Whitney Houston -- Charts & Sales

[Wayne]

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WORLDWIDE ALBUM SALES:

Whitney Houston - 23.5million copies (13million US)
Whitney - 21million copies (9.5million US)
I'm Your Baby Tonight - 10million copies (4.4million US)
The Bodyguard OST - 40million copies (17million US)
The Preacher's Wife - 5.5million copies (3.1million US)
My Love Is Your Love - 10.4million copies (4.4million US)
The Greatest Hits - 8million copies (2million US)
Love Whitney - 1million copies (US - no release)
Just Whitney - 2million copies (1million US)
One Wish - 0.6million copies (0.4million US)
The Ultimate Collection - 1.5million copies (US - no release)
I Look To You - 2.5million copies (US - 1million)

TOTAL: 122,500,000

Some people choose to include the Waiting To Exhale OST in her total:

Waiting To Exhale - 10million copies (7.5million US)

Which would mean she has sold 132,500,000

Added to which, her single sales are somewhere in the region of 50-55million

[Wayne]

WHITNEY HOUSTON RIAA:

Albums:

Gold = 500,000
Platinum = 1,000,000
Diamond = 10,000,000

Whitney Houston : 13x Platinum
Whitney : 9x Platinum
I'm Your Baby Tonight : 4x Platinum
The Bodyguard OST : 17x Platinum
Preacher's Wife OST : 3x Platinum
My Love Is Your Love : 4x Platinum
Whitney: The Greatest Hits : 3x Platinum
Just Whitney : Platinum

= 54,000,000 units

Singles:

Gold = 500,000
Platinum = 1,000,000

I Wanna Dance With Somebody : Platinum
I'm Your Baby Tonight : Gold
All The Man That I Need: Gold
Star Spangled Banner :Platinum
I Will Always Love You : 4x Platinum
I'm Every Woman : Gold
I Have Nothing : Gold
Greatest Love Of All : Gold
So Emotional : Gold
Saving All My Love : Gold
How Will I Know : Gold
You Give Good Love : Gold
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) : Platinum
Count On Me : Gold
I Believe In You And Me : Platinum
Step-By-Step : Gold
Heartbreak Hotel : Platinum
Its Not Right, But Its Okay: Gold
My Love Is Your Love : Platinum

= 16,000,000

Music Video Single

Gold = 25,000
Platinum = 50,000
Multi-Platinum = 100,000+

Star Spangled Banner : Multi-Platinum
Try It On My Own : Gold

= 125,000+

Music Video Longform (DVD's, VHS')

Gold = 50,000
Platinum = 100,000

The #1 Video Hits : Platinum
Whitney: The Greatest Hits : Platinum

= 200,000

[Wayne]

Australia

Whitney Houston – The Ultimate Collection: Gold (35 000 copies shipped)

[Wayne]

After the X Factor:

#6 Million Dollar Bill
#43 Million Dollar Bill (Freemasons Radio Mix)
#62 All The Man That I Need
#71 How Will I Know (2000 Remaster)
#77 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2000 Remaster)
#91 Queen Of The Night
#93 Where Do Broken Hearts Go (2000 Remaster) from UC
#156 I Will Always Love You (2000 Remaster)
#194 One Moment In Time (2000 Remaster)
#213 I Have Nothing (2000 Remaster)
#249 Where Do Broken Hearts Go from TGH
#281 Saving All My Love For You
#289 It's Not Right But It's Okay

7 songs in the top 100 and 13 in the top 300

[stevyy]

MDB will hopefully go top 10 this week..

[Wayne]

UK Top 200 Singles
05. (14) Million Dollar Bill
44. (--) I Didn't Know My Own Strength
101. (RE) How Will I Know
104. (RE) I Wanna Dance With Somebody
112. (RE) All The Man That I Need
115. (--) I Look To You
134. (RE) Where Do Broken Hearts Go
150. (RE) I Will Always Love You
188. (RE) Queen Of The Night

UK Top 200 Albums
03. (RE) I Look To You ~52k
22. (62) The Ultimate Collection

[Wayne]

Whitney Houston Tour Grosses:

The Greatest Love World Tour: $20,000,000
Moment Of Truth World Tour: $20,000,000
I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour: $40,000,000
Whitney Houston World Tour: $75,000,000
My Love Is Your Love World Tour: $65,000,000
Nothing But Love World Tour: $40,000,000

= $260,000,000+

[Wayne]

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 19, 2010, Arista Records/Legacy Recordings will release the 25th Anniversary Edition of Whitney Houston, the astonishing debut album that catapulted a virtually unknown young artist into the upper reaches of pop superstardom in 1985.

The Whitney Houston - 25th Anniversary Edition CD/DVD package includes the international chart-topping original Arista album remastered in its entirety for the 25th anniversary along with five bonus tracks including Whitney's a cappella recording of "How Will I Know" plus a stunning live performance of "Greatest Love of All."

As an added bonus for fans, the 25th Anniversary Edition of Whitney Houston includes a new DVD collection featuring the four iconic music videos from the album as well as her breakout national TV debut singing "Home" (from The Wiz) on the Merv Griffin Show in 1983. Exclusive and newly filmed interviews with Whitney Houston and Clive Davis round out the bonus DVD portion of the Whitney Houston - 25th Anniversary Edition collection.

Originally released on Valentine's Day 1985, Whitney Houston entered The Billboard 200 at #166 the week of March 30. A year later, in April 1986, the album began its first seven week run at #1, then spending three weeks at #2 before reclaiming the top slot for a jaw-dropping second seven week stand. Whitney Houston became a fixture on The Billboard 200 for 162 weeks, including a record-breaking 46 weeks in the Top 10 and 14 non-consecutive weeks at #1.

The strength, beauty and power of the record's music including four chart-topping singles ("You Give Good Love," "Saving All My Love For You," "How Will I Know," "Greatest Love of All") have made Whitney Houston one of the best-loved and most enduring albums in pop music history. The planet's top-selling debut album ever released by a solo artist, Whitney Houston has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide while earning RIAA-certified 13x Platinum status in the US (in recognition of domestic sales of more than 13 million pieces).

With Whitney Houston earning the artist a Best Album Grammy nomination in 1986, Whitney Houston took home her first Grammy that year in the Best Pop Vocal, Female category for "Saving All My Love For You." Her performance on the Grammys won her an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety of Music Program. Whitney, who currently holds the record for most American Music Awards held by a solo artist (21), picked up her first seven AMAs, and an MTV Video Award, that same year.

Whitney Houston topped countless critic's polls and year-end lists including Rolling Stone, who named it 1986's Album of the Year. Billboard ranked Whitney Houston as the #1 album of the year and Whitney Houston 1986's #1 popular artist.

"I cannot believe it has been 25 years since my first album!," writes Whitney Houston in her exclusive letter to fans appearing in the packaging for the 25th anniversary release of her debut. "I could never have done this without the support, encouragement and unconditional love from my fans all over the world. I love you all!"

Since the release of her 1985 self-titled debut album, Whitney Houston has built and sustained an illustrious career, generating combined worldwide sales of more than 170 million albums, singles and videos. Cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as music's "most awarded female artist of all time," with an unsurpassed tally of 411 awards including 6 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 23 American Music Awards and 16 Billboard Music Awards Whitney Houston remains a singular force in music today.

In August of 2009, Houston's seventh studio album, the critically-acclaimed I Look To You debuted No. 1 in USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, Holland and Switzerland, marking the biggest first week's sales of her career in both the USA and the UK.

Whitney Houston - 25th Anniversary tracklisting

DISC 1 - CD
You Give Good Love
Thinking About You
Someone For Me
Saving All My Love For You
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do
How Will I Know
All At Once
Take Good Care Of My Heart
Greatest Love Of All
Hold Me (Duet With Teddy Pendergrass)

BONUS TRACKS
Thinking About You (Remix by Bruce Forest)
Someone For Me (Remix by Alan Coulthard)
How Will I Know (A cappella)
How Will I Know (Remix by Jellybean)
Greatest Love Of All (Live)

DISC 2 - DVD
"Home" - Whitney Houston's premiere performance on the Merv Griffin Show
"You Give Good Love" (promo music video)
"Saving All My Love" (promo music video)
"How Will I Know" (promo music video)
"Greatest Love Of All" (promo music video)
Interviews with Whitney Houston and Clive Davis on Whitney Houston

Source: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/arista-recordslegacy-recordings-ready-to,1056567.shtml

[Wayne]

I'm intrigued to find out what the final gross will be like for her Nothing But Love World Tour. Should be one of the biggest of the year

[HeatSeeker]

And the last one of her career if she keeps this up! lol

[Wayne]

Her best-selling UK singles.

I Will Always Love You - 1,450k
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - 760k
Saving All My Love For You - 740k
My Love Is Your Love - 525k
Its Not Right But Its Okay - 510k
One Moment In Time - 400k
How Will I Know - 280k
When You Believe - 255k
Step By Step - 235k
I Have Nothing - 220k
So Emotional - 215k
The Greatest Love Of All - 210k
I'm Every Woman - 205k
I'm Your Baby Tonight - 175k
Could I Have This Kiss Forever - 140k
Didn't We Almost Have It All - 125k
All The Man That I Need - 120k
Where Do Broken Hearts Go - 115k
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - 100k
I Learned From The Best - 95k

Million Dollar Bill would need to chart in here to, in the 200k~ range.