Remembering Whitney Houston
Urban Lux Magazine joins you and so many others around the world in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of one of the world’s greatest talents. Whitney Houston will always be remembered for her incredible voice and unmatchable talent.
Her awards include two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards. Houston was also one of the world’s best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.
In 2009, the Guinness World Records named her as the most-awarded female act of all time. Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (“Saving All My Love for You”, “How Will I Know”, “Greatest Love of All”, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”, “So Emotional” and “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”).
Her 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone’s best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston’s crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for “How Will I Know”, influenced several African-American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Whitney, we love you and rest in peace.
