Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9 1963 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop, R&B, and soul and gospel singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She was one of the most popular and successful singers of the 1980s and 1990s, and has received multiple Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Video Music Award, and an MTV Movie Award. Also two songs which she performed have been nominated for an Academy Award, although she herself has not.

Discography

Albums

• 1985 Whitney Houston #1 (14 weeks) US, #2 UK (sales: 13 million US; 24 million worldwide)
• 1987 Whitney #1 (11 weeks) US, #1 UK (sales: 9 million US; 19 million worldwide)
• 1990 I'm Your Baby Tonight #3 US, #4 UK (sales: 4 million US; 12 million worldwide)
• 1992 The Bodyguard OST #1 (20 weeks) US, #1 UK (sales: 17 million US; 37 million worldwide)
• 1995 Waiting to Exhale OST #1 (5 weeks) US, #8 UK (sales: 7 million US; 10 million worldwide)
• 1996 The Preacher's Wife OST #3 US, #35 UK (sales: 3 million US; 5 million worldwide)
• 1998 My Love Is Your Love #13 US, #4 UK (sales: 4 million US; 13 million worldwide)
• 2000 ' #5 US, #1 UK (sales: 3 million US; 11 million worldwide)
• 2001 Love, Whitney #22 UK (sales: 500 thousand worldwide)
• 2002 Just Whitney #9 US, #76 UK (sales: 1 million US; 2 million worldwide)
• 2003 ' #49 US (sales: 500 thousand worldwide)

Total album sales: 61 million (U.S.), 134 million (worldwide). Total singles sales: 54 million (worldwide). Total record sales: 188 million (worldwide).

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Singles

• 1984 "Hold Me" (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) #46 US, #44 UK
• 1985 "You Give Good Love" #3 US
• 1985 "Saving All My Love for You" #1 (1 week) US, #1 UK
• 1985 "How Will I Know" #1 (2 weeks) US, #5 UK
• 1986 "Greatest Love of All" #1 (3 weeks) US, #8 UK
• 1987 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" #1 (2 weeks) US, #1 UK
• 1987 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" #1 (2 weeks) US, #14 UK
• 1987 "So Emotional" #1 (2 weeks) US, #5 UK
• 1988 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" #1 (2 weeks) US, #14 UK
• 1988 "Love Will Save the Day" #9 US, #10 UK
• 1988 "One Moment in Time" #5 US, #1 UK
• 1989 "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) #41 US, #29 UK
• 1990 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" #1 (1 week) US, #5 UK
• 1990 "All the Man That I Need" #1 (2 weeks) US, #13 UK
• 1991 "The Star-Spangled Banner" #20 US
• 1991 "Miracle" #9 US
• 1991 "My Name Is Not Susan" #20 US, #29 UK
• 1991 "I Belong to You" #54 UK
• 1992 "I Will Always Love You" #1 (14 weeks) US, #1 UK
• 1993 "I'm Every Woman" #4 US, #4 UK
• 1993 "I Have Nothing" #3 US, #4 UK
• 1993 "Run to You" #31 US, #15 UK
• 1993 "Queen of the Night" #14 UK
• 1994 "Something in Common" (with Bobby Brown) #16 UK
• 1995 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" #1 (1 week) US, #11 UK
• 1996 "Count on Me" (with CeCe Winans) #8 US, #12 UK
• 1996 "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" #26 US
• 1996 "I Believe in You and Me" #4 US, #16 UK
• 1996 "Step by Step" #15 US, #13 UK
• 1997 "My Heart Is Calling" #77 US
• 1998 "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) #15 US, #4 UK
• 1999 "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price) #2 US, #25 UK
• 1999 "It's Not Right but It's Okay" #4 US, #3 UK
• 1999 "My Love Is Your Love" #4 US, #2 UK
• 1999 "I Learned from the Best" #27 US, #19 UK #14 (R&B)
• 2000 "If I Told You That" (with George Michael) #9 UK
• 2000 "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) #52 US, #1 UK
• 2000 "Same Script, Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) #14 US (R&B)
• 2001 "The Star-Spangled Banner" (re-issue) #6 US
• 2002 "Whatchulookinat" #96 US, #13 UK
• 2002 "One of Those Days" #72 US
• 2003 "Try It on My Own" #84 US