RIAA Platinum Album award for Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction. Released on July 14, 1992, the album went Platinum for one million copies sold on Sept. 9, 1992.
Megadeth's fifth studio effort features some of their best known tracks, including "Symphony of Destruction", "Sweating Bullets", and "Skin o' My Teeth". The album rose as high as #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and #5 on the UK Album chart. The record also captured a nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards. By 1994 the release had been certified by the RIAA to 2x Multi-Platinum*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Album sales award
- In VG condition
- Award made in 1992
- Presented to MTV executive
- All original with manufacturer's sticker
- Award measures approx. 13" x 17"
- "R hologram" style awards were made from 1990-97
- Great collectors item for any Megadeth fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is an official RIAA Platinum album award for the 1992 Megadeth album Countdown To Extinction. It is presented to Bruce Gillmer, who has been an executive at MTV and Viacom for several decades.
The award was produced around 1992 making it approx. 32 years old. The award is in VG condition with minor mars on the plexiglass and frame (including a chip on the back of the top edge). Has original backing paper with Ill-Eagle manufacturer's label.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com