Whitney Houston

[happycanadian]

aaaaaaaaaaaaand, just as a reminder as to what Whitney Houston has achieved, and why the world still cares, and to put something positive instead of the largely negative press she's received over the past few years (though recently it's all been positive again, post-rehab).

here is a compilation of records that Whitney has held throughout her career. some of them maybe have been broken since she achieved them, but she still did.

Best Selling Female Debut Album

First Female Artist To Debut At #1 On Album Charts

Only Artist With Seven Consecutive #1 Singles

Best Selling Soundtrack Of All Time

Best Selling Album By A Female Artist**

Most Weeks In Total At #1 On Album Chart By A Female Artist (45 Weeks)

First Artist To Scan Over A Million Copies Of An Album

Best Selling Single By A Female Artist

Longest Running #1 Single**

Held All Airplay Chart Records

Only Artist To Have 'Star Spangled Banner' Reach Top 10

Largest Scanning Single In One Week 632,000

One Of Three Artists To Have Single Debut At #1

Longest Running #2 Single (11 Weeks)

Best Selling Gospel Soundtrack

Best Selling Gospel Album

Most Consecutive Weeks At #1 (26) On Gospel Album Charts

Best Selling Soundtrack Artist (27 Million U.S.)

Best Selling Made For Tv Movie

Longest Running #1 R&B Song (Exhale)**

Highest Paid Black Actress**

Most American Music Awards Won By Female Artist (21)

Best Film Debut By A Music Artist

First Artist to won 11 Billboard Music Awards in one ceremony

Only Female Artist to win 8 American Music Awards in one Night

First Artist to win 5 World Music Awards in one Night

Most Consecutive #1 Singles on Hot 100 Single Sales Chart (7)

Most Consecutive Top 10 singles on Hot 100 Single Sales Chart (14)

Most weeks at #1 on Hot 100 Single Sale Chart (IWALY, 14 Weeks)

First Female Artist to have 4 #1 singles from an album

Longest Running #1 single on Hot 100 from a soundtrack (IWALY, 14 Weeks)

Largest Inital Certification of an album by RIAA for The Bodyguard (6 Million)

First Female Artist to have 2 Diamond Albums

First Female Artist to have 3 albums sell over 9 million copies

Only Artist to have 'The Star Spangled Banner' Certified Platinum.

Only Artist to have a song on UK Year End Singles Charts for 2 consecutive years. (I Will Always Love You Ranked #1 in 1992 and #9 in 1993)

First Female Artist to concurrently Top US/UK/Australian Charts with 'I Will Always Love You'.

Most Awarded Female Artist With 411 Awards As Of 2006



and that is why she is a LEGEND.








*classicwhitney.com*

 

[mellowdrama]

Whitney and Serge Gainsbourg, 1986

http://www.youtube.com/v/LMAHstZ565w

 

[kahlilg]

Wow what a trainwreck this woman is. She used to be soo... different.

 

[happycanadian]

that is absolutely hysterical! i can only imagine what the Whitney circa 2000-2006 would've done in response. needless to say, it wouldn't have been pretty. lol. watching her back then, really for the first 10-15 years of her career, was a master class in proper p.r. she always handled herself so well in interviews and any public event. i suspect she'll get back to that, now that she's clean and sans Bobby.

she was at NOBU in New York today with Clive Davis. here are some pics and commentary courtesy of Perez Hilton:

It’s Whitney, b*tch!







Forget about Britney!
The comeback we’re really looking forward to is Whitney Houston’s!
And, under the guidance of Clive Davis, the drug-free diva has a much better chance at massive success than Spears, who is her own captain in a big boat lost at sea.
On Monday, a healthy and radiant Houston was spotted with the music mogul in NYC.
Nice to see her taking care of herself and her career!
Hit a homerun, Whitney. People are rooting for you. Don’t waste their goodwill!!!






*perezhilton.com*

 

[mellowdrama]

The blue, the grey, the black--they match! Whitney looks great, and, as usual, I'm digging Clive's suits. Who's his tailor?

 

[happycanadian]

oh LAWD HAVE MERCY! here's a small clip of Whitney's appearance at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks event a couple days ago. she certainly commands the stage. a true Superstar.


Ladies and Gentlemen, this is how it's done. pure DIVA!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSBlC3xcwRo

 

[marlasinger]

S: A Socialite's Life

 

[aris]

she looks well!

 

[FashionJunkie]

can't wait for her new CD!!!! What a voice....

 

[Erin]

I hope she shows everybody what she's got. To me, she and Mariah Carrey have THE best voices in the business - not Christina, not Jessica or WHOEVER.

And of course, with a comeback usually comes a fashion comeback. I'm excited.

 

[aris]

she is very talanted, indid! great voice!

 

[liashoes]

At Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night 04/05/08

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[happycanadian]

SO completely wonderful to see her out and about looking absolutely gorgeous and radiant again! and most especially it's great to see Whitney interacting with people whom she used to associate with when she was in her prime heyday --- ie Costner, Ali, etc ---, this, to me, is most indicative of her rehabilitation. she is NOT shamed by her past, but rather is PROUD that she had the strength to pull through and can now stand on the brighter side of the mountain.

g'on and get it, Whit! you're the Greatest DIVA of All!

 

[happycanadian]

here's a scan from the most recent People magazine ...




honey looks AMAAAZING!

*whitney-fan.com*

 

[Emilee]

Whitney Houston lands at LAX, April 18


celeb-city

 

[happycanadian]

thanks for those new pics!! she looks great! very casual, but she looks healthy and hot!

 

[happycanadian]

wow. i'm not sure what the hell is going on ... but we've got a third set of Whitney photos from this weekend. she must be getting ready to start promoting this upcoming album... i don't know, but she never makes public appearances like this. anyway, she's at the boxing fight last night in Las Vegas... she looks gorgeous!



(*she looks a bit preggers in this pic... must be the angle and the dress*)




*whitney-fan.com*

 

[happycanadian]

here's new pics of whitney looking STUNNING at the BET Honours Gala a couple nights ago

question:

can someone id this dress?







*classic-whitney.com*

 

[aris]

yes she looks FAB! Love her!

 

[Emilee]

Whitney Houston 51st Annual Grammy Awards - Show 02-08-09
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