▁ 2 0 0 ▁Album ▁and ▁Top ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Album . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁N iel sen ▁Sound Scan ▁history ▁to ▁rank ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁albums ▁in ▁two ▁consecutive ▁years ▁( # 3 ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁# 1 ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 3 ), ▁and ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁sound track ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Rec ording ▁Mer ch andis ers ▁( N AR M ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 4 . ▁When ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁The ▁Body guard ▁was ▁cred ited ▁as ▁a ▁Whit ney ▁Houston ▁album ▁in ▁Bill boards ▁arch ives , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁artist ▁with ▁three ▁albums ▁to ▁remain ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁chart ▁for ▁over ▁ten ▁weeks <0xE3> <0x85> <0xA1> Wh it ney ▁Houston ▁( 1 4 ▁weeks ), ▁Whit ney ▁( 1 1 ▁weeks ) ▁and ▁The ▁Body guard ▁( 2 0 ▁weeks ). ▁ ▁Houston ▁also ▁broke ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁cum ulative ▁weeks ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁by ▁a ▁female ▁artist <0xE3> <0x85> <0xA1> a ▁record ▁she ▁still ▁holds ▁at ▁ 4 6 ▁cum ulative ▁weeks . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁the ▁largest ▁initial ▁cert ification ▁of ▁any ▁album ▁for ▁ 6 × ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ( RI AA ) ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 .