Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack)

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Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack from Original Soundtrack Album

Publication
(s)

August 21, 1987

admission

1987

Label (s) RCA Records

Format (s)

CD, record

Genre (s)

Pop-rock , rock 'n' roll , rhythm and blues , soft rock , soul

Title (number)

12

running time

39:04

production

Jeff McCullogh

chronology
- Dirty Dancing More Dirty Dancing
(1988)

Dirty Dancing is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name from 1987. In the USA it was number 1 on the Billboard charts for 18 weeks and was awarded a diamond record (11 times platinum). With 42 million copies, it is one of the best-selling albums in music history .

Track list

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Dirty Dancing
  DE 1 11/23/1987 (96 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link December 01, 1987 (62 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 11/08/1987 (44 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 09/19/1987 (96 weeks)
Singles
(I've Had) The Time of My Life ( Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes )
  DE 5 December 21, 1987 (21 weeks)
  AT 3 December 01, 1988 (14 weeks)
  CH 5 December 20, 1987 (15 weeks)
  UK 6th 10/31/1987 (12 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 09/26/1987 (21 weeks)
She's Like the Wind ( Patrick Swayze feat. Wendy Fraser )
  DE 14th 03/14/1988 (16 weeks)
  AT 15th 05/15/1988 (2 weeks)
  CH 23 05/15/1988 (5 weeks)
  UK 17th March 26, 1988 (11 weeks)
  US 3 December 19, 1987 (21 weeks)
Hungry Eyes ( Eric Carmen )
  DE 17th 03/14/1988 (13 weeks)
  US 4th 07/11/1987 (25 weeks)
Yes ( Merry Clayton )
  UK 70 May 21, 1988 (1 week)
  US 45 05.03.1988 (11 weeks)
  1. (I've Had) The Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
  2. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
  3. She's Like the Wind - Patrick Swayze
  4. Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen
  5. Stay (Just a Little Bit Longer) - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
  6. Yes - Merry Clayton
  7. You Don't Own Me - The Blow Monkeys
  8. Hey baby - Bruce Channel
  9. Overload - Zappacosta
  10. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia
  11. Where Are You Tonight? - Tom Johnston
  12. In the Still of the Night - The Five Satins

(I've Had) The Time of My Life was a million seller and won an Oscar for best movie song and a Grammy for best pop duet.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 11 × platinum 770,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 60,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 2,000,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 1,000,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Diamond record icon.svg diamond 1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 100,000
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) Gold record icon.svg gold 50,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 100,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum 250,000
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 400,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Diamond record icon.svgPlatinum record icon.svg 11 × platinum 11,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum 3,000,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg2 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg41 × platinum
Diamond record icon.svg3 × diamond
17,095,000

See also

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  1. riaa.com - gold-platinum
  2. Allmusic.com
  3. Chart sources Dirty Dancing : DE-AT-CH
  4. Chart sources More Dirty Dancing : DE-AT-CH
  5. a b c d US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
  6. ^ A b British Hit Singles & Albums , 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8
  7. Singles: (I've Had) The Time of My Life , She's Like the Wind , Hungry Eyes in the German charts
  8. Chart sources Singles: (I've Had) The Times of My Life ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , She's Like the Wind ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Hungry Eyes ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Yes ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chartsurfer.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chartsurfer.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chartsurfer.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chartsurfer.de
  9. Award in Australia
  10. ^ Award in Denmark
  11. Award in Germany
  12. ^ Award in France
  13. Award in Italy
  14. Award in Canada
  15. Award in New Zealand
  16. Award in the Netherlands
  17. Award in Poland
  18. Award in Sweden
  19. Award in Switzerland
  20. Award in Spain
  21. ↑ Distinction in the United States
  22. Award in the United Kingdom