Four decades ago, a music legend continued to dominate the scene with her debut album as another of her singles topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Whitney Houston made history when "Greatest Love of All," which was released as an official single from her self-titled album on March 18, 1996, was a major success soon after its release.
The emotional ballad about self-love immediately started climbing the charts, following in the footsteps of other singles on the album, including No. 1 hits "Saving All My Love for You" and "How Will I Know." On May 17, 1986, "Greatest Love of All" finally took the top spot.
With this achievement, Houston became the first female artist to have three singles from the same album reach the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It wasn't just a U.S. success either, as "Greatest Love of All" was Houston's second No. 1 hit in Canada and topped charts in other countries as well.
"Greatest Love of All" is a cover of the original song from artist George Benson, written by Michael Masser and Linda Creed. It was the album Whitney Houston's seventh official single. Others were "Hold Me," "You Give Good Love," "All at Once," and "Thinking About You."
View this post on InstagramThe official Instagram account for the late Houston commemorated the special anniversary with a clip from the music video and a list of the song's accomplishments. Along with its chart-topping success, "Greatest Love of All" also earned a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year.
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Fans paid tribute to Houston and the song in the comments, with replies like, "This song always bring so many emotions," and "The voice heaven sent the greatest and it's not even close!"
Another declared, "Whitney was truly one of the greatest artists of all time. This song brings such positive memories," while someone else noted that although the song is technically a cover, Houston "made it her own."
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