Whitney Houston Songs Ranked

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Referred to as “The Voice”, she is regarded as one of the most successful and influential vocalists of all time. Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, she is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Her crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV influenced generations of African American artists. Following the critical and commercial success of My Love Is Your Love (1998), Houston renewed her contract with Arista for $100 million. However, her personal struggles began overshadowing her career, and the album Just Whitney (2002) received mixed reviews. Her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown received widespread media coverage. After a six-year break from recording, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final studio album, I Look to You (2009). On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The coroner’s report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards and was featured prominently in international media. Houston was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. Here are all of Whitney Houston’s songs ranked.

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20. Miracle (I’m Your Baby Tonight, 1990)

“Definitely one of the most underrated Whitney songs – beautiful as always, powerful as usual, emotional and touching… Real Whitney Houston!”

19. Higher Love (Higher Love, 1990)

“Whitney’s cover of Steve Winwood’s 1986 hit was originally featured on the Japanese edition of her third studio album, I’m Your Baby Tonight. It was only released in Japan as a bonus cut. The song lay dormant for 28 years. But everything changed in 2019. Houston’s estate and RCA Records targeted a Norwegian DJ named Kygo for a 2020 collaboration. Her sister-in-law, Pat Houston, felt particularly sold on working with him because of his tasteful trop-house remix of Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing. And the rest is history. Higher Love has been streamed 548 million times on Spotify, just behind first placer, I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).”

18. I’m Your Baby Tonight (I’m Your Baby Tonight, 1990)

“This song really has no genre which makes it fantastic. Her power and high notes and runs seem like it’d be an r&b song but I think it crosses over well.”

17. When You Believe (The Prince of Egypt, 1998)

“The most powerful duet of all time. An essential tune especially in this pandemic. A beautiful song and amazing voice from Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Love this song very much.”

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16. It’s Not Right but It’s Okay (My Love Is Your Love, 1998)

“I couldn’t imagine if someone else singing this song. Whitney really bring in on the “fun” side of the song although is about cheating man… Love it”

15. All at Once (Whitney Houston, 1985)

“Always loved this song from when it first came out all those years ago. It’s so beautiful! I adore Whitney’s vocals in this songs. One of her most brilliant songs”

14. Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Whitney, 1987)

“Although it was reported that Houston had never liked this song, I think it’s wonderful ballad. Houston stirring vocal performance makes this song effective and memorable. It was her last #1 single from her powerful second album that eventually went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.”

13. I’m Every Woman (The Bodyguard, 1992)

“Beautiful song, beautiful voice, beautiful smile. We will miss you so much. Too bad today’s kids will never hear real talent like yours, natural without a computer to autotone your voice. So sad to lose a talent like this. Hope others who need it will now get the help they need.”

12. All the Man that I Need (I’m Your Baby Tonight, 1990)

“Just perfection! This is the most emotional performance I’ve ever heard… Can’t listen to this song only once. Her vocal abilities are exceptional and the closing of this song is magnificent”

11. So Emotional (Whitney, 1987)

“In my opinion uptempo tracks are usually better-suited for general listening with powerhouse singers who love to flex such power because often-times the song actually suits the theatrics. Even so, I still wish Houston pulled back a bit at the end and sung it powerfully yet relatively straight as she did for most of the song. The growls in particular near the end got more than a bit ridiculous. But, I must give credit here: there’s real drive in the backing track, with a hard-hitting beat and definite rock influence and a good sense of fun.”

10. Didn’t We Almost Have It All (Whitney, 1987)

“One of my favorite songs by Whitney that I could just hear over and over. Very touching and beautiful song. Reminds me of “one moment in time” with such meaningful lyrics. After hearing this, u know she’ll always be the top #1 singer to go down in history. No one will ever come close!”

9. One Moment in Time (Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances, 1988)

“This is such a wonderful song,. It epitomizes Whitney’s exceptional vocal talent because it as song full of high notes and belting, and its lyrics are very inspirational and extremely meaningful, and can put someone on tears quickly. It is one Houston song that should not be missed, for it shows Whitney’s vocal ability.”

8. You Give Good Love (Whitney Houston, 1985)

“”You Give Good Love” is a perfect pop/soul number that showcases Whitney’s then unbelievable vocal power. The melody is gorgeous and you can sing along. Really stand out song!”

7. Run to You (The Bodyguard, 1987)

“It uplift my spirit, after losing the love of my life I keep on listening to it more often. I loved Whitney more than anything her songs are so amazing Outrageous song! Nobody could ever sing it more beautiful than Whitney of course. It sends chills through you.”

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6. Saving All My Love for You (Whitney Houston, 1985)

“One of Whitney’s oldest songs, but I hate to say this: This song should be top 1 too in this list. It is known to be the “best romantic song ever by a female artist”. A jazzy inspiring and heart-embracing song, with lyrics that show what love is, even when its done by cheating. Here is how is begins : “A few stolen moments is all that we share, you’ve got your family and they need you there”.

5. How Will I Know (Whitney Houston, 1985)

“This song is MY Jam! I always thought this song was just a fun and happy song to play. It had a great beat, sweet vocals, and who can forget Whitney was trying to do her thing to with the backup dancers.”

4. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Whitney, 1987)

“I love this song! First song I heard from Whitney and it’s the best song ever. Every time I hear it my feet starts moving on their own and I feel like dancing! I wanna dance with somebody! Yeah!”

3. Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston, 1985)

“A difficult song to sing, due to lots of high note verses. It takes a person with great talent and soul to be able to pull off singing this track. A very touching and positive song indeed!”

2. I Have Nothing (The Bodyguard, 1992)

“”I Have Nothing” was issued as a third single from “The Bodyguard” soundtrack. It was even nominated for Oscar, for the best movie song of the year. It’s one of the most spectacular ballads of Whitney’s career. Her voice is so strong here. It’s sad she no longer can sing like that.”

1. I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard, 1992)

“This is Whitney Houston’s signature song. no entertainer in the world could sing 45 seconds without the smallest piece of instruments so emotionally and vividly as Whitney Houston in I will always love you, the theme song for the movie “The Bodyguard” featuring Whitney Houston and, of course, Kevin Costner. Whitney Houston won 16 awards for this song, including a Grammy awards.”