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Whitney Houston albums discography

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The following article documents the album and single releases for R&B singer Whitney Houston.

Albums

Album cover Album information
Studio
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Whitney
  • Released: June 29, 1987
  • Chart Peak: #1 (US) (11 weeks), #1 (UK), #1 (AUS), #1 (SWZ), #1 (ITA), #2 (US R&B), #6 (FRA), #1 (Ger)
  • RIAA Sales Certification: 12xPlatinum DIAMOND

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I'm Your Baby Tonight
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My Love Is Your Love
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Just Whitney
  • Released:December 10, 2002
  • Chart peak: #3 (US R&B), #9 (US), #16 (GER), #25 (FRA), #76 (UK)
  • RIAA Sales Certification: Platinum[8]
  • Worldwide sales: 4 Million Copies
  • Singles: "Whatchulookinat", "One of Those Days", "Try It On My Own", "Love That Man"
Soundtracks
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The Bodyguard Soundtrack
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Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
  • Released: November 14, 1995
  • Chart peak: #1 (US) (5 weeks), #8 (UK), #9 (AUS), #22 (GER), #27 (FRA)
  • RIAA Sales Certification: 9xPlatinum[10]
  • Worldwide sales: 10 Million Copies
  • Singles: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", "Count on Me", "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
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The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack
  • Released: November 26, 1996
  • Chart peak: #3 (US), #9 (GER), #28 (FRA), #34 (AUS), #35 (UK)
  • RIAA Sales Certification: 5xPlatinum[11]
  • Worldwide sales:6 Million Copies
  • Singles: "I Believe In You And Me", "Step By Step", "My Heart Is Calling"
Compilations
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Whitney: The Greatest Hits
  • Released: May 16, 2000
  • Chart peak: #1 (UK),, #1 (FRA) #2 (GER), #2 (SWZ), #3 (US R&B), #5 (ITA), #5 (US), #8 (AUS)
  • RIAA Sales Certification: 6xPlatinum DIAMOND[12]
  • BPI Sales Certification: 4xPlatinum[13]
  • Worldwide sales: 12 Million Copies
  • Singles: "If I Told You That", "Could I Have This Kiss Forever", "Same Script, Different Cast", "Fine"
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Love, Whitney
  • Released: January 22, 2002
  • Chart peak: #8 (FRA), #18 (ITA), #22 (UK)
  • Worldwide sales: 0.5 Million Copies (Limited edition)
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One Wish: The Holiday Album
  • Released: November 25, 2003
  • Chart peak: #14 (US R&B), #49 (US)
  • Worldwide sales: 1 Million Copies (Limited edition)

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B US Adult US Dance UK AUS GER
1984 "Hold Me" (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) 46 5 6 -- 45 -- -- Whitney Houston
1985 "Someone For Me" -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Whitney Houston
1985 "You Give Good Love" 3 1 4 -- 93 5 -- Whitney Houston
1985 "Saving All My Love for You" 1 (1) 1 1 -- 1 (2) 20 18 Whitney Houston
1985 "Thinking About You" -- 10 -- -- -- -- -- Whitney Houston
1986 "How Will I Know" 1 (2) 1 1 3 5 2 26 Whitney Houston
1986 "Greatest Love of All" 1 (3) 3 1 -- 8 1 30 Whitney Houston
1987 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1 (2) 2 1 1 1 (2) 1 1 (5) Whitney
1987 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" 1 (2) 2 1 -- 14 27 20 Whitney
1987 "So Emotional" 1 (1) 5 8 1 5 26 -- Whitney
1988 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" 1 (2) 2 1 -- 14 48 -- Whitney
1988 "Love Will Save the Day" 9 5 10 1 10 177 37 Whitney
1988 "One Moment in Time" 5 22 1 -- 1 (2) 54 1 (2) Whitney
1989 "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) 41 -- -- -- 29 -- -- --
1990 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" 1 (1) 1 7 17 5 6 5 I'm Your Baby Tonight
1990 "All the Man That I Need" 1 (2) 1 1 -- 13 63 37 I'm Your Baby Tonight
1990 "The Star Spangled Banner" 20 -- 48 -- -- -- -- Whitney: The Greatest Hits
1991 "Miracle" 9 2 4 -- -- -- -- I'm Your Baby Tonight
1990 "My Name Is Not Susan" 20 8 44 -- 29 -- 52 I'm Your Baby Tonight
1992 "I Belong to You" -- 10 -- -- 54 6 -- I'm Your Baby Tonight
1992 "I Will Always Love You" 1 (14) 1 1 -- 1 (10) 1 (10) 1 (6) The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1993 "I'm Every Woman" 4 5 26 1 4 11 13 The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1993 "I Have Nothing" 4 4 1 -- 3 28 39 The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1993 "Run to You" 31 31 10 -- 15 72 58 The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1994 "Queen of the Night" -- -- -- 1 14 88 64 The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1994 "Something in Common" (with Bobby Brown) -- -- -- -- 16 -- 58 Remixes In The Key of B
1995 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" 1 (1) 1 5 -- 11 18 26 Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
1996 "Count on Me" (with CeCe Winans) 8 8 4 -- 12 87 75 Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
1996 "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" 26 22 6 -- -- 99 -- Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack
1996 "I Believe In You And Me" 4 4 2 -- 16 70 -- The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack
1997 "Step by Step" 15 29 12 3 13 12 8 The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack
1997 "My Heart Is Calling" 77 35 -- -- -- -- -- The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack
1998 "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) 15 35 3 -- 4 13 8 My Love Is Your Love
1998 "Heartbreak Hotel" (featuring Faith Evans & Kelly Price) 2 1 -- 1 25 17 61 My Love Is Your Love
1999 "It's Not Right, but It's Okay" 4 7 -- 1 3 90 14 My Love Is Your Love
1999 "My Love Is Your Love" 4 2 -- 1 2 27 2 My Love Is Your Love
2000 "I Learned from the Best" 27 13 20 1 19 -- 48 My Love Is Your Love
2000 "If I Told You That" (with George Michael) -- -- -- -- 9 37 58 Whitney: The Greatest Hits
2000 "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) 52 -- 10 -- 7 12 5 Whitney: The Greatest Hits
2000 "Same Script, Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) 70 14 -- 4 -- -- -- Whitney: The Greatest Hits
2001 "The Star Spangled Banner" (Re-issue) 6 30 -- -- -- -- -- Whitney: The Greatest Hits
2001 "Fine" -- 51 -- -- -- -- -- Whitney: The Greatest Hits
2002 "Whatchulookinat" 96 75 -- 1 13 48 47 Just Whitney
2002 "One of Those Days" 72 29 -- -- -- 48 -- Just Whitney
2002 "Try It On My Own" 84 80 10 1 -- -- -- Just Whitney
2002 "Love That Man" -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- Just Whitney
2004 "One Wish (For Christmas)" -- -- 20 -- -- -- -- One Wish

Unreleased/Rare Songs

Single B-sides

  • America, The Beautiful was recorded in the "Star Spangled Banner" single released in 1991.[14]
  • 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.[15]
  • 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.[16]
  • 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.[17]
  • Moment Of Truth, written by Jan Buckingham and Favid Paul Bryant, was recored as a B-side of the "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" single released in 1987.[18]
  • 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.[19]
  • 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 Superbowl.[20]

Guest Apperances 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.[21]
  • Are You The Woman, a duet with Kashif, was released in the early 1980s.[22]
  • Celebrate a New Life, a song by BeBe and CeCe Winans, was released in the early 1990s. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[23]
  • Do You Hear What I Hear was recorded in "A Very Special Christmas Vol.1" released in the early 1990s.[24]
  • 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.[25]
  • 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. [26]
  • Hold Up the Light, a duet with BeBe and CeCe Winans, was recorded in Winans' album "Heaven" released in the early 1990s.[27]
  • 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 recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits".[28]
  • 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. [29]
  • King Holiday was recorded in a 12" single entitled "King Holiday/King Dream Chorus & Holiday Clue" released in 1986.[30]
  • 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.[31]
  • Light Of Love, a duet with Angie and Debbie Winans, was written by Steve Harvey and Gary Brown and was released in the 1990s.[32]
  • Look Into Your Heart was written by Curtis Mayfield and was recorded in "A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield" released in 1994.[33]
  • Love Will Find A Way, a duet with Dionne Warwick, was released in the 1990s.[34]
  • Memories was recorded in "One Down" released in 1982.[35]
  • 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.[36]
  • One Moment In Time, written by Albert Hammond and John Bettis, was recorded in "1988 Summer Olympics" released in 1988. In 2000, it was recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits".[37]
  • 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 recorded in Houston's "Whitney: The Greatest Hits".[38]
  • 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.[39]
  • 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.[40]
  • Shock Me, a duet with Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in "Perfect Original Soundtrack" released in 1985.[41]
  • Something In Common, a duet with Bobby Brown, was written by Bernard Belle, Bobby Brown, Teddy Riley and Whitney Houston and was recorded in Brown's album "Bobby" released in 1992.[42]
  • 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.[43]
  • Sweetest Sweetest, a song by Jermaine Jackson, was recorded in Jackson's album "Dynamite" released in 1984. Houston participated in the background vocals of this song.[44]

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