For the 1oth post in my Legends Slot series, I listened to ALL of Whitney Houston’s studio albums and picked out 30 of her best songs. If you’re new to the series then you can head on back to artist number 1 here and work your way through. And if you’re all caught up then lets get into it.
Whitney Houston: A Brief History
Born in 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer and actress. One of the best-selling recording artists of all time, Whitney Houston has amassed sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Throughout her 35-year career, Whitney released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums and each of them have been certified either diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold. Her first two albums both reached number one on the Billboard 200 and, to this day, are still among the best-selling albums of all time. She was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
As well as her amazing music career, Houston also made a name for herself as an actor. Her acting debut was with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992) which she not only starred in but also recorded six songs for, including the Grammy Award winning song I Will Always Love You. The song went on to be the best-selling physical single by a female in music history, and the album was awarded a Grammy for best album of the year.

βWhitney Houstonβ (1985), Whitney Houston.
Despite her incredible career and talent, unfortunately Whitney Houston’s personal struggles overshadowed her career at times. During the late ’90s and early 2000s, Whitney received huge negative media coverage as a result of her marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Her personal life became very public and she was caught in many media scandals relating to her and her husbands drug use. Following her personal struggles she took a six-year break from recording music, at which point her and Bobby Brown divorced. She returned to music with a bang in 2009 with her album I Look To You which reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart.
On 11th February 2012, Whitney Houston sadly passed away at the age of 48. Her cause of death was drowning as well as the effects of heart disease and cocaine use. It was listed as ‘accidental’.
The Legend Slot: Whitney Houston
I usually stick exclusively to studio albums for this series (and the occasional one off big hit track that didn’t make it onto a studio album, *cough* Earth, Wind & Fire’s September and Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U *cough*). Seriously, why can’t legendary musicians put their best hits on their studio albums?? What’s that about ‘ey? So, since Whitney only had 7 studio albums I decided to include her two film soundtrack albums as well. This was mostly because I couldn’t bare not featuring I Have Nothing from The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack (1992). That song is just absolutely incredible. Anyway, onto the playlist.
A Few Of My Favourites…
Let’s kick off the favourites then shall we? We’re starting with the ones that everyone knows and loves, as always. So we’ve got Saving All My Love For You from Whitney Houston (1985) and I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), Didn’t We Almost Have It All and So Emotional which are all from her second album, Whitney (1987). Then there’s the absolutely iconic song that is I Will Always Love You from The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack (1992). I do, of course, love Whitney’s version of the song but my favourite version will forever be the Dolly Parton original. It was written by Dolly after all!

βWhitneyβ (1987), Whitney Houston.
A song of hers that I have such great memories of is When You Believe from My Love Is Your Love (1998). When I was younger it was a song that always made a feature at dance shows that I went to. For anyone who doesn’t know, I was actually a tap, jazz and ballet dancer throughout my entire childhood. With dance comes dance shows and competitions and I will forever think of dance competitions when I hear When You Believe. I swear at every single dance competition I went to as a child there was a dance team that performed a contemporary/ballet routine to When You Believe. If any of you have a dance background let me know if it’s a song that you associate with dance shows. It can’t just be me!

βI’m Your Baby Tonightβ (1990), Whitney Houston.
My all time favourite Whitney Houston song, however, would have to be Greatest Love of All from her second album. Also I just wanted to take a moment to give a shoutout to One Moment in Time. It’s not on any of her studio albums but it deserves a mention. Oh, and bloody hell how much of a tune is I Didn’t Know My Own Strength as well!?
New Discoveries
A song that I genuinely didn’t know was by Whitney was It’s Not Right But It’s Okay from My Love Is Your Love (1998). In my head that was a Jennifer Lopez song and I have absolutely no clue how I’ve only just discovered that it is, in fact, a Whitney Houston song. It’s an absolute tune nonetheless. Another ‘omg I had no idea that was by Whitney’ song that I found was Million Dollar Bill from I Look To You (2009). Honestly this month’s playlist has be an absolute revelation. There were so many songs that I had no idea Whitney sang. There were also a few songs that I’d completely forgotten existed. The first was Where Do Broken Hearts Go from her second album, Whitney (1987) and the other was You Light Up My Life from Just Whitney (2002). Very happy to have rediscovered both.

βThe Bodyguard Original Soundtrackβ (1992), Whitney Houston.
New Discoveries: Completely New To Me
Okay so for the ACTUAL new discoveries. The first was Run To You which is from The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack. This just feels like classic Whitney to me. It’s absolutely beautiful and I feel like I love it even more because it’s part of a film soundtrack. You know how much I love a good film soundtrack after all! The second was You Give Good Love, which is the first song on her first album. It was a great track to kick off this months listening with and it really set the tone for the rest of my listening.

βMy Love Is Your Loveβ (1998), Whitney Houston.
Not going to lie, I may have been converted to a Whitney Houston fan after putting together this playlist. I’ve never thought of myself as someone who would go away and listen to ballads on the regular but Whitney was just the most incredible talent that I think I might’ve turned into a ballad lover.
Have you listened to much of Whitney Houston’s music before? What are some of your favourite Whitney songs? Let me know what you thought of this month’s playlists and if there are any artists that you’d love to see featured in The Legend Slot. And if you want EVEN MORE music content then make sure to go ahead and sign up to my newsletter below. Anyway, I’m off to watch The Bodyguard…see you next time!
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What a beautiful woman and great talent Whitney was.- what a range to her voice. It’s so tragic that we lost her all too early. Thanks for sharing.
Such a talent! Glad you enjoyed the post π
Whitney sung some of the most beautiful songs and her voice was just wonderful, it’s so sad to think that she isn’t with us anymore x
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Agreed! She had so many incredible songs π
Such a happy looking woman! The manner of her passing is a sad one, but at least she did what she loved and followed her passions. That shines through in her music and it is through that we can remember her. π
Very true, although her passing was under such sad circumstances her music will always bring so much joy! π
I absolutely love this series! I never really listened to a lot of Whitney’s music either, but this is making me want to really dive into her discography! Thanks for sharing! π
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Aw thank you so much! I hope you enjoy learning a bit about her music – let me know your favourites π
While I can more than appreciate her voice, I still can’t really stomach Whitney’s music. She was undoubtedly talented though and as a big fan of her aunt, Dionne Warwick, I really appreciate where she came from. A tragic story, ultimately.. I enjoyed reading what you wrote about her though.
Dionne Warwick is someone who’s music I’m actually not that familiar with at all! I recognise some of her songs but I’ll have to give her a proper listen π
Whitney Houston is a legend! Her music and voice are amazing. It is so sad that she passed away so soon. Love the different songs you’ve picked out to celebrate Whitney Houston. Have a great weekend!
I really enjoyed listening to her music last month! I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. Glad you approve of the songs I chose haha π
I’ve shamefully not listened to much Whitney Houston! Obviously I’ve heard all the popular songs but apart from that, I’m at a bit of a loss with her music. So thank you for sharing this post and this playlist!
I was exactly the same before putting together this playlist! But I was also surprised by how many of her songs I knew just not by name. Maybe you’ll know more than you think! π
This is a great post! Full of information. Not to long ago I went to a Whitney Houston tribute concert and the singer was amazing and sounded like it was Whitney on stage. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you so much! Oh that’s so cool, I bet it was amazing π
Whitney Houston is my all-time favorite singer besides Michael Jackson. She has a very divine voice. Thank you for sharing.
She was incredible! π
A legend that will remain forever in the history of humanity and music.
A beautiful woman π
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Definitely. She had such an amazing voice! π
Absolute goddess, they don’t make them like her these days but she’s a fountain of inspiration hands down.
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I had such a great time listening to her music! I discovered a lot for sure π
I grew up on Whitney so I absolutely adore her, and I agree she was an incredible talent. I don’t listen as much as I used to, but I’ll never get tired of her best ballads! Queen of the Night, I Have Nothing, and Million Dollar Bill are my favourites π
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The scene that Queen of the Night was in in The Bodyguard really added to the song! I Have Nothing and Million Dollar Bill are some of my favourites too π
WHitney is truly a legend – great article!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it π
Whitney was an icon. Absolutely amazing. This article has been so informative! Her songs really remind me of a specific time in life.
So glad you enjoyed reading! Love that her music reminds you of a specific time of your life, it’s incredible how powerful music can be π
Whitney Houston was definitely one incredible lady. Such a talented legend for sure!!
Agreed! She was so talented π
Your intro made me so happy because I feel like people look at you like you’re some sort of alien if you say you’ve never really listened to Whitney, which I haven’t either. My mum was a fan when I was a kid so I do have some vague recollection o the vast majority of the songs you’ve mentioned but none of them are that prominent other than the huge hits. I’m not a huge ballads fan either so I’ve never massively connected with her stuff. Maybe it’s time for another listen x
Hahaha for sure! Aside from her big hits I barely knew any of her songs. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed listening to her considering I’m not big on ballads so it could be the same for you! x
Her voice is incredible! I played some of her songs yesterday in the car.
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Agreed! One of the greatest voices ever for sure π
Whitney had such a pure voice, I always love listening to her music. Its so sad that it all ended the way it did.
It’s so incredibly sad! But her music will forever bring so much joy π
She was amazing, I love her songs and I can watch Bodyguard again and again.
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I loved watching The Bodyguard! I’d been meaning to watch it for years and finally watched it in October. What better time to watch than when you’re in the middle of Whitney Houston listening marathon haha π
Yay Iβm so glad you did Whitney! Loved this post as always π x
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So glad you liked it! Thank you π
Whitney was certainly a treasure that the world lost far too soon. I learned a lot about her from this post!! I wish I could say I knew more of her music other than her biggest hits, but now I definitely want to make sure I get more acquainted with her sound x
So glad you enjoyed the post! I definitely learned a lot about her and her music from putting it together π