▁the ▁Sound Scan ▁era ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁huge ▁international ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Body guard , ▁the ▁sound track ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁phenomen al ▁hit ▁world wide . ▁It ▁to pped ▁the ▁albums ▁chart ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁five ▁weeks , ▁Austria ▁for ▁nine ▁weeks , ▁Canada ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks , ▁France ▁for ▁eight ▁weeks , ▁Germany ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks , ▁Hung ary ▁for ▁two ▁weeks , ▁Italy ▁for ▁two ▁weeks , ▁Japan ▁for ▁two ▁weeks , ▁Netherlands ▁for ▁six ▁weeks , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁eight ▁weeks , ▁Norway ▁for ▁six ▁weeks , ▁Sweden ▁for ▁four ▁weeks ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁for ▁nine ▁weeks . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁album ▁didn ' t ▁chart ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁albums ▁chart ▁because ▁compilation ▁albums ▁were ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁albums ▁chart ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁album ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁on ▁the ▁official ▁compilation ▁albums ▁chart ▁and ▁stayed ▁there ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁weeks , ▁sp ending ▁ 6 0 ▁non - con sec utive ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 0 7 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁Through ▁its ▁massive ▁success ▁across ▁Europe , ▁it ▁to pped ▁the ▁European ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Albums ▁chart ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁non - con sec utive ▁weeks . ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁cert ified ▁ 7