RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Award for Kings of Leon album Only By The Night. Released on Sept. 19, 2008, it was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for two million copies sold on Jan. 21, 2011.*
The album featured "Sex on Fire", "Use Somebody", and "Notion", all of which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song "Use Somebody" won Grammy awards for Record of the Year, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The album itself went to #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart and #4 on the Top 200 Albums chart. The album also went to #1 in the UK, Australia (going over 10x Platinum in each of those countries) and into the top 10 in numerous other world markets as well.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award with album artwork
- In Good to VG condition (see details below)
- First presentation award from 2011
- Presented to record promotion executive
- All original with manufacturer's sticker
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures 29" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Kings of Leon fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2011 making it approximately 12 years old. It is presented to Jeff McClusky & Associates, a long time independent record promoter that worked with many record labels.
This award is in Good to VG condition, only graded this way due to one fairly deep gouge on the lower rail of the frame (see image). Otherwise the award is in Excellent condition and is all original with unopened backing paper and Ill Eagle manufacturer's sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com