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October 10, 1987 (35 years ago) – “Didn’t We Almost Have It All” from Whitney’s second album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. (It had already reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her fifth consecutive #1 single.) Here is Whitney’s performance of the song from the 1988 Nelson Mandela Tribute (Freedomfest) at Wembley Stadium in London.