After the back-to-back successes of Houston 's " I Will Always Love You " and " I 'm Every Woman , " " I Have Nothing " became yet another hit , peaking at number four on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 and being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America . The song also became a hit on the '' Billboard '' Hot R&B Singles chart , with a number four peak , and a number-one peak on the '' Billboard '' Adult Contemporary chart . Houston established another historic milestone in '' Billboard '' chart history with the two previous singles off the soundtrack and this song , becoming the first artist to have three songs inside the top 11 of the Hot 100 chart in the same week since the chart began using Broadcast Data System and SoundScan data in 1991 . Internationally , the song reached number one in Canada , the top five in Ireland and the United Kingdom , the top ten in Denmark and Portugal , and peaked within the top forty in Australia , Germany , the Netherlands , New Zealand and Switzerland . It received various nominations , including for Best Original Song at the 1993 Academy Awards , for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television at the 36th Grammy Awards of 1994 , and for Best R&B Single , Female at the 1994 Soul Train Music Awards
1994 Soul Train Music Awards
1994 Soul Train Music Awards
I Have Nothing