Whitney Houston albums discography
Whitney Houston has sold over 180 million records worldwide during her career (albums and singles), 70 million in the U.S alone (albums & singles). She is also the second biggest selling black artist, only behind Michael Jackson. Also the fourth largest selling female artist in the U.S. (source RIAA).[1] and the world.
| Whitney Houston discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Singles | 50 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Sales & Certifications[2] | Worldwide sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | AUS | RIAA | |||
| 1985 | Whitney Houston 1st studio album |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13.00× Multi Platinum | 25+ million |
| 1987 | Whitney 2nd studio album |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00× Multi Platinum | 20 million |
| 1990 | I'm Your Baby Tonight 3rd studio album |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4.00× Multi Platinum | 13 million |
| 1998 | My Love Is Your Love 4th studio album |
13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 4.00× Multi Platinum | 13+ million |
| 2002 | Just Whitney 5th studio album |
9 | 9 | 76 | 16 | - | Platinum | 3+ million |
Soundtracks
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Sales & Certifications[2] | Worldwide sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | AUS | RIAA | |||
| 1992 | The Bodyguard Original soundtrack |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17.00× Multi Platinum | 42 million |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale Original soundtrack |
1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7.00× Multi Platinum | 15 million |
| 1996 | The Preacher's Wife Original soundtrack |
3 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 24 | 3.00× Multi Platinum | 10 million |
Holiday albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Sales & Certifications[2] | Worldwide sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | AUS | RIAA | |||
| 2003 | One Wish: The Holiday Album Holiday album (6th Studio Album) |
49 | - | - | - | - | Not Certified | 1 million |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Sales & Certifications[2] | Worldwide sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | CAN | UK | GER | AUS | RIAA | |||
| 2000 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits Greatest hits album |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3.00× Multi Platinum | 10 million |
| 2001 | Love, Whitney Compilation album (limited edition) |
- | - | 21 | - | 9 | Europe only | 1 million |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Collection Greatest hits album |
- | - | 3 | - | 31 | Europe & Asia | 3 million |
Total Album Sales Worldwide: 227 Million
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions[3] | RIAA Certification[4] | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Adult | U.S. Dance | UK | AUS | GER | ||||
| 1984 | "Hold Me" | 46 | 5 | 6 | — | 44 | — | — | — | Love Language |
| 1985 | "Someone For Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whitney Houston |
| "You Give Good Love" | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 93 | 5 | — | Gold | ||
| "Saving All My Love for You" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 18 | Gold | ||
| "Thinking About You" | — | 10 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "How Will I Know" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Gold | |
| "Greatest Love of All" | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | Gold | ||
| 1987 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Platinum | Whitney |
| "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | — | ||
| "So Emotional" | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | Gold | ||
| 1988 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 48 | — | — | |
| "Love Will Save the Day" | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 37 | — | ||
| "I Know Him So Well" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | ||
| "One Moment in Time" | 5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 | — | Olympics '88: The Album | |
| 1989 | "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" | 41 | 5 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | Through the Storm |
| 1990 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 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 | "We Didn't Know (with Stevie Wonder)" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Will Always Love You" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4x Multi-Platinum | The Bodyguard | |
| 1993 | "I'm Every Woman" | 4 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | Gold | |
| "I Have Nothing" | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 29 | Gold | ||
| "Run to You" | 31 | 31 | 1 | — | 15 | 17 | 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 | — | 10 | 18 | 21 | Platinum | Waiting to Exhale |
| 1996 | "Count on Me" | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 12 | 72 | 74 | Gold | |
| "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" | 26 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 79 | — | — | ||
| "I Believe in You and Me" | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 70 | — | Platinum | The Preacher's Wife | |
| 1997 | "Step by Step" | 15 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | Gold | |
| "My Heart Is Calling" | 77 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "When You Believe" | 15 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 13 | 8 | Gold | My Love Is Your Love |
| 1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 61 | Platinum | |
| "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 60 | 14 | Gold | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | Platinum | ||
| 2000 | "I Learned from the Best" | 27 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 19 | — | 48 | — | |
| "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" | 52 | — | 8 | — | 6 | 12 | 5 | — | The Greatest Hits | |
| "If I Told You That" | — | — | — | — | 5 | 37 | 58 | — | ||
| "Same Script, Different Cast" | 70 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "The Star Spangled Banner" | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | Platinum | |
| 2002 | "Whatchulookinat" | 96 | 75 | — | 1 | 13 | 48 | 47 | — | Just Whitney |
| 2003 | "One of Those Days" | 72 | 29 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | |
| "Try It on My Own" | 84 | 80 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love That Man" | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Wish (for Christmas)" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | One Wish: The Holiday Album | |
| 2008 | "TBA" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Undefeated |
| Number-one hits | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Top ten hits | 23 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Top twenty hits | 27 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 11 | |||
Total Single Sales Worldwide: 50 Million
Unreleased/rare songs
Single B-sides
- "America, The Beautiful" was recorded in the "Star Spangled Banner" single released in 1991.[1]
- "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.[2]
- "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.[3]
- "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.[4]
- "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.[5]
- "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.[6]
- "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.[7]
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.[8]
- "Are You the Woman", a duet with Kashif, was released in the early 1980s.[9]
- "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.[10]
- "Do You Hear What I Hear" was recorded in A Very Special Christmas Vol. 1 released in 1987.[11]
- "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.[12]
- "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. [13]
- "Hold Up the Light", a duet with BeBe and CeCe Winans, was recorded in Winans' album Heaven released in the early 1990s.[14]
- "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.[15]
- "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.[16]
- "King Holiday" was recorded in a 12" single entitled "King Holiday/King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew" released in 1986.[17]
- "Life's a Party", a song by the Michael Zager Band released in 1978 on the album Let's All Chant. In 1997, a dance compilation entitled Let's All Chant credited this song as "Michael Zager Band featuring Cissy and Whitney Houston".[18]
- "Light of Love", a duet with Angie and Debbie Winans, was written by Steve Harvey and Gary Brown and was released in the 1990s.[19]
- "Look Into Your Heart" was written by Curtis Mayfield and was recorded in A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield released in 1994.[20]
- "Love Will Find a Way", a duet with Dionne Warwick, was released in 1993.[21]
- "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.[22]
- "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.[23]
- "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.[24]
- "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.[25]
- "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.[26]
- "Shock Me", a duet with Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in Perfect Original Soundtrack released in 1985.[27]
- "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.[28]
- "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.[29]
- "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.[30]
- "Take Good Care of My Heart", a duet with Jermaine Jackson and recorded in Jackson's album, Jermaine Jackson, from 1984.[31]
Completely unreleased songs
- "Memories" recorded for the unreleased album One Down in 1982, credited to the group Material.[32]
- "Take Me to Your Heart", recorded in 1989 for I'm Your Baby Tonight but eventually dropped from the album.
VHS & DVD
Number One Video Hits
- Released: 1986
- RIAA Certification: Platinum[5]
- 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[5]
- Concert Done For Troops In Norfolk, Va. It was broadcasted on HBO in 1991.
The Star Spangled Banner
- Released: 1991
- RIAA Certification:
The Greatest Hits
- Released: May 2000
- RIAA Certification: Platinum[5]
- 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:
Notes
- ^ Whitney Houston’s Biography – Listen free at Last.fm
- ^ a b c d RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Whitney Houston
- ^ "Whitney Houston - Billboard Singles". Allmusic and Billboard.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Whitney Houston
- ^ a b c RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for videos by Whitney Houston
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
External links
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