RIAA Gold Album award for America album History: America's Greatest Hits. Released on Oct. 24, 1975, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA later that year on Dec. 1 for 500,000 copies sold.
The group's first greatest hits release featured #1 hits "Ventura Highway" and "Sister Golden Hair", along with "A Horse With No Name", "I Need You", "Tin Man" and more. While production of the album is credited to George Martin, he actually only produced 3 of the 12 tracks on this hits compilation. Others were produced by Ian Samwell or self-produced. The album reached #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. By 1986 the album was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for four million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Gold Album award
- Award from 1977
- In VG condition
- Presented to Warner Bros. Records
- Original components with restoration
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Known as a "floater" award because the components appear to "float" above the matte, they were made from 1975-1981. RIAA "floater" awards numbered only 25-50 plaques worldwide for any given single/album
- Great collectors item for any America fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Gold album award would have been manufactured in late 1977, making it approx. 49 years old. It is presented to Warner Bros. Records.
This award is in Very Good condition with wear on the frame. The matte has likely been replaced and the album miniature redone. The plexiglass has been replaced with glass. Construction details indicate it was made by the New York Frame & Picture Co. and it has a late NYF&P Co. frame. Due to the restoration work the award has been rebacked and a wire hanger has been installed in place of the original sawtooth hanger.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com