RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum Award for Celine Dion's Falling Into You album. Celine's fourth album, it was released Mar. 2, 1996 and certified 10x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA (Diamond) for 10 million copies sold on Dec. 9, 1997.
A smash success, it featured the hits "Because You Loved Me" which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and also #1 in Canada and Australia, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (#2 in U.S., #1 in Canada), and a remake of Eric Carmen's "All by Myself", (#4 in U.S., top 10 in many world markets). The album won many awards, including Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album. The album went to #1 around the world. By 2021 the album had reached another milestone as it was certified 12x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. See image above for RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum bar hologram award
- First presentation award from 1997
- Presented to radio industry executive
- In VG condition
- Unopened back with manufacturer's sticker
- Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number hologram, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 33" x 22.5"
- Beautiful collectors item for any Celine Dion fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S. (great deal on this large award)
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Detailed Item Description: This large and impressive RIAA 10x Multi-Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1997 making it approximately 25 years old. This award is presented to Paul Cannon, a radio industry executive who worked at WMAS at the time.
The award is all original with Ill-Eagle manufacturer's sticker on the backing paper. It is overall is in Very Good condition but does have some minor spotting near the bottom of the award, along with a mar or two on the frame and some discoloration of the backing paper.
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As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com