Whitney (album)

This article is about Houston's self-titled second album. For her self-titled debut album, see Whitney Houston (album).

Whitney is the second studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released on June 2, 1987, by Arista Records as the follow-up to her debut album. The album features five top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, which also became international hits. The album's first four singles—"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"—all peaked at number one on the US Hot 100, making her the first female act to achieve four number-one hits from one album.

Whitney
Studio album by Whitney Houston
Released	June 2, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	Various Clinton Recording Studios, New York City Devonshire Studio, Los Angeles Hitsville Studios, Los Angeles Larrabee Sound Studios, Los Angeles Leed's L'Mobile, Los Angeles New Music Group Studios, Stamford, Connecticut Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood Right Track Studios, New York City Sigma Sound Studios, New York City Sound Track, New York City Soundworks Digital Studios, New York City Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California The Hit Factory, New York City The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California Z Studios, Brooklyn
Genre	Pop dance-pop R&B^[1]
Length	52:48
Label	Arista
Producer	Narada Michael Walden Michael Masser (For Prince Street Productions) Jellybean Benitez Kashif
Whitney Houston chronology
Whitney Dancin' Special (1986) Whitney (1987) I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990)
Singles from Whitney
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Released: May 2, 1987 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" Released: July 1987^[2] "So Emotional" Released: October 12, 1987 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Released: February 25, 1988 "Love Will Save the Day" Released: July 5, 1988 "I Know Him So Well" Released: November 30, 1988 (Germany)

Along with three straight number one singles from Houston's previous album, this gave the singer an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing the Beatles and the Bee Gees, who each had six number one consecutive hits. None of Houston's seven consecutive number one singles were duets, and none were recorded with other major acts. The album Whitney also included the top-ten US hit "Love Will Save the Day".

The album and the first single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", were hits worldwide, peaking at number one in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and several countries throughout Europe. It also became a major hit in various other countries in Asia, South America, and Africa. The album was a global success, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart on June 27, 1987. This made Houston the first female artist to ever debut at number one in the United States. The album remained at the top for eleven consecutive weeks, creating a record; the most cumulative weeks (25 weeks) at number one on the albums chart by a female artist during the 1980s.

At the 30th Grammy Awards, it received three nominations including Album of the Year, with Houston winning Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". With sales of over 20 million copies worldwide, Whitney is one of the best-selling albums of all time. On October 28, 2020, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, for sales of over 10 million copies.

Production

The album had a more pop feel than the first album. Narada Michael Walden, who produced "How Will I Know" on the first album, produced seven of the Whitney album's eleven tracks, three of which became number ones on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart in 1987 and 1988. Kashif, the producer of "You Give Good Love", contributed "Where You Are". Michael Masser, who was responsible for several hits from Whitney's debut album, contributed number 1 hit single "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and "You're Still My Man". Finally, Jellybean Benitez produced the top ten hit "Love Will Save the Day".

Promotion and appearances

Main article: Moment of Truth World Tour

Date	Title	Details
May 21, 1987 (Air Date)	Top of the Pops (UK's Music Chart TV programme)	Houston made her first appearance on this show and performed "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)."
August 2, 1987	The Special Olympics Summer Games Opening Ceremonies	Houston performed "Love Will Save the Day", "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and also joined "Winners All", which was dedicated to the Special Olympics, held at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, with Barbara Mandrell, Marvin Hamlisch, John Denver at finale.^[3] "Love Will Save the Day" performance was used as its music video later.
September 11, 1987	The 4th MTV Video Music Awards	Houston's tour performances, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Didn't We Almost Have It All" at Saratoga Springs, New York, were broadcast live via satellite at this awards show. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" performance was used as the single's promo music video later.
January 25, 1988	The 15th American Music Awards	Houston was one of the show's co-hosts with Barbara Mandrell, Mick Fleetwood, The Bee Gees, and Smokey Robinson.^[4] Barbara Mandrell introduced Houston's "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" performance. Later in the show, Houston returned on stage and performed a gospel song, "Wonderful Counselor" with her mother, Cissy Houston, and brother, Gary Houston. She received three nominations, of which she won two (Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)").
March 2, 1988	The 30th Grammy Awards	Houston performed "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", opening the show. The album received three nominations including Album of the Year, winning her second Grammy, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".

Singles

Whitney produced a then-record-equalling four number one singles from one album, making it the first album by a female artist, and overall only the second album by a solo artist, behind Michael Jackson's Bad, yielded five number ones. The album is one of only seven albums in music history to generate at least four number one Hot 100 hits from the same album. This feat, with the three number ones from her debut album, also gave Houston seven consecutive number one songs; a record for the most consecutive number ones by any musical act. The most consecutive #1's title was previously held by both The Beatles and the Bee Gees with six each.^[5]

The first single released from the album, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", made its debut at number 38, her highest debut at the time, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the issue dated May 16, 1987, and reached the top position in six weeks later, becoming her fourth number one hit.^[6] It also topped the Hot Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks.^[7] The single was a massive success globally, becoming one of her signature songs. In the United Kingdom, it entered the UK Singles Chart at number 10 on May 23, 1987, and reached the number one in two weeks later, staying there for two weeks.^[8][9] According to the Official Charts Company, it sold 760,000 copies and became her best-selling single in the country at the point. The single also peaked at number one of the singles charts in Australia for five weeks,^[10] Belgium for three weeks,^[11] Canada for a week,^[12] Germany for five weeks,^[13] Italy for one week,^[14] the Netherlands for four weeks,^[15] New Zealand for four weeks,^[16] Norway for seven weeks,^[17] Sweden for six weeks,^[18] and Switzerland for six weeks.^[19] Thanks to its strong sales and airplay across Europe, it went to top position of European Hot 100 Singles chart and remained at the summit for eight weeks. The single was certified Gold^{^} by the RIAA on July 28, 1987, for sales of one million more in the United States^[20]―the requirement for a Gold single prior to 1989, and re-certified Platinum for the same sales on February 13, 1989.^[20] In addition, it was certified Gold in the UK, Canada, and Sweden.^[21][22][23] The single sold 4.2 million copies worldwide.^[24]

The power ballad, "Didn't We Almost Have It All", was released as the album's second single in August 1987. It peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart on September 26, 1987, and stayed on the top for two weeks.^[25] It also topped the Hot Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks, becoming her fifth chart-topper.^[26] The single peaked at number two in Canada.^[27]

The album's third and fourth singles, "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in 1988, becoming her sixth and seventh number one hits, respectively. The former became her second number one hit on Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart and was certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies by the RIAA on December 6, 1995.^[28] The latter peaked at number one Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart for three weeks.

The fifth single to be released off the album, "Love Will Save the Day", peaked at number nine on the Hot 100 Singles chart.^[29] All five singles were top 5 Hot Black Singles hits, though none of them reached number one.^{[30][31][32][33][34]} "I Know Him So Well" was released as the sixth and final single from the album exclusively in Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain.

Note

• ^{^} It was a certification according to old criteria. In 1989, the sales thresholds for singles were reduced to 500,000 for Gold and 1,000,000 for Platinum, reflecting a decrease in sales of singles.^[35]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[36]
Robert Christgau	C+^[37]
Q	^[39]
The San Diego Union-Tribune	(favorable)^[38]

Upon the album's debut, the critical reception of Whitney was mixed.^[40][41] Most of critics admitted the commercial value of the album, but were critical because its standard pattern followed the predecessor's winning formula and the materials failed to reveal Houston's individuality. Jon Pareles of The New York Times criticized something as formulaic on the album, stating that: "Whitney plays everything safe. It uses three of the debut album's producers. [...] There are bouncy, tinkly songs aimed at teen-agers, [...] and slow tunes aimed at sentimental adults, as before. Even the album title fits in with an Arista Records custom of separating female singers—Dionne, Aretha, Carly—from their last names." He was not positive of her vocals on it, commenting "What's more unsettling is that in the two years since Whitney Houston was released, the singer hasn't gotten much more expressive. For too many songs, she takes the patched-together style of the debut album further [...] as if she were singing in a second language." He added that "For all the passionate avowals of the lyrics, Ms. Houston and her producers keep emotion at bay."^[1]

Vince Aletti from Rolling Stone also gave an unfavorable review, stating "the formula is more rigorously locked in than before, and the range so tightly circumscribed that Houston's potential seems to have shrunk rather than expanded" and the record is "smug, repressive and ridiculously safe." Also, he made some sarcastic comments about the first single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", calling it "How Will I Know II", spoken at Hollywood's blockbuster sequels.^[42] Robert Hilburn, in his review for Los Angeles Times, regarded the album as "another commercial blockbuster", writing that the record is "a series of highly accessible selections that will work on a variety of radio formats." However, he expressed his considerable disappointment that Whitney did precious little to define the singer's vision, adding that she had a sensational voice but didn't assert much vocal character on it.^[43] Dolores Barclay of the Associated Press complimented Houston on her vocal ability: "Whitney Houston has a fine instrument and uses it well. Her voice takes us to places we know and to places we might want to forget and to places we dream about." But she, like other critics, was critical of the song material on the record, commenting "There is no depth, and not much excitement. Nor does this talented song stylist and Grammy winner take risks and try something just a little daring."^[44] The St. Petersburg Times showed a favorable attitude toward her new album at large, stating "[Whitney] is, first and foremost, a product. It has been carefully designed, manufactured and packaged. As such, it's easy to be cynical about. But as products go, this is a pretty good one." They also praised her vocals: "Houston's voice sounds good, real good. [...] She's firmer, more confident."^[45]

Commercial performance

With the highly anticipated release of her second album Whitney,^[46] Houston became the first female artist to debut at number one in the history of the Billboard 200 chart (formerly the "Top Pop Albums" chart).^[47] It made her the fourth artist to achieve that feat overall, behind Elton John with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies, Stevie Wonder with Songs in the Key of Life and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band with Live/1975–85.^[48] On June 27, 1987, the album topped the chart and remained there for eleven consecutive weeks, the longest run among the releases that reached peak position of the year.^[49] It also debuted at number fourteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart (formerly the "Top Black Albums" chart) and peaked at the number two, staying on the chart for a total of seventy-five weeks.^[50] The album was Houston's fastest-selling album in the United States at that time, with four million copies shipped within the first three months of its release.^[51] In 2020, it was certified Diamond (10× Platinum) in the US, for shipping/ selling over 10 million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America^[52][53] The album re-entered the Billboard 200 the week of February 25, 2012, after Houston's death, at number 122. It remained in the chart for 11 more weeks making 86 weeks on the Billboard 200 to date.^[54] The album has sold nearly 289,000 copies more since its reentry in 2012. It also sold 806,000 units at the BMG Music Club as of February 2003.^[55]

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart on June 13, 1987, and remained there for six weeks.^[56] Whitney became the first album to debut at number one in both the US and in the UK. It was 1987's third best-.selling album in the UK, behind Michael Jackson's Bad and U2's The Joshua Tree, and was ranked number six on list of "The Best-Selling Albums of the 1980s in UK". With 1.2 million copies sold there, it would become the biggest selling album by a female artist in the UK, a record that has since been broken. With her debut also selling over a million copies, this would make Houston the first female artist to have two albums sell over a million copies in the UK.^[57] With current sales of over 2.2 million, the album was the first album by an African-American woman to sell over 2 million in the United Kingdom.

In Canada, the album topped the albums chart for eleven weeks. It remained at number one in the same weeks as it did in America. It being the third best-selling album in 1987, behind U2's The Joshua Tree and Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet.^[58][59] In addition, it peaked at number one in Germany for eleven weeks,^[60] Italy for five weeks,^[61] Norway for eleven weeks,^[62] Netherlands for six weeks, Switzerland for eleven weeks,^[63] Austria for two weeks,^[64] Sweden for four weeks,^[65] Australia for three weeks,^[10] New Zealand for two weeks,^[66] Spain, Finland, Taiwan, and so on. As a result of massive popularity across Europe, the album topped the European Hot 100 Albums chart for eight weeks in 1987. In Japan, with sales of 384,000 copies combined of LP, CD and Compact Cassette, the album became the third best-selling international album of 1987, behind Top Gun Soundtrack Album and Michael Jackson's Bad.^[67] In 1988, Whitney was certified 6× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and 7× Platinum for shipments of 700,000 copies of the album by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA), respectively.^[21][22] It was also certified Platinum in Germany, Netherlands and Finland, respectively,^[68][69][70] 2× Platinum in Switzerland, Austria and Sweden, respectively.^[23][71][72] In November 2006, Whitney was ranked number forty-seven for sales of 2.2 million, making it her biggest-selling album in the UK, on list of "100 Best Selling Albums of All Time in the UK" announced by The Official UK Charts Company.^[73] The album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.^[74]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	George Merrill Shannon Rubicam	Narada Michael Walden	4:51
2.	"Just the Lonely Talking Again"	Sam Dees	Walden	5:32
3.	"Love Will Save the Day"	Toni C.	Jellybean	5:21
4.	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Michael Masser Will Jennings	Masser	5:05
5.	"So Emotional"	Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly	Walden	4:36
6.	"Where You Are"	LeMel Humes James Calabrese Dyan Humes	Kashif	4:10
7.	"Love Is a Contact Sport"	Preston Glass	Walden	4:19
8.	"You're Still My Man"	Masser Gerry Goffin	Masser	4:16
9.	"For the Love of You"	O'Kelly Isley Ronald Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper	Walden	5:31
10.	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Frank Wildhorn Chuck Jackson	Walden	4:37
11.	"I Know Him So Well" (duet with Cissy Houston)	Tim Rice Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus	Walden	4:30

Personnel

"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"^1 Credits from Richard Buskin.^[75] Narada Michael Walden – drums Walter Afanasieff – synthesizers Randy Jackson – bass synth Corrado Rustici – guitar synth Preston Glass – percussion programming Marc Russo – alto sax Gigi Gonaway – electronic drums Sterling – synth horns Jim Gilstrap – background vocals Kitty Beethoven – background vocals Kevin Dorsey – background vocals Myrna Matthews – background vocals Jennifer Hall – background vocals Whitney Houston – lead and background vocals, vocal arrangements "Just the Lonely Talking Again"^1 Narada Michael Walden – "Brushes on the Kit of Life" Frank Martin – DX7 Vibes, synthesizers Corrado Rustici – guitar synth Kenny G – tenor sax Jim Gilstrap – background vocals Kitty Beethoven – background vocals Niki Haris – background vocals Jennifer Hall – background vocals Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, conducting "Love Will Save the Day"^2 Jellybean – drum programming Linden Aaron – Simmons toms Jack Waldman – synthesizers Fred Zarr – synthesizers Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar Roy Ayers – vibes Paulinho da Costa – percussion Bashiri Johnson – percussion Sammy Figueroa – percussion Whitney Houston – background vocals "Didn't We Almost Have It All?"^3 John Robinson – drums Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar Nathan East – bass Robbie Buchanan – Rhodes, acoustic piano, rhythm arrangement Lee Holdridge – string arrangement "So Emotional"^1 Narada Michael Walden – drums Walter Afanasieff – keyboards, synth bass Corrado Rustici – guitar synth Bongo Bob – percussion programming, drum sampling Whitney Houston – background vocals "Where You Are"^4 Kashif, Ralph Schuckett – keyboards, synths Kashif – programming, rhythm arrangement Paul Leim – drums Bashiri Johnson – percussion Marcus Miller – bass Dann Huff, Ira Siegel, Paul Pesco – guitar Vincent Henry – sax solo Gene Page – string and horn arrangements Whitney Houston – background vocals Kashif – background vocals

"Love Is a Contact Sport"^1 Narada Michael Walden – drums Preston Glass – keyboards, synth strings, percussion programming Paul Leim – drums Walter Afanasieff – DX7, Prophet 2002, Oberheim Matrix-12 Cory Lerios – Oberheim Xpander Randy Jackson – electric bass Corrado Rustici – guitar synth Shambhu Neil Vineberg – acoustic guitar Bongo Bob – percussion programming Gigi Gonaway – Simmons, tambourine Kenny G – tenor saxophone Raul Rekou – congas Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, horn section Marc Russo – horn section Wanye Wallace – horn section Premik Russell Tubbs – horn section Jim Gilstrap – background vocals Kitty Beethoven – background vocals Niki Haris – background vocals Claytoven Richardson – background vocals Jennifer Hall – background vocals "You're Still My Man"^3 Robbie Buchanan – Rhodes Randy Kerber – acoustic piano Nathan East – bass Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar John Robinson – drums Michael Boddicker – synths Gene Page – string and rhythm arrangements "For the Love of You"^1 Narada Michael Walden – drum programming Randy Jackson – Moog synthesizer Paul Rekow – congas Preston Glass – Linn, Roland 808 Frank Martin – DX7, Oberheim Matrix-12, birds Kenny G – alto sax lyricon Raul Rekou – congas Whitney Houston – background vocals "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?"^1 Narada Michael Walden – drum programming Frank Martin – piano, synths Preston Glass – synth programming, bells Randy Jackson – bass synth Corrado Rustici – guitar synth Gigi Gonaway – Simmons Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, conductor Jim Gilstrap – background vocals Kitty Beethoven – background vocals Niki Haris – background vocals Jennifer Hall – background vocals "I Know Him So Well"^1 Narada Michael Walden – acoustic drums Walter Afanasieff – Kurzweil, DX7, Super Jupiter Preston Glass – DX7 Cory Lerios – synth Randy Jackson – electric bass Corrado Rustici – guitar synth Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, conducting

^1 Narada Michael Walden – producer, arranger David Frazer – recording, mixing Dana Jon Chappelle – assistant engineer Lincoln Clapp – engineer Gordon Lyon – engineer Jay Rifkin – engineer Ken Kessie – engineer Maureen Droney – engineer Additional assistant engineers – Gordon Lyon – assistant engineer Stuart Hirotsu – assistant engineer Paul "Goatee" Hamingson – assistant engineer Noah Baron – assistant engineer Bill "Sweet William" Miranda – assistant engineer Ross Williams – assistant engineer Rob Beaton – assistant engineer

^2 Jellybean Benitez – producer Jack Waldman – arranger Toni C. - arranger Michael Hutchinson – engineer Doc Dougherty – engineer Dennis McKay – engineer Nick Delre – assistant engineer Toni Greene – assistant engineer Jay Healy – assistant engineer Fernando Kral – assistant engineer Tony Maserati – assistant engineer Paul Pesce – assistant engineer Don Peterkofsky – assistant engineer Tim Reppert – assistant engineer Mark Roule – assistant engineer Craig Vogel – assistant engineer Michael Hutchinson – mix engineer

^3 Michael Masser – producer Engineers – Michael DeLugg – engineer Dean Burt – engineer Jim Boyer – engineer Mike Mancini – engineer Russ Terrano – engineer Fred Law – engineer Fernando Kral – assistant engineer Tony Maserati – assistant engineer Russ Torrano – mixing engineer Alicia Winfield – production coordinator Design Richard Avedon – front cover and inner sleeve photography Mark Larson – design Bernard Maisner – hand lettering Milton Sincoff – art production

^4 Kashif – producer Darroll Gustamachio – engineer Russ Terrana, Calvin Harris Larry Smith – assistant engineer Dennis Mitchell – assistant engineer Bob Loftus – assistant engineer Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer Mike Ross – assistant engineer Mike Dotson – assistant engineer Amy Ziffer – assistant engineer Milton Chan – assistant engineer John Drankchak – assistant engineer Darroll Gustamachio – mix engineer Russell Sidelsky – production coordinator George Marino – mastering Whitney Houston – vocal arrangements Clive Davis – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1987) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[10] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[76] 1 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[77] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[78] 1 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)^[79] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[80] 1 French Albums (SNEP)^[81] 6 Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[82] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[83] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[84] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[85] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[86] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[87] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[88] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[89] 1 UK Albums (OCC)^[90] 1 US Billboard 200^[91] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[92] 2 Chart (2012) Peak position South Korean International Albums (Circle)^[93] 31 US Billboard 200^[94] 87 Chart (2023) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[95] 126 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[96] 37 UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[97] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1987) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[98] 9 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[99] 6 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[100] 3 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)^[101] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[102] 4 Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[103] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[104] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[105] 5 UK Albums (OCC)^[106] 3 US Top Pop Albums (Billboard)^[107] 23 US Top Black Albums (Billboard)^[108] 20 Chart (1988) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[109] 26 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[110] 76 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)^[111] 24 US Top Pop Albums (Billboard)^[112] 12 US Top Black Albums (Billboard)^[113] 5 Decade-end charts Chart (1980–1989) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[106] 6 All-time charts Chart Position UK Albums (Females) (OCC)^[114] 16 US Billboard 200^[115] 159 US Billboard 200 (Women)^[116] 44

Certifications and sales

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[117]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[118]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Brazil	—	250,000^[119]
Canada (Music Canada)^[120]	7× Platinum	700,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[121]	Platinum	20,000^‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[122]	Platinum	59,053^[122]
France (SNEP)^[123]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[124]	Platinum	500,000^^
Greece (IFPI Greece)^[125]	Gold	50,000^[125]
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)^[126]	Platinum	20,000^*
Italy (FIMI)^[127]	Gold	200,000^[128]
Netherlands (NVPI)^[129]	Platinum	100,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[130]	Platinum	15,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)^[125]	Platinum	100,000^[125]
Singapore	—	38,000^[131]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[132]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Sweden (GLF)^[133]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[134]	2× Platinum	100,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)^[136]	7× Platinum	2,237,603^[135]
United States (RIAA)^[137]	Diamond	10,000,000^^
Summaries
Worldwide	—	20,000,000^[74]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

American Black Achievement Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award (shared with Luther Vandross)^[138]	Won
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	The Music Award^[139]	Honoree

American Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist^[140]	Won
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Favorite Pop/Rock Single^[140]	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist^[141]	Nominated
1989	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist^[142]	Won
		Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist^[142]	Won

Billboard Music Awards

The Billboard Music Awards, based on Billboard magazine's year-end charts, was not held before 1990. Nominated categories were those of which were ranked in Top 5 on the year-end charts. This is based on general numbers of nomination at the Billboard Music Awards.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Pop Artist of the Year^[143]	Nominated
		Top Pop Albums Artist^[144]	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist^[144]	Nominated
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Top Pop Single^[145]	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Pop Album Artist – Female^[146]	Won
		Top Pop Singles Artist – Female^[146]	Nominated
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Top Hot Crossover Single^[147]	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Hot Crossover Artist^[147]	Nominated
		Top Adult Contemporary Artist^[148]	Nominated
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Black Artist of the Year	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist	Nominated
		Top Pop Album Artist – Female	Nominated
		Top Pop Singles Artist – Female	Won
	Whitney	Top Black Album	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Black Album Artist	Nominated
	"So Emotional" (Remix)	Top Dance Club Play Single	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Dance Club Play Artist	Nominated
	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Top Adult Contemporary Single	Nominated
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Top Adult Contemporary Artist	Nominated
		Top Hot Crossover Artist	Nominated

BRAVO Magazine's Bravo Otto Awards

BRAVO is the largest teen magazine within the German-language sphere. Since 1957, the magazine has distributed its "Bravo Otto" awards based on the readers' vote in different categories each year.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	Female Singer – Silver Otto Award^[149]^[150]	Won

BRIT Awards (formerly "BPI Awards")

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Solo Artist^[151]	Nominated
1989	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best International Female Artist^[152]	Nominated

The Garden State Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best Female Vocalist, Rock/Pop^[153]	Won
	Whitney	Best Album, Rock/Pop^[153]	Won
	"So Emotional"	Best Single, Rock/Pop^[153]	Won
	Whitney Houston (herself)	Best Female Vocalist, R&B/Dance^[153]	Won
	Whitney	Best Album, R&B/Dance^[153]	Won
	"So Emotional"	Best Single, R&B/Dance^[153]	Won
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Music Video^[153]	Won

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney	Album of the Year^[154]	Nominated
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female^[155]	Won
	"For the Love of You"	Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female^[156]	Nominated
	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	Song of the Year (the songwriters: Michael Masser, Will Jennings)^[157]	Nominated

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1987	Whitney	Outstanding Female Recording Artist^[158]	Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer^[159]	Won
1989	Whitney Houston (herself)	Favorite Female Musical Performer^[160]	Won

Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Awards

Year	Date	Title	Format(s)	Award Description(s)	Result(s)
1987	July 28	Whitney	Album	Gold^[161]	Won
		Whitney	Album	Platinum^[161]	Won
		Whitney	Album	2× Multi-Platinum^[161]	Won
		"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Single	Gold^[161]	Won
	August 4	Whitney	Album	3× Multi-Platinum^[161]	Won
	September 30	Whitney	Album	4× Multi-Platinum^[161]	Won
	November 20	Whitney	Album	5× Multi-Platinum^[161]	Won
1988	April 18	Whitney	Album	6× Multi-Platinum^[161]	Won
1989	February 13	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Single	Platinum^[161]	Won
1993	June 23	Whitney	Album	7× Multi-Platinum^[162]	Won
1994	November 29	Whitney	Album	8× Multi-Platinum^[162]	Won
1995	November 29	Whitney	Album	9× Multi-Platinum^[163]	Won
	December 6	"So Emotional"	Single	Gold^[163]	Won
2020	October 28	Whitney	Album	Diamond (10× platinum) ^[53]	Won

Soul Train Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1988	Whitney	Album of the Year, Female^[164]	Won
	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	Best Music Video^[165]	Nominated
1989	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Single, Female	Nominated

Billboard Magazine Year-End Charts

Categories in which Houston was ranked No. 1 were excluded. See above awards list for her #1-ranked-categories.

Year	Category	Work	Position
1987	Top Pop Artists of the Year^[143]	total five charted albums & singles	#3
	Top Black Artists of the Year^[143]	total five charted albums & singles	#9
	Top Pop Albums^[166]	Whitney	#23
	Top Pop Albums Artists^[144]	two charted albums	#3
	Top Pop Singles^[145]	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	#4
		"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	#22
	Top Pop Singles Artists – Female^[146]	three charted singles	#2
	Top Black Albums^[167]	Whitney	#20
	Top Black Album Artists^[167]	two charted albums	#10
	Top Black Singles^[168]	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)	#24
		"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	#38
	Top Black Singles Artists^[168]	three charted singles	#14
	Top Dance Sales 12-inch Singles^[169]	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Remix)	#24
	Top Dance Club Play Singles^[169]	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Remix)	#14
	Top Adult Contemporary Singles^[170]	"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	#7
		"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	#9
	Top Adult Contemporary Artists^[148]	three charted singles	#4
	Top Hot Crossover Singles^[147]	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"	#4
		"Didn't We Almost Have It All"	#16
	Top Hot Crossover Artists^[147]	three charted singles	#3
	Top Pop Compact Disks^[147]	Whitney	#7
1988	Top Pop Artists of the Year	total six charted albums & singles	#7
	Top Black Artists of the Year	total six charted albums & singles	#5
	Top Pop Albums	Whitney	#12
	Top Pop Album Artists	two charted albums	#11
	Top Pop Album Artists – Female	two charted albums	#3
	Top Pop Singles	"So Emotional"	#6
		"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	#33
		"One Moment in Time"	#89
	Top Pop Singles Artists	four charted singles	#4
	Top Black Albums	Whitney	#5
	Top Black Album Artists	two charted albums	#5
	Top Black Singles	"So Emotional"	#46
		"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	#47
		"Love Will Save the Day"	#74
	Top Dance Club Play Singles	"So Emotional" (Remix)	#4
	Top Dance Club Play Artists	two charted singles	#2
	Top Adult Contemporary Singles	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	#2
		"One Moment in Time"	#50
	Top Adult Contemporary Artists	four charted singles	#3
	Top Hot Crossover Artists	four charted singles	#3

See also

• List of best-selling albums
• List of best-selling albums by women
• List of Top 25 albums for 1987 in Australia
• List of number-one albums of 1987 (Finland) (in Finnish)

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External links

• Whitney – Whitney Houston
• Whitney at AllMusic
• Whitney at Discogs