RIAA Platinum album award for Styx album Cornerstone. Released in October 1979, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Feb. 5, 1980 for one million copies sold.
The album featured the group's Billboard Hot 100 #1 single "Babe" along "Why Me", which reached #26 and "Boat On A River", which charted in Europe. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also found success in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and several European countries. It also earned Styx their first Grammy award nomination. By 1984 the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certification of this album over the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- First presentation award from 1979
- Presented to A&M Records
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- In VG condition
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981
- RIAA "floater" awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum album award from 1980, making it approx. 44 years old. It is presented to A&M Records, Inc.
The award is in VG condition with minimal frame wear and mars on the plexiglass. The award's matte is also in excellent, almost completely un-faded condition. The album miniature has very slight lifting at the corners. The award's backing paper is original with New York Frame & Picture Co. manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com