American entertainer Whitney Houston, nicknamed “The Voice”, is one of the most awarded cultural figures of all time. Her accolades include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards (including Record and Album of the year wins), 14 World Music Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards and collected a total 28 entries in within the Guinness World Records. Her inductions include the Grammy Hall of Fame (twice), the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Whitney Houston is considered one of the greatest vocalists in popular music and one of the most influential performers of all time. Houston held the record for the most American Music Awards received in a single year by a woman with eight wins in 1994 (overall tied with Michael Jackson). Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. She also had the record for the most WMAs won in a single year, winning five awards at the 6th World Music Awards in 1994. 1985 Note: A^ The Billboard Music Awards, based on Billboard magazine's year-end charts, was not held before 1990; prior to that date they were presented as "Billboard Number One Awards" 1986 1987 1988 Note: B^ Houston earned the award for charitable acts including a public service announcement urging minority youth to study science and math, and participation on an Arista Records charity album whose proceeds went to the United Negro College Fund. C^ She received the honorary doctorate degree for her contribution to the arts through music. 1989 1990 Note: D^ Houston was honored for her long-standing dedication to Black higher education. 1991 Note: E^ Houston was presented this award for her achievements as an award-winning recording, performing and video artist, for her successful I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour, for her best-selling video and single of "The Star-Spangled Banner" performed at Super Bowl XXV and for her multi platinum album, I'm Your Baby Tonight. 1992 1993 Note: F^ Awards marked with ★ were presented during the show. The remaining awards are additional #1-ranked-categories from Billboard magazine's Year-End Charts of 1993. 1994 At the 21st American Music Awards, Houston set a record becoming the first female artist with the most wins in one night, with a total of 7 awards. This ties her with Michael Jackson as they both won 7