RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum Award for the Dixie Chicks (now known as The Chicks) album Wide Open Spaces. Released Jan. 23, 1998, the album was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for five million copies sold on April 1, 1999. Also has signed promotional photo inserted inside the award.
The album featured the #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #4 on the Top 200 Albums chart. The album won two Grammy awards for the group: Best Country Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the track "There's Your Trouble". By 2020 the album became a Diamond award winner and was certified 13x Multi-Platinum. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum award with promo photo inserted signed by group members Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Emily Strayer
- In VG condition
- Award from 1999
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Presented to record executive
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- Award measures approx. 30" x 22"
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Great collectors item for any fan of The Chicks (or the Dixie Chicks)
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Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 5x Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1999, making it approximately 25 years old. It is presented to John Filson. It is not known what role Filson played in the creation or promotion of the release.
The award is in VG condition, with minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. The back has been modified due to the insertion of the signed promo photo.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com