Epic Records label award for Michael Jackson #1 album Bad. Released on Aug. 31, 1987, the very successful follow up to MJ's Thriller album topped the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and was certified 11x Multi Platinum by the RIAA in 2021 for 11 million copies sold. Note: This is not a RIAA award.
The worldwide hit album included a record-breaking five chart toppers on the Billboard Hot 100: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana".
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Item Highlights:
- Epic Records Michael Jackson Bad album award with artwork and CD
- In VG condition
- Estimated to have been made in the late 1980s
- Presented to a radio industry executive
- Award measures 17.5" x 13.5"
- Great collectors item for any Michael Jackson fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a Epic Records label award that is estimated to have been manufactured in the late 1980s, making it approximately 40 years old. The award is presented to Jeff Jennings of WCZY radio. Made by Fitzgerald Hartley, who also made RIAA awards, it is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It has been rebacked with heavy black cardstock but is otherwise original.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com