▁The ▁record ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁' N ▁SY NC ' s ▁No ▁Str ings ▁Att ached , ▁cert ified ▁ 7 × ▁Pl atin um ▁initially ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁R I AA ▁launched ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Awards , ▁hon oring ▁sales ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁copies ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁album ▁or ▁single , ▁the ▁album ▁received ▁the ▁award ▁with ▁ 6 2 ▁other ▁albums ▁initially . ▁It ▁was ▁cert ified ▁ 1 7 × ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁sound track ▁album ▁of ▁all - time ▁in ▁United ▁States . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁update ▁from ▁Whit ney ▁Houston ' s ▁estate , ▁particularly , ▁Ar ista , ▁The ▁Body guard ▁sound track ▁has ▁been ▁cert ified ▁ 1 8 × ▁Pl atin um ▁by ▁R I AA ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁reach ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁million ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁million ▁sales ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁N iel sen ▁Sound Scan ▁started ▁tracking ▁music ▁sales . ▁As ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁has ▁sold ▁ 1 2 , 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ; ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁sixth ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁of