Awards

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First award: AMA for "You give good love" in 1985
Latest award:
Women's World Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004

Most recent awards are listed at the bottom.

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/ R&B Single: "You Give Good Love"
1985

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/ R&B Video: "Saving All My Love For You"
1985

Billboard Music Award for Top New Pop Artist
1985

Billboard Music Award for Top New Black Artist
1985

Emmy for Outstanding Individual Perfomance in Variety or Music Program for "The 28th Annual Grammy Awards"
1986

Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Perfomance-Female for "Saving All My Love For You"
1986

Billboard Music Award for Top Black Album: "Whitney Houston"
1986

Billboard Music Award for Top Pop Album: "Whitney Houston"
1986

Billboard Music Award for Top Black Album Artist
1986

Billboard Music Award for Top Pop Album Artist
1986

Billboard Music Award for Top Pop Female Album Artist
1986

Billboard Music Award for Top Pop Album and Singles Artist
1986

People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Musical Perfomer
1987

MTV's Video of the Year for "How Will I Know"
1987

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Video Single - "Greatest Love Of All"
1987

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album - "Whitney Houston"
1987

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album - "Whitney Houston"
1987

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1987

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1987

Billboard Music Award for Top Female Album Artist
1987

People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Musical Perfomer
1988

Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
1988

Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance-Female for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
1988

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1988

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
1988

Billboard Music Award for Top Pop Female Singles Artist
1988

Soul Train Music Award for Female Album of the Year: "Whitney"
1988

People's Choice Award for Favorite Musical Perfomer
1989

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Vocalist
1990

American Music Award for Favorite R&B/ Soul Female Vocalist
1990

Essence Award for the Performing Arts
1990

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Artist
1991

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Singles Artist
1991

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Album Artist
1991

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Album - "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
1991

American Cinema Performer of the year Award
1991

People's Choice Award for Favorite Musical Perfomer
1993

Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance-Female for "I Will Always Love You"
1993

Grammy for Record of the Year for "I Will Always Love You"
1993

Grammy for Album of the Year "The Bodyguard"
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 World Artist
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 World Single - "I Will Always Love You"
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 Album - "The Bodyguard"
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 Soundtrack Album - "The Bodyguard
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 Hot 100 Single Artist
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 Hot 100 Single - "I Will Always Love You"
1993

Blockbuster Award for Single Most Weeks At #1 - "I Will Always Love You"
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Single - "I Will Always Love You"
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Singles Artist
1993

Blockbuster Award for #1 R&B Album - "The Bodyguard"
1993

Blockbuster Award for Album Most Weeks At #1 - "The Bodyguard"
1993

MTV Movie Award for Best Song for "I Will Alwayse Love You" ("The Bodyguard")
1993

People's Choice Award for Favorite Female Musical Performer
1993

Soul Train Music Award for Best Female R&B Single: "I Will Always Love You"
1993

World Music Award for Best Song of the Year for "I Will Always Love You"
1994

World Music Award for Album of the Year "The Bodyguard"
1994

World Music Award for Entertainer of the Year
1994

Brit Award for Best Soundtrack Album "The Bodyguard"
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single - "I Will Always Love You"
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single - "I Will Always Love You"
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album - "The Bodyguard"
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album - "The Bodyguard"
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Album - "The Bodyguard"
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
1994

American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
1994

American Music Award Of Merit
1994

Soul Train Music Award for R&B Song of the Year: "I Will Always Love You"
1994

Soul Train Music Award-THE 1994 SAMMY DAVIS JR. AWARD - "As Entertainer of the Year" for outstanding achievements in the field of entertainment during
1994

Juno Music Award for Best-selling foreign or domestic album in Canada
1994

VH-1 Honours Award for Whitney Houston Foundation For Children's charitable work
1995

Soul Train Award-Hall of Fame
1995

Multiple Soul Train Award for Best Female Artist - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
1996

Soul Train Award for Best Female R&B/ Soul Single: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
1996

Soul Train Award for Best Female R&B/ Soul Single: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
1996

Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award-Hall of Fame
1996

Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award-Walk of Fame
1996

NAACP Image Award for Best Gospel Album for "Preacher's Wife"
1997

NAACP Image Award for Best Artist
1997

NAACP Image Award for Best Actress
1997

ASCAP Film & Television Award for Most Performed Songs,Motion Pictures-"Count On Me"
1997

American Music Award for Best Adult contemporary Artist
1997

American Music Award for Favorite Soundtrack Album: "Waiting to Exhale"
1997

Blockbuster Female Pop Artist
1997

People's Choice Awards for Best Female Singer
1998

Trumpet Pinnacle Award for inspiring others in her chosen profession or career
1998

Soul Train Award Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements In The Field Of Entertainment
1998

Dove Award for Best Traditional Gospel Song - "I Go To The Rock"
1998

NAACP Image Award for Best Duet-"When You Believe" with Mariah Carey
1999

MTV Europe Music Award for Best R&B Artist
1999

Bambi Award for Most Successful International Artist.
1999

NRJ Music Award for Best International Album-"My Love Is Your Love"
2000

NAACP Image Award for Best Female Artist
2000

Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance-Female for "It's Not Right But It's Okay"
2000

Soul Train Award-Artist of the Decade-Female
2000

BET Lifetime Achievement Award
2001

Women's World Lifetime Achievement Award
2004