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Whitney Houston (1963–2012) was an American singer, actress, and producer. Commonly known as "The Voice", she is one of the most awarded performers in history. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began her recording career as a session singer in 1978 on recordings by her mother, gospel-soul singer Cissy Houston and producer Michael Zager and performed as a backing vocalist on her mother's band in the cabaret club circuit. Houston spent several years as a fashion model before signing her first recording contract with Arista Records in 1983. Two years later, Houston released her debut album, Whitney Houston, which resulted in Houston winning seven American Music Awards, a Billboard Number One Award, an MTV Video Music Award, an NAACP Image Award, an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award. Her sophomore album, Whitney, resulted in four American Music Award wins, a Soul Train Music Award and a second Grammy. Her recording of the 1988 Olympic anthem, "One Moment in Time", resulted in Houston winning a second Emmy Award at the Sports Emmy Awards in September of that year. Her 1990 album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, won four Billboard Music Awards.
After the success of her first leading role, in the film The Bodyguard, and its accompanying soundtrack, Houston won a bevy of awards including 8 American Music Awards, 5 Japan Gold Disc Awards, 11 Billboard Music Awards, 5 NAACP Image Awards, 5 World Music Awards and 3 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for "I Will Always Love You". Her acting in the role led to several nominations, both unfavorably with three Golden Raspberry Award nominations and favorably with 3 MTV Movie Award nominations, an NAACP Image Award nomination and a People's Choice Award nomination. Houston would win additional music and acting awards for her roles in the films Waiting to Exhale and The Preacher's Wife, including two ASCAP Awards for composing the hit duet, "Count On Me" as well as the Grammy Award nod for Best Written Song for Visual Media, two American Music Awards, several NAACP Image Awards and, with The Preacher's Wife, two Dove Awards. Her work in the Disney musical, Cinderella, led to another Emmy nomination. She earned numerous award wins and nominations for her 1998 studio album, My Love Is Your Love, including the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the hit, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" in 2000 and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B. Her last studio effort, 2009's I Look to You, won Houston a Soul Train Music Award nomination and an NAACP Image Award win.
Following her death in 2012, Houston received the Billboard Music Award for the Billboard Millennium Award and the MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon. In 2013, her debut album, Whitney Houston, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, Houston's first recording to do so. That same year, she was inducted into both the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The following year, she was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. In 2018, her smash hit, "I Will Always Love You", became her second recording to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Two years later, that same recording was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." That same year, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on her first nomination. In May 2023, Houston became one of thirteen inaugural recipients of the Brits Billion Award for earning 1 billion career streams alone in the United Kingdom. A prominent black female entertainer, she was also inducted into the BET Walk of Fame and the Soul Train Hall of Fame.
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Recipient(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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ALMA Awards | 1999 | "When You Believe"(Duet with Mariah Carey) | Outstanding Performance Of A Song For A Feature Film | Nominated | |
Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | ||||
American Black Achievement Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | The Music Award | Nominated | |
1987 | Whitney Houston | The Music Award | Won | ||
1988 | Whitney Houston | The Music Award | Honoree | ||
1991 | Whitney Houston | The Music Award | Won | ||
1994 | Whitney Houston | The Music Award | Won | ||
American Cinema Awards | 1991 | Whitney Houston | The Musical Performer of the Year | Honoree | |
American Music Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | |
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |||
"You Give Good Love" | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Video Artist | Nominated | |||
"Saving All My Love for You" | Favorite Soul/R&B Video | Won | |||
1987 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won | ||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist | Nominated | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist | Nominated | |||
"Greatest Love of All" | Favorite Soul/R&B Video Single | Won | |||
1988 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | ||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
1989 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | ||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |||
1992 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | ||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
I'm Your Baby Tonight | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Nominated | |||
I'm Your Baby Tonight | Favorite Adult Contemporary Album | Nominated | |||
1994 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Won | ||
The Bodyguard | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | Won | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | Favorite Pop/Rock Single | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | Favorite Soul/R&B Single | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Nominated | |||
The Bodyguard | Favorite Adult Contemporary Album | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Award of Merit | Honoree | |||
1997 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Won | ||
Waiting to Exhale | Favorite Soundtrack | Won | |||
1998 | The Preacher's Wife | Favorite Soundtrack | Nominated | ||
2000 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominated | ||
Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | |||
My Love Is Your Love | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated | |||
Whitney Houston | Artist of the Decade (1980s) | Nominated | |||
2001 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated | ||
2009 | Whitney Houston | International Artist Award | Honoree | ||
ARC | 2004 | Whitney Houston | Top Pop Artists of The Past 25 Years | 4th place | |
Arista Records | 1988 | Whitney Houston | Award for Seven Consecutive Number One Singles | Received | |
The 12th ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards | 1997 | "Count On Me" (with Michael Houston) | Most Performed Songs | Won | |
The 14th ASCAP Pop Awards | 1997 | "Count On Me" (with Michael Houston) | Award-Winning Pop Songs | Won | |
Bambi Awards | 1999 | Whitney Houston | International Pop Artist of the Year | Won | |
Barbados Music Awards | 2013 | Whitney Houston | International Icon Award | Honoree | |
BET Awards | 2001 | Whitney Houston | BET Lifetime Achievement Award | Honoree | |
BET Honors | 2010 | Whitney Houston | Entertainers Award | Honoree | |
BET Walk of Fame | 1996 | Whitney Houston | BET Walk of Fame | Inducted | |
Billboard Music Awards | |||||
1991 | Whitney Houston | Top R&B Artist | Won | ||
I'm Your Baby Tonight | Top R&B Album | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Top R&B Albums Artist | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Top R&B Singles Artist | Won | |||
1993 | Whitney Houston | Hot 100 Singles Artist | Won | ||
"I Will Always Love You" | Hot 100 Single | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Hot R&B Singles Artist | Won | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | Hot R&B Single | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Top Billboard 200 Album | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Top R&B Album | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Top Soundtrack Album | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Special Award - Most Weeks at No. 1 for 20 weeks | Honoree | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | Special Award - Most Weeks at No. 1 for 14 weeks | Honoree | |||
Whitney Houston | #1 World Artist | Won | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | #1 World Single | Won | |||
2012 | Whitney Houston | Billboard Millennium Award | Honoree | ||
2020 | "Higher Love" | Top Dance/Electronic Song | Nominated | ||
2023 | I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston | Top Gospel Album | Nominated | ||
Billboard Music of the '80s Poll Awards | 1990 | Whitney Houston | Pop Artist of the Decade | 5th place | |
Black Artist of the Decade | 3rd place | ||||
Adult Contemporary Artist of the Decade | 3rd place | ||||
Whitney Houston | Black Album of the Decade | 4th place | |||
"Greatest Love of All" | Adult Contemporary Single of the Decade | 5th place | |||
Billboard Number One Awards | |||||
1985 | Whitney Houston | Top Pop Artists | Placed | ||
Top Black Artists | 3rd place | ||||
Top Black Artists - Female | Won | ||||
New Pop Artists | Won | ||||
New Black Artists | Won | ||||
Top Pop Singles Artists | Placed | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artists | Placed | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artists (Female) | Placed | ||||
Top Pop Singles Artists (Female) | 3rd place | ||||
Top Black Singles Artists | 3rd place | ||||
Top Black Singles Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Top Black Albums Artists | Placed | ||||
Top Black Albums Artists - Female | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Whitney Houston | Top Pop Albums | Placed | |||
Top Black Albums | 4th place | ||||
"You Give Good Love" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | 2nd place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
"Saving All My Love for You" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | 5th place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
1986 | Whitney Houston | Top Pop Artist of the Year | Won | ||
Top Black Artist of the Year | 2nd place | ||||
Top Pop Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Top Black Artists - Female | 2nd place | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artist | Won | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artist (Female) | Won | ||||
Top Pop Singles Artist | Placed | ||||
Top Pop Singles Artist (Female) | 3rd place | ||||
Top Black Albums Artist | Won | ||||
Top Black Singles Artist | Placed | ||||
Top Black Albums Artist - Female | Won | ||||
Top Black Singles Artist - Female | 3rd place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists | 3rd place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Whitney Houston | Top Pop Albums | Won | |||
Top Black Albums | Won | ||||
"How Will I Know" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Dance Sales Singles/Albums | Placed | ||||
Top Dance Club Play Singles/Albums | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
"Greatest Love of All" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
1987 | Whitney Houston | Top Pop Artist | 3rd place | ||
Top Pop Albums Artist - Female | Won | ||||
Top Black Artist | Placed | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artist | 3rd place | ||||
Top Pop Singles Artists - Female | 2nd place | ||||
Top Hot Crossover Artists | 3rd place | ||||
Top Black Singles Artists | Placed | ||||
Top Black Albums Artists | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists | 4th place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Whitney | Top Pop Albums | Placed | |||
Top Black Albums | Placed | ||||
Top Pop Compact Disks | Placed | ||||
Whitney Houston | Top Pop Albums | Placed | |||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Top Pop Singles | 4th place | |||
Top Black Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Dance Sales 12-Inch Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Dance Club Play Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
1988 | Whitney Houston | Top Pop Artists | Placed | ||
Top Pop Singles Artist - Female | Won | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artist | Placed | ||||
Top Singles Artist | 4th place | ||||
Top Pop Albums Artist (Female) | 3rd place | ||||
Top Hot Crossover Artists | 3rd place | ||||
Top Black Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Top Black Singles Artist | Placed | ||||
Top Black Albums Artist | Placed | ||||
Top Black Albums Artist - Female | Won | ||||
Top Dance Club Play Artist | 2nd place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artist | 3rd place | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Artists - Female | Won | ||||
Whitney | Top Pop Albums | Placed | |||
Top Black Albums | 5th place | ||||
"So Emotional" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Dance Sales 12-Inch Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Dance Club Play Singles | 4th place | ||||
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black Singles | Placed | ||||
Top Adult Contemporary Singles | 2nd place | ||||
"One Moment in Time" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Black Gold Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding New Female Artist | Won | |
Black Reel Awards | 2013 | "Celebrate" (ft. Jordin Sparks) | Best Original or Adapted Song | Nominated | |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 1997 | The Preacher's Wife | Favorite Female, Comedy/Romance | Nominated | |
Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Artist, R&B | Won | |||
1998 | The Preacher's Wife | Favorite Soundtrack | Nominated | ||
1999 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female, R&B | Nominated | ||
2000 | My Love Is Your Love | Favorite Female Artist, R&B | Nominated | ||
"Heartbreak Hotel" (ft. Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Favorite Single (Internet Only) | Nominated | |||
"When You Believe" (ft. Mariah Carey) | Favorite Single from a Movie (Internet Only) | Nominated | |||
2001 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Favorite Female Artist, R&B | Nominated | ||
BMI Pop Awards | 1997 | "Count on Me" | BMI Award Winning Song | Won | |
Bravo Otto | 1988 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Singer | Silver | |
1993 | Whitney Houston | Best Actress | Silver | ||
Whitney Houston | Best Female Singer | Silver | |||
BRIT Awards | |||||
1987 | Whitney Houston | Best International Solo Act | Nominated | ||
1988 | Whitney Houston | Best International Solo Artist | Nominated | ||
1989 | Whitney Houston | International Female Solo Artist | Nominated | ||
1991 | Whitney Houston | Best International Female Artist | Nominated | ||
1994 | The Bodyguard | Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording | Won | ||
2000 | Whitney Houston | Best International Female Artist | Nominated | ||
2023 | Whitney Houston | Brits Billion Award | Won | ||
CableACE Awards | |||||
1992 | Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston | Performance in a Music Special or Series | Won | ||
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston | Music Special | Nominated | |||
1995 | Whitney, The Concert For A New South Africa | Performance in a Music Special or Series | Nominated | ||
VH-1 Honors With CeCe Winans | Performance in a Music Special or Series | Nominated | |||
Carousel of Hope Ball (The Children's Diabetes Foundation) |
1991 | Whitney Houston | Brass Ring Award | Won | |
1996 | Whitney Houston | The Davises' High Hopes Award | Honoree | ||
Cash Box Awards | 1985 | Whitney Houston | Special Achievement Award: Black/Contemporary Albums | Won | |
Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Artists | 2nd place | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Top New Female Vocalists | 2nd place | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Most Promising New Female Vocalist | Won | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Black/Contemporary Female Artists | 2nd place | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Adult Contemporary Female Artists | Won | ||||
Pop Album Awards: Top Female Artists | 3rd place | ||||
Pop Album Awards: Top New Female Vocalists | Won | ||||
Pop Album Awards: Top Female Adult Contemporary Artist | 2nd place | ||||
Pop Album Awards: Top Female Black/Contemporary Artist | 2nd place | ||||
Black/Contemporary Album Awards: Top Female Artist | Won | ||||
Black/Contemporary Album Awards: Top New Female Artist | Won | ||||
Black/Contemporary Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | Won | ||||
Black Contemporary Singles Awards: Top New Female Artist | 2nd place | ||||
Music Video Awards: Top Female Vocalists | 4th place | ||||
Music Video Awards: Top New Female Vocalists | Won | ||||
12" Singles Awards: Top New Female Vocalists | 5th place | ||||
"You Give Good Love" | Top 100 Singles | Placed | |||
"Saving All My Love for You" | Top 100 Singles | Placed | |||
Whitney Houston | Top 50 Albums | Placed | |||
Top 50 Black/Contemporary Albums | 3rd place | ||||
"You Give Good Love" | Black/Contemporary Singles | 4th place | |||
"Saving All My Love for You" | Black/Contemporary Singles | Placed | |||
1986 | Whitney Houston | Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Artists | 3rd place | ||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Adult Contemporary Artists | 2nd place | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Black/Contemporary Artists | 2nd place | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Female Artists | Won | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Adult Contemporary Artists | Won | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Black/Contemporary Artists | Won | ||||
Black/Contemporary Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | 3rd place | ||||
Black/Contemporary Albums: Top Female Artist | 4th place | ||||
Music Video Awards: Top Female Artists | 2nd place | ||||
"How Will I Know" | Top 100 Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black/Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
Top 12" Singles | Placed | ||||
"Greatest Love of All" | Top 100 Singles | Placed | |||
Whitney Houston | Top Pop Albums | Won | |||
Top Black/Contemporary Albums | 5th place | ||||
Top Compact Discs | 2nd place | ||||
1987 | Whitney Houston | Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | 2nd place | ||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Adult Contemporary Female Artist | Won | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Black/Contemporary Female Artist | Won | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Female Artist | Won | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Adult Contemporary Female Artist | Won | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Black/Contemporary Female Artist | Won | ||||
Black/Contemporary Albums Awards: Top Female Artist | 4th place | ||||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Top 100 Pop Singles | 2nd place | |||
Top Black/Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" | Top 100 Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black/Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
Whitney | Top 50 Albums | Placed | |||
Top Black/Contemporary Albums | Placed | ||||
Top Compact Discs | 3rd place | ||||
1988 | Whitney Houston | Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | Won | ||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Adult Contemporary Artist | Won | ||||
Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Black/Contemporary Artist | Won | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Female Artist | 4th place | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Female Adult Contemporary Artist | 3rd place | ||||
Pop Albums Awards: Top Female Black/Contemporary Artist | 2nd place | ||||
Black/Contemporary Albums Awards: Top Female Artist | 2nd place | ||||
Black/Contemporary Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | 3rd place | ||||
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Top 100 Singles | Placed | |||
Top Black/Contemporary Singles | Placed | ||||
Whitney | Top Black/Contemporary Albums | 5th place | |||
1991 | Whitney Houston | Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Crossover Artist | Won | ||
Top Female Pop Singles Artists | 5th place | ||||
Top Female Pop Albums Artists | 4th place | ||||
Top Female R&B Singles Artists | 2nd place | ||||
Top Female R&B Album Artists | Won | ||||
"All the Man That I Need" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
Top R&B Singles | Placed | ||||
"Miracle" | Top R&B Singles | Placed | |||
I'm Your Baby Tonight | Top Pop Albums | Placed | |||
Top R&B Albums | Placed | ||||
1993 | Whitney Houston | Pop Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | Won | ||
R&B Singles Awards: Top Female Artist | 2nd place | ||||
The Bodyguard | Top Pop Albums | Won | |||
Top R&B Albums | Won | ||||
Top Soundtrack Albums | Won | ||||
"I Will Always Love You" | Top Pop Singles | 4th place | |||
Top R&B Singles | Placed | ||||
"I'm Every Woman" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
"I Have Nothing" | Top Pop Singles | Placed | |||
CCTV-MTV Music Honors | 2003 | Whitney Houston | International Outstanding Achievement | Honoree | |
Deirdre O’Brien Child Advocacy Center | 1999 | Whitney Houston | Child Advocate of the Year | Won | |
Dove Awards (The Gospel Music Association) |
1997 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding Mainstream Contribution to Gospel Music | Honoree | |
1998 | "I Go to the Rock" | Best Traditional Recorded Gospel Song | Won | ||
DiVi Awards (International Recording Media Association) |
2000 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Best Music Release | Nominated | |
East Orange Hall of Fame | 2017 | Whitney Houston | East Orange Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
Echo Awards | 2000 | My Love is Your Love | Künstlerin des Jahres International (Best International Female Artist) |
Nominated | |
2001 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Künstlerin des Jahres International (Best International Female Artist) |
Nominated | ||
2010 | Whitney Houston | Künstlerin International Rock/Pop (Best International Rock/Pop Artist ― Female) |
Nominated | ||
2012 | Whitney Houston | ECHO Hall of Fame | Inducted | ||
Edison Music Awards | 2000 | Whitney Houston | Beste Zangeres Internationaal (Best International Female Artist) |
Won | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Won | |
1998 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella | Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special | Nominated | ||
Sports Emmy Awards | 1988 | "One Moment in Time" | Music (as singer/performer) |
Won | |
Entertainment Weekly Readers Poll | 1991 | Whitney Houston | Best Singer | Won | |
Essence Awards | 1990 | Whitney Houston | The Essence Award for the Performing Arts | Honoree | |
1997 | Whitney Houston | The Triumphant Spirit Award | Honoree | ||
Garden State Music Awards | 1988 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Vocalist, Rock/Pop | Won | |
Whitney | Best Album, Rock/Pop | Won | |||
"So Emotional" | Best Single, Rock/Pop | Won | |||
Whitney Houston | Best Female Vocalist, R&B/Dance | Won | |||
Whitney | Best Album, R&B/Dance | Won | |||
"So Emotional" | Best Single, R&B/Dance | Won | |||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Best Music Video | Won | |||
Georgia Music Hall of Fame | 2013 | Whitney Houston | Posthumous Award | Inductee | |
Golden Raspberry Awards | 1993 | Whitney Houston | Worst Actress | Nominated | |
Whitney Houston | Worst New Star | Nominated | |||
"Queen of the Night" | Worst Original Song | Nominated | |||
Goldmine Hall of Fame | 2012 | Whitney Houston | Induction | Inducted | |
Global Awards | 2019 | "Higher Love" | Best Song of 2019 | Nominated | |
Grammy Awards | 1986 | "Saving All My Love for You" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Won | |
Whitney Houston | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
"You Give Good Love" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
1987 | "Greatest Love of All" | Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
1988 | Whitney | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Won | |||
"For the Love of You" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
1989 | "One Moment in Time" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
1990 | "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) | Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated | ||
1991 | "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
1992 | "All the Man That I Need" | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
1993 | "I Belong to You" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | ||
1994 | The Bodyguard | Album of the Year | Won | ||
"I Will Always Love You" | Record of the Year | Won | |||
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | Won | ||||
"I'm Every Woman" | Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female | Nominated | |||
1997 | "Count On Me" | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with CeCe Winans) | Nominated | ||
Best Song Written for Visual Media (with Babyface and Michael Houston) | Nominated | ||||
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
1998 | The Preacher's Wife | Best R&B Album | Nominated | ||
"I Believe in You and Me" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Nominated | |||
2000 | "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) | Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals | Nominated | ||
My Love Is Your Love | Best R&B Album | Nominated | |||
"Heartbreak Hotel" (with Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated | |||
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won | |||
Grammy Hall of Fame | 2013 | Whitney Houston | Grammy Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
2018 | "I Will Always Love You" | Grammy Hall of Fame | Inducted | ||
Hit Awards (Hong Kong) | 1993 | Whitney Houston | Top Female Artist | Won | |
"I Will Always Love You" | Song of the Year | Won | |||
HMV Harlem Walk of Fame | 2000 | Whitney Houston | HMV Harlem Walk of Fame | Inducted | |
Hollywood Walk of Fame | 1995 | Whitney Houston | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Declined | |
iHeartRadio Music Awards | 2019 | "Higher Love" | Dance Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Best Remix | Nominated | ||||
International Achievement in Arts Awards | 1995 | Whitney Houston | Distinguished Achievement in Music and Film/Video | Won | |
International Dance Music Awards | 2000 | "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | Best Pop 12" Dance Record | Won | |
Japan Gold Disc Awards | |||||
1993 | The Bodyguard | グランプリ・アルバム賞 (Album of the Year, International) | Won | ||
アルバム賞 ― 企画 (Compilation Album of the Year, International) | Won | ||||
"I Will Always Love You" | グランプリ・シングル賞 (Single of the Year, International) | Won | |||
1994 | The Bodyguard | 特別賞 (Special Award, International) | Won | ||
"I Will Always Love You" | 特別賞 (Special Award, International) | Won | |||
2001 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Pop Album of the Year (International) | Won | ||
Juno Awards | 1994 | The Bodyguard | Best-Selling Album - Foreign or Domestic | Won | |
Library of Congress | 2020 | "I Will Always Love You" | National Recording Registry | Inducted | |
M6 Awards | 2000 | Whitney Houston | Artiste Féminine Internationale de l'Année (International Female Artist of the Year) |
Nominated | |
Meteor Music Awards | 2001 | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | Best International Female | Won | |
MOBO Awards | 1999 | Whitney Houston | Best International Act | Nominated | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | 1999 | Whitney Houston | Best Female | Nominated | |
Best R&B | Won | ||||
2012 | Whitney Houston | Global Icon | Honoree | ||
MTV Japan Awards | 2004 | Whitney Houston | International Outstanding Achievement | Honoree | |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | 1993 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Performance | Nominated | |
Best Breakthrough Performance | Nominated | ||||
Best On-Screen Duo (with Kevin Costner) |
Nominated | ||||
The Bodyguard | Best Movie | Nominated | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | Best Song From a Movie | Won | |||
1996 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Best Song from a Movie | Nominated | ||
MTV Video Music Awards | 1986 | "How Will I Know" | Best Female Video | Won | |
Best New Artist | Nominated | ||||
1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Best R&B Video | Nominated | ||
Music & Media DJ Awards | 1987 | Whitney Houston | Female Artist of the Year | 2nd place | |
Music & Media Year-End Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | Female Artist of the Year (Albums) | Won | |
1987 | Whitney Houston | Female Artist of the Year | Won | ||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Single of the Year | Won | |||
1988 | Whitney Houston | Top Female Artists | 3rd place | ||
1991 | Whitney Houston | Top Female Artists (Albums) | 2nd place | ||
1993 | Whitney Houston | Top Female Artists (Albums) | Won | ||
Top Female Artists (Singles) | Won | ||||
The Bodyguard | Top Album Sales | Won | |||
"I Will Always Love You" | Singles Sales Top 3 | 3rd place | |||
1999 | Whitney Houston | Top 10 Artists (Albums) | Won | ||
Top 10 Female Artists (Albums) | Won | ||||
Top 10 Artists (Singles) | Won | ||||
Top 10 Female Artists (Singles) | Won | ||||
2000 | Whitney Houston | Top 10 Female Artists | Won | ||
Top 10 Artists (Albums) | Won | ||||
Top 10 Female Artists (Albums) | Won | ||||
Music Week Year End Awards | 1992 | "I Will Always Love You" | Top Singles | Won | |
1993 | The Bodyguard | Top Compilations | Won | ||
NAACP Image Awards | 1985 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding New Artist | Won | |
1986 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | ||
1987 | Whitney | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | ||
1992 | I'm Your Baby Tonight | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | ||
HBO Presents Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston | Outstanding Variety Series or Special | Nominated | |||
1994 | Whitney Houston | Entertainer of the Year | Honoree | ||
The Bodyguard | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
Outstanding Soundtrack Album, Film or TV | Won | ||||
Outstanding Female Artist | Won | ||||
"I'm Every Woman" | Outstanding Music Video | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Outstanding Actress | Nominated | |||
1995 | Whitney Houston | Entertainer of the Year | Won | ||
1996 | Waiting to Exhale | Outstanding Film | Won | ||
Outstanding Actress | Nominated | ||||
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Outstanding Song | Won | |||
Outstanding Female Artist | Won | ||||
Waiting to Exhale | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
Outstanding Soundtrack Album | Won | ||||
VH1 Honors (with CeCe Winans) | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special | Nominated | |||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Outstanding Performance in an Educational/Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special | Nominated | |||
1997 | The Preacher's Wife | Outstanding Film | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Actress | Won | ||||
The Preacher's Wife | Outstanding Gospel Artist (with the Georgia Mass Choir) | Won | |||
Outstanding Album | Won | ||||
1998 | Cinderella | Outstanding Television Movie/Mini-Series | Nominated | ||
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. | Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special | Nominated | |||
1999 | My Love Is Your Love | Outstanding Album | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | ||||
"When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) | Outstanding Duo or Group | Won | |||
Outstanding Music Video | Nominated | ||||
Outstanding Song | Nominated | ||||
2000 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Outstanding Female Artist | Won | ||
"My Love Is Your Love" | Outstanding Song | Nominated | |||
2010 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding Female Artist | Nominated | ||
"I Look to You" | Outstanding Music Video | Won | |||
2013 | "I Look to You" | Outstanding Song | Won | ||
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston | Outstanding Album | Won | |||
NABOB Communications Awards Dinner (The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters) |
1994 | Whitney Houston | Entertainer of the Year | Honoree | |
NARM Best-Seller Awards (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) |
1986 | Whitney Houston | Best-selling Album by a New Artist | Won | |
Best-selling Black Album by a Female Artist | Won | ||||
1987 | Whitney Houston | Best-Selling Album | Won | ||
Best-Selling Album by a Female Artist | Won | ||||
Best-Selling Album by a Black Female Artist | Won | ||||
1988 | Whitney | Best-Selling Album by a Female Artist | Won | ||
Best-Selling Album by a Black Female Artist | Won | ||||
1993 | "I Will Always Love You" | Top-selling Single of the Year | Won | ||
The Bodyguard | Best-selling Movie or TV Soundtrack | Won | |||
1994 | The Bodyguard | Best-selling Chartmaker Recording | Won | ||
Best-selling Soundtrack | Won | ||||
1996 | Waiting to Exhale | Best-selling Soundtrack | Won | ||
1997 | The Preacher's Wife | Best-selling Gospel Album | Won | ||
National Urban Coalition | 1988 | Whitney Houston | Distinguished Artist/Humanitarian Award | Won | |
New Jersey Hall of Fame | 2014 | Whitney Houston | New Jersey Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
New Jersey Walk of Fame | 2006 | Whitney Houston | New Jersey Walk of Fame | Honoree | |
New York Music Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | Debut Act of the Year | Won | |
Best Pop-Soul Act | Won | ||||
Best Female Pop Vocalist | Won | ||||
Best Female Soul Vocalist | Won | ||||
1987 | Whitney Houston | Outstanding Solo Artist of the Year | Won | ||
Best Female Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 1987 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musician | Nominated | |
1988 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Favorite Song | Nominated | ||
1989 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musician | Nominated | ||
1994 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Singer | Won | ||
1996 | Whitney Houston | Kids' Choice Hall of Fame | Inducted | ||
1997 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Movie Actress | Nominated | ||
NRJ Music Awards | 2000 | Whitney Houston | Artiste féminine internationale de l'année (International Female Artist of the Year) |
Nominated | |
My Love Is Your Love | Album international de l'année (International Album of the Year) |
Won | |||
Official Charts Pop Gem Hall of Fame | 2014 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Inductee No. 80 | Inducted | |
People's Choice Awards | 1987 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | |
1988 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | ||
1989 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | ||
1993 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | ||
"I Will Always Love You" | Favorite New Music Video | Won | |||
The Bodyguard | Favorite Actress in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |||
1995 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Nominated | ||
1996 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Nominated | ||
1997 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Nominated | ||
1998 | Whitney Houston | Favorite Female Musical Performer | Won | ||
People Reader's Poll | 1986 | Whitney Houston | Top New Artist | Won | |
1988 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Artist | Won | ||
Porin Awards | 1994 | The Bodyguard | Best Foreign Pop/Rock Album | Won | |
"I Will Always Love You" | Best Foreign Music Video | Won | |||
Presidential awards | 1990 | Whitney Houston | Points of Light Contributing Leader | Won | |
Radio & Records | 1987 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | CHR Record of the Year | Won | |
RIAA Artists of the Century | 1999 | Whitney Houston | Best-selling female R&B artist of the century | Won | |
The Bodyguard | Best-selling soundtrack | Won | |||
RCA Records UK | 2010 | Whitney Houston | 500,000 copies of I Look to You sold combined in the UK and Ireland | Won | |
Rennbahn Express Magazine | 1988 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Singer | Gold | |
1999 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Singer | Silver | ||
Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame | 2014 | Whitney Houston | Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | 2020 | Whitney Houston | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | Inducted | |
Rolling Stone Music Awards | 1985 | Whitney Houston | Best New Female Singer of the Year | Won | |
1986 | Whitney Houston | Album of the Year | Won | ||
RTHK International Pop Poll Awards | 1986 | Whitney Houston | The Most Popular Female Vocalist | Won | |
1993 | "I Will Always Love You" | Top Remake | Won | ||
Top Ten Gold Song | Won | ||||
Whitney Houston | Top Female Artist | Won | |||
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party | 1993 | Whitney Houston | Best Female Artist | Won | |
Smooth Icons | 2019 | Whitney Houston | Greatest artist of all time | 4th place | |
2020 | Whitney Houston | Greatest artist of all time | 4th place | ||
2021 | Whitney Houston | Greatest artist of all time | 5th place | ||
2022 | Whitney Houston | Greatest artist of all time | 4th place | ||
2023 | Whitney Houston | Greatest artist of all time | 3rd place | ||
2024 | Whitney Houston | Greatest artist of all time | 4th place | ||
Songwriters Hall of Fame | 1990 | Whitney Houston | Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award | Honoree | |
Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame | 1995 | Whitney Houston | Induction | Inducted | |
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards | 1996 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Best R&B/Soul Single - Solo | Nominated | |
"Count On Me" | R&B/Soul Composer of the Year (shared with Babyface and Michael Houston) | Nominated | |||
1999 | "Heartbreak Hotel" (with Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | Best R&B/Soul Single (Group, Band Or Duo) | Nominated | ||
My Love Is Your Love | Best R&B/Soul Album Of the Year (Solo) | Nominated | |||
2003 | Just Whitney | Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year (Solo) | Nominated | ||
Soul Train Music Awards | 1987 | Whitney Houston | Best Album of the Year, Female | Nominated | |
"Greatest Love of All" | Best Single, Female | Nominated | |||
1988 | Whitney | Best Album of the Year, Female | Won | ||
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Best Music Video | Nominated | |||
1989 | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female | Nominated | ||
1992 | I'm Your Baby Tonight | Best R&B/Soul Album, Female | Nominated | ||
"All the Man That I Need" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Nominated | |||
1993 | "I Will Always Love You" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Won | ||
1994 | Whitney Houston | Sammy Davis Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year | Honoree | ||
"I Will Always Love You" | Best R&B Song of the Year | Won | |||
"I Have Nothing" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Nominated | |||
1996 | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female | Won | ||
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Single of the Year | Nominated | ||||
1998 | Whitney Houston | Quincy Jones Award for Career Achievement | Honoree | ||
2000 | My Love Is Your Love | Best R&B/Soul Album - Female | Nominated | ||
"My Love Is Your Love" | Best R&B/Soul Single - Female | Nominated | |||
Whitney Houston | The Artist of the Decade - Female | Honoree | |||
2001 | "Same Script, Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) | Best R&B/Soul Single - Group, Band or Duo | Nominated | ||
2009 | Whitney Houston | Best R&B/Soul Artist - Female | Nominated | ||
2012 | "Celebrate" (Duet with Jordin Sparks) | Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance | Won | ||
Spotify Plaques | 2023 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | One Billion Streams Award | Won | |
2024 | "Higher Love" | One Billion Streams Award | Won | ||
Stellar Awards | 1990 | "Celebrate New Life" (with BeBe & CeCe Winans) | Urban/Inspirational Single or the Performance of the Year | Won | |
Teen Choice Awards | 1999 | "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) | Choice Music - Love Song | Nominated | |
Trumpet Awards | 1998 | Whitney Houston | The Pinnacle Award | Honoree | |
United Negro College Fund | 1990 | Whitney Houston | The Frederick D. Patterson Award | Won | |
My VH1 Music Awards | 2000 | Whitney Houston vs. Honolulu Airport Security | Most Entertaining Public Feud | Nominated | |
VH1 Honors | 1995 | Whitney Houston | VH1 Honors Award | Honoree | |
Women's World Awards | 2004 | Whitney Houston | World Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement | Honoree | |
World Music Awards | 1994 | Whitney Houston | World's Best Selling Overall Recording Artist | Honoree | |
World's Best Selling Pop Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
World's Best Selling R&B Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
World's Best Selling American Recording Artist of the Year | Won | ||||
World's Best Selling Female Recording Artist of the Era | Honoree | ||||
2004 | Whitney Houston | The Legend Award | Honoree | ||
Zamu Music Awards | 1994 | Whitney Houston | Best International Artist | Won | |
Žebřík Music Awards | 1993 | Whitney Houston | Best International Female | Nominated |
Other accolades
Guinness World Records
As of 2023, Houston has claimed 31 entries in the Guinness World Records with Houston maintaining 24 of the records.
† | Indicates a former world-record holder |
Year | Record | Record holder | Ref. |
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1987 | † Best-selling album by a woman | Whitney Houston | |
† Best-selling debut album of all time | Whitney Houston | ||
1992 | † Most number one singles by a female artist | Whitney Houston | |
1994 | † Most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 | "I Will Always Love You" | |
† Most Billboard Music Award wins in one night | Whitney Houston | ||
1997 | Best-selling 1990s UK single by a female soloist | "I Will Always Love You" | |
1998 | Most successful star couple | Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown | |
1999 | Most consecutive US No. 1 singles | Whitney Houston | |
Biggest-selling R&B album by a female artist in the US | Whitney Houston | ||
Biggest-selling R&B single by a female artist in the UK | "I Will Always Love You" | ||
2006 | Most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the UK singles chart (solo female) | "I Will Always Love You" | |
Most consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the US singles chart (solo female) | "I Will Always Love You" | ||
Most cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the US singles chart (solo female, individual single) | "I Will Always Love You" | ||
2012 | Most simultaneous UK chart entries by a female artist | Whitney Houston | |
First female artist to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 | Whitney Houston | ||
First female artist to debut at number one on the UK albums chart | Whitney Houston | ||
† Most awarded female American Music Awards winner | Whitney Houston | ||
Most American Music Awards wins in a single night by a female artist | Whitney Houston | ||
† Most cumulative weeks at number one on the US Billboard 200 (solo female) | Whitney Houston (46) | ||
Most simultaneous albums on the US Billboard 200 (solo female) | Whitney Houston (10) | ||
Most number one remakes on the US Billboard Hot 100 | Whitney Houston | ||
Most number one "triple crown" No. 1 US singles | Whitney Houston | ||
Biggest-selling soundtrack album | The Bodyguard | ||
Best-selling single by a female artist (US) | "I Will Always Love You" | ||
First album to sell a million copies in a single week | The Bodyguard | ||
Best-selling single by a female artist | "I Will Always Love You" | ||
First recipient of the BET Lifetime Achievement Award | Whitney Houston | ||
Highest trending Google search of 2012 | Whitney Houston | ||
Most World Music Awards wins in a single night | Whitney Houston | ||
2015 | Best-selling album by a woman | The Bodyguard | |
2023 | Highest-earning dead celebrity (female, current) | Whitney Houston |
Listicles
Publisher | Listicle | Year(s) | Result | Ref. |
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ABC | 30 Greatest Women in Music | 2013 | 1 | |
American Dental Hygienists' Association | America's Greatest Smiles | 1988 | Placed | |
American Film Institute | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs | 2004 | 65th ("I Will Always Love You") | |
The A.V. Club | The 30 Greatest National Anthem Performances of All Time, Ranked | 2023 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | |
The Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time, Ranked | 12 (The Bodyguard) | |||
Billboard | Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Women Artists | 2017 | 4 | |
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists | 2018 | 9 | ||
The 99 Greatest Songs of 1999 | 2019 | 22 ("It's Not Right but It's Okay") | ||
Greatest of All Time Dance Club Artists | 2016 | 13 | ||
Greatest of All Time Adult Contemporary Artists | 2023 | 15 | ||
Rookie of the Year | 1985 | Placed | ||
The Greatest Pop Star By Year (1981–2022) | 1986 | 1 | ||
1987 | Honorable mention | |||
1992 | Honorable mention | |||
1993 | Honorable mention | |||
Top 50 R&B Artists of the Past 25 Years | 2010 | 3 | ||
35 Greatest R&B Artists of All Time | 2015 | 9 | ||
110 Greatest Musical Moments | 2004 | Placed (The success of Whitney Houston in 1985–86) | ||
Greatest Songs of All Time Hot 100 Songs | 2021 | 60 ("I Will Always Love You") | ||
Greatest of All Time Songs of the Summer | 104 ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | |||
Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs | 85 ("Do You Hear What I Hear") | |||
Top 11 Super Bowl National Anthem Performances | 2023 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | ||
500 Best Pop Songs of All Time | 1 ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 60 ("I Will Always Love You") 229 ("How Will I Know") |
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CBS Sports NFL | Super Bowl all-time national anthems | 2024 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | |
Complex | The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All Time | 2012 | 51st | |
Consequence of Sound | The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time | 2016 | 6th | |
Cosmopolitan | 53 Best Movie Soundtracks of All Time | 2023 | 38th (The Bodyguard) 48th (Waiting to Exhale) |
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Entertainment Weekly | Entertainers of the Year | 1993 | 5th | |
The best LGBTQ anthems of all time | 2018 | 11th ("How Will I Know") | ||
Esquire | The 40 Best Wedding Reception Songs of All Time | 2023 | 1 ("I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | |
Essence | 50 Most Influential R&B Stars | 2020 | 5 | |
The 10 Best R&B Soloists Of All Time | 2022 | 1 | ||
66 Boundary-Breaking Black Women Who Have Paved the Way | 2023 | 10 | ||
Forbes | Greatest 1980s songs | 2024 | 15 ("I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)") | |
Greatest 1990s songs | 1 ("I Will Always Love You") | |||
Greatest 1980s artists | 14 | |||
Greatest 1990s artists | 8 | |||
Forbes Top 40 | Highest earning entertainers | 1987 | 8 | |
1988 | 17 | |||
1994 | 23 | |||
Forbes Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities | Highest-paid dead celebrities | 2019 | 12 | |
2023 | 7 | |||
Most Googled Person of 2012 | 2012 | 1 | ||
Harris Interactive | Favorite Singer/Musician or Musician Group | 1994 | 1 | |
1995 | 5 | |||
1998 | 3 | |||
Most Popular Love Song | 2013 | 1 ("I Will Always Love You") | ||
The Independent | 50 women who broke barriers in the music industry | 2020 | Placed | |
The 40 Greatest Film Soundtracks | 2023 | 35th (The Bodyguard) | ||
MTV | 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s | 2007 | 4 ("I Will Always Love You") | |
New York Post | The 10 Best Super Bowl National Anthem Performances of All Time | 2023 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | |
Next Luxury | 20 of the Most Popular Female Singers Ever | 2022 | Placed | |
NME | NME Greatest No. 1 Singles in History | 2012 | 8 ("I Will Always Love You") | |
NPR | 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women | 2017 | 14 (Whitney Houston) | |
Parade | 15 Best Super Bowl National Anthem Performances of All Time | 2024 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | |
People | People Readers Poll | 1986 | 1 (America's Top New Star) | |
25 Most Intriguing People of the Year | Placed | |||
50 Most Beautiful People | 1991 | Placed | ||
50 Most Beautiful People | 1993 | Placed | ||
25 Most Intriguing People of the Year | 1994 | Placed | ||
25 Musical Moments of the Last 25 Years | 2007 | Placed (Houston's entry into the music business in 1985) | ||
Pitchfork | The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s | 2015 | 20 ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)") 103 ("How Will I Know") |
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The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s | 2018 | 117 (Whitney Houston) | ||
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s | 2022 | 147 (The Bodyguard) | ||
The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s | 2022 | 59 ("I Will Always Love You") 211 ("I'm Every Woman") |
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Reuters | Century's Best Female Singer | 1999 | 3rd | |
The Ringer | The 50 Best Movie Soundtracks of the Past 50 Years | 2021 | 7 (The Bodyguard) | |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | The Definitive 200 | 2007 | 46 (Whitney Houston) | |
Rolling Stone | 25 Most Memorable Music Moments in NFL History | 2003 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | |
100 Greatest Songs of the '90s | 2007 | 4 ("I Will Always Love You") | ||
20 Biggest Songs of the Summer: The 1980s | 2019 | 8th ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)") | ||
50 Best Songs of the Nineties | 2019 | 19th ("Heartbreak Hotel" ft. Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | ||
500 Greatest Albums of All Time | 2021 | 249th (Whitney Houston) | ||
500 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2021 | 94th ("I Will Always Love You") 231st ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)") |
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100 Best Debut Albums of All Time | 2022 | 89th (Whitney Houston) | ||
200 Greatest Singers of All Time | 2023 | 2 | ||
The 30 Greatest Grammy Performances Ever | 2023 | 12 (The performance of "I Will Always Love You") | ||
The 20 Most Memorable Super Bowl National Anthems | 2023 | 1 (The 1991 performance at Super Bowl XXV) | ||
The 200 Best '80s Songs: Top Tunes from the '80s | 2023 | 6 ("How Will I Know") | ||
Rotten Tomatoes | 100 Best Christmas Movies of All Time | 2023 | 96 (The Preacher's Wife) | |
Slant Magazine | 100 Greatest Dance Songs | 2020 | 58 ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)") | |
Smooth Radio | The 30 best female singers of all time | 2023 | 1 | |
The 20 greatest Super Bowl National Anthem performances | 2024 | 1 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | ||
Songs of the Century | "I Will Always Love You" | 2001 | 108 | |
The Telegraph | Pop's 20 Greatest Female Artists | 2015 | 15 | |
The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era: 1955-2015 | "I Will Always Love You" | 2015 | 1 | |
Time | Black History: 50 Cultural Giants | 2012 | Placed | |
Variety | Best Christmas Movies of All Time | 2023 | Placed (The Preacher's Wife) | |
VH1 | 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll | 1999 | 61 | |
100 Greatest Pop Songs | 2000 | 40 ("I Will Always Love You") | ||
100 Greatest Rock & Roll Moments on TV | 2000 | 59 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | ||
VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs | 2000 | 86 ("I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)") | ||
VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists | 2002 | 24 | ||
50 Greatest Women of the Video Era | 2003 | 3 | ||
VH1: 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years | 2003 | 8 ("I Will Always Love You") | ||
100 Moments That Rocked TV | 2003 | 12 (The performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV) | ||
200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons | 2003 | 116 | ||
25 Greatest Rock Star Cameos | 2003 | 13 (Whitney on Silver Spoons in 1985) | ||
100 Greatest Songs of the '80s | 2006 | 12 ("How Will I Know") | ||
VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music | 2012 | 6 |
Other honors
Country | Year | Honor | Ref. |
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United States | 1986 | Key to the city of Newark | |
1991 | American Red Cross Board of Governors | ||
NFL Pro-Set Card | |||
1997 | Franklin Elementary School (renamed to the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts) | ||
2013 | Madame Tussauds (four different statues of the singer were presented in Las Vegas, Hollywood, New York and Washington D.C.) | ||
2023 | Vaxhaul Service Area (renamed to the Whitney Houston Service Area at mile 142 of the Garden State Parkway North, in Union) |
Honorary degree
School | Year | Degree | Ref. |
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Grambling State University | 1988 | Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
Vevo-certified awards
Year | Nominee/Work | Certified videos | Ref. |
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2024 | Whitney Houston | 12 | |
As of April 12, 2024 |
See also
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Notes
- Houston was just one of two American artists to earn this, alongside Mariah Carey, is the first black female artist and only posthumous artist to receive the honor.
- Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
- Shared with Luther Vandross.
- While Gladys Knight & The Pips were named the winners, both Houston and Michael Jackson won the Music Award as honorees as opposed to 1986 when Houston was just nominated.
- Houston was presented this award for her achievements as an award-winning recording, performing and video artist, for her successful I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour, for her best-selling video and single of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed at Super Bowl XXV and for her multi-platinum album, I'm Your Baby Tonight.
- This award is given to the producer, not artist.
- Just the second inductee and first female inductee, Houston was honored for her pioneering achievements in music and film.
- Shared with Luther Vandross.
- Prior to the inauguration of the Billboard Music Awards in 1990, the magazine had the "Number One Awards" to honor the top-performing artists of the year on each of chart categories.
- Shared with Babyface and Michael Houston.
- The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children contributed $40,000 for the construction of a medical examination room at the center, equipped with the latest forensic medical equipment to assist investigations of alleged child sexual abuse.
- Houston earned a nomination as an executive producer.
- Houston refused a Hollywood star because she didn't want people stepping on her name.
- Special Award - this award is presented by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) to the product which released before that year, sales over one million units or higher than a product get the award on the same category in that year.
- Houston earned the award for charitable acts including a public service announcement urging minority youth to study science and math, and participation on an Arista Records charity album whose proceeds went to the United Negro College Fund.
- The New Jersey Walk of Fame honored the lives and achievements of extraordinary performing artists who are associated with the Garden State and/or its institutions.
- While Tim Allen was the only one to be presented with his Hall of Fame trophy, Houston was also inducted alongside other fellow celebrities Janet Jackson and Whoopi Goldberg.
- Shared with Madonna.
- Shared with Reba McEntire.
- For extraordinary artistic contributions during the 1990s.
- Trumpet Awards — the awards are intended to honor blacks who, through consistency and longevity, have inspired others and have achieved success in their chosen professions or careers.
- Houston was honored for her long-standing dedication to Black higher education.
- Houston earned the award for her charitable works with the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, Inc.
- Shared with Dionne Warwick.
- Houston held the record for best-selling album by a woman with her 1985 debut album, Whitney Houston, until 1992, when Madonna's True Blue, replaced it. The title was soon reclaimed by Houston with her 1992 soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard.
- Houston would hold this record until it was replaced by Boston's 1977 debut album. The album remains the best-selling debut album of all time in the United States by a solo artist, shared with singers Britney Spears's ...Baby One More Time album and Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell. Globally, both Houston's and Spears' debuts share the record of best-selling debut album of all time by a female artist at 25 million copies sold worldwide each.
- Singer Madonna eventually broke the record. Since then, singer Mariah Carey has claimed this record.
- Houston's hit single, "I Will Always Love You", held the record for most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 until the release of "One Sweet Day" in 1995.
- Houston held this record until 2012 when singer Adele won 12 awards for her album, 21. The record has since been claimed by rapper Drake.
- Between October 1985 and April 1988, Houston landed seven consecutive number one singles in a row: "Saving All My Love for You", "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go".
- "I Will Always Love You" spent 10 consecutive weeks at number-one in 1992-93, singer Rihanna shares the record for her hit, "Umbrella".
- "I Will Always Love You" maintains its chart record for a female artist with 14.
- Houston shares this record with Mariah Carey, whose single, "We Belong Together", also reached 14 cumulative weeks.
- Houston had more than 12 entries inside the UK Top 75 simultaneously just weeks following her death in 2012.
- Houston accomplished this back in 1987 when her album, Whitney, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200.
- Houston also accomplished this back in 1987 when the album, Whitney, debuted at the top of the OCC UK albums chart.
- Houston would hold this record until 2020 when it was broken by Taylor Swift.
- Houston won eight trophies at the 1994 ceremony, the only other artist to do so was Michael Jackson in 1984.
- The record for most cumulative weeks was set at 46 by Houston, since then, Taylor Swift has broken this record.
- Houston shares the record with Taylor Swift.
- Houston had four number one covers: "Saving All My Love for You", "Greatest Love of All", "All the Man That I Need" and "I Will Always Love You".
- Houston had four number one singles simultaneously hit number one on the pop, R&B and adult contemporary charts on the US Billboard chart and currently shares this record with Lionel Richie, who also had four.
- The Bodyguard continues to hold this record, selling more than 45 million copies.
- Since its release, the single has sold more than 4.5 million units alone in the country.
- It sold 1.06 million copies in its sixth week of release on January 16, 1993.
- Houston's "I Will Always Love You" has sold more than 24 million physical copies worldwide.
- Houston received the award in 2001 and remains at 37, the youngest recipient of the honor.
- Shares this with Michael Jackson.
- Houston is the highest ranked musician on the list.
- Tied with Frank Sinatra.
- Behind only Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion.
- Houston became a temporary member after donating proceeds of her recording of "The Star Spangled Banner" to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis for families of troops who served at the first Gulf War.
- Whitney became the first and only pop star to be given an NFL Pro-Set Card following her performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991.
- She received the honorary doctorate degree for her contribution to the arts through music.
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