
Whitney Houston’s Posthumous Achievement: The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Whitney has done it again. Even in posthumous activity.
Whitney Houston’s 1992 The Bodyguard soundtrack extends its lead as the top-certified film soundtrack in RIAA history. On Wednesday (June 25), the album was certified for U.S. shipments of 19 million units.
Congrats Nippy!
In case you want to fill your musical library with knowledge, six other soundtracks have been certified Diamond (10 million or more):
- Saturday Night Fever by the Bee Gees (16 million)
- Dirty Dancing (14 million)
- Purple Rain by Prince & the Revolution (13 million)
- Forrest Gump (12 million)
- Titanic (11 million)
- The Lion King (10 million)
For more information, visit the official RIAA website.







