Whitney Houston earns double-digit new RIAA certifications, including platinum plaques for 鈥淐ount On … More Me鈥 and 鈥淩un to You,鈥 decades after their original releases. FRANCE – MAY 18: Whitney Houston Performs In Paris Bercy On May 18th, 1988 In Paris,France (Photo by Frederic REGLAIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
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More than a decade after her passing, Whitney Houston continues to collect new awards and certifications for the music she left behind. People in the United States have not stopped listening to the legendary vocalist, and as more time passes, she racks up more honors.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently handed down double-digit new certifications to Houston鈥檚 catalog, as both singles and one of the bestselling albums of all time added to their totals. Among that group, two of the late superstar鈥檚 tracks became platinum wins for the first time, decades after their release.
鈥淐ount on Me鈥 and 鈥淩un to You鈥 Go Platinum
Both 鈥淐ount On Me,鈥 a collaboration with CeCe Winans, and 鈥淩un to You鈥 are newly platinum songs by Houston. That means they have officially moved one million equivalent units throughout the years, between both sales and streaming activity.
鈥淩un to You鈥 was named a gold win after it hit half a million units in March 2019. 鈥淐ount On Me鈥 had to wait much longer to double its sum and move from gold to platinum status. The duet with Winans was certified gold in 1996, so it took almost 30 years for it to shift another half-million copies.
The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale鈥檚 Smashes
鈥淩un to You鈥 served as the fourth official single from The Bodyguard soundtrack. It followed top 10 smashes 鈥淚 Will Always Love You,鈥 鈥淚鈥檓 Every Woman,鈥 and 鈥淚 Have Nothing,鈥 becoming the last charting tune from that collection. Just a few years later, Houston was promoting the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack, which produced several other huge wins, including 鈥淐ount On Me.鈥 Both were chart wins, but it鈥檚 taken decades for them to become platinum successes.
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Whitney Houston鈥檚 Other New RIAA Certifications
Eight other songs by Houston earned new certifications from the RIAA at the same time as 鈥淩un to You鈥 and 鈥淐ount On Me.鈥 鈥淚 Will Always Love You鈥 advanced to 11-times platinum after becoming a diamond smash in 2022. Houston is likely headed for another diamond win, as 鈥淚 Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)鈥 is now up to 8-times platinum, meaning it has moved eight million equivalent units.
Other beloved songs from the superstar increased their totals, including 鈥淚 Have Nothing鈥 (4-times platinum), 鈥淗igher Love鈥 with Kygo and 鈥淗ow Will I Know鈥 (both 3-times platinum), and 鈥淪aving All My Love for You,鈥 鈥淢y Love Is Your Love,鈥 and 鈥淗eartbreak Hotel,鈥 which all surged from platinum to double platinum.
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