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A news item involving Whitney Houston was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 12 February 2012.

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Section size for Whitney Houston (47 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	7,871	7,871	593	593
Early life and family	13,107	13,107	444	444
Career	11	132,595	0	6,531
1977–1984: Career beginnings	12,098	12,098	573	573
1985–1986: Whitney Houston and rise to international prominence	15,020	15,020	756	756
1987–1989: Whitney	13,482	13,482	712	712
1990–1991: I'm Your Baby Tonight and "The Star-Spangled Banner"	16,094	16,094	838	838
1992–1994: The Bodyguard	25,423	25,423	1,087	1,087
1995–1997: Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife and Cinderella	19,496	19,496	921	921
1998–2000: My Love Is Your Love and Whitney: The Greatest Hits	14,057	14,057	728	728
2000–2008: Just Whitney, Princess Diaries, and Cheetah Girls	10,697	10,697	590	590
2009–2012: I Look to You and Sparkle	6,217	6,217	326	326
Artistry	15	33,764	0	1,886
Influences	7,314	7,314	213	213
Musical style	8,849	8,849	411	411
Voice and timbre	13,078	13,078	752	752
Stage performances	4,508	4,508	510	510
Other ventures	19	17,861	0	1,062
Business ventures and endorsements	7,855	7,855	412	412
Philanthropy and activism	9,987	9,987	650	650
Personal life	92	36,844	0	2,031
Religion	2,789	2,789	176	176
Relationships, marriage, and family	6,956	6,956	352	352
Sexuality	5,368	5,368	216	216
Legal issues	5,684	5,684	315	315
FBI files	1,607	1,607	106	106
Residences	4,056	4,056	303	303
Health	10,292	10,292	563	563
Death	12,882	12,882	482	482
Legacy	12,510	12,510	531	531
Achievements	18,549	18,549	822	822
Commemoration	15,021	15,021	9	9
Discography	467	467	0	0
Filmography	859	1,132	7	7
Biographical adaptations	33	273	0	0
Documentaries	108	108	0	0
Feature films	132	132	0	0
Tours	64	655	0	0
Headlining tours	433	433	0	0
Tribute tours	102	102	0	0
Co-headlining tours	56	56	0	0
See also	835	835	0	0
Notes	24	24	0	0
References	31	31	0	0
Bibliography	740	740	0	0
Further reading	1,496	1,496	0	0
External links	5,082	5,082	0	0
Total	311,466	311,466	14,398	14,398

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One of the greatest

Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I've reverted the recent addition of "one of the greatest and influential vocalists of all time" to the lead in this edit. This is clearly an opinion, and it is far preferable that the lead paragraph starts with facts. Apart from that, the term "greatest" is imprecise. How is this being measured? One can be a great vocalist, in a matter of opinion, in many ways. So it's little else than peacocking (the link is to a MOS guideline that specifically mentions the use of "greatest"). There is something to be said about her being influential, but I would think that leading with her music sales is more certain ground with harder facts. Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 17:37, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

I agree. Wikipedia articles are supposed to be neutral but there's always someone who presents a more biased view of an artist. BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 20:20, 10 September 2026 (UTC) BrothaTimothy (talk · contribs) 20:20, 10 September 2026 (UTC)Reply