Whitney Houston discography
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Whitney Houston has sold over 170 million combined album, singles and videos worldwide during her career. She ranks as one of the biggest-selling female artists of all time.[1][1]
| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 50 | |
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
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| 1985 | Whitney Houston 1st studio album |
1 (14) | 1 (1) | 2 | 2 | 1 (11) | RIAA U.S. certification: 13x Platinum | 24.000.000 | 162 |
| 1987 | Whitney 2nd studio album |
1 (11) | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 (3) | RIAA U.S. certification: 9x Platinum | 20.000.000 | 85 |
| 1990 | I'm Your Baby Tonight1 3rd studio album |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | RIAA U.S. certification: 4x Platinum | 11.000.000 | 51 |
| 1998 | My Love Is Your Love 7th studio album |
13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 42 | RIAA U.S. certification: 4x Platinum | 12.000.000 | 75 |
| 2002 | Just Whitney 8th studio album |
9 | 9 | 76 | 16 | - | RIAA U.S. certification: Platinum | 3.000.000 | 24 |
| 2008 | Flawless1 10th studio album |
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1 Note: "My Love Is Your Love" and her new album are Houston's 7th and 10th studio albums, respectively. "The Bodyguard", "Waiting To Exhale", "The Preacher's Wife" and "One Wish" are included in two categories. "One Wish" is a studio album and a holiday album as well. "The Bodyguard", "Waiting To Exhale", and "The Preacher's Wife" are studio albums and soundtracks.
[edit] Soundtracks
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| 1992 | The Bodyguard Original soundtrack/4th studio album |
1 (20) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 (5) | RIAA U.S. certification: 17x Platinum | 42.000.000 | 141 |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife Original soundtrack/6th studio album |
3 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 24 | RIAA U.S. certification: 3x Platinum | 6.000.000 | 38 |
[edit] Holiday albums
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| 2003 | One Wish: The Holiday Album Holiday album/9th studio album |
49 | - | - | - | - | RIAA U.S. certification: Not Certified | 1.000.000 | 6 |
[edit] Compilations
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| 2000 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits Greatest hits album |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | RIAA U.S. certification: 3x Platinum | 10.000.000 | 29 |
| 2001 | Love, Whitney Compilation album (limited edition) |
- | - | 21 | - | 9 | Europe only | 1.000.000 | - |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Collection Greatest hits album |
- | - | 3 | - | 31 | Europe & Asia | 3.000.000 | - |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions[2] | RIAA | Album
Certification[3] |
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Adult | U.S. Dance | UK | AUS | GER | WW | ||||
| 1984 | "Hold Me" | 46 | 5 | 6 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | Love Language |
| 1985 | "You Give Good Love" | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 93 | 5 | — | — | Gold | Whitney Houston |
| "Saving All My Love for You" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 18 | 1 | Gold | ||
| "Thinking About You" | — | 10 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "How Will I Know" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 1 | Gold | |
| "Greatest Love of All" | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | Gold | ||
| 1987 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Platinum | Whitney |
| "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | 4 | — | ||
| "So Emotional" | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | — | 4 | Gold | ||
| 1988 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 48 | — | 2 | — | |
| "Love Will Save the Day" | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 37 | — | — | ||
| "I Know Him So Well" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | ||
| "One Moment in Time" | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Olympics '89: The Album | |
| 1989 | "I Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't..." | 41 | 5 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | Through The Storm |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | Gold | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "All the Man That I Need" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 63 | 37 | — | Gold | ||
| 1991 | "Miracle" | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "My Name Is Not Susan" | 20 | 8 | 44 | — | 29 | — | 52 | — | — | ||
| "I Belong to You" | — | 10 | — | — | 54 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4x Platinum | The Bodyguard |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | 4 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | — | Gold | |
| "I Have Nothing" | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 28 | 39 | — | Gold | ||
| "Run to You" | 31 | 31 | 10 | — | 15 | 72 | 58 | — | — | ||
| "Queen of the Night" | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 88 | 64 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Something in Common" | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 58 | — | — | Remixes in the Key of B |
| 1995 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 11 | 18 | 26 | — | Platinum | Waiting to Exhale |
| 1996 | "Count on Me" | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 12 | 87 | 75 | — | Gold | |
| "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" | 26 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Believe in You and Me" | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 70 | — | — | Platinum | The Preacher's Wife | |
| 1997 | "Step by Step" | 15 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Gold | |
| "My Heart Is Calling" | 77 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "When You Believe" | 15 | 35 | 3 | — | 4 | 13 | 8 | 2 | Gold | My Love Is Your Love |
| 1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 25 | 17 | 61 | 13 | Platinum | |
| "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 90 | 14 | 13 | Gold | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 6 | Platinum | ||
| 2000 | "I Learned from the Best" | 27 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 19 | — | 48 | 20 | — | |
| "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" | 52 | — | 10 | — | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | The Greatest Hits | |
| "If I Told You That" | — | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 58 | 13 | — | ||
| "Same Script, Different Cast" | 70 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "The Star Spangled Banner" | — | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Whatchulookinat" | 96 | 75 | — | 1 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 33 | — | Just Whitney |
| 2003 | "One of Those Days" | 72 | 29 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | |
| "Try It on My Own" | 84 | 80 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love That Man" | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Wish (for Christmas)" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Wish | |
| Number-one hits | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Top ten hits | 23 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Top twenty hits | 27 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |||
[edit] Unreleased/Rare Songs
[edit] Single B-sides
- "America, The Beautiful" was recorded in the "Star Spangled Banner" single released in 1991.[2]
- "Dancin' On The Smooth Edge", written by David Lasley and Robbie Long, was recorded as a B-side of the "All the Man That I Need" single released in 1990.[3]
- "Feels So Good", written by Bryan Loren, was recorded as a B-side in the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" maxi-single released in 1990.[4]
- "Higher Love", written by Steve Winwood and Will Jennings, was recorded as a bonus track in the Japanese version of the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" album released in 1990.[5]
- "Moment of Truth", written by Jan Buckingham and Favid Paul Bryant, was recorded as a B-side of the "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" single released in 1987.[6]
- "Takin' a Chance", written by Whitney Houston, Benjamin Winans and Keith Thomas, was recorded as a bonus track in the Japanese version of the I'm Your Baby Tonight album released in 1990.[7]
- "The Star Spangled Banner" was recorded in the "Star Spangled Banner" single released in 1991. It is a live version as performed at the 1991 Super Bowl. The single was re-issued in 2001.[8]
[edit] Guest appearances and duets
- "All in the Name of Love", a song by Alvin Fields, was recorded in Fields's album Special Delivery released in 1981. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[9]
- "Are You the Woman", a duet with Kashif, was released in the early 1980s.[10]
- "Believe in Love", a song by R&B group Sunday, was released in 1998 on the Down in the Delta soundtrack. Houston participated in the background vocals of the song.
- "Celebrate New Life", a song by BeBe and CeCe Winans, was released in the early 1990s. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[11]
- "Do You Hear What I Hear" was recorded in A Very Special Christmas Vol. 1 released in 1987.[12]
- "Eternal Love", a duet with Paul Jabara, was written by Paul Jabara and Jay Asher and was recored in Jabara's album Paul Jabara and Friends released in the early 1980s.[13]
- "Fifty Ways", a song by Kashif, was recorded in Kashif's album Love Changes released in 1987. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song. [14]
- "Hold Up the Light", a duet with BeBe and CeCe Winans, was recorded in Winans' album Heaven released in the early 1990s.[15]
- "If You Say My Eyes Are Beautiful", a duet with Jermaine Jackson, was first recorded in Jackson's album Precious Moments released in 1986. In 2000, it was included in Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits.[16]
- "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be", a duet with Aretha Franklin, was written by Albert Hammond & Diane Warren and was recorded in Franklin's album Through the Storm released in 1989.[17]
- "King Holiday" was recorded in a 12" single entitled "King Holiday/King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew" released in 1986.[18]
- "Life's a Party" was first recorded in "Let's All Chant" released in 1978. Then in 1997, a dance compilation of the same name "Let's All Chant" included this song by the Michael Zager Band with lead vocals by Cissy and Whitney Houston.[19]
- "Light of Love", a duet with Angie and Debbie Winans, was written by Steve Harvey and Gary Brown and was released in the 1990s.[20]
- "Look Into Your Heart" was written by Curtis Mayfield and was recorded in A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield released in 1994.[21]
- "Love Will Find a Way", a duet with Dionne Warwick, was released in 1993.[22]
- "Nobody Does It Better", a duet with Bobby Brown, was written by Marvin Hamlisch. It is a cover of Carly Simon's version in 1977. This version was recorded in Brown's self-titled album released 1997.[23]
- "One Moment in Time", written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, was recorded in 1988 Summer Olympics released in 1988. In 2000, it was included in Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits.[24]
- "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", a duet with Enrique Iglesias, was written by Diane Warren and was first recorded in Iglesias's album Enrique released in 1999. In 2000, it was included in Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits.[25]
- "Same Script, Different Cast", a duet with Deborah Cox, was written by S. Daniels and was recorded in Houston's Whitney: The Greatest Hits released in 2000.[26]
- "Share My Dream", a song by Alvin Fields, was recorded in Fields's album Special Delivery released in 1981. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[27]
- "Shock Me", a duet with Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in Perfect Original Soundtrack released in 1985.[28]
- "Something in Common", a duet with Bobby Brown, was written by Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley and Whitney Houston. It was released in 1992 and was included in Brown's album Bobby.[29]
- "Stop the Madness", written by Tim Reid, Michael Stokes, Sharon Barnes and Lathan Armour, was recorded in the 12" single "Stop The Madness" released in 1986.[30]
- "Sweetest Sweetest", a song by Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in Jackson's album Jermaine Jackson released in 1984. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[31]
- "Take Good Care of My Heart", a duet with Jermaine Jackson and recorded in Jackson's album, Jermaine Jackson, from 1984.[32]
[edit] Completely unreleased songs
- "Memories" recorded for the unreleased album One Down in 1982, credited to the group Material.[33]
- "Take Me to Your Heart", recorded in 1989 for I'm Your Baby Tonight but eventually dropped from the album.
[edit] Number-one songs
The following songs entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100:
- 1985; "Saving All My Love for You"
- 1985; "How Will I Know"
- 1986; "Greatest Love of All"
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1987; "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
- 1988; "So Emotional"
- 1988; "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
- 1990; "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
- 1991; "All the Man That I Need"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
- 1996; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
The following songs reached number-one on the UK singles chart:
- 1985; "Saving All My Love for You"
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1988; "One Moment in Time"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the U.S. Dance chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1987; "So Emotional"
- 1988; "Love Will Save the Day"
- 1993; "I'm Every Woman"
- 1994; "Queen of the Night"
- 1998; "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price)
- 1999; "It's Not Right but It's Okay"
- 1999; "My Love Is Your Love"
- 2000; "I Learned from the Best"
- 2002; "Whatchulookinat"
- 2003; "Try It on My Own"
- 2004; "Love That Man"
The following songs reached number-one on the Canadian singles chart:
- 1986; "How Will I Know"
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the German singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1988; "One Moment in Time"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the French singles chart:
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Dutch singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Belgium singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Swiss singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
- 2000; "Could I Have This Kiss Forever"
The following songs reached number-one on the Swedish singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Spanish singles chart:
- 1996; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
- 1999; "It's Not Right But It's Okay"
The following songs reached number-one on the Australian singles chart:
- 1986; "The Greatest Love of All"
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the New Zealand singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the South African singles chart:
- 1986; "Greatest Love of All"
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1991; "All The Man That I Need"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
- 1996; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
- 1999; "My Love Is Your Love"
The following songs reached number-one on the Zimbabwe singles chart:
- 1991; "All The Man That I Need"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
- 1996; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
The following songs reached number-one on the Austrian singles chart:
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Finnish singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
The following songs reached number-one on the Norway singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Irish singles chart:
- 1985; "Saving All My Love for You"
- 1992-1993; "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Italian singles chart:
- 1987; "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
- 1990; "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
==VHS & DVD==[4]
Number One Video Hits
- Released: 1986
- RIAA Certification:
- Videos: You Give Good Love, Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know, Greatest Love Of All
Welcome Home Heroes
- Released: 1991
- RIAA Certification: Gold
- Concert Done For Troops In Norfolk, Va. It was broadcasted on HBO in 1991.
The Star Spangled Banner
- Released: 1991
- RIAA Certification: Multi-Platinum
The Greatest Hits
- Released: May 2000
- RIAA Certification: Platinum
- Videos: You Give Good Love, Saving All My Love For You, How Will I Know, Greatest Love Of All, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Didn't We Almost Have It All (Live), So Emotional, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, I'm Your Baby Tonight, The Star Spangled Banner, All The Man That I Need, I Will Always Love You, I'm Every Woman, I Have Nothing, Run To You, Queen Of The Night, Exhale (Shoop,Shoop), I Believe In You And Me, Step By Step, Heartbreak Hotel, My Love Is Your Love, It's Not Right But It's Okay, I Learned From The Best
- Behind The Scenes @ Greatest Hits Photoshoot
- Live Performances, Interview With Whitney & Clive
Fine/If I Told You That
- Released: 2000
- RIAA Certifiaction:
Try It On My Own/One Of Those Days
- Released: May 20,2003
- RIAA Certification: Gold
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- U.S. chart positions: Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Hot Dance Music/Club Play.
- Official website
- Billboard chart history
- UK chart database
- German chart database
- The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) sales certificate database
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sales certificate database
- Whitney-Fan.com
[edit] External links
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