Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner's #TheBodyguard was released November 25 1992 — 30 years ago today 
#WhitneyHouston was at a pinnacle. In '93, #TheBodyguard soundtrack stayed at No. 1 on @billboard's Pop Album charts for 20 weeks — sold 18 million copies in the United States, and 45 million worldwide
more than 1977’s Bee Gees-heavy Saturday Night Fever
or Prince’s 1984 Purple Rain
in 2022, the soundtrack to #TheBodyguard, remains the No. 1 bestselling soundtrack *of all time*
#TheBodyguard soundtrack broke the single-week sales record — 770,000 — held by Guns N' Roses’ 1991 Use Your Illusion II. #TheBodyguard soundtrack is the first album in history to sell one million copies — in one week.
#TheBodyguard soundtrack has 12 songs. Six of them are Whitney’s. One of them is “I Will Always Love You,” America’s No. 1 song for 14 weeks in a row — a No. 1 hit in almost every country that keeps track
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sending holiday love and light in these wild times 🔆
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