Editing Whitney Houston (section)

== Awards and achievements ==
[[File:Whitney Houston wax figure.jpg|thumb|[[Madame Tussauds|Madame Tussaud]] wax figure of Houston]]
{{Further|List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston|Whitney Houston chart records and achievements}}
Houston won numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Emmy Awards, eight Grammy Awards (including two Grammy Hall of Fame honors), 14 World Music Awards, 16 ''Billboard'' Music Awards (36 ''Billboard'' awards in all) and 22 American Music Awards. Houston currently holds the record for most [[American Music Award#Artists That Won The Most In A Single Year|American Music Awards in a single night with eight]], a record for a woman and tied in general with fellow musician [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>{{cite web | first = Brittany|last=Talarico | url = http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/11/whitney-houston-to-take-the-stage-at-the-amas/ | title = Whitney Houston to Take the Stage at the AMAs |work=[[OK!]] | date = November 11, 2009 | access-date =March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816051736/http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/11/whitney-houston-to-take-the-stage-at-the-amas/ |archive-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> Houston was the first artist to win more than [[Billboard Music Award#Most awards in one year|11 Billboard awards in one night]] at its fourth annual ceremony in 1993, which set a Guinness World Record at the time.<ref>{{cite news | first = Chris |last=Willman | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-10-ca-373-story.html | title = Pop Music Review: Houston Tops Off Record Night With Show's Highlight | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = December 10, 1993 | access-date =March 17, 2011}}</ref> Houston continues to hold the record for [[World Music Awards#Most WMAs won in a single year|the most WMAs won in a single year]], winning five trophies at the sixth World Music Awards in 1994.<ref name="1994wmabillboard">{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard | first1 = Mark|last1= Dezzani | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA41| title = World Music Awards Gaining Stature | volume = 106 | issue = 21 | date = May 21, 1994 | access-date =February 9, 2010 | issn = 0006-2510}}</ref> Houston is also the black female artist with the most [[Guinness World Records]] in history with 31.

[[Cultural impact of Whitney Houston#Racial and gender barriers|A premier black female entertainer]], Houston was inducted into the [[BET#BET Walk of Fame|BET Walk of Fame]] and the [[Soul Train|Soul Train Hall of Fame]]. In 2001, Houston became the first artist to receive the [[BET Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Susman|first=Gary|date=June 22, 2001|title=Black Power, Plus ''Phantom Menace'' DVD will compete with pirated edit, another movie ad scandal and more|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/06/22/whitney-houston-accepts-bets-lifetime-achievement-award/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 12, 2010|archive-date=March 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323053029/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,131512,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="betrecord">{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/102447-first-recipient-of-the-bet-lifetime-achievement-award#:~:text=In%202001%2C%20Whitney%20Houston%20(USA,contributions%20to%20the%20music%20industry%22. |title=First recipient of the BET Lifetime Achievement Award |work=[[Guinness World Records]] |accessdate=June 19, 2023}}</ref> In 2010, she was honored at [[The BET Honors]] with the Entertainers Award. In 2008, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, ranking Houston at number nine.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml | title = The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | year = 2008 | access-date =March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133045/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |archive-date=January 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first= Stephen | last= Holden | title= Cabaret: Whitney Houston |date=February 16, 1985|work=The New York Times | url= https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/16/arts/cabaret-whitney-houston.html |access-date=January 13, 2009 | author-link = Stephen Holden }}</ref> In November 2010, ''Billboard'' released its "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" list and ranked Houston at number three who not only went on to earn eight number-one singles on the [[R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, but also landed five number ones on [[R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]].<ref name=":9">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/950681/the-top-50-rb-hip-hop-artists-of-the-past-25-years | title = Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date = November 18, 2010 | access-date =March 17, 2011}}</ref>

Houston is [[Whitney Houston albums discography|one of the best-selling recording artists of all time]], with more than 220 million records sold worldwide.<ref name="Vogue">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2023|first=Hannah|last=Coates |title=11 of Whitney Houston's Most Dazzling Beauty Looks |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/whitney-houston-best-beauty-looks |access-date=August 9, 2023 |work=Vogue}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Whitney Houston story, song by song |url=https://www.marieclaire.it/attualita/gossip/a40101810/storia-di-whitney-houston/ |access-date=June 28, 2023 |work=Marie Claire}}</ref> She was ranked the best-selling female R&B artist of the 20th century by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] in 1999.<ref name="riaacentury2">{{cite web|date=November 10, 1999|title=The American Recording Industry Announces its Artists of the Century|url=http://www.riaa.net/newsitem.php?news_month_filter=11&news_year_filter=1999&resultpage=&id=3ABF3EC8-EF5B-58F9-E949-3B57F5E313DF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724032619/http://www.riaa.net/newsitem.php?news_month_filter=11&news_year_filter=1999&resultpage=&id=3ABF3EC8-EF5B-58F9-E949-3B57F5E313DF|archive-date=July 24, 2011|access-date=July 23, 2010|website=|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America}}</ref> Houston sold more physical singles than any other female solo artist in history.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|last=Flatow|first=Joel|date=February 13, 2012|title=Whitney Soars in Our Hearts|url=https://www.riaa.com/blog.php?content_selector=riaa-news-blog&blog_selector=Whitney-Soars-&blog_type=&news_month_filter=2&news_year_filter=2012|access-date=February 24, 2012|publisher=Record Industry Association of America|archive-date=June 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616140258/http://www.riaa.com/blog.php?content_selector=riaa-news-blog&blog_selector=Whitney-Soars-&blog_type=&news_month_filter=2&news_year_filter=2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2025, she is ranked as one of the [[List of best-selling music artists in the United States|best-selling]] artists in the United States by the RIAA with 61 million [[RIAA certification|certified albums]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|publisher=Record Industry Association of America|language=en-US|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum or platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/search/whitney+houston/|title=Search – Whitney Houston|publisher=Record Industry Association of America|access-date=December 7, 2019}}</ref>

Houston became the first female artist to go diamond with an album after her [[The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to ''[[The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard]]'' went ten-times platinum in November 1993. In January 1994, her debut album ''[[Whitney Houston (album)|Whitney Houston]]'' was the first studio album by a woman to be certified ten-times platinum, making her the first solo artist to receive two diamond-certified albums. When her sophomore album, ''[[Whitney (album)|Whitney]]'' (1987), was certified diamond in October 2020, Houston became the first black recording artist in history to have three diamond-certified albums.<ref name="whitneycert"/> Those three albums are also among the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums of all time]]. Houston is [[List of best-selling albums by women|the only black female artist with six or more albums to sell more than ten million units worldwide]]. ''The Bodyguard'' remains the best-selling soundtrack and best-selling female album of all time, with global units of over 45 million, while "I Will Always Love You" remains the best-selling single by a female artist at 24 million units worldwide. In addition, her [[The Preacher's Wife (soundtrack)|soundtrack for ''The Preacher's Wife'']] is the best-selling [[gospel music|gospel]] release ever.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/03/24/2634072/0/en/Whitney-Houston-s-Gospel-Legacy-Lives-On-with-New-Album-and-Documentary-I-Go-to-the-Rock-The-Gospel-Music-of-Whitney-Houston.html |title=Whitney Houston's Gospel Legacy Lives On with New Album and Documentary, 'I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston' |work=GlobeNewswire.com |date=March 24, 2023 |accessdate=February 28, 2025}}</ref>

She held an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from [[Grambling State University]], Louisiana.<ref name="Company1990hg">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8tMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA138|title=Daddy's Girl|magazine=Ebony|date=June 1990 |pages=138–|issn=0012-9011|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> Houston was inducted into the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=2013 Inductees|publisher=New Jersey Hall of Fame|url=http://njhalloffame.org/inductees/|access-date=January 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417212545/http://njhalloffame.org/inductees/|archive-date=April 17, 2014}}</ref> She was inducted into the official [[Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame]] in its second class in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/08/rb_hall_of_fame_sets_big_weeke.html |title=R&B Music Hall of Fame sets big weekend to induct sophomore class featuring Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, Norm N. Nite and more |date=August 19, 2014 |work=The Plain Dealer |access-date=September 4, 2014 |first=Chuck |last=Yarborough}}</ref> In 2020, Houston was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] after her first nomination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/2020-nominees|title=Class of 2020 Nominees|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|language=en|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-of-fame.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115132008/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/arts/music/rock-roll-hall-of-fame.html |archive-date=January 15, 2020 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Whitney Houston and Nine Inch Nails Make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |date=January 15, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |last=Coscarelli|first=Joe |access-date=January 15, 2020}}</ref> In October 2020, the music video for "I Will Always Love You" surpassed 1&nbsp;billion views on YouTube, making Houston the first solo 20th-century artist to have a video reach that milestone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube |url=https://etcanada.com/news/706729/whitney-houstons-i-will-always-love-you-hits-1-billion-views-on-youtube/ |access-date=September 4, 2021 |website=ET Canada |last=Curran |first=Sarah |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904142349/https://etcanada.com/news/706729/whitney-houstons-i-will-always-love-you-hits-1-billion-views-on-youtube/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In May 2023, Houston was one of the first of 13 artists to be given the [[Brits Billion Award]] by the BPI for reaching 1 billion career streams in the United Kingdom.<ref name="BritsBillion">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/brit-billion-award-streaming-mariah-carey-lewis-capaldi-whitney-houston-1235321745/ |title=BRIT Billion Award, Marking 1 Billion Career UK Streams is Unveiled |last=Grein|first= Paul |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 4, 2023 |accessdate=May 4, 2023}}</ref> Houston is one of only a handful of artists from the [[20th century in music|20th century]] to have multiple songs streamed a billion times on [[Spotify]] with her 1987 hit, "[[I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)]]", and her posthumous 2019 hit, "[[Higher Love#Kygo and Whitney Houston version|Higher Love]]", reaching the feat in 2023 and 2024.<ref name="SpotifyBillion">{{Cite tweet |user=popbase |number=1678554888966422528 |date=July 11, 2023 |accessdate=July 12, 2023 |title=Whitney Houston's classic hit 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' has surpassed 1 BILLION streams on Spotify. It is the first song by an female artist who debuted in the 80s to achieve this.}}</ref><ref name="BillboardGreatest">{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/whitney-houston-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-greatest-pop-song-all-time-1235445511/ |title=The Story of Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody', the Billboard Staff's No. 1 Pop Song |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Kyle|last=Denis |date=October 19, 2023 |accessdate=December 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://edm.com/news/kygo-whitney-houston-higher-love-spotify-billion-stream-club |title=Kygo and Whitney Houston's Higher Love Joins Spotify's Billion-Stream Club |work=EDM.com |author=Jason Heffler |date=November 6, 2024 |accessdate=February 28, 2025}}</ref>