Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. yesterday in her fourth floor room at the Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills police Lieutenant Mark Rosen told reporters outside the hotel in Beverly Hills, California, according to the Associated Press.
The news hit as fashionistas across New York City hopped from fashion show to fashion show, stopping their constant stream of Fashion Week Twitter updates to tweet the news of Houston's passing.
Houston was the only artist to have seven consecutive No. 1 singles on Billboard magazine’s pop chart. The streak began with “Saving All My Love for You,” from her debut album in 1985. She also reached the top of Billboard’s rhythm-and-blues, adult- contemporary and dance charts.
