RIAA Gold Award for Kelly Clarkson album All I Ever Wanted. Released on Mar. 6, 2009, the album went to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and has sold over one million copies, according to the industry magazine, yet no certification record can be found on the RIAA website. This is likely due to an error in their data or possibly the record label has not submitted auditable sales figures yet.
Hit singles from the album included "My Life Would Suck Without You", which became Clarkson's second #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the charts in Canada and the UK. "I Do Not Hook Up" and "Already Gone" also charted well. The album was also nominated for a Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Album and it would top the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart as mentioned above. It also charted highly in many other world markets.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- First presentation award from around 2009
- Presented to record label executive
- All original internals, award has been reframed
- In VG condition
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 13" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Kelly Clarkson fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2009, making it approximately 14 years old. It is presented to Pete Ganbarg, who has held various executive roles in the music industry including President of A&R at Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records, among others.
The internals are all original but the award has been reframed using UV protection glass in place of the original plexiglass. It is in VG to Excellent condition, with only very minor blemishes on the frame.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com