RIAA Gold 45 award for Styx hit "Mr. Roboto" presented to Styx. Released on Feb. 28, 1983, the track was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 16, 1983 for one million copies sold.
From the Styx concept album Kilroy Was Here, the classic "Mr. Roboto" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has become one of Styx's signature tunes and helped drive the album to #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart as well. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this track*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold single award
- First presentation award from 1983
- Presented to Styx
- VG to Excellent condition
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Known as a late "strip plate" award, they were in the latter part of the 1981-85 time period
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Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Gold single award from 1983. That makes this award approx. 39 years old. It is presented to Styx.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor frame wear. Its' backing paper is original with Creative Glassics sticker.
Don't miss this rare chance to get this original award for one of Styx's most famous tracks presented to the group themselves.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com