Whitney's lijst van awards tot 2000 zijn:
6 Grammys
21 American Music Awards
15 Billboard Music Awards
2 Emmy Awards.
Hier is een compleet overzicht van haar awards:
1985
American Music Awards:
Favorite Soul/ R&B Single: "You Give Good Love"
Favorite Soul/ R&B Video: "Saving All My Love For You"
Billboard Music Awards:
Top New Pop Artist
Top New Black Artist
1986:
Grammy Award:
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "Saving All My Love for You"
American Music Awards:
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Vocalist
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female LP: "Whitney Houston"
Favorite Soul/ R&B Female LP: "Whitney Houston"
Favorite Soul/ R&B Female Vocalist
Favorite Soul/ R&B Female Video
Billboard Music Awards:
Top Black Album: "Whitney Houston"
Top Pop Album: "Whitney Houston"
Top Black Album Artist
Top Pop Album Artist
Top Pop Female Album Artist
Top Pop Album and Singles Artist
Rolling Stone Music Award:
Best Album of the Year: "Whitney Houston"
MTV Music Video Award:
Best Video of the Year: "How Will I Know"
Emmy Award:
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
1987
American Music Awards:
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Vocalist
Favorite R&B/ Soul Female Vocalist
Billboard Music Award: Top Female Album Artist
People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Musical Performer
1988
Grammy Award:
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Billboard Music Award:
Top Pop Female Singles Artist
Soul Train Music Award:
Female Album of the Year: "Whitney"
Emmy Award:
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
People's Choice Award:Favorite Female Musical Performer
1989
People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Musical Performer
1990
American Music Awards:
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Vocalist
Favorite R&B/ Soul Female Vocalist
The 1990 Essence Award for the Performing Arts
1991
Billboard Music Awards:
Top R&B Album: "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
Top R&B Album Artist
Top R&B Singles Artist
Top R&B Album and Singles Artist
The American Cinema Performer of the year Award
1993
Billboard Music Awards:
Top Hot 100 Sales Single: "I Will Always Love You"
Top Pop Single: "I Will Always Love You"
Top R&B Sales Single: "I Will Always Love You"
Top R&B Single: "I Will Always Love You"
Top Pop Singles Artist
Top Pop Female Singles Artist
Top Pop Album: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Top R&B Album: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Top R&B Singles Artist
World Music Awards:
Song of 1993: "I Will Always Love You"
Album of 1993: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Entertainer of the Year 1993
MTV Movie Award:
Best Song: "I Will Always Love You"
People's Choice Award: Favorite Female Musical Performer
Soul Train Music Award:
Best Female R&B Single: "I Will Always Love You"
1994
Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year: "I Will Always Love You" from "The Bodyguard" soundtrack album
Album of the Year: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: "I Will Always Love You"
American Music Awards:
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Vocalist
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Single: "I Will Always Love You"
Favorite Soul/ R&B Female Vocalist
Favorite Soul/ R&B Female Single: "I Will Always Love You"
Favorite Pop/ Rock Female Album: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Favorite R&B/ Soul Female Album: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Favorite Adult Contemporary Album: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
American Music Award of Merit
Soul Train Music Award:
R&B Song of the Year: "I Will Always Love You"
THE 1994 SAMMY DAVIS JR. AWARD - "As Entertainer of the Year" for outstanding achievements in the field of entertainment during 1993
Brit Award:
Best Soundtrack Album: "The Bodyguard" soundtrack
Juno Music Award:
Best-selling foreign or domestic album in Canada
1995
Soul Train Award:
Hall of Fame
VH1 Honors
1996
NAACP Image Award:
Outstanding Female Artist with "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Soul Train Award:
Best Female R&B/ Soul Single: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award:
Hall of Fame
Black Entertainment Television (BET) Award:
Walk of Fame
1997
American Music Awards:
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
Favorite Soundtrack Album: "Waiting to Exhale"
NAACP Image Awards:
Outstanding Motion Picture Actress for her role in "The Preacher's Wife"
Outstanding Gospel Artist for her work on "The Preacher's Wife" soundtrack album
Outstanding Album: "The Preacher's Wife" soundtrack
Blockbuster Entertainment Award:
Best Female Pop Artist
Essence Award:
1998
People's Choice Award:
Favorite Female Musical Performer
Trumpet Pinnacle Award:
For inspiring others in her chosen profession or career
Soul Train Award:
Quincy Jones Award for Outstanding Career Achievements In The Field Of Entertainment
Dove Award:
Best Traditional Recorded Gospel Performance: "I Go To The Rock"
1999
NAACP Image Award:
Outstanding Duo/Group Collaboration: "When You Believe" with Mariah Carey
MTV Europe Music Awards 1999:
Best R&B
Bambi Awards, Germany
Best International Pop Artist
2000
42nd Annual Grammy Awards
Best R&B Female Vocal Performance 'It's Not Right But It's Okay'
14th Annual Soul Train Awards
Artist Of The Decade: Whitney Houston
2001