RIAA Platinum Album award for Madonna album Bedtime Stories. Released on Oct. 25, 1994, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Jan. 5, 1995 for one million copies sold.
Madonna's sixth studio album featured the singles "Secret", "Take a Bow" (which topped the Billboard Hot 100), "Bedtime Story", and "Human Nature". The album was nominated for the Best Pop Album Grammy award at the 38th annual awards. The release peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, #1 in Australia, and charted in the top 10 in charts around the world. By 2005 it was certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for three million copies sold.*
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1995
- Presented to recording studio
- All original
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Awesome collector's item for any Madonna fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA Platinum Album award that would have been manufactured in 1995, making it approx. 30 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory® recording studio in New York City and its' owner, the late Ed Germano. Parts of the album were recorded at the studio.
This award is in VG condition with minor mars on the frame and on the plexiglass. It has its original backing board with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.
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
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