# Whitney Houston singles discography

American singer Whitney Houston released 57 singles and 18 promotional singles and was either a featured artist or guest appeared in 14 other songs. One of the best-selling artists of all time, Houston has sold over 220 million units worldwide. According to Billboard, Houston is the ninth most successful solo artist in US chart history. Houston has accumulated 11 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles (fourth most by a solo female artist and seventh overall) and was one of the very few artists to enter the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in four different decades. Houston sold 16.5 million physical singles in the United States, the most by a woman. Houston has sold 12.3 million units of singles in the United Kingdom alone and according to the Official Charts Company in 2012 was ranked the fourth best-selling female singles artist of all time there. Between 1985 and 2010, Houston scored 21 number one singles in at least one official record chart in the the biggest music markets in the world.
Following her chart debut in "Hold Me" (1984), a duet with Teddy Pendergrass, Houston's first leading single off her self-titled debut album, "You Give Good Love" (1985) became her first top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 while "Saving All My Love for You" became her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single. With the following releases, "How Will I Know" and "Greatest Love of All" peaking at number one, Houston became the first female artist to have three singles off the same album reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston continued to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of her second effort, Whitney in 1987, with "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" all peaking at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first album by a woman to have four singles off the same album reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston became the first artist to produce seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, a record that has yet to be broken.
After scoring an international Olympics hit "One Moment in Time", Houston continued to record hits in the 1990s. "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need", from the I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) album, made Houston the first solo female artist to have multiple songs off three albums to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" (1991), recorded at Super Bowl XXV, became the first version of the national anthem to reach the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100. The same song peaked in the top ten of the same chart ten years later. "I Will Always Love You" (1992), from The Bodyguard soundtrack, became the biggest hit of Houston's recording career, reaching number one for 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. It still holds the record for the longest consecutive run at number one by a female artist. Topping the charts in 34 countries and selling 24 million global units, it's the best-selling physical single by a woman in music history and went diamond in the United States. The album's follow-ups, "I'm Every Woman" and "I Have Nothing", each entered the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100. In March 1993, all three entered the top eleven of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously, the first for an artist since SoundScan began tallying record sales in 1991.
Houston continued to record hit singles for the duration of her career, entering number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Exhale" (1995), just the third time a single had done so. Houston produced international hits with "Step by Step" (1996), "When You Believe" (1998), "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (1999), "My Love Is Your Love" (1999), "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (2000) and "Million Dollar Bill" (2009). Following her death in 2012, Houston re-entered various record charts worldwide, with "I Will Always Love You" reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Houston returned to various charts with her rendition of "Higher Love" (2019), which became her 40th chart hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted successfully all over the world.

## Singles
### 1980s

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Sales | Album |
| "Hold Me" (with Teddy Pendergrass) | 1984 | 46 | — | — | — | ― | 25 | 22 | — | — | 44 | | | Love Language and Whitney Houston |
| "You Give Good Love" | 1985 | 3 | 58 | — | 7 | — | — | ― | — | — | 93 | RIAA: Platinum | | Whitney Houston |
| "All at Once" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | | | Whitney Houston |
| "Saving All My Love for You" | 1985 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 12 | — | 5 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold | UK: 740,000 | Whitney Houston |
| "Thinking About You" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ― | — | | | Whitney Houston |
| "How Will I Know" | 1985 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 5 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Gold | | Whitney Houston |
| "Greatest Love of All" | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 8 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Gold | | Whitney Houston |
| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 1987 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: 7× Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum BVMI: Gold GLF: Gold MC: Gold NVPI: Gold | World: 14,000,000 | Whitney |
| "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | 1987 | 1 | 27 | — | 2 | 20 | 4 | 20 | — | 18 | 14 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver | | Whitney |
| "So Emotional" | 1987 | 1 | 26 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 23 | — | 30 | 5 | RIAA: Platinum | UK: 215,000 | Whitney |
| "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | 1988 | 1 | 48 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 47 | — | — | 14 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver | | Whitney |
| "Love Will Save the Day" | 1988 | 9 | 84 | — | 8 | 37 | 8 | 6 | — | 18 | 10 | | | Whitney |
| "One Moment in Time" | 1988 | 5 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold SNEP: Silver | UK: 326,000 | 1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time |
| "I Know Him So Well" (with Cissy Houston) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 14 | — | — | — | | | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Sales | Album |
| "I'm Your Baby Tonight" | 1990 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | RIAA: Platinum GLF: Gold | UK: 175,000 | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "All the Man That I Need" | 1990 | 1 | 59 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 9 | ― | 28 | 13 | RIAA: Platinum | UK: 120,000 | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "The Star Spangled Banner" | 1991 | 20 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | | Non-album single |
| "Miracle" | 1991 | 9 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "My Name Is Not Susan" | 1991 | 20 | 118 | — | 43 | 52 | 14 | 22 | 31 | ― | 29 | | | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "I Belong to You" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | 54 | | | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "We Didn't Know" (with Stevie Wonder) | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "I Will Always Love You" | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold GLF: Platinum NVPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold | World: 24,000,000 UK: 2,289,000 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I'm Every Woman" | 1993 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 4 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold | UK: 205,000 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I Have Nothing" | 1993 | 4 | 28 | — | 1 | 39 | 4 | 22 | ― | 39 | 3 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum | | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Run to You" | 1993 | 31 | 72 | — | 10 | 58 | 9 | 33 | — | — | 15 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver | | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Queen of the Night" | 1993 | — | 88 | — | 39 | 64 | 26 | 21 | ― | 36 | 14 | | | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" | 1995 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | RIAA: Platinum | US: 1,500,000 UK: 100,000 | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Count On Me" (with CeCe Winans) | 1996 | 8 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 75 | ― | 30 | ― | 31 | 12 | RIAA: Gold | World: 2,000,000 US: 800,000 | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" | 1996 | 26 | 99 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I Believe in You and Me" | 1996 | 4 | 70 | — | 59 | 98 | — | 74 | 46 | ― | 16 | RIAA: Platinum | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Step by Step" | 1997 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "My Heart Is Calling" | 1997 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "When You Believe" (with Mariah Carey) | 1998 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold | | My Love Is Your Love |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" (with Faith Evans and Kelly Price) | 1998 | 2 | 17 | — | 16 | 61 | 41 | 35 | — | 77 | 25 | RIAA: Platinum | US: 1,300,000 | My Love Is Your Love |
| "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | 1999 | 4 | 88 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 3 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum | | My Love Is Your Love |
| "My Love Is Your Love" | 1999 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum GLF: Platinum NVPI: Gold SNEP: Silver | | My Love Is Your Love |
| "I Learned from the Best" | 1999 | 27 | 116 | — | — | 48 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 19 | | UK: 95,000 | My Love Is Your Love |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||||||||

### 2000s

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Same Script, Different Cast" (with Deborah Cox) | 2000 | 70 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
| "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) | 2000 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Silver | Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
| "If I Told You That" (with George Michael) | 2000 | — | 37 | — | — | 58 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 33 | 9 | | Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
| "Fine" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | | Whitney: The Greatest Hits |
| "The Star Spangled Banner"(re-issue) | 2001 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum | Non-album single |
| "Whatchulookinat" | 2002 | 96 | 48 | 53 | 3 | 47 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 13 | | Just Whitney |
| "One of Those Days" | 2002 | 72 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | 94 | — | | Just Whitney |
| "On My Own" | 2003 | 84 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | | Just Whitney |
| "Love That Man" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Just Whitney |
| "One Wish (for Christmas)" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | One Wish: The Holiday Album |
| "I Look to You" | 2009 | 70 | — | 47 | 68 | 41 | — | 65 | 33 | 16 | 115 | RIAA: Platinum | I Look to You |
| "Million Dollar Bill" | 2009 | 100 | 181 | — | 62 | 41 | 8 | 58 | 22 | 40 | 5 | BPI: Platinum | I Look to You |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||||||

### 2010s (Posthumous releases)

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | Certification | Album |
| "Celebrate" (with Jordin Sparks) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "I Look to You" (with R. Kelly) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston |
| "Memories" (with Siti Nurhaliza) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Higher Love" (with Kygo) | 2019 | 63 | 20 | 22 | 71 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 2 | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum SNEP: Gold | Golden Hour |
| "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (with Pentatonix) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA : Gold | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance /Elect. | CAN AC | UK | Certification | Album |
| "How Will I Know" (with Clean Bandit) | 2021 | 23 | 12 | 92 | MC: Gold BPI: Silver | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) |
| "Don't Cry for Me" (Sam Feldt Remix) | 2022 | 35 | — | — | | I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) |
| "Love Will Save the Day" (Live in Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa - November 8, 1994) | 2024 | — | — | — | | The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) |
| "—" 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Original release year | Re-entry year | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | GER | IRE | NLD | SWE | SWI | UK | Album |
| "I Will Always Love You" | 1992 | 2012 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 3 | 14 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I'm Every Woman" | 1993 | 2012 | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I Have Nothing" | 1993 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | 1987 | 2012 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 33 | — | 32 | — | — | 28 | 20 | Whitney |
| "Didn't We Almost Have It All" | 1987 | 2012 | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Whitney |
| "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | 1988 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | Whitney |
| "Greatest Love of All" | 1986 | 2012 | 36 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 58 | Whitney Houston |
| "How Will I Know" | 1985 | 2012 | 49 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | 56 | Whitney Houston |
| "Saving All My Love for You" | 1985 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | Whitney Houston |
| "One Moment In Time" | 1988 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 40 | 1988 Summer Olympics Album |
| "My Love Is Your Love" | 1999 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 42 | My Love Is Your Love |
| "It's Not Right but It's Okay" | 1999 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | My Love Is Your Love |
| "Million Dollar Bill" | 2009 | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | I Look to You |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||||||

## Featured singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B | US Dance | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Are You the Woman" (Kashif featuring Whitney Houston) | 1984 | ― | 25 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | | Send Me Your Love |
| "Stop the Madness" (among Stop the Madness) | 1986 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | | Non-album singles |
| "King Holiday" (among King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew) | 1986 | ― | 30 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | | Non-album singles |
| "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (with Aretha Franklin) | 1989 | 41 | 5 | 18 | ― | 43 | ― | 40 | ― | 29 | | Through the Storm |
| "Something in Common" (with Bobby Brown) | 1993 | — | — | — | 82 | 26 | 58 | 36 | 41 | 16 | | Bobby |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||||||

## Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B /HH | US Dance | JPN | IRL | UK | Album |
| "Someone for Me" (Remix) | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | Whitney Houston |
| "Takin' a Chance" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Your Baby Tonight |
| "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" | 2009 | — | 66 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 44 | I Look to You |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||

## Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US R&B /HH | US Gospel | US Holiday | FRA | KOR | Certifications | Album |
| "Do You Hear What I Hear" | 1987 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | RIAA: Gold | A Very Special Christmas |
| "Jesus Loves Me" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | | The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Look into Your Heart" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield |
| "Joy" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Hold On, Help Is on the Way" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I Go to the Rock" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | – | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "I Love the Lord" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "You Were Loved" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Who Would Imagine a King" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "Joy to the World" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album |
| "The First Noel" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | One Wish: The Holiday Album |
| "Little Drummer Boy" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | One Wish: The Holiday Album |
| "Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | One Wish: The Holiday Album |
| "Worth It" | 2009 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | | I Look to You |
| "Call You Tonight" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | I Look to You |
| "Never Give Up" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston |