RIAA Platinum RIAA Award for Andrea Bocelli album Romanza. Released on Sept. 23, 1997, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on June 18, 1998 for one million copies sold.
Officially a compilation album with performances culled from earlier albums released outside the U.S., this was Bocelli's first album released in the States. The album reached #35 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, and #1 on the Top Catalog and World Albums charts, while selling very well around the rest of the world as well. By November of 1999 the album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In Excellent condition
- Award from 1998
- Presented to PGD - PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.
- All original
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Andrea Bocelli fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Album award was made in 1998, making it about 28 years old. It is presented to PGD (PolyGram Group Distribution, Inc.).
The award is in Excellent condition and is all original with Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker. The original sawtooth hanger has been replaced with a wire hanger.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com