RIAA Platinum Album Award for Adele album 21. Released on Feb. 22, 2011, it was certified Platinum by the RIAA on March 28, 2011.
Fueled by worldwide hits "Rolling in the Deep", "Rumour Has It", "Set Fire to the Rain" and "Someone Like You", the album topped the charts around the world, reaching #1 in almost every country with an album chart. It won Adele seven Grammy awards including Album Of The Year, along with a BRIT, Echo, and Juno award and more accolades. By 2016 the album was certified an impressive 14x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for 14 million sold, making it a rare RIAA Diamond Award-certified release.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award with album artwork
- In VG to Excellent condition
- First presentation award made in 2011
- Presented to record executive
- Has original backing paper and manufacturer's label
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 27.5" x 21.5”
- Great and rare collectors item for any Adele fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This Adele RIAA Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2011, making it 14 years old. It is presented to Steve Kennedy, a record executive who has worked at Columbia Records, Sony BMG, and Verve.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with unopened backing paper and Jewel Box Platinum manufacturer's sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com