RIAA Award Guide: Why Gold and Platinum Awards Are Popular With CollectorsNew to collecting record awards, popularly known as "gold" or "platinum" records? Or have some knowledge and just want to know more about these fascinating pieces of music history? We created this guide to provide information and history on record awards. We hope you find it useful and don't forget to check out our current selection of RIAA Gold and Platinum and other record awards for sale here. Record awards have been part of music history for decades. They have become p...