Whitney Houston
by Whitney Houston
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Whitney Houston bestography
Whitney Houston is ranked as the best album by Whitney Houston.
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Whitney Houston track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Whitney Houston rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 11 Music Albums of 1985 | 5/11 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1985 | 36/55 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | jtrizzle35 | Top 24 Music Albums of the 1980s | 11/24 | 12 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 49 Music Albums of 1985 | 33/49 | 2 |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 40 Music Albums of the 1980s | 40/40 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RasmV | Top 35 Music Albums of 1985 | 29/35 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa | 50/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 129 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 395 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/26/2026 20:07 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:35 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 05:56 | Proto | 4,273 | 33/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.8/100, a mean average of 65.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.0.
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1986 Grammys. The winner was No Jacket Required by Phil Collins (Edited)
The singing talent is obvious, and some of the hits are classic pop songs for sure. But half this album is slow songs, and just a little boring - especially the 3 duets. Nothing bad, but as a collective, it only averages out to a "pretty good" album - not a great one. (Edited)
ilovelctr 06/14/2021 14:24 | #270627 | TOP COMMENT
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Seriously, there's a bad trend to rate this album and the likes of it low on BEA. The tremendous difference between the per-track reception and the overall album reception says it clearly.
One thing that I think is terribly conveyed is the fact any kind of performance has its artistic exaggeration, which is true even in the case of some 'raw' music. This does not mean that dramatic R&B does not possess genuine emotions; on the other hand, it very well does.
planetneutral 12/18/2020 16:35 | #262867
The hits aren't enough to make this a good album.
The least offensively bombastic and over-sung album of Houston's. Its arrival not-so-coincidentally accompanied a downturn in the quality of pop music across the board. Why? Because Houston made it all about being a belter and not a singer. Melody would always take a backseat in such an arrangement.
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