RIAA Gold album award for the debut self-titled album from Billy Idol, which was released on July 16, 1982. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 28, 1984 for 500,000 copies sold bringing Idol his first Gold record.
Fresh off the breakup of his former group Generation X, Idol's solo debut produced the hits "Dancing with Myself", "Hot in the City", and "White Wedding", all of which received considerable radio and MTV airplay. The album reached #45 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart, #6 in Canada and also did well on several other country charts. See image above for the RIAA sales certification of this album*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award from 1984
- Presentation to music industry executive
- All original but has been rebacked
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- RIAA "strip plate" awards were made from 1982-85
- Great collector's item for any Billy Idol fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold Album award that would have been manufactured in 1984, making it approx. 39 years old. The award is presented to Harvey Leeds, who worked at Live Nation, among other music industry companies, and in artist management.
This award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor mars on frame and plexiglass. The award has all original components but looks to have been rebacked. The presentation plate design would indicate it is a Creative Glassics-made award.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com