Whitney Houston albums discography explained

Artist:	Whitney Houston albums
Studio:	7
Live:	1
Soundtrack:	3
Compilation:	8
Ep:	7
1Option:	1
1Option Name:	Reissues
2Option:	5
2Option Name:	Box sets

The albums discography of American singer, actress and producer Whitney Houston consists of seven studio albums, eight compilations, three soundtracks, five box sets and six extended plays. In 1986, Houston's self-titled debut album spent fourteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, earned three number one singles in a row on the Billboard Hot 100 including "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All" and was 1986's top album of the year, giving Houston the distinction of the first female artist to earn that honor.^[1] The album became the first studio album by a female artist to be certified over ten-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 1994, and went on to be certified fourteen-times platinum, tying with Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time, as the highest-certified debut album by a female artist in history. It sold 25 million copies worldwide and earn a Guinness World Record as the best-selling R&B studio album by a female artist in the United States.^{[2] [3]} Houston's second album, Whitney, was released in 1987 and became the first album by a female artist to debut at the top of the Billboard 200. It also became the first female album to spend its first ten weeks at number one, eventually staying there for eleven consecutive weeks. The album spawned four number one singles in a row including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", which helped Houston become the only artist to produce a record seven consecutive number-one hits.^[4] The album was certified Diamond by the RIAA for sales of ten million equivalent album sales and topped the charts in other countries, eventually selling in excess of 20 million copies worldwide.^[5] Houston earned a third consecutive top ten album on the Billboard 200 with the release of I'm Your Baby Tonight in 1990. The album helped Houston become the first female artist to earn multiple number one singles off three or more albums.^[6]

In 1992, Houston released her first soundtrack album, The Bodyguard, from the film of the same name. Recognized as a Houston album despite the addition of several other artists, the album made Houston the first female artist to have three albums accumulate ten or more weeks at number one on the Billboard 200. It also became the first album by a female artist to accumulate 20 or more cumulative weeks at number one, including 13 consecutive weeks atop the chart.^[7] In November 1993, the album made Houston the first female artist in history to earn a RIAA certification of ten-times platinum, for selling ten million copies alone in the United States, and earned a third Diamond award, later selling 18 million copies alone in the United States. It sold 45 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female artist, the best-selling soundtrack album of all time, and one of the best-selling albums of all time.^[8] The soundtrack produced the international number one hit, "I Will Always Love You", which later went Diamond for selling over ten million equivalent song sales in the United States, hit number one in almost every country it charted, and eventually sold 24 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling single by a female act and one of the best-selling singles of all time.^{[9] [10]} After contributing three songs to the multi-artist soundtrack, Waiting to Exhale, from the 1995 film of the same name, including the number one hit, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", Houston released her second soundtrack album for the 1996 film, The Preacher's Wife, which debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart, staying there for a then-record 26 consecutive weeks. The album was certified three-times platinum by the RIAA and certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), selling over a million copies in Europe, and six million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling gospel album of all time.^[11]

In 1998, Houston released her fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love, which produced three top ten singles including the title track, and sold over ten million copies, including four million in Europe and four million in the United States, earning a sixth consecutive multi-platinum album in the latter country.^[12] In 2000, she released her first greatest hits compilation, . The album sold five million copies in the United States, going five times platinum, while topping the UK Albums Chart where it eventually sold 1.66 million albums, and going on to sell ten million copies globally.^[12] After renewing her contract with Arista Records for a $100 million deal,^[13] Houston released three more albums in her lifetime, including 2002's Just Whitney, which earned certifications in five countries, including the United States, France and Japan, and sold around two million copies globally, following that up with her only Christmas album, , in 2003, which later earned a gold certification from the RIAA for sales of 500,000 units, and, in 2009, her seventh and final studio album, I Look to You, which earned certifications in fourteen countries including the United States and becoming her fourth career number one on the Billboard 200, selling around three million copies globally.

Houston is one of the twenty highest-certified albums artists of all time in the United States with sales of 61 million albums, with two of her albums: Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard being among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA.^[14] In October 2020, Houston became the first black artist ever to have three diamond-certified albums in the country after the Whitney album joined Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard in earning a diamond certification.^[15] Houston has sold over 220 million records worldwide.^{[16] [17]}

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US ^[18]	US R&B ^[19]	AUS ^[20]	AUT ^[21]	CAN ^[22]	FRA ^[23]	GER ^[24]	NLD ^[25]	SWE ^[26]	UK ^[27]
Whitney Houston	Released: February 14, 1985 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP	1	1	1	9	1	13	2	5	1	2	RIAA: 14× Platinum^[28] AUS: 5× Platinum^[29] AUT: Platinum^[30] CAN: Diamond^[31] FRA: Gold^[32] GER: Platinum^[33] NLD: Platinum^[34] SWE: 2× Platinum^[35] UK: 4× Platinum^[36]	World: 25,000,000
Whitney	Released: June 1, 1987 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP	1	2	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	1	US: Diamond AUS: 3× Platinum AUT: 2× Platinum CAN: 7× Platinum FRA: Platinum GER: Platinum NLD: Platinum SWE: 2× Platinum UK: 7× Platinum	World: 20,000,000
I'm Your Baby Tonight	Released: November 6, 1990 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP	3	1	10	2	12	9	3	4	3	4	US: 4× Platinum AUS: Platinum AUT: Platinum CAN: Platinum FRA: Platinum GER: Platinum NLD: Platinum SWE: Platinum UK: Platinum	World: 10,000,000^[37]
My Love Is Your Love	Released: November 17, 1998 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP	13	7	42	1	13	2	2	1	7	4	US: 4× Platinum AUS: Gold AUT: Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum FRA: 2× Platinum NLD: Platinum SWE: 2× Platinum UK: 3× Platinum	World: 10,000,000^[38]
Just Whitney	Released: December 10, 2002 Label: Arista Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	9	3	114	33	85	25	16	70	―	76	US: Platinum FRA: Gold	World: 2,000,000^[39]
	Released: November 18, 2003 Label: Arista Formats: CD, digital download	49	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	―	US: Gold
I Look to You	Released: August 31, 2009 Label: Arista Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	1	1	16	3	1	3	1	1	2	3	US: Platinum AUT: Gold CAN: Platinum FRA: Gold GER: Gold SWE: Gold UK: Gold	World: 2,500,000^[40]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US	US R&B<br/>	AUS	AUT	CAN	FRA	GER	NLD	SWE	UK
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album	Released: November 17, 1992 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette, LP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	US: 18× Platinum (Diamond) AUS: 5× Platinum AUT: 4× Platinum CAN: Diamond FRA: Diamond GER: 3× Platinum NLD: Platinum SWE: Platinum UK: 7× Platinum	World: 45,000,000 US: 13,450,000^[41] AUS: 346,000^[42] GER: 1,700,000^[43] SWE: 343,000 UK: 2,255,000^[44]
The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album	Released: November 27, 1996 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette	3	1	34	8	33	2	9	1	1	35	US: 3× Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum SWE: Gold UK: Silver	World: 6,000,000^[45] US: 2,491,000^[46]
	Released: December 16, 2022 Label: RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Sales
		US	US R&B<br/>	AUS ^[47]	AUT	CAN ^[48]	FRA ^[49]	GER	NLD	SWE	UK
	Released: May 16, 2000 Label: Arista Formats: CD, cassette	2	3	3	3	4	9	2	2	4	1	US: 5× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum CAN: Platinum FRA: 2× Gold GER: Platinum NLD: Platinum SWE: Platinum UK: 5× Platinum	World: 10,000,000^[50] UK: 1,770,000^[51]
Love, Whitney	Released: November 20, 2001 Label: Arista Format: CD	—	―	—	42	—	167	—	24	12	22
Artist Collection: Whitney Houston	Released: October 4, 2004 Label: Sony BMG Europe / Arista Formats: CD, CD+DVD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Ultimate Collection	Released: October 29, 2007 Label: Sony Music / Arista Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download	—	—	3	1	15	52	3	—	10	3	AUS: 2× Platinum GER: 2× Platinum SWE: Gold UK: 6× Platinum	World: 5,000,000
The Essential Whitney Houston	Released: January 10, 2011 Label: Sony Music / Arista Formats: CD, digital download	―	―	7	26	3	51	20	—	―	7	UK: Silver
All Time Best - Reclam Musik Edition	Released: August 28, 2011^[52] Label: Arista / Sony Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	—	—
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston	Released: November 13, 2012 Label: RCA Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	14	2	74	―	94	99	―	61	―	13	UK: Platinum^[53] US: Gold
	Released: December 21, 2022^[54] Label: Sony Music Japan International Formats: CD+DVD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	Released: March 24, 2023 Label: Arista / Legacy Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	―	—	—	―	—	―	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
		US	US R&B<br/>	AUS	FRA	NLD	UK
VH1 Divas 1999	Released: November 2, 1999^[55] Label: Arista Formats: Cassette, CD	90	78	—	42	41	—	US: Gold^[56]
	Released: November 10, 2014 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+DVD 2x vinyl, digital download	19	2	119	123	63	66

Box sets

Title	Album details	Note(s)
Whitney: The Unreleased Mixes	Released: April 25, 2000 / June 6, 2006 Label: Arista (#07822-14652-1) Formats: 4× vinyl, digital download	A limited-edition four 12-inch vinyl box set, containing eight full club versions of selected remixes found on the American release of Whitney: The Greatest Hits. In summer of 2006, it was released digitally, re-titled Dance Vault Mixes: The Unreleased Mixes (Special Collector's Box Set).^[57]
Love Whitney	Released: December 4, 2001 Label: BMG Taiwan / Arista (#74321-91027- 2) Format: CD	Taiwanese limited edition box set for the album Love, Whitney, the 16-track CD plus a 40-page color discography/lyric booklet, packaged in a unique 6" × 5" picture box.
The Collection: Whitney Houston	Released: September 29, 2009 Label: Sony Legacy / Arista Format: 3× CD	Box set including Houston's three studio albums: Whitney Houston, Whitney and My Love Is Your Love.^[58]
The Collection	Released: April 19, 2010 Label: Sony Music / Arista Format: 5× CD	UK only 5-CD album set to coincide with her 2010 UK tour, that comprises five of Houston's UK best selling albums including Whitney Houston, Whitney, I'm Your Baby Tonight, The Bodyguard Soundtrack and My Love Is Your Love. Each disc is presented in mini-LP style card picture sleeves, housed in a picture box with a lift-off lid. Later the box set was also released in other European countries and entered the albums charts in the countries in February 2012: Ireland (No. 48),^[59] Spain (No. 70),^[60] and Sweden (No. 32).^[61]
Triple Feature	Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Sony Music Special Products Format: 3× CD	Box set including three original album releases of I'm Your Baby Tonight, My Love Is Your Love and Just Whitney. The box set entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 73, the issue date of March 10, 2012,^[62] and peaked at No. 21 on its following week.^[63] Also, it debuted at No. 74 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart on the week of March 3, 2012,^[64] and peaked at No. 5 on its second week.^[65]
Two Original Albums: My Love Is Your Love / I Look to You	Released: September 16, 2011 Label: Sony Music Format: 2× CD	Box set including two original album releases of My Love Is your Love, and I Look to You. It is the second release of Whitney Houston's albums as part of Sony's "Two Original Albums" series.

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Note(s)
Whitney Dancin' Special	Released: November 1, 1986 Label: Arista (CD: #A28D-1 / LP: #20RS-69) Format: CD, LP	Japan only 6-track mini-album, that includes "How Will I Know" (Dance Remix), "You Give Good Love" (Extended Version), "Thinking About You" (Extended Dance Version), "Someone for Me" (Remix), "Thinking About You" (Dub Version) and "How Will I Know" (Instrumental Version).^[66]
Exhale	Released: November 6, 1995 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP	A 5 track mini-album, that includes "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", "Dancin' On the Smooth Edge", "Moment of Truth", "Do You Hear What I Hear", and "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Ever Gonna Be" (Duet With Aretha Franklin). It is also the single release of Exhale (Shoop Shoop).
You Are Loved	Released: January 17, 1999 Label: Arista (#14540-2) Formats: CD	US limited edition 6-track compilation, containing "You Were Loved", "Saving All My Love for You", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Run to You", "All the Man That I Need", and "Why Does It Hurt So Bad", which was available exclusively at Target stores with a big Target logo on the back of the CD.
I Didn't Know My Own Strength: The Remixes	Released: November 6, 2009 Label: RCA/Jive Label Group Format: Digital download	A 5-track digital remix EP, features two versions by Peter Rauhofer and three of Daddy's Groove Magic Island.^[67]
The Remixes		Includes a total of eight remixes for three songs from the I Look to You album: two remix versions of "Million Dollar Bill", two of "I Didn't Know My Own Strength", and four of "I Look to You".^[68]
I Look to You: The Remixes		A digital EP containing twelve remix versions of "I Look to You", six of them were mixed by Johnny Vicious, three by Christian Dio and Giuseppe D. each.^[69]
Million Dollar Bill: The Remixes		A 6-track digital EP, which features "Million Dollar Bill" remix versions, with three by Freemasons and Frankie Knuckles each.^[70]

External links

• Official website
• [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=whitney houston|chart=all}} 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
• Rock on the net.com
• Whitney Houston' photos and music

Notes and References

1. . 1986 Overview: Charts . Paul . Grein . December 27, 1986 . January 7, 2012 . Y-4 . 98 . 52 . 0006-2510.
2. News: February 11, 2012 . Music Industry Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston . . November 30, 2017.
3. Book: 1999 Guinness World Records . Young, Mark . 237 . 1999 . 9780965238397 . July 6, 2024.
4. . Whitney Houston Talks About Her Long-Awaited Album 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' . Clarence . Waldron . 35 . 79 . 4 . November 5, 1990 . January 7, 2012 . 0021-5996.
5. News: This Day in Black History: June 27, 1987. Hicks. Jonathan P.. June 27, 2013. BET. February 5, 2016.
6. With 'Die for You,' The Weeknd Matches Michael Jackson for Hot 100 History: Ask Billboard . . Gary Trust . March 10, 2023 . June 27, 2024.
7. News: Mariah Carey Can't Stop Taylor Swift . David . Jenison . . . January 28, 2009 . January 7, 2012.
8. Web site: 'The Bodyguard' Soundtrack: 25 Years After Whitney Houston's Masterpiece. Grammy Awards. June 21, 2023. Billy. Johnson Jr. November 8, 2017.
9. News: FIVE FAST FACTS ABOUT WHITNEY HOUSTON. Houston Symphony . May 26, 2013 . December 2, 2014.
10. Web site: 5 Things About Whitney Houston. en-US. December 2, 2023.
11. . Whitney on Tour with New Style, New Attitude . 152 . 54 . 11 . September 1999 . January 12, 2012 . 0012-9011.
12. Book: Hombach, Jean-Pierre. Whitney Houston: Biography. 9781471632907. January 2, 2016 .
13. Billboard . Gail . Mitchell . Arista Aims New Houston Album at 'Core Urban' Fans . December 14, 2002 . 1 . December 19, 2011 . 114 . 51 . 0006-2510.
14. Web site: RIAA: Top 100 Certified Albums . . August 6, 2012.
15. News: Porterfield . Carlie . Whitney Houston Becomes First Black Artist To Sell Three Diamond-Certified Albums . October 28, 2020 . Forbes . July 25, 2021.
16. Web site: August 9, 2023 . 11 of Whitney Houston's Most Dazzling Beauty Looks . August 9, 2023 . Vogue.
17. Web site: May 25, 2022 . Whitney Houston story, song by song . June 28, 2023 . Marie Claire.
18. Whitney Houston Chart History (Billboard 200) . . April 9, 2023.
    • The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack: Billboard . The Billboard 200 chart listing for the week ending December 28, 1996 . 78 . December 28, 1996 . November 21, 2011 . 108 . 52 . 0006-2510.
19. Whitney Houston Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) . . April 9, 2023.
    • Top R&B Albums: Whitney Houston Chart History (Top R&B Albums) . . April 9, 2023.
    • The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack: Billboard . The Billboard Top R&B Albums chart listing for the week ending January 11, 1997 . 19 . January 11, 1997 . November 21, 2011 . 109 . 2 . 0006-2510.
20. Australian peak chart positions:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 19, 1988: Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. Sydney. 1993. Illustrated. 143. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 26, 1988: Web site: australian-charts.com > Discography Whitney Houston . Hung Medien . February 16, 2016.
    • For Just Whitney and One Wish: Web site: Whitney Houston ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 2. ARIA. Imgur.com. December 3, 2023.
    • For Whitney Houston Live: The Greatest Performances: Web site: Whitney Houston ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 4. ARIA. Imgur.com. December 3, 2023.
    • "Love Will Save the Day" and "One Moment in Time" (ARIA) peaks: Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received June 17, 2014 . September 16, 2015 . Imgur.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129020821/http://i.imgur.com/9AQCjII.jpg . November 29, 2014.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
    • "My Name Is Not Susan" (ARIA) peak: Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received September 12, 2016. Imgur.com. August 5, 2017.
    • "Queen of the Night" (ARIA) peak: Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 30 Jan 1994. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). August 5, 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
    • "Something in Common" (ARIA) peak: Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 01 May 1994. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). August 5, 2017.
    • "Count on Me" (ARIA) peak: Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 21 Apr 1996. Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). August 5, 2017.
    • "Saving All My Love For You", "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All", "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and "I'm Every Woman" (ARIA) 2012 re-entries: Web site: The ARIA Report – Issue #1147 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120315130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20120316-0000/Issue1147.pdf . dead . 2012-03-15 . Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). February 16, 2016.
21. Web site: Whitney Houston chart history: Austrian Albums . November 21, 2011 . austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
22. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
    • Up to 1999: Web site: The RPM Top Albums/CDs – Whitney Houston . https://archive.today/20130101012919/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2&q1=Whitney+Houston&q2=Top+Albums/CDs&interval=50 . dead . January 1, 2013 . . Library and Archives Canada . November 21, 2011.
    • Since 2000: Whitney Houston chart history: Canadian SoundScan Albums . Billboard . January 11, 2022.
      • Just Whitney: Web site: John . Williams . Whitney Houston debuts at No. 1 . . . September 9, 2009 . November 25, 2011.
23. Peak chart positions for albums in France:
    • Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – search for "Whitney Houston" . . November 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140731004922/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_H.php . July 31, 2014.
    • Web site: Whitney Houston chart history: French Albums . lescharts.com . Hung Medien . November 21, 2011.
    • The Bodyguard Soundtrack: Billboard . Hits of the World . 105 . 11 . 60 . 0006-2510 . March 13, 1993 . November 21, 2011.
24. Peak chart positions for albums in Germany:
    • Since 1985: Web site: Whitney Houston chart history: Media Control Top 100 Albums . November 22, 2011 . charts.de . Media Control GfK International.
    • Since 1996: Web site: Whitney Houston chart history: Media Control Top 100 Albums . November 21, 2011 . musicline.de . Media Control GfK International . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227100448/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Whitney+Houston/11062/?type=longplay . February 27, 2014 . dead . mdy-all.
    • The Bodyguard Soundtrack: Web site: The Media Control Top 100 Albums chart listing for the week of January 18, 1993 . January 18, 1993 . November 21, 2011 . charts.de . Media Control GfK International.
25. Web site: Whitney Houston chart history: Mega Albums Top 100 . dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . November 21, 2011.
26. Web site: Whitney Houston chart history: Swedish Albums . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . November 21, 2011.
27. UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks: Web site: Official Charts > Whitney Houston . . February 16, 2016.
    • The Bodyguard Soundtrack: Billboard . Multi-Artist Compilations Reaping Platinum Rewards in U.K . Thom . Duffy . 106 . 10 . 47 . March 5, 1994 . January 30, 2012 . 0006-2510. Note: The soundtrack was classified as a compilation for chart purposes, and thus the peak position for the soundtrack is that on the compilation chart, not the main albums chart. The soundtrack peaked at number one on its 6th week of release (January 2, 1993) and stayed the pole position for 11 non-consecutive weeks.Web site: Remembering Whitney: Her Top 20 biggest tracks revealed . Dan . Lane . The Official UK Charts Company . February 13, 2012 . February 20, 2012.
    • "I Look to You" (single): Web site: Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > H & Claire – Hysterix . February 16, 2016 . zobbel.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704091026/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_H.HTM . July 4, 2007.
28. United States. Whitney Houston. January 28, 2023.
29. ARIA certifications for albums:
    • Before 1993:
      • I'm Your Baby Tonight (album): Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
    • Since 1997:
      • The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack: Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association . September 11, 2011.
      • My Love Is Your Love: Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association . September 20, 2011.
      • The Ultimate Collection: Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association . June 18, 2012.
30. Web site: IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin: Online-Datenbank . . November 21, 2011 . de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . June 8, 2009.
31. Web site: Music Canada – Gold/Platinum Database – search results for artist: Whitney Houston . . November 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140307011126/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Whitney&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist . March 7, 2014 . dead.
    • The Bodyguard Soundtrack: Web site: Music Canada – Gold/Platinum Database – search results for title: Bodyguard . . November 21, 2011.
32. SNEP certifications for albums:
    • Before 1992: France. infodisc. album. Whitney Houston.
    • Since 1992:
      • The Bodyguard Soundtrack: France. Bodyguard. B.O.F.. album. May 3, 2022.
      • My Love Is Your Love: Web site: Certifications Albums Double Platine – année 1999 . disqueenfrance.com . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . December 20, 1999 . September 20, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307201653/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165 . March 7, 2012 . dead.
      • Whitney: The Greatest Hits: Web site: Certifications Compilations Double Or – année 2000 . disqueenfrance.com . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . June 7, 2000 . November 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140420104911/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?year=2000&type=23 . April 20, 2014 . dead.
      • Just Whitney: Web site: Certifications Albums Or – année 2002 . disqueenfrance.com . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . December 12, 2002 . September 20, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125133115/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2002&type=8 . January 25, 2012 . dead.
      • I Look to You: Web site: Certifications Albums Or – année 2009 . disqueenfrance.com . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . October 22, 2009 . September 20, 2011.
33. Web site: Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin Datenbank . November 21, 2011. Bundesverband Musikindustrie. de.
34. Web site: NVPI Goud/Platina Muziek searchable database (as of 2006) . July 9, 2011 . nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154751/http://ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463 . July 24, 2011.
35. IFPI Sweden certifications for albums and singles:
    • From 1987 to 1998: Web site: Guld & Platina År 1987–1998 . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden . September 20, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725093150/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . July 25, 2011.
    • Since 2000:
      • My Love Is Your Love, Whitney: The Greatest Hits and "Could I Have This Kiss Forever": Web site: Guld & Platina År 2000 . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry – Sweden . September 20, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100811154124/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20002.pdf . August 11, 2010.
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36. Web site: BPI – Certified Awards Search . . November 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx . September 24, 2009.
37. Music's 30 Fiercest Feuds and Beefs. Rolling Stone. Jordan. Runtagh. September 15, 2017. October 10, 2017.
38. News: Whitney Houston – tributes pour in. NME. Sarah. Anderson. February 12, 2012. October 10, 2017.
39. Norment. Lynn. Ebony L. A. Reid: The Most Powerful Black In The Music Business. Ebony. June 2003. Johnson Publishing Company. 124–. 0012-9011.
40. Web site: Whitney Houston plays first UK gig in 11 years. Independent.co.uk. October 23, 2011.
41. In the US sales of The Bodyguard Soundtrack, 1,310,000 copies sold from BMG Music Clubs was added to 12,140,000 from Nielsen SoundScan as of October 2014.
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42. Billboard . The Boydugard Is Top Foreign Album in Japan . 105 . 42 . 0006-2510 . October 16, 1993.
43. Spahr . Wolfgang . May 13, 2000 . Germany's Two-Way Street . November 21, 2011 . Billboard . 64 . 112 . 20 . 0006-2510.
44. Web site: The Bodyguard to re-enter Official Video Chart following Whitney Houst. . 16 February 2012. October 4, 2021.
45. Web site: Whitney Houston. January 3, 2016. Green. Matt.
46. Ask Billboard: Can Katy Perry Top Michael Jackson's Hot 100 Record? . Gary . Trust . Billboard . February 14, 2012 . February 14, 2012.
47. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart – 27/02/2012 . Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. . February 27, 2012 . February 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215112604/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50 . February 15, 2012.
48. Web site: Albums : Top 100 – February 29, 2012 . Jam! Canoe . Canoe Inc. . February 23, 2012 . February 23, 2012 . usurped . https://archive.today/20041226005640/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html . December 26, 2004.
49. Web site: Whitney Houston dans les charts français (albums) . de Pure Charts by Charts in France . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . March 1, 2012. fr.
50. Web site: Whitney Houston's Death Could Earn Dolly Parton a Bundle. February 14, 2012. Reuters. August 5, 2021.
51. Web site: Albums turning 20 in 2020. Copsey. Rob. January 9, 2020. Official Charts Company. July 28, 2021.
52. Web site: Whitney Houston - All Time Best - Reclam Musik Edition - hitparade.ch. Hitparade.ch. December 27, 2022.
53. United Kingdom. 9505-1531-2. I Will Always Love You - The Best Of. Whitney Houston. May 13, 2023.
54. Web site: ジャパニーズ・シングル・コレクション -グレイテスト・ヒッツ-. Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
55. Gail. Mitchell. October 30, 1999. Double Dose Of Divas. Billboard. 111. 44. 21. August 3, 2023. Arista Records will release "VH1 Divas Live '99" on Nov. 2..
56. Web site: RIAA Gold & Platinum: VH1 Divas 1999. Recording Industry Association of America. August 3, 2023.
57. Web site: Dance Vault Mixes: The Unreleased Mixes (Special Collector's Box Set) by Whitney Houston . . . June 6, 2006 . January 12, 2012.
58. Web site: The Collection: Whitney Houston/Whitney/My Love Is Your Love by Whitney Houston . September 29, 2009 . January 18, 2012 . AllMusic.
59. Web site: Top 100 Individual Artist Albums for week ending 23rd February 2012 . . February 23, 2012 . February 29, 2012 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207123553/http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp . February 7, 2012.
60. Web site: Top 100 Albums – Semana 07: del 13.02.2012 al 19.02.2012 . . February 19, 2012 . March 1, 2012 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130716013840/http://promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2012_07.pdf . July 16, 2013 . dead.
61. Web site: Veckolista Album – Vecka 8, 24 februari 2012 . . . February 24, 2012 . February 24, 2012. sv.
62. The Billboard 200 - Week of March 10, 2012 . Billboard . April 27, 2022.
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64. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - Week of March 3, 2012 . Billboard . April 27, 2022.
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66. Whitney: Dancin' Special . Whitney Houston . 1988 . back cover . BMG Victor Inc. . A28D-1 . Japan . January 21, 2012.
67. Web site: I Didn't Know My Own Strength (The Remixes) – EP by Whitney Houston . iTunes US . Apple Inc. . November 6, 2009 . January 15, 2012.
68. Web site: The Remixes by Whitney Houston . iTunes US . Apple Inc. . November 6, 2009 . January 15, 2012.
69. Web site: I Look to You (The Remixes) by Whitney Houston . iTunes US . Apple Inc. . November 6, 2009 . January 15, 2012.
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