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  • Oct 29, 2020

    Whitney Houston Becomes the First Black Artist With Three Diamond Albums

    We will always love Whitney Houston. And now we know how much. According to Sony Music, as of Wednesday (Oct. 28), Houston is officially the first Black recording artist to put up three RIAA Diamond-certified albums now that her second studio effort, 1987's Whitney, has been certified 10x Platinum.

    The album produced five Billboard Top 10 singles, with the first four -- "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"-- going No. 1, making her the first female recording artist ever with four consecutive Hot 100 No. 1s.

    When added to the three straight No. 1s from her debut, Whitney Houston -- "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know," "Greatest Love of All" -- Houston had an unprecedented run of seven No. 1 singles in a row.

    With Whitney joining the singer's 1985 self-titled debut and the 1992 soundtrack to The Bodyguard in the Diamond column, the singer becomes the first Black artist (male, female, solo or group) to earn that three-peat designation. Whitney has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, while her debut has gone 13x Platinum and The Bodyguard soundtrack has been certified 18x Platinum. Her video for "I Will Always Love You" also recently reached its own lofty perch -- one billion YouTube views.

    To date, three Black artists have had two Diamond Albums -- Michael Jackson, 2Pac and Mariah Carey. Ten more have had one. They are Prince & the Revolution, Boyz II Men, TLC, The Notorious B.I.G., OutKast, Hammer, Lionel Richie, Nelly, Stevie Wonder and Usher.

    billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9474391/whitney-houston-first-black-artist-three-diamond-albums

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    Queen Whitney

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    I'm glad her estate finally recertified Whitney cuz it was sitting at 9x platinum for forever

    Mariah will match her when her debut self-titled album is finally re-certified. It's been sitting at 9x platinum for over 20 years. And I know Janet should join the list of black artists with 2 diamond albums whenever Rhythm Nation 1814 and janet. get recertified.

  • Oct 29, 2020
    allmygirlsdoyoga

    Queen Whitney

  • Oct 29, 2020

    mariah is black. i'm glad they're finally acknowledging that

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    Whitney one of a kind. will never be another

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    Take care, views and scorpion soon come!

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    Sarpanchsaab

    Take care, views and scorpion soon come!

    🙄🙄🙄

  • Oct 29, 2020

    That’s great.

    Queen Whitney

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    How many artists in general have 3 diamond albums? Why they gotta specify she's black?

  • Oct 29, 2020
    skrt

    How many artists in general have 3 diamond albums? Why they gotta specify she's black?

    because it's harder for us

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    skrt

    How many artists in general have 3 diamond albums? Why they gotta specify she's black?

    I think she's the 3rd artist to have 3 diamond album. Garth Brooks has the most at 7 and Whitney has tied Shania Twain for most diamond albums by a female artist with 3.
    And they pointed it out cuz it's rare to go diamond in the first place, but EXTREMELY RARE for a black artist to go diamond once, let alone THREE TIMES

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    MJ doesn’t have three??

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    Jersey Excellence

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    Delejayn

    MJ doesn’t have three??

    Nope, just Bad and Thriller

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    Undisclosed

    Nope, just Bad and Thriller

    Wow. That’s insane.

  • Oct 29, 2020

    Congrats to the queen

  • Yo, congrats to Whitney. One of the best vocals I've ever heard in any genre.

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    beast444

    I think she's the 3rd artist to have 3 diamond album. Garth Brooks has the most at 7 and Whitney has tied Shania Twain for most diamond albums by a female artist with 3.
    And they pointed it out cuz it's rare to go diamond in the first place, but EXTREMELY RARE for a black artist to go diamond once, let alone THREE TIMES

    7?!?!?

    Wtf

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    Delejayn

    MJ doesn’t have three??

    Bad and Thriller are diamond. OTW, Dangerous and History are all 8x platinum.

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    Undisclosed

    Nope, just Bad and Thriller

    Off The Wall was certified 8x plat 11 years ago, I‘m sure in the next 5 years it’s gonna get that diamond certification.

  • Oct 29, 2020
    beast444

    Bad and Thriller are diamond. OTW, Dangerous and History are all 8x platinum.

    Wow. They should get there since streaming exist but those arent his most popular so idk

  • Oct 29, 2020
    SBMike

    7?!?!?

    Wtf

    yeah country fans are very loyal lol

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    (Who cares)

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    She has the W on her name