Whitney Houston
Awards & Honours
277
Awards Won
3
Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Whitney Houston's career is defined by records that still stand decades later. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album was the best-selling debut by a female artist at the time, and The Bodyguard soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time. She sold over 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists in history. Her vocal range and technique have been studied and admired, earning her the title the Voice. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, cementing her place among the all-time greats.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted in the Performers category.
Guinness World Record
Most awarded female artist of all time.
Whitney E. Houston Academy School of Creative and Performing Arts
The Franklin School in East Orange, New Jersey, was renamed in her honor.
Rankings & Lists
Greatest Singers of All Time
100 Greatest Singers of All Time
Best-Selling Female Artists in the United States
Magazine Covers
Vogue
1981-09
Whitney Houston
Seventeen
1982-03
Whitney Houston
Time
1987-06-22
Whitney Houston: The Voice
Rolling Stone
1986-05-08
Whitney Houston: The New Queen of Pop
People
1992-11-30
Whitney Houston: The Bodyguard
Records & Feats
First artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100
From 1985 to 1988, Houston achieved seven consecutive number-one singles, surpassing the Beatles and the Bee Gees.
Best-selling soundtrack album of all time
The Bodyguard soundtrack sold over 45 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling soundtrack in history.
Best-selling debut album by a female artist
Whitney Houston sold over 13 million copies in the U.S., a record for a female debut at the time.