Whitney Houston / Music Sales Awards

Whitney Houston (2009)

This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US Pop - Soul - and R & B - singer Whitney Houston . In her career she sold over 200 million records, making her one of the most successful musicians of all time . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  France 1988: for the single One Moment in Time 1998: for the single My Love Is Your Love  United Kingdom 1988: for the single One Moment in Time 1997: for the single Step by Step 2013: for the album The Preacher's Wife 2013: for the album The Essential Whitney Houston 2013: for the album I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston 2019: for the single Greatest Love of All Golden record  Australia 1993: for the single I'm Every Woman 1997: for the single Step by Step 1997: for the album The Preacher's Wife 1998: for the single When You Believe 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever  Belgium 1986: for the album Whitney Houston 1995: for the album Waiting to Exhale 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever 2012: for the album The Ultimate Collection  Brazil 2001: for the album Love, Whitney 2004: for the album The Greatest Hits  Denmark 2015: for the single I Will Always Love You 2018: for the album Whitney Houston 2019: for the single How Will I Know 2019: for the single Higher Love  Germany 1988: for the single One Moment in Time 1997: for the single Step by Step 1999: for the single When You Believe 2000: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever 2009: for the album I Look to You  Finland 1986: for the album Whitney Houston 1990: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1998: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits 2007: for the album The Ultimate Collection  France 1986: for the album Whitney Houston 1992: for the single I Will Always Love You 2001: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever 2002: for the album Just Whitney ... 2009: for the album I Look to You 2020: for the single Higher Love  GCC 2009: for the album I Look to You  Greece 1987: for the Whitney album  Italy 1997: for the album The Preacher's Wife 2009: for the album I Look to You 2017: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 2020: for the single Higher Love  Japan 1996: for the album The Preacher's Wife 1996: for the single All At Once 2001: for the album Love, Whitney 2003: for the album Just Whitney ...  Canada 1987: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)  Mexico 1992: for the single I Will Always Love You  New Zealand 1996: for the single Exhale (Shoop Shoop) 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever 2019: for the single Higher Love  Netherlands 1987: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love  Austria 1993: for the single I Will Always Love You 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits 2009: for the album I Look to You  Poland 1995: for the album The Bodyguard 2020: for the album The Essential Whitney Houston  Russia 2007: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2009: for the album I Look to You  Sweden 1987: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 1988: for the single One Moment in Time 1990: for the single I'm Your Baby Tonight 2007: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2009: for the album I Look to You  Switzerland 1996: for the album The Preacher's Wife 1998: for the single When You Believe 2000: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever 2009: for the album I Look to You 2012: for the album The Ultimate Collection  Spain 1997: for the album The Preacher's Wife 2012: for the video album The Greatest Hits  Hungary 2009: for the album I Look to You 2012: for the album The Ultimate Collection  United States 1990: for the single I'm Your Baby Tonight 1991: for the single All the Man That I Need 1991: for the video album Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston 1995: for the single So Emotional 1996: for the single Count on Me 1997: for the single Step by Step 1998: for the single When You Believe 1999: for the album VH-1 Divas Live 99 2001: for the video album VH-1 Divas Live 99 2003: for the video single Try It on My Own 2018: for the album One Wish: The Holiday Album 2019: for the single Run to You 2019: for the single One Moment in Time 2019: for the single When You Believe (Digital) 2019: for the single Higher Love 2020: for the album I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston 2020: for the single Where Do Broken Hearts Go 2020: for the single Didn't We Almost Have It All  United Kingdom 1985: for the single Saving All My Love for You 2009: for the album I Look to You 2013: for the video album The Greatest Hits 2013: for the album Waiting to Exhale 2019: for the single I Have Nothing 2019: for the single How Will I Know 2020: for the single When You Believe 2020: for the single Million Dollar Bill

2 × gold record  France 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits Platinum record  Australia 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 2005: for the video album The Greatest Hits  Belgium 1999: for the single When You Believe 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits 2020: for the single Higher Love  Brazil 2004: for the video album The Greatest Hits  Denmark 2001: for the album The Greatest Hits 2008: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2019: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)  Germany 1986: for the album Whitney Houston 1987: for the Whitney album 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1993: for the single I Will Always Love You 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  Europe 1996: for the album Waiting to Exhale 1997: for the album The Preacher's Wife  Finland 1987: for the Whitney album 1993: for the album The Bodyguard  France 1989: for the Whitney album 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight  Hong Kong 1988: for the album Whitney Houston 1988: for the Whitney album 1997: for the album The Preacher's Wife  Ireland 2009: for the album I Look to You  Italy 2015: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2019: for the single I Will Always Love You  Japan 1996: for the album Waiting to Exhale 1998: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2014: for the single I Will Always Love You (Digital)  Canada 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1996: for the album The Preacher's Wife 1996: for the album Waiting to Exhale 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits 2010: for the album I Look to You 2020: for the single How Will I Know 2020: for the single Greatest Love of All  New Zealand 1988: for the Whitney album 1993: for the album The Bodyguard 1993: for the single I Will Always Love You 2009: for the album The Ultimate Collection  Netherlands 1986: for the album Whitney Houston 1987: for the Whitney album 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1992: for the single I Will Always Love You 1993: for the album The Bodyguard 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  Norway 1986: for the album Whitney Houston 1987: for the Whitney album 1999: for the single When You Believe  Austria 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1992: for the album Whitney Houston 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love  Poland 2000: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2010: for the album I Look to You 2018: for the album I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston 2020: for the single Higher Love  Portugal 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  Sweden 1990: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1993: for the single I Will Always Love You 1993: for the album The Bodyguard 1999: for the single When You Believe 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits 2000: for the single Could I Have This Kiss Forever  Switzerland 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits 2002: for the album Just Whitney ...  Spain 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  United States 1986: for the video album The # 1 Video Hits 1991: for the video single The Star Spangled Banner 1996: for the single Exhale (Shoop Shoop) 1997: for the single I Believe in You and Me 1999: for the single Heartbreak Hotel 1999: for the single My Love Is Your Love 2000: for the video album The Greatest Hits 2001: for the single The Star Spangled Banner 2003: for the album Just Whitney ... 2009: for the album I Look to You 2019: for the single Greatest Love of All 2019: for the single How Will I Know 2019: for the single I Have Nothing 2019: for the single It's Not Right but It's Okay 2019: for the single I'm Every Woman 2019: for the single Saving All My Love for You 2020: for the single You Give Good Love  United Kingdom 1990: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 2016: for the single My Love Is Your Love 2017: for the single It's Not Right but It's Okay 2019: for the single Higher Love

2 × platinum record  Australia 2012: for the album The Greatest Hits 2012: for the album The Ultimate Collection 2020: for the single Higher Love  France 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love  Ireland 2007: for the album The Ultimate Collection  Japan 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight  Canada 1999: for the album My Love Is Your Love 2020: for the single Higher Love  New Zealand 1986: for the album Whitney Houston  Austria 1990: for the Whitney album  Sweden 1987: for the album Whitney Houston 1988: for the Whitney album 2000: for the album My Love Is Your Love  Switzerland 1994: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 1998: for the Whitney album 2000: for the single My Love Is Your Love  Spain 1989: for the Whitney album 1991: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight  United Kingdom 1993: for the single I Will Always Love You 2020: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 3 × platinum record  Australia 1988: for the Whitney album 2018: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)  Brazil 1994: for the album The Bodyguard  Germany 1993: for the album The Bodyguard  Europe 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  Japan 2000: for the album The Greatest Hits  Switzerland 2000: for the album My Love Is Your Love  United States 1998: for the album The Preacher's Wife 2019: for the single I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)  United Kingdom 2000: for the album My Love Is Your Love 4 × platinum record  Australia 1988: for the album Whitney Houston 2012: for the single I Will Always Love You 2012: for the video album The Ultimate Collection  Belgium 1995: for the album The Bodyguard  Europe 2002: for the album My Love Is Your Love  Norway 1994: for the album The Bodyguard  Austria 2002: for the album The Bodyguard  United States 1995: for the album I'm Your Baby Tonight 2000: for the album My Love Is Your Love  United Kingdom 1989: for the album Whitney Houston 5 × platinum record  Australia 2012: for the album The Bodyguard  Italy 1988: for the Whitney album  Japan 1993: for the single I Will Always Love You  Switzerland 1994: for the album The Bodyguard  United States 2012: for the album The Greatest Hits  United Kingdom 2013: for the album The Greatest Hits 2017: for the album The Ultimate Collection 6 × platinum record  Spain 1994: for the album The Bodyguard 7 × platinum record  Canada 1988: for the Whitney album  United States 1996: for the album Waiting to Exhale  United Kingdom 1994: for the album The Bodyguard 2016: for the album Whitney 8 × platinum record  United States 2019: for the single I Will Always Love You 9 × platinum record  United States 1995: for the Whitney album Diamond record  France 1993: for the album The Bodyguard  Canada 1987: for the album Whitney Houston 1993: for the album The Bodyguard 13 × platinum record  United States 1999: for the album Whitney Houston 18 × platinum record  United States 2017: for the album The Bodyguard 2 × diamond records  Japan 1994: for the album The Bodyguard

Awards by album

Whitney Houston

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	29,109
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	13 × platinum	13,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	4 × gold, 20 × platinum, 2 × diamond	16,644,109

Whitney

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	59,053
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Greece (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Italy (FIMI)	5 × platinum	500,000
Canada (MC)	7 × platinum	700,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	200,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	9 × platinum	9,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × platinum	2,100,000
All in all	1 × gold 46 × platinum	13,954,053

I'm your baby tonight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	35,702
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × platinum	400,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	1 × gold 18 × platinum	6.255.702

The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	5 × platinum	350,000
Belgium (BEA)	4 × platinum	200,000
Brazil (PMB)	3 × platinum	750,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × platinum	1,500,000
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	56,648
France (SNEP)	diamond	1,000,000
Japan (RIAJ)	2 × diamond	2,000,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	4 × platinum	200,000
Austria (IFPI)	4 × platinum	200,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	5 × platinum	250,000
Spain (Promusicae)	6 × platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)	18 × platinum	18,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × platinum	2,100,000
All in all	1 × gold 53 × platinum 5 × diamond	28,571,648

Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(25,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold 10 × platinum	8,300,000

The Preacher's Wife

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	(50,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	(60,000)
All in all	1 × silver 5 × gold 6 × platinum	4,265,000

My love is your love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(23,109)
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(100,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(100,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(160,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	3 × platinum	(150,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × platinum	(900,000)
All in all	3 × gold, 26 × platinum	8,442,500

VH-1 Divas Live 99

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	125,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(23,109)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	(20,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	(1,500,000)
All in all	2 × gold 27 × platinum	9,965,000

Love, Whitney

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold	150,000

Just Whitney ...

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,240,000

One Wish: The Holiday Album

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	19,916
Ireland (IRMA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × platinum	1,500,000
All in all	1 × gold 19 × platinum	1,877,916

I look to you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	gold	50,000
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	gold	3,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
Russia (NFPF)	gold	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	15,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	9 × gold 4 × platinum	1,441,000

The Essential Whitney Houston

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold	70,000

I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 1 × platinum	580,000

Awards by singles

You give good love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

All at once

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
All in all	1 × gold	100,000

Saving All My Love for You

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,400,000

How will I know

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,525,000

Greatest Love of All

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	80,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	1,280,000

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	25,000
Canada (MC)	gold	50,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	75,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	3 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	4 × gold 9 × platinum	4,675,000

Didn't We Almost Have It All

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

So emotional

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Where Do Broken Hearts Go

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

One moment in time

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	silver	125,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	2 × silver 3 × gold	1,100,000

I'm your baby tonight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	2 × gold	525,000

All the Man That I Need

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

The Star Spangled Banner (video single)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

I will always love you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	50,000
Japan (RIAJ)	5 × Platinum (Physical) + Platinum (Digital)	700,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	75,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	8,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	1,660,000
All in all	4 × gold 25 × platinum	11,665,000

I'm every woman

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,035,000

I have nothing

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,400,000

Run to you

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

Exhale (Shoop Shoop)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 1 × platinum	1,007,500

Count on Me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
All in all	1 × gold	500,000

I believe in you and me

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

Step by step

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold	985,000

When you believe

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	10,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold (Physical) + Gold (Digital)	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	7 × gold 3 × platinum	2,050,000

Heartbreak Hotel

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
All in all	1 × platinum	1,000,000

It's Not Right but It's Okay

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × platinum	1,600,000

My love is your love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
France (SNEP)	silver	125,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	1 × silver 3 × gold 7 × platinum	2,537,500

Could I Have This Kiss Forever

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	gold	250,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	6 × gold 1 × platinum	623,500

Try It On My Own (video single)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

Million dollar bill

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	400,000
All in all	1 × gold	400,000

Higher love

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	40,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	45,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	35,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	160,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	20,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	5 × gold 7 × platinum	1,655,000

Awards by video albums

The # 1 video hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

The Star Spangled Banner

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

VH-1 Divas Live 99

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	50,000
All in all	1 × gold	50,000

The Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	15,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	2 × gold 3 × platinum	200,000

The Ultimate Collection

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	60,000
All in all	4 × platinum	60,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	6 × gold6th	31 × platinum31	-	2,105,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	5 × gold5	8 × platinum8th	-	605,000	ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	975,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	-	300,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	5 × gold5	9 × platinum9	-	5,400,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	9 × platinum9	-	(9,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	-	247.923	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	2 × silver2	8 × gold8th	4 × platinum4th	diamond1	3,750,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	3,000	ifpi.org
Greece (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	Individual evidence
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	-	3 × platinum3	-	60,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	3 × platinum3	-	45,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	4 × gold4th	7 × platinum7th	-	740,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	4 × gold4th	13 × platinum13	2 × diamond2	4,500,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	gold1	18 × platinum18th	2 × diamond2	3,750,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	gold1	-	-	40,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	5 × gold5	6 × platinum6th	-	135,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	7 × platinum7th	-	680,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	7 × platinum7th	-	410,000	ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	10 × platinum10	-	565,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	220,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	-	-	platinum1	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	20,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	13 × platinum13	-	1,195,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	16 × platinum16	-	895,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	12 × platinum12	-	1,260,000	promusicae.es
Hungary (MAHASZ)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	6,000	slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA)	-	18 × gold18th	71 × platinum71	2 × diamond2	94,755,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × silver6th	8 × gold8th	39 × platinum39	-	17,265,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	8 × silver8th	101 × gold101	300 × platinum300	7 × diamond7th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Barry Levine: BARRY LEVINE: Four more who should be in the Hall of Fame. In: The Albany Herald. January 23, 2015, accessed July 30, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Gold for Whitney Houston in Belgium (PDF file, p.33)
3. ↑ Gold for Whitney in Greece (PDF file, p.44)
4. ↑ Gold for The Ultimate Collection in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Gold for I Look to You in Russia
6. ↑ Platinum for Whitney Houston in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
7. ^ Platinum for Whitney in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Platinum for The Preacher's Wife in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Platinum for Whitney Houston in Norway (PDF file, p.34)
10. ↑ Platinum for Whitney in Norway (PDF file, p.44)
11. ↑ Platinum for Could I Have This Kiss Forever in Sweden
12. ↑ Justin Myers: The Official Top 20 bestselling Christmas Number 1s. officialcharts.com, December 3, 2019, accessed December 5, 2019 .