RIAA Platinum Album Award for the Sara Evans album Restless. Released on August 19, 2003 and by December 3, 2004 was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album produced singles "Suds in the Bucket" (which topped the Billboard Country Singles chart), "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus", and "Perfect". The success of...

Bon Jovi RIAA 13x "multi-platinum" album label/artist management award for their Slippery When Wet album, which was released on August 18, 1986. This award is presented to a music industry figure from Bon Jovi co-founder/guitarist Richie Sambora. This, the New Jersey crew's third studio album, was a smash success with its songs...

ZZ Top RIAA Gold album award for their Afterburner album, which was released on Oct. 28, 1985. The album was certified Gold and Platinum simultaneously on Jan. 6, 1986. Hit "Sleeping Bag" peaked at #1 on the Billbooard Mainstream Rock Tracks and #8 on the Hot 100 chart. "Velcro Fly"...

RIAA Platinum Album award for LeAnn Rimes fourth album, which was self-titled and released on October 26, 1999. The album was certified Platinum for 1 million in sales by the RIAA on Jan. 3, 2000. Rimes covered a handful of Patsy Cline songs and new track "Big Deal" went to #6 on...

RIAA Gold award for Miranda Lambert's album Kerosene. The album was released on March 15, 2005 and by Dec. 8, 2005 was certified Gold by the RIAA. After finishing third in 2003 in television talent competition Nashville Star, Lambert was signed and released this, her debut album. The title track...

Curb Records label award recognizing Tim McGraw as "Artist Of The Decade". This is a label award presented to a record industry executive in recognition McGraw receiving plays ("spins") on radio among artists of all genres as tracked by BDS (Broadcast Data Service, a radio plays tracking service) with 7.9 million spins from...

RIAA 7x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Faith Hill's Breathe. Released on Nov. 9, 1999 and by July 26, 2001 it was certified 7x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. The album includes title single "Breathe" along with "The Way You Love Me", "Let's Make Love", and "If My Heart Had Wings". The...

RIAA Gold 45 award for Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is", which was released on Nov. 13, 1984. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 25, 1985 for 1,000,000 copies sold. The track appeared on Foreigner's fifth studio album Agent Provocateur, and went to #1...

RIAA Gold Single award for Matchbox Twenty's track "Bent". The track was released on July 4, 2000 and was certified Gold by the RIAA the next month on August 8 for 500,000 copies sold. It was the group's only single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it also...

RIAA Platinum LP award for the soundtrack to the movie Fame, presented to artist/songwriter Lesley Gore. Released in May 1980, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Sept. 15, 1982 for million copies sold. Lesley Gore, who had a #1 hit with "It's My Party" in 1963 at age...

Special artist management award from 13 Management recognizing Taylor Swift's 2011 accomplishments and album Speak Now. Released on October 25, 2010 and by December 6, 2010, the album by 2011 was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, eventually going 6x Multi-Platinum. (Note: This is not a RIAA award). It produced four...

RIAA Gold single award for Alannah Myles track "Black Velvet". Released on Jan. 26, 1990, the single went Gold for 500,000 copies sold on Mar. 20, 1990. The track became a global hit for newcomer Canadian blues/rock singer Myles off her 1990 debut album. The song peaked at #1 on the...