RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award for John Mellencamp album The Lonesome Jubilee. Released on Aug. 24, 1987, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum for two million copies sold on Jan. 14, 1988.
Mellencamp's third studio album featured the hit singles "Paper in Fire", "Cherry Bomb" (which reached #1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and #8 on the Hot 100), and "Check It Out". The album went to #6 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, topped the tally in Canada, and also did well in Australia, the UK, and numerous European countries. By 1995 the album was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1988
- Presentation to Polygram Records
- All original
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were made from 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any John Mellencamp fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award was manufactured in 1988, making it approx. 38 years old. It is presented to Polygram Records, Inc.
This award is in VG condition with only minor mars on the frame and plexiglass, and some very minor spotting inside the glass. The award is all original with Creative Glassics manufacturer sticker. The original sawtooth hanger was changed to a wire hanger.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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