The following songs entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100:
• 1985 "Saving All My Love For You"
• 1986 "How Will I Know"
• 1986 "Greatest Love Of All"
• 1987 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
• 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 "I Will Always Love You"
• 1995 "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 "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)"
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 "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the French singles chart:
• 1992 "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 "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 "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 "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 "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Spanish singles chart:
• 1995 "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 "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 "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 "I Will Always Love You"
• 1995 "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 "I Will Always Love You"
• 1995 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
The following songs reached number-one on the Austrian singles chart:
• 1992 "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 "I Will Always Love You"
The following songs reached number-one on the Irish singles chart:
• 1985 "Saving All My Love For You"
• 1992 "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"
ALBUM CHART POSITIONS
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| Year | Album | Chart Positions | U.S. sales (millions) |
Worldwide sales (millions) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoundScan | Total | |||||||
| 1985 | Whitney Houston |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 13 x Platinum |
22 million |
| 1987 | Whitney |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 9 x Platinum |
19 million |
| 1990 | I`m Your Baby Tonight |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 4 x Platinum |
10 million |
| 1992 | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 17 x Platinum |
42 million |
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale Original Soundtrack |
1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 9 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 7 x Platinum |
10 million |
| 1996 | The Preacher`s Wife Original Soundtrack |
3 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 24 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 3 x Platinum |
5 million |
| 1998 | My Love Is Your Love |
13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 42 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 4 x Platinum |
10 million |
| 2000 |
The Greatest Hits |
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
RIAA U.S. certification: 3 x Platinum |
8 million |
| 2001 | Love, Whitney (Limited Edition) |
- | - | 3 | - | 9 | Europe only | 0,5 million |
| 2002 | Just Whitney |
9 | 9 | 76 | 16 | - | RIAA U.S. certification: Platinum | 1 million |
| 2003 |
One Wish - The Holiday Album |
49 | - | - | - | - |
RIAA U.S. certification: Gold |
0,5 million |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Collection |
- | - | 3 | - | 36 | Europe Only | 1 million |
SINGLE CHART POSITIONS
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80s
| Year | Title | Album | Peak Positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Adult | U.S. Dance | UK | AUS | GER | |||
| 1984 | "Hold Me" (with Teddy Pendergrass) | Love Language | 46 | 5 | 6 | — | 44 | — | — |
| 1985 | "Someone For Me" | Whitney Houston | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "You Give Good Love" | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 93 | 5 | — | ||
| "Saving All My Love For You" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 18 | ||
| "Thinking About You" | — | 10 | — | 24 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "How Will I Know" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26 | |
| "Greatest Love Of All" | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 21 | ||
| "All At Once" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| "Didn`t We Almost Have It All" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | ||
| "So Emotional" | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | — | ||
| 1988 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 48 | — | |
| "Love Will Save The Day" | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 37 | ||
| "One Moment In Time" | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 54 | 1 | |
| "I Know Him So Well" (with Cissy Houston) | Whitney | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | |
| 1989 | "Takin' A Chance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "It Isn`t, It Wasn`t, It Ain`t Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) | 41 | 5 | — | — | 29 | — | — | ||
90s
| Year | Title | Album | Peak Positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Adult | U.S. Dance | UK | AUS | GER | |||
| 1990 | "I`m Your Baby Tonight" | I`m Your Baby Tonight | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| "All The Man That I Need" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 63 | 37 | ||
| 1991 | "The Star Spangled Banner" | — | 20 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| "Miracle" | I`m Your Baby Tonight | 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" | The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1993 | "I`m Every Woman" | 4 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| "I Have Nothing" | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 28 | 39 | ||
| "Run To You" | 31 | 31 | 10 | — | 15 | 72 | 58 | ||
| "Queen Of The Night" | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 88 | 64 | ||
| "Something In Common" (with Bobby Brown) | Bobby | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 58 | |
| 1995 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Waiting To Exhale Original Soundtrack Album | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 11 | 18 | 26 |
| 1996 | "Count On Me" (with CeCe Winans) | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 12 | 87 | 75 | |
| "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" | 26 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 99 | — | ||
| "I Believe In You and Me" | The Preacher`s Wife Original Soundtrack Album | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 70 | — | |
| 1997 | "Step By Step" | 15 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | |
| "My Heart Is Calling" | 77 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) | My Love Is Your Love | 15 | 35 | 3 | — | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price) | My Love Is Your Love | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 25 | 17 | 61 |
| "It`s Not Right But It`s Okay" | 4 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 90 | 14 | ||
| "My Love Is Your Love" | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2 | ||
00s
| Year | Title | Album | Peak Positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Adult | U.S. Dance | UK | AUS | GER | |||
| 2000 | "I Learned From The Best" | My Love Is Your Love | 27 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 19 | — | 48 |
| "If I Told You That" (with George Michael) | The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 58 | |
| "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) | The Greatest Hits | 52 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 12 | 5 | |
| "Same Script, Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) | The Greatest Hits | 70 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| "Fine" | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "The Star Spangled Banner" (re-issue) | — | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | "Whatchulookinat" | Just Whitney | 96 | 75 | — | 1 | 13 | 48 | 47 |
| 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)" | One Wish The Holiday Album | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
