# The best Whitney Houston songs

The Voice's greatest songs, from the eighties dance-pop hits to the Bodyguard ballads, as ranked by critics, readers and fans.

- 58 votes · 17 items
- Jul 12, 2024 · cole_b-side
- https://even.best/en/l/3261/the-best-whitney-houston-songs

## Top 17

1. **I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1987. Number one on Billboard's staff ranking.
2. **It's Not Right but It's Okay** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1998. Late-nineties R&B with a famous remix.
3. **I Will Always Love You** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1992. The Dolly Parton song from The Bodyguard; Grammy Hall of Fame.
4. **How Will I Know** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1985. Eighties pop at its brightest.
5. **Exhale (Shoop Shoop)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1995. From the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack.
6. **Didn't We Almost Have It All** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1987. A grand romantic ballad.
7. **So Emotional** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1987. Rock-tinged pop from Whitney.
8. **Run to You** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1992. The quietest of the Bodyguard ballads.
9. **I Have Nothing** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1992. Another Bodyguard ballad, first for the AOTY community.
10. **Saving All My Love for You** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1985. Her first US number one.
11. **My Love Is Your Love** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1998. Reggae-tinged and warm.
12. **Greatest Love of All** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 1985. The ballad about loving yourself.
13. **I'm Every Woman** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1992. Her version of the Chaka Khan classic.
14. **Heartbreak Hotel** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1998. With Faith Evans and Kelly Price.
15. **All the Man That I Need** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1990. A soaring number one from I'm Your Baby Tonight.
16. **One Moment in Time** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1988. The Seoul Olympics anthem.
17. **I'm Your Baby Tonight** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — 1990. New jack swing with Babyface and L.A. Reid.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.