The "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple hit singles notably the iconic standard "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) was first released by RCA Records on July 18, 1987, spending more than four months (18 weeks) at #1 on the Billboard 200. Packed with such unforgettable classics as "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes), "Hungry Eyes" (Eric Carmen) and much more, the Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) became one of the best-selling albums of all-time, with worldwide sales topping 32 million copies. An RIAA Diamond Award Album, Dirty Dancing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) has been certified Multi-Platinum (14X).