On this day: April 25, 1988

Whitney Houston had a lot to celebrate on April 25, 1988 when her second album, Whitney not only entered the chart at number one, the first album by a female artist to do so, but also sold over 10 million copies worldwide. Along with her debut album, which had sold over 13 million copies, Houston became the only artist, male or female, whose first two albums sold over 10 million copies each.

As if this wasn't enough, Houston's single Where do Broken Hearts Go became her sevenths number one single in a row, breaking the record previously held by the Beatles, and the Bee Gees for six consecutive  number one singles.

Houston was the daughter of singer Cissy Houston, who had a major hit with Be My Baby, and the cousin of Dionne Warwick, but she was quickly making a name for herself as well.

Other notable events for April 25:
-Chief Nashville outlaw Willie Nelson played the White House in Washington on April 25, 1978 for President Carter who was a great supporter of Agusta's Capricorn label which also featured the Allman Brothers
-Carolyn Franklin, younger sister of Aretha, who had a few small R&B hits as a soloist after working as Aretha's backing vocalist for several years, died of cancer on April 25, 1988 at the age of 43