Whitney Houston Posthumously Makes It To A Huge Milestone

Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston has now spent 250 weeks on the Billboard 200 — her longest run ever on the chart. 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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Whitney Houston’s music lives on every week on the Billboard charts, as one of her compilations moves enough equivalent units every frame in America to ensure that the superstar’s name appears on at least one or two tallies. Interest in the work she left behind remains incredibly high, and as one of her greatest hits sets climbs, it brings her to a milestone that she never reached during her lifetime.

I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston has become the go-to catch-all for Americans looking to listen to the singer’s most familiar tracks. It’s a common practice for one album or compilation to rack up the majority of sales and especially streams for late stars, as most people are usually only interested in some of the biggest singles, which can all be gathered together on one project.

Whitney Houston’s Album Reaches 250 Weeks

This week, I Will Always Love You returns to the top 20 on the Top R&B Albums chart and jumps five spaces north to No. 187 on the Billboard 200 – and it’s on the latter tally that the landmark is reached.

Houston’s compilation has now lived on the Billboard 200 — the chart company’s list of the most consumed albums, compilations, and EPs in the United States — for 250 weeks. Houston has never seen a title spend so much time on one list.

Whitney Houston and The Bodyguard Soundtrack Follow

Houston’s self-titled project, which arrived in early 1985, collected 176 stays on the Billboard 200. The Bodyguard soundtrack, which accompanied the movie of the same name, is just one frame shy of three full years.

I Will Always Love You Never Reached the Top 10

While I Will Always Love You is easily Houston’s longest-running title on the Billboard 200, it is far from her highest-rising. The compilation has never cracked the top 10, though it did reach No. 14 in December of 2012, following its release just months after her tragic passing.

Eight Top 10s and Four No. 1s

Houston has sent eight projects into the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and half of those have spent time at No. 1. That roundup includes The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston, Whitney, and I Look to You – and the first three managed double-digit stays at the summit.

Whitney Houston Has Spent Even More Time on the R&B List

As I Will Always Love You reaches 250 weeks on the Billboard 200, the compilation extends its stay on the Top R&B Albums list, where it has lived for an additional year. The compilation is up to 317 turns somewhere on the R&B-specific roster.