The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard is a Number One Hit Album by Whitney Houston. It debuted on the charts during Week 1. As of July 2026, it is certified 6x Platinum. The album peaked at #1 during Week 100. The album's highest-charting songs include "Jesus Loves Me", which peaked at #2, and "I Will Always Love You", which peaked at #3.

The Bodyguard
Number One Hit Album by Whitney Houston
Artist	Whitney Houston
Warz Score
Chart Overview
Peak	1
Debuted	Week 1
Last Seen	Week 138
Rank	25 (as of July 19, 2026)
Certification	6x Platinum ▲
Plays	1,186
Weeks	58

Chart Summary

The Bodyguard by Whitney Houston debuted on the King Warz Albums chart at #6 in Week 1 and has spent 58 total weeks on the chart. It reached #1 for a single week in Week 100. It stands as the nineteenth album ever to top the chart and the eleventh official #1 album of 2025. It became Whitney Houston's fourth #1 album.

The album earned its highest weekly points total, 218, in Week 120 at #4, re-entering the chart directly at that position. Its longest unbroken run on the chart lasted 20 weeks, from Week 34 to Week 53. The album has re-entered the chart 17 times, with gaps of 1 to 25 weeks between appearances; the first re-entry came in Week 3 and the most recent in Week 138. Of its 58 chart weeks, 15 have come inside the top 5, 30 inside the top 10 and 58 inside the top 20.

Among the 143 albums that have charted, it ranks #25 all-time. Across its charted weeks alone it has moved 5,332 units from 787 plays and 3,758 chart points, its chart presence driven 30% by raw streams and 70% by chart points; its certification also counts streaming from weeks off the chart.

During 2021, the album appeared 2 times, peaking at #6, averaging #12, earning 105 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 1 (67 points), and it finished 26th on the 2021 year-end chart with 151 units. During 2022, the album appeared 18 times, peaking at #4, averaging #12, earning 961 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 24 (100 points), and it finished 11th on the 2022 year-end chart with 1,405 units. During 2023, the album appeared 17 times, peaking at #3, averaging #7, earning 1,284 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 43 (128 points), and it finished 5th on the 2023 year-end chart with 1,713 units. During 2024, the album appeared 13 times, peaking at #2, averaging #12, earning 685 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 50 (145 points), and it finished 18th on the 2024 year-end chart with 1,003 units. During 2025, the album appeared 4 times, peaking at #1, averaging #9, earning 382 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 100 (202 points). In 2026, the album charted 4 times, peaking at #4, averaging #12, earning 341 points, anchored by its biggest week in Week 120 (218 points).

Notable Achievements

• The album topped the chart, earning Number One Hit Album status.
• The album is Whitney Houston's fourth #1 album on the King Warz Charts.
• It is the nineteenth album ever to top the chart, and the eleventh official #1 album of 2025.
• The album ranks #25 all-time on the King Warz Charts albums ranking.
• The album is certified 6x Platinum on the King Warz Charts.

Certifications

Certification	Achieved	Units required	Time to reach
Gold	March 18, 2022 (Week 11)	500	464 days
Platinum	July 15, 2022 (Week 20)	1,000	583 days
2× Platinum	April 7, 2023 (Week 35)	2,000	849 days
3× Platinum	August 4, 2023 (Week 44)	3,000	968 days
4× Platinum	October 19, 2024 (Week 59)	4,000	1,410 days
5× Platinum	August 15, 2025 (Week 101)	5,000	1,710 days
6× Platinum	February 13, 2026 (Week 127)	6,000	1,892 days

Listening Milestones

• First streamed on December 9, 2020 (Week 1).
• Biggest listening day: March 18, 2022 (18 plays).
• Reached 500 plays on June 1, 2024 (Week 51).
• Reached 1,000 plays on December 17, 2025 (Week 118).
• 1,186 total plays across 450 different days.

Chart Performance

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Tracklist

#	Song	Peak	Weeks	Plays	Cert
1	I Will Always Love You	3	32	252	6× Platinum
2	I Have Nothing	5	47	367	11× Diamond
3	I'm Every Woman	17	14	168	3× Platinum
4	Run to You	6	42	304	8× Platinum
5	Queen of the Night	3	19	214	4× Platinum
6	Jesus Loves Me	2	18	202	4× Platinum

Chart History

Date	Week	MV	Album	Artist	TW	LW	OC	UTS	PLS	PK	PTS
October 07, 2021	Week 1	NEW	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	6	-	1	101	17	6	67
December 02, 2021	Week 3	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	18	-	2	54	8	6	38
January 13, 2022	Week 6	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	13	-	3	78	13	6	52
January 27, 2022	Week 7	▼7	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	20	13	4	40	3	6	34
February 10, 2022	Week 8	▲4	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	16	20	5	46	4	6	38
March 03, 2022	Week 9	▼2	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	18	16	6	56	9	6	38
March 17, 2022	Week 10	▲10	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	8	18	7	114	17	6	80
March 24, 2022	Week 11	▲4	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	4	8	8	120	31	4	58
March 31, 2022	Week 12	▼12	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	16	4	9	57	4	4	49
April 07, 2022	Week 13	▲6	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	10	16	10	82	12	4	58
April 21, 2022	Week 14	▲2	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	8	10	11	84	14	4	56
May 26, 2022	Week 16	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	15	-	12	52	5	4	42
June 23, 2022	Week 18	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	9	-	13	66	8	4	50
July 14, 2022	Week 19	▼3	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	12	9	14	71	11	4	49
August 11, 2022	Week 20	▼6	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	18	12	15	51	8	4	35
September 08, 2022	Week 21	▲14	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	4	18	16	166	40	4²	86
September 29, 2022	Week 22	▼16	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	20	4	17	43	8	4²	27
October 27, 2022	Week 23	▲5	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	15	20	18	58	8	4²	42
November 17, 2022	Week 24	▲9	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	6	15	19	136	18	4²	100
December 08, 2022	Week 25	▼4	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	10	6	20	85	9	4²	67
January 12, 2023	Week 28	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	8	-	21	111	23	4²	65
January 26, 2023	Week 29	▼6	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	14	8	22	57	8	4²	41
February 09, 2023	Week 30	▲2	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	12	14	23	73	8	4²	57
February 23, 2023	Week 31	▲6	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	6	12	24	82	9	4²	64
March 16, 2023	Week 32	▼5	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	11	6	25	67	7	4²	53
April 06, 2023	Week 34	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	5	-	26	88	9	4²	70
April 20, 2023	Week 35	▲1	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	4	5	27	138	19	4³	100
April 27, 2023	Week 36	▲1	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	3	4	28	142	12	3	118
May 11, 2023	Week 37	▼3	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	6	3	29	101	13	3	75
May 25, 2023	Week 38	▲1	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	5	6	30	105	12	3	81
June 08, 2023	Week 39	=	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	5	5	31	96	10	3	76
June 22, 2023	Week 40	▼3	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	8	5	32	81	8	3	65
July 06, 2023	Week 41	▲3	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	5	8	33	120	16	3	88
July 20, 2023	Week 42	=	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	5	5	34	141	20	3	101
August 03, 2023	Week 43	▲1	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	4	5	35	156	14	3	128
August 17, 2023	Week 44	▼8	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	12	4	36	76	13	3	50
August 31, 2023	Week 45	=	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	12	12	37	70	9	3	52
January 25, 2024	Week 46	▲6	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	6	12	38	68	6	3	56
March 21, 2024	Week 47	▼14	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	20	6	39	34	4	3	26
April 11, 2024	Week 48	▲5	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	15	20	40	40	4	3	32
May 02, 2024	Week 49	▲10	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	5	15	41	112	10	3	92
May 23, 2024	Week 50	▲3	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	2	5	42	197	26	2	145
July 11, 2024	Week 51	▼14	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	16	2	43	43	4	2	35
August 22, 2024	Week 52	▲14	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	2	16	44	112	12	2²	88
September 05, 2024	Week 53	▼12	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	14	2	45	31	2	2²	27
September 19, 2024	Week 55	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	16	-	46	38	5	2²	28
October 10, 2024	Week 57	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	20	-	47	52	10	2²	32
November 21, 2024	Week 62	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	10	-	48	97	29	2²	39
November 28, 2024	Week 63	▼2	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	12	10	49	73	14	2²	45
December 12, 2024	Week 65	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	17	-	50	60	10	2²	40
June 12, 2025	Week 91	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	13	-	51	80	25	2²	30
July 03, 2025	Week 94	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	8	-	52	159	24	2²	111
July 24, 2025	Week 97	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	14	-	53	83	22	2²	39
August 14, 2025	Week 100	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	1	-	54	274	36	1	202
January 01, 2026	Week 120	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	4	-	55	286	34	1	218
January 08, 2026	Week 121	▼12	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	16	4	56	74	17	1	40
February 12, 2026	Week 126	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	8	-	57	97	26	1	45
May 07, 2026	Week 138	RE	The Bodyguard	Whitney Houston	19	-	58	58	10	1	38

Year End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 4 year-end charts.

Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
2024	18	13	1,003	157	2	2
2023	5	17	1,713	209	3	—
2022	11	18	1,405	220	4	2
2021	26	2	151	23	6	—

Month End Chart Appearances

The album has appeared on 24 month-end charts.

Month	Year	Position	Weeks	Units	Plays	Peak	Peak Weeks
January	2026	11	2	416	66	4	—
November	2024	20	2	184	50	10	—
August	2024	2	1	112	12	2	—
July	2024	15	1	39	2	16	—
May	2024	3	2	295	29	2	—
April	2024	9	1	54	11	15	—
March	2024	17	1	42	8	20	—
January	2024	9	1	56	0	6	—
September	2023	10	1	52	0	12	—
June	2023	5	2	181	20	5	—
April	2023	2	3	358	35	3	—
March	2023	18	1	100	18	11	—
February	2023	10	2	147	13	6	—
January	2023	13	2	178	36	8	—
October	2022	14	1	62	10	15	—
September	2022	10	2	141	14	4	—
August	2022	11	1	85	25	18	—
July	2022	12	1	71	11	12	—
June	2022	17	1	76	13	9	—
May	2022	15	1	56	7	15	—
April	2022	14	3	215	26	8	—
February	2022	16	1	62	12	16	—
January	2022	15	2	118	16	13	—
October	2021	6	1	85	9	6	—