Which song was Whitney Houston's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100?

Whitney Houston's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 was “Saving All My Love for You.” Released in 1985 as the second single from her self-titled debut album, the ballad reached No. 1 on October 26, 1985, and remained there for one week.

The song was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin and had originally been recorded by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978. Houston's version gave the composition a more intimate, dramatic sound, built around her controlled phrasing and powerful final vocal passages. The lyrics describe a complicated relationship with an unavailable, married lover, a mature subject for a 22-year-old debut artist.

Listeners sometimes choose “You Give Good Love” because it was Houston's first major U.S. hit and her first Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single. It peaked at No. 3, but it did not reach No. 1. “Saving All My Love for You” also began Houston's historic run of seven consecutive Hot 100 chart-toppers.