Whitney Houston singles discography

This is the songs discography for American singer Whitney Houston. Nicknamed ''The Voice", she has sold more physical singles than any other female solo artist in history, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.[1] Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" is the best-selling physical single of all time by a female artist and was Diamond certified.[2]

Whitney Houston singles discography
Houston performing at Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston in 1991.
Singles56

Singles

1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US
[3]
US R&B
/HH

[4]
US
AC

[5]
US
Dance

[6]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"Hold Me"[A]
(with Teddy Pendergrass)
1984 4656252244 Love Language
"You Give Good Love" 1985 31458993 Whitney Houston
"Thinking About You"[D] 1024
"All at Once"[B] 1325
"Saving All My Love for You" 11120128111811251
"How Will I Know" 11132281111263152115
"Greatest Love of All" 1986 1311251703041714208
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1987 121113115121111 Whitney
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" 121272204201814
"So Emotional" 158126921323305
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" 1988 12148624714
"Love Will Save the Day" 951018484837861810
"One Moment in Time" 5221535228126341 1988 Summer
Olympics Album
"I Know Him So Well"[E]
(with Cissy Houston)
4614 Whitney
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released as a single in that territory

1990s

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album
US
[3]
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
AC
[5]
US
Dance
[6]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[26]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" 1990 117177324562445 I'm Your Baby Tonight
"All the Man That I Need" 1115921128371692813
"The Star Spangled Banner"[G] 1991 20485 Non-album single
"Miracle" 92417 I'm Your Baby Tonight
"My Name Is Not Susan" 20844118435214223129
"I Belong to You" 107954
"We Didn't Know"[H]
(with Stevie Wonder)
1992 20
"I Will Always Love You" 1111111111111 The Bodyguard
"I'm Every Woman" 1993 45261111921113437184
"I Have Nothing" 4412812939422393
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[17]
  • BPI: Platinum[18]
"Run to You" 3131107210475893315
"Queen of the Night" 18839476426213614
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" 1995 115181512326167101311 Waiting to Exhale
"Count On Me"
(with CeCe Winans)
1996 87487282675303112
"Why Does It Hurt So Bad" 262269945
"I Believe in You and Me" 442705998744616 The Preacher's Wife
"Step by Step" 1997 1529123126233081411151513
"My Heart Is Calling" 7735
"When You Believe"
(with Mariah Carey)
1998 15333136205875224 My Love Is Your Love
"Heartbreak Hotel"[I]
(with Faith Evans and Kelly Price)
211171676141357725
"It's Not Right but It's Okay" 1999 471882032114211012183
"My Love Is Your Love" 4212721010223222
"I Learned from the Best" 271320144481820232819
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[3]
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
AC
[5]
US
Dance
[6]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[26]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever"[J]
(with Enrique Iglesias)
2000 5210128316581217 Whitney: The
Greatest Hits
"If I Told You That"
(with George Michael)
3758251944339
"Same Script, Different Cast"[J]
(with Deborah Cox)
7014438
"Fine"[K] 5150
"The Star Spangled Banner"[G]
(re-issue)
2001 6305 Non-album single
"Whatchulookinat" 2002 967514853365473329292213 Just Whitney
"One of Those Days" 72298094
"On My Own" 2003 84801012479
"Love That Man"[L] 1
"One Wish (for Christmas)" 20 One Wish: The Holiday Album
"I Look to You"[M] 2009 70192235476841653316115 I Look to You
"Million Dollar Bill" 1001616285822405
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s (Posthumous releases)

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
[3]
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
AC
[5]
US
Dance
[6]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[32]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"Celebrate"
(with Jordin Sparks)
2012 392621 Sparkle soundtrack
"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
"I Look to You"
(with R. Kelly)
90 I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
"Memories"
(with Siti Nurhaliza)
2016 Non-album single
"Higher Love"
(with Kygo)
2019 6371202271224299102
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[33]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[18]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[18]
  • SNEP: Gold[24]
Golden Hour
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
(with Pentatonix)
9 The Best of Pentatonix Christmas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s (Posthumous releases)

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
[3]
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
AC
[5]
US
Dance
[6]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[34]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"How Will I Know"
(with Clean Bandit)
2021 92 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Chart re-entries

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Original
release
year
Re-entry
year
Peak chart positions Album
US
[3]
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
AC
[5]
US
Dance
[6]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[26]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"I Will Always Love You" 1992 2012 322810621913556314 The Bodyguard Soundtrack
"I'm Every Woman" 1993 9573
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 1987 2525703331322820 Whitney
"Didn't We Almost Have It All" 9692
"Greatest Love of All" 1986 3656705558 Whitney Houston
"How Will I Know" 1985 496711110056
"One Moment In Time" 1988 4240 1988 Summer Olympics Album
"My Love Is Your Love" 1999 8842 My Love Is Your Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[3]
US
R&B
[4][35]
US
AC
[5]
US Dance
[6]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[9]
FRA
[10]
GER
[11]
NLD
[13]
SWE
[14]
SWI
[15]
UK
[16]
"Stop the Madness"[N]
(among Stop the Madness)
1986 Non-album single
"King Holiday"[O]
(among King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew)
30
"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be"
(with Aretha Franklin)
1989 41518434029 Through the Storm
"Something in Common"
(with Bobby Brown)
1993 822658364116 Bobby
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
Dance
[6]
IRL
[36]
UK
[16]
"Someone for Me" (Remix)[C] 1985 Whitney Houston
"Takin' a Chance"[F] 1989 I'm Your Baby Tonight
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" 2009 66173844 I Look to You
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B
/HH
[4]
US
Gospel
Digital

[37]
US
Gospel
Stream.

[38]
US
Holiday

[39]
FRA
[10]
KOR
Int.

[40]
"Worth It" 2010 6156 I Look to You
"Call You Tonight" 161
"Do You Hear What I Hear" 2011 1135 A Very Special Christmas
"Jesus Loves Me" 2012 42367 The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
"I Go to the Rock" 14 The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
"I Love the Lord" 3
"You Were Loved" 17
"Hold On, Help is On the Way" 16
"Joy" 22
"Never Give Up" 89 I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston
"Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)" 2014 5 One Wish: The Holiday Album
"The First Noel" 2017 12199
"Joy to the World" 2018 21 The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
"Little Drummer Boy" 12
"Who Would Imagine a King" 2020 46

Notes

  • A ^ "Hold Me" was originally released as a single from Teddy Pendergrass' album, Love Language, in the United States and some European countries such as Germany and the UK in 1984.[41][42] In the following year, the song was included on Houston's debut album and charted in the Netherlands and the UK in early 1986.
  • B ^ While "All at Once" was never released as the official single in the US except as a B-side of "Saving All My Love for You", the song was strategically selected as the lead single from her debut album in Benelux countries and Germany in early 1985, aiming for the adult-oriented market.[43] In Italy, the song was popular after Houston's performance for the song during 1987 Sanremo Music Festival, and then was released as the commercial vinyl single including "Hold Me" in that year.[44] In Japan, it was released as 3-inch snap pack single by BMG Victor on July 26, 1996 and peaked at number 42 at the Japanese Singles Chart in that year.[45][46]
  • C ^ In the UK, "Someone for Me (Remix)" was the first single from the Whitney Houston album, issued as a double A-side single with "Greatest Love of All" before the release of the album.[47]
  • D ^ "Thinking About You" was released as a 12-inch vinyl single featured its extended dance version in the US in October 1985, and also issued as a standard 45, but because it was only promoted to R&B radio, not pop radio, it never appeared on the Hot 100.[48][49][50]
  • E ^ "I Know Him So Well" was only released as a single in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain in late 1988.[51]
  • F ^ "Takin' a Chance", used as the theme song of Sanyo TV commercial, was released as a 3-inch CD single including "Love Is a Contact Sport" in Japan only on October 21, 1989. The single peaked at number 88 on the Japanese Singles chart.[46] The following year the song was also included on the Japanese edition of the I'm Your Baby Tonight album.[52]
  • G ^ "The Star Spangled Banner" was originally released as a commercial single on February 8, 1991 in the US. The single peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart at the time, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 11, 1991. After the 9/11 attacks, the version was re-issued and reached a new peak of number six on the Hot 100 chart. Also, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 3, 2001.
  • H ^ "We Didn't Know" was commercially released as a cassette single only in April 1992 and also the promotional CD maxi-single.[53][54]
  • I ^ "Heartbreak Hotel" was released as the second or third single from My Love Is Your Love in Australia, France, North America in 1999, but as the third single from Whitney: The Greatest Hits in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK between December 2000 and January 2001.
  • J ^ Both "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" and "Same Script, Different Cast" reached their peak positions on the Hot 100 with airplay points only. On descending the charts, the latter was commercially released as a 12-inch vinyl maxi-single while the former was not in the US.[55]
  • K ^ "Fine" was released as a promotional single for R&B radio only in the US. In Europe, the song was commercially issued as a CD maxi-single in November 2000.[56][57]
  • L ^ "Love That Man" was released as a commercial 12-inch vinyl maxi-single (double pack) only in the US on May 20, 2003.[58]
  • M ^ In Germany, "I Look to You" was released as a double A-side single with "Million Dollar Bill".[59]
  • N ^ "Stop the Madness" is the anti-drug anthem, produced Michael Stokes and written by Stokes, Tom Reid, Sharon Barnes and Lathan Armour, released as a 12-inch single featured its dance version by MCA Records in early 1986.[60]
  • O ^ "King Holiday" was released as a charity single in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which was first celebrated as a national holiday in the United States on January 20, 1986. Houston contributed to the song as a part of all-star group, the King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew.[61]

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