RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Hanson album Middle Of Nowhere. The album was released on May 6, 1997 and later that year, on Dec. 23, was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.
The debut album from the three brothers from Oklahoma, it contained the hit "MMMBop", which reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, also topping the charts in 11 other countries. Other singles included "Where's the Love", "I Will Come to You", "Weird", and "Thinking of You". The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and sold well in many other world markets. The group earned two Grammy award nominations in 1998 off the album's impact as well. See image above for RIAA sales certifications of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award made in 1998
- Presented to record promotion executive
- Has original backing paper and manufacturer's label
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 25" x 17”
- Great collectors item for any Hanson fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in early 1998 making it 25 years old. It is presented to Jeff McClusky of McClusky & Associates, a long time independent record promoter who worked with many record labels.
This award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original with unopened backing paper and Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com