Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' tops 1 billion views on YouTube

Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' spent 14 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is one of the bestselling singles of all time. Photo: Handout

Whitney Houston's Grammy-winning smash I Will Always Love You is the fourth song from the 1990s - and the first solo track from the decade - to join YouTube's billion-views club.

Originally written and recorded by Dolly Parton in 1973, the song was recorded and released by Houston in 1992. The Houston version of I Will Always Love You topped the charts in the early part of that decade after it was featured in The Bodyguard, in which Houston co-starred with Kevin Costner. Houston's rendition spent 14 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is one of the bestselling singles of all time.