video)

333,416,748

5. Whitney Houston - Greatest Love Of All (Official Video)

230,267,873

6. Whitney Houston - I Look to You (Official HD Video)

221,763,331

7. Whitney Houston - Run To You (Official HD Video)

187,883,662

8.  Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love (Official Video)

154,405,222

9. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Official Video)

115,760,560

10. Whitney Houston - Could I Have This Kiss Forever (Official HD Video)

115,276,572

 

Edited February 17, 2022 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[GreatestLoveofAll]

 

Awards

More than 400 career awards

Billboard Awards (16)

Top R&B Album Artist (1991)

Top R&B Singles Artist (199)

Top R&B Artist (1991)

Top R&B Album- Im Your Baby Tonight (1991)

Top Billboard 200 Album- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1993)

Top Hot 100 Artist (1993)

Top Hot 100 Single- I Will Always Love You (1993)

Top R&B Singles Artist (1993)

Top R&B Single- I Will Always Love You (1993)

Top R&B Album- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1993)

Album With Most Weeks at #1- I Will Always Love You (1993)

Single With Most Weeks at #1- I Will Always Love You (1993)

#1 World Artist (1993)

#1 World Song- I Will Always Love You (1993)

Millennium Award (2012)

 

Grammy Awards (6 from 25 nominations)

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female- Saving All My Love for You (1986)

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (1988)

Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female- I Will Always Love You (1994)

Record of the Year- I Will Always Love You (1994)

Album of the Year- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1994)

Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female- Its Not But Its Okay (2000)

 

American Music Awards (22)

Favorite Soul/R&B Single- "You Give Good Love" (1986)

Favorite Soul/R&B Video- "Saving All My Love for You" (1986)

Favorite Pop/Rock Album- Whitney Houston (1987)

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (1987)

Favorite Soul/R&B Album- Whitney Houston (1987)

Favorite Soul/R&B Video- "Greatest Love of All" (1987)

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist (1987)

Favorite Pop/Rock Single- "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1988)

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (1988)

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (1989)

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist (1989)

Favorite Adult Contemporary Album- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1994)

Favorite Pop/Rock Album- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1994)

Favorite Soul/R&B Album- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1994)

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (1994)

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist (1994)

Favorite Pop/Rock Single- I Will Always Love You (1994)

Favorite R&B/Soul Single- I Will Always Love You (1994)

Award of Merit (1994)

Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist (1997)

International Artist Award (2009)

 

Brit Awards (2)

Best International Solo Artist (1987)

Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording- The Bodyguard (1994)

 

Dove Awards (2)

Outstanding Mainstream Contribution to Gospel Music (1997)

Best Traditional Gospel Recorded Song- I Go To The Rock" (1998)

 

Emmys (2)

Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program- "Saving All My Love for You" at the 1986 Grammy Awards (1986)

Outstanding Musical Performance in a Sports Program- One Moment in Time performed at the Special Olympics (1988)

 

Soul Train Music Awards (8) (5 competitive, 3 honorary)

Album of the Year- Whitney (1988)

Best R&B Single, Female- "I Will Always Love You" (1993)

Best R&B Single of the Year- "I Will Always Love You" (1994)

Sammy Davis Jr. Entertainer of the Year Award (1994)

Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Award (1995)

Best R&B/Soul Single, Female- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1996)

Quincy Jones Career Achievement Award (1998)

Artist of the Decade (Female) (2000)

 

MTV Video Music Awards (1)

Best Female Video- "How Will I Know" (1986)

 

MTV Europe Music Awards (1)

Best R&B (1999)

 

People's Choice Awards (6)

Favorite Female Musical Performer (1987)

Favorite Female Musical Performer (1988)

Favorite Female Musical Performer (1989)

Favorite New Music Video- "I Will Always Love You" (1993)

Favorite Female Musical Performer (1993)

Favorite Female Musical Performer (1998)

 

NAACP Image Awards (20)

Outstanding New Artist (1985)

Outstanding Female Recording Artist (1986)

Outstanding Female Artist (1994)

Entertainer of the Year (1994)

Outstanding Album- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1994)

Outstanding Soundtrack Album, Film or TV- The Bodyguard Soundtrack (1994)

Outstanding Music Video- "Im Every Woman" (1994)

Outstanding Soundtrack Album- Waiting to Exhale (1996)

Outstanding Album- Waiting to Exhale (1996)

Outstanding Motion Picture- Waiting to Exhale (1996)

Outstanding Female Artist (1996)

Outstanding Song- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1996)

Outstanding Led Actress in a Motion Picture- for The Preacher's Wife (1997)

Outstanding Album- The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack (1997)

Outstanding Gospel Artist (1997)

Outstanding Duo/Group- for "When You Believe" with Mariah Carey (1999)

Outstanding Female Artist (2000)

Outstanding Music Video- "I Look to You" (2010)

Outstanding Song- "I Look to You" w/ R.Kelly (2013)

Outstanding Album- I Will Always Love You: Best of Whitney Houston (2013)

 

Honor Awards

Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award (Songwriters Hall of Fame) in 1990

The Pinnacle Award (Trumpet Awards) in 1998

The Frederick D. Patterson Award (United Negro College Fund) in 1990

VH1 Honor in 1995

Worlds Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement (Women's World Music Awards) in 2004

Inducted in the R&B Music Hall of Fame in 2013

Points of Light Contributing Leader in 1990

The New Jersey Walk of Fame Inductee in 2006

The New Jersey Hall of Fame Inductee in 2014

Distinguished Achievement in Music and Film/Video in 1995

Harlem Walk of Fame Inductee in 2000

Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in 1988

Georgia Music Hall of Fame Inductee in 2013

The Triumphant Spirit Award in 1997

Child Advocate of the Year in 1999

International Outstanding Achievement (CCTV-MTV Music Honors) 2004

Brass Ring Award in 1992

International Icon Award (Barbados Music Awards)- 2013

BET Walk of Fame Inductee in 1996

BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001

BET Honor for Entertainment in 2010

"I Will Always Love You" inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018

Whitney Houston inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee in 2020

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[brianc33710]

On 7/18/2019 at 3:44 PM, materialboy said:

What's this ?

 

 

 

I hope you can update her streaming numbers from time to time.  

Did Whitney Houston actually give the go-ahead to release this CD with such an ugly cover?  She Was FAR more beautiful than this.

[GreatestLoveofAll]

 

Billboard Chart History

Billboard 200

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#1 Albums: 4 

Whitney Houston- 14 weeks (1986) (176 weeks)

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"Whitney Houston" [176 weeks]: 166-136-121-111-91-79-66-56-55-50-42-39-34-21-16-13-13-13-12-12-12-11-9-9-8-8-5-5-4-2-2-3-4-4-6-7-7-9-9-13-15-12-11- 9-8-5-4-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-7-7-8-10-10-12-13-13-16-19-19-23-26-29-35-39-52-53-65-71-69-59-64-58-58-51-48-47-46-51-51-47-44-43-30-28-28-37-40-42-48-57-79-75-72-65-60-56-53-59-70-52-72-67-65-59-64-60-68-58-66-80-83-90-104-105-118-126-130-132-142-131-138-151-141-144-149-140-136-133-153-180-158-139-161-176-194-0-0-192-199-190-194-194-192-164-72-37-9-10-21-29-59-88-99-125-167-144-170

 

 

Whitney- 11 (1987) (88 weeks)

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"Whitney" [88 weeks]: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-16-20-21-19-23-26-24-24-26-30-35-42-45-48-49-48-51-54-56-56-63-66-81-82-83-85-89-98-101-123-130-136-148-155-154-169-166-183-173-173-161-161-187-199-200-122-87-133

 

The Bodyguard- 20 (1992-93) (155 weeks)

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"The Bodyguard" (Soundtrack) [155 weeks]: 2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-1-2-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-2-3-4-4-7-8-11-12-11-8-8-7-10-9-7-10-12-13-15-18-19-21-29-27-27-24-30-28-21-21-22-24-24-18-19-22-24-24-11-13-16- 6-11-18-25-25-32-34-36-42-35-47-54-70-51-55-52-62-74-75-78-71-73-79-87-88-93-102-109-117-103-111-131-116-121-117-123-90-85-91-91-89-86-86-114-104-110-110-121-122-129-125-131-144-147-151-156-162-175-178-188-173-112-111-134-161-158-175-189-184-188-182-188-200-197-80-30-6-5-15-20-41-66-78-106-116-109-156-182

 

I Look to You: 1 (2009) (39 weeks)

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"I Look to You" [39 weeks]: 1-4-2-4-13-14-15-21-33-49-71-62-59-99-116-63-58-101-108-133-147-155-135-168-164-118-65-16-13-19-17-44-79-89-122-191-180-171-196

 

 

 

Whitney: The Greatest Hits- #2 (63 weeks)

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"Whitney: The Greatest Hits" [63 weeks]: 5-9-11-14-20-23-27-30-36-41-43-52-55-64-68-82-90-107-124-140-158-161-170-189-186-195-197-198-184-6-2-2-2-6-6-9-12-24-30-35-28-41-33-52-56-68-79-101-121-111-103-136-136-148-141-123-155-172-176-168-187-147-133

 

Im Your Baby Tonight- #3 (57 weeks)

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"I'm Your Baby Tonight" [57 weeks]: 22-5-3-4-4-4-4-5-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-5-7-9-9-11- 6-6-8-12-15-20-24-27-26-28-41-45-50-56-63-68-78-87-87-100-99-105-113-128-131-152-178-200-193-198-39-32-61-76-121-183

 

The Preacher's Wife- #3 (42 weeks)

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"The Preacher's Wife" [42 weeks]: 12-4-3-3-5-4-6-7-8-12-18-25-28-33-38-38-39-43-44-60-76-95-91-59-71-97-95-104-109-124-145-144-153-173-165-178-182-196-183-90-105-80

 

Just Whitney...- #9 (30 weeks)

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"Just Whitney" [30 weeks]: 9-30-36-41-41-48-51-50-68-97-100-124-129-146-157-182-189-184-180-192-180-129-172-176-126-50-65-79-111-185

 

My Love Is Your Love- #13 (87 weeks)

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"My Love Is Your Love" [87 weeks]: 13-18-19-23-25-26-23-24-28-34-31-23-26-32-41-42-49-57-62-61-60-47-46-48-45-42-47-54-61-70-87-63-69-69-67-60-56-54-54-55-64-63-68-71-70-75-75-72-72-78-80-87-97-105-107-99-94-95-103-87-83-78-81-84-85-87-68-87-97-109-121-138-162-170-185-193-30-31-52-69-95-133-157-152-196-191-135

 

I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston- #14 (167 weeks)*

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"I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston" [36 weeks]: 14-58-53-66-88-99-125-99-98-111-149-128-108-99-117-143-195-161-155-195-200-179-191-192-193-184-177-171-180-184-179-191-194-195-197-199
 

 

Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performance- #19 (8 weeks)

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"Live: Her Greatest Performances" [8 weeks]: 19-45-83-103-145-152-189-183
 

 

Triple Feature- #21 (6 weeks)

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"Triple Feature: I'm Your Baby Tonight/My Love Is Your Love/Just Whitney" [6 weeks]: 73-21-38-61-102-190

 

One Wish: The Holiday Album- #49 (4 weeks)

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"One Wish: The Holiday Album" [4 weeks]: 58-75-56-52
 

Weeks on Billboard 200: 910

Weeks at #1: 46

Weeks in top 10: 163

 

Hot 100

Chart Info:

Total Chart Entries: 40

Total Top 10s: 23

Total #1s: 11

 

Singles Runs

You Give Good Love (P:#3/21 weeks)

DEBUT: 67-52-44-34-26-20-17-13-7-7-4-3-4-10-20-30-50-67-78-96-99- OUT

 

Saving All My Love for You (P:#1 for 1 week/22 weeks)

DEBUT: 53-39-31-23-18-14-9-6-4-2-1-3-6-14-24-38-51-66-86-92-92-93-OUT

 

How Will I Know (P:#1 for 2 weeks/23 weeks)

DEBUT: 60-50-42-36-33-31-23-17-11-5-1-1-2-3-5-12-18-26-35-47-59-74-97-OUT

 

Greatest Love of All (P:#1 for 3 weeks/20 weeks)

DEBUT: 54-40-29-22-12-7-3-1-1-1-3-6-11-22-37-50-63-87-OUT-41 (RE-ENTRY)-36-OUT

 

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (P:#1 for 2 weeks/20 weeks)

DEBUT: 38-28-18-10-5-3-1-1-2-3-4-9-17-28-41-52-65-97-OUT-35 (RE-ENTRY)-25-OUT

 

Didn't We Almost Have It All (P:#1 for 2 weeks/17 weeks)

DEBUT: 50-40-25-16-8-5-3-2-1-1-6-15-24-35-52-79-97-OUT

 

So Emotional (P:#1 for 1 week/19 weeks)

DEBUT: 47-38-29-19-16-8-7-3-2-2-1-2-9-20-30-44-58-76-99-OUT

 

Where Do Broken Hearts Go? (P:#1 for 2 weeks/18 weeks)

DEBUT:47-38-28-19-16-10-5-3-1-1-4-11-19-33-49-63-82-98-OUT

 

Love Will Save the Day (P:#9/16 weeks)

DEBUT: 52-40-35-26-21-15-11-11-9-11-24-38-63-89-89-100-OUT

 

One Moment in Time (P:#5/17 weeks)

DEBUT: 57-42-35-29-22-18-12-9-6-5-10-20-39-54-63-100-100-OUT

 

I'm Your Baby Tonight-P:#1(19 weeks)

DEBUT:42-29-18-13-5-3-1-2-3-7-7-10-13-19-30-47-58-79-92-OUT

 

All the Man I Need-P:#1(23 weeks)

DEBUT:53-53-37-33-18-11-8-3-2-1-1-3-7-16-21-29-40-52-69-85-89-92-100-OUT

 

Miracle-P:#9 (14 weeks)

DEBUT:63-42-35-26-21-17-16-11-9-13-32-57-82-99-OUT

 

My Name is Not Susan-P:#20 (10 weeks)

DEBUT:67-46-36-29-24-23-20-30-56-95-OUT

 

I Will Always Love You-P:#1 (29 weeks)

DEBUT:40-12-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-7-11-16-22-26-28-30-41-49-OUT-7(Re-Entry)-3-30-OUT

 

Im Every Woman-P:#4 (23 weeks)

DEBUT:66-66-32-22-14-10-4-4-6-5-5-7-6-13-18-22-23-26-33-39-39-44-45-OUT

 

I Have Nothing-P:#4 (20 weeks)

DEBUT:42-23-11-9-6-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-9-9-16-26-33-42-51-53-OUT

 

Run to You-P:#31(20 weeks)

DEBUT:83-60-49-31-31-31-31-31-37-43-49-49-61-63-67-69-73-76-90-99-OUT

 

Exhale(Shoop Shoop)-P:#1(21 weeks)

DEBUT:1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-8-8-11-14-18-31-40-45-OUT

 

Count On Me(w/CeCe Winans)-P:#8 (20 weeks)

DEBUT:32-19-16-14-10-9-8-8-9-8-9-17-25-34-39-44-49-51-61-66-OUT

 

Why Does It Hurt So Bad-P:#26 (20 weeks)

DEBUT:60-38-38-36-26-29-30-30-34-46-56-65-68-72-80-81-87-87-84-84-OUT

 

I Believe in You and Me-P:#4 (20 weeks)

DEBUT: 7-6-5-5-5-4-5-6-7-11-11-15-26-37-45-44-52-54-59-59-OUT

 

Step by Step- P:#15 (17 weeks)

DEBUT:22-15-17-17-22-31-37-43-56-60-65-80-79-86-88-97-100-OUT

 

My Heart Is Calling- P: #77 (4 weeks)

DEBUT:81-80-77-97-OUT

 

When You Believe (w/Mariah Carey)- P:#15 (17 weeks)

DEBUT: 51-53-53-56-64-72-64-25-15-15-18-22-24-31-43-50-65-OUT

 

Heartbreak Hotel (featuring Kelly Price and Faith Evans)- P:#2 (28 weeks)

DEBUT: 84-77-73-77-58-55-29-7-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-11-15-23-26-34-44-OUT

 

It’s Not Right But It’s Okay- P:#4 (20 weeks)

DEBUT: 87-71-50-50-32-21-17-11-4-5-7-7-9-11-12-13-17-25-40-41-OUT

 

My Love Is Your Love- P:#4 (28 weeks)

DEBUT: 81-68-44-16-11-9-8-7-8-7-8-8-6-6-5-5-5-4-4-6-10-10-11-20-22-34-49-OUT

 

I Learned From the Best- P:#27 (11 weeks)

DEBUT:83-83-40-28-27-28-36-53-73-82-OUT

 

Same Script, Different Cast (w/Deborah Cox)- P:#70 (9 weeks)

DEBUT: 71-71-71-71-70-75-77-88-91-OUT

 

Could I Have This Kiss Forever (w/Enrique Iglesias)- P:#52 (19 weeks)

DEBUT: 74-68-68-67-59-59-60-52-54-56-59-70-69-81-87-95-98-100-OUT-97(RE-ENTRY)-OUT

 

Whatchulookinat- P:#96 (3 weeks)

DEBUT: 96-96-96-OUT

 

 

Top 20 Biggest Hits on Hot 100

1. I Will Always Love You

2. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

3. Greatest Love of All

4. All the Man That I Need

5. I'm Your Baby Tonight

6. So Emotional

7. How Will I Know

8. Didnt We Almost Have It All

9. Saving All My Love for You

10. Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

11. Where Do Broken Hearts Go

12. My Love Is Your Love

13. Heartbreak Hotel

14. You Give Good Love

15. I Have Nothing

16. One Moment in Time

17. I Believe In You and Me

18. I'm Every Woman

19. Count on Me

20. It's Not Right, But It's Okay

Edited October 8, 2023 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[Jude]

Wow, those album sales are insane.

 

Can't believe she only had 6 Grammy's while a lot of inferior artists to Whitney have much more.  

[GreatestLoveofAll]

13 hours ago, Jude said:

Wow, those album sales are insane.

 

Can't believe she only had 6 Grammy's while a lot of inferior artists to Whitney have much more.  

For nine albums of original material, she is really the biggest girl of her time  yeah the Grammys snubbed her like they did to Janet and Mariah. Moment i found that out their credibility died in my eyes. 

[GreatestLoveofAll]

On 7/21/2019 at 3:39 AM, brianc33710 said:

Did Whitney Houston actually give the go-ahead to release this CD with such an ugly cover?  She Was FAR more beautiful than this.

im not even sure she was aware or even cared about what was going in with her career at the time 

[GreatestLoveofAll]

Records & Achievements

-Only artist to chart seven consecutive number one hits in the US (1985-88)

- Most number ones by a female in the 80s (7) tied with Madonna

- Top Selling Female R&B Artist of the 20th century (RIAA)

- Whitney first album by a female to start atop both US and UK album charts simultaneously

- Same album (Whitney) first one by a woman to debut at number one in the US, fourth overall. 

- Highest certified female song of the 80s ("I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" at 6x Platinum) in the US

- One of three artist with a top ten in the UK in each of the last four decades (1980s-2010s)

- Self-titled debut first debut and first female record to have at least three number ones off it in the US

- Second album (Whitney) first by a female to chart four number one hits

- Most AMAs in one night (8); tied with Michael Jackson

- One of three African-American women to win AOTY (with The Bodyguard in 1994)

- "I Will Always Love You" spent a record 14 weeks at number one (1992-93), first single to do so.

- "I Will Always Love You" best selling single by female artist in physical era, second highest certified (4x platinum) after "Candle In The Wind" (1997)

- Fourth most successful female artist in Hot 100 history. She ranked in the top 10 for most successful Hot 100 acts of the decade in both the 80s and 90s.

- Only African-American female artist to have multiple diamond albums. In 2020, she became the first African American artist to have three diamond albums.

- In January 2022, "I Will Always Love You" became the oldest single by a female artist to go diamond. 

- Whitney is the third woman to have both a diamond single and diamond album (after Taylor Swift and Mariah Carey)

-First and only woman to have a diamond single from a diamond-certified album ("I Will Always Love You" and The Bodyguard OST)

- One of the most awarded artists in Billboard Music Award history. 

- Only artist with three albums to score 10 or more weeks atop Billboard 200

- Whitney Houston has spent 137 weeks in the top 100 of the Billboard 200- second most by a female R&B album. It has spent the fifth most weeks in the top 10 by an R&B album- second overall by a woman (48 weeks)

- The Bodyguard first album to sell one million copies in a week (December 1992)

- 11 #1s on Hot 100, fourth most by a female 

- Fourth highest-certified female albums artist in US (60 million)

- Her debut was the first by a female to go multi-platinum in US

- Debut highest selling album by a female in the 80s in both US and Canada, first album by a female to go diamond in Canada

- "I Will Always Love You" held the record for biggest sales week by a woman for 23 years

- "I Will Always Love You" sold 810,000 in Japan during the 1992-93 year. 

- First female artist to reach diamond with The Bodyguard in November 1993, and first with two diamond albums when her debut did it on February 1994

- The Bodyguard highest-certified soundtrack in US (18x platinum), biggest selling soundtrack of all time and biggest female album in history with 42 million 

- The Bodyguard best-selling album by female in Brazil, first album to sell a million in South Korea as well

- First and only artist to make the Star-Spangled Banner a top 40 hit and first and only to send it to the top 10

- " I Will Always Love You" longest-leading single by a solo female and from a soundtrack

- "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" was the 3rd song to debit at #1 on Hot 100

- Most number one covers (4)

- 10 #1s on Adult Contemporary chart, most by African-American female

- Her debut was the longest-running album by a female in the 80s at 14 weeks; longest running debut album by a female ever and second behind Men at Work's "Business as Usual". 

- Whitney (the album ) set two records in its number run: most weeks by a female spent at number one in the 80s (25 weeks) and longest consecutive no.1 run by a female ever.

- The Bodyguard second longest run at number by a female artist with 20 weeks

- Most albums on the Billboard 200 by a female with 10 in 2012

- "I Will Always Love You" and The Bodyguard led the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 for a record concurrent 12 weeks in 1992-93

- Longest running album by a female in the 80s with "Whitney Houston" landing 18 consecutive weeks in 1986. Her second album did 11 weeks  and gave a her the record for most weeks on top of the Canada albums chart with 29 weeks in the 80s

- Her debut album hit number one in Australia in the summer of 1985, the first album by a African- American woman to do so

- "I Will Always Love You" made Whitney the first artist to place in the top 10 year ends charts in British chart history with the same single (#1 in 1992, #10 in 1993)

- Whitney is the first artist to win at least one Emmy, Grammy, VMA, AMA, Billboard Music Award and a People's Choice Award.

- "How Will I Know,", "So Emotional", "Greatest Love of All" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" are among the 100 biggest hits of the 80s on Hot 100

- "I Will Always Love You" is one of the top 20 biggest hits of the 90s

- Whitney has 3 albums on the Billboard 200 all-time chart: Whitney Houston at 11, The Bodyguard at 23 and Whitney and 159.

-Whitney was #25 on the decade-end 80s list (Billboard)

- Whitney Houston was #3 on the decade-end 80s list (Billboard)

- Whitney Houston was the #1 female album of the 80s, the #1 debut album of the 80s and the #1 debut album by a female artist ever

- The Bodyguard was #2 on the decade-end 90s (Billboard)

- Whitney ranked top 10 among the biggest hit makers in both the 80s (#6) and 90s (#8) and top five among women for both.

- Whitney is the first and only artist to have placed an album in the decade end top three twice.

 

Edited March 22, 2022 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[GreatestLoveofAll]

Tour Gross

Whitney the 6th highest-grossing black female artist of all time ans in terms of general, 18th.

She also ranks 4th in terms of most tickets sold

Source: https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?127694-Highest-Grossing-Live-Acts-of-All-Time

• Total Shows: 574
• Total Tickets Sold: 6,010,000
• Total Career Gross: $248,550,000

The Greatest Love of All World Tour (1986-87): 50 shows/ $8,000,000 grossed/ 500,000 tickets

Moment of Truth World Tour (1987-88): 152 shows/ $40,000,000/ 1,750,000 tickets

Feels So Right Tour (1990): 14 shows/ $4,200,000/ 120,000 tickets

I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991): 96 shows/ $21,600,000/ 900,000 tickets

The Bodyguard World Tour (1993-94): 120 shows/ $75,000,000/ 1,400,000 tickets

Pacific Rim Tour (1997): 9 shows/ $11,000,000 grossed/ 200,000 tickets

The European Tour (1998): 10 shows/ $5,000,000/ 110,000 tickets

My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999): 66 shows/ $35,700,000 grossed/ 650,000 tickets

Soul Divas Tour (2004): 7 shows/ $3,000,000 grossed/ 50,000 tickets

Nothing but Love World Tour (2010): 50 shows/ $45,000,000/ 330,000 tickets

Edited January 1, 2020 by GreatestLoveofAll
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[lawmak]

Thank you for this!

[GreatestLoveofAll]

On 9/12/2019 at 6:59 PM, lawmak said:

Thank you for this!

You are very welcome!

[Bloodflowers.]

On 7/25/2019 at 9:58 AM, Jude said:

Wow, those album sales are insane.

 

Can't believe she only had 6 Grammy's while a lot of inferior artists to Whitney have much more.  

Was just thinking the same thing