RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum LP award for Mötley Crüe album Girls, Girls, Girls. Released on May 11, 1987, the album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on Sept. 16, 1987 for two million copies sold.
"Girls, Girls, Girls", "You're All I Need", and "Wild Side" became hits off the album, with "Wild Side" not released as a single but garnering major video play on MTV. The album reached #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart. The album also scored chart positions on many other country charts around the world. By 1995 it was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for four million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this album through the years*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum album award
- First presentation award from 1987
- Presented to GM of Elektra Records
- In VG condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA "flower hologram" award, they were produced 1986-89
- Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
- Great collectors item for any Mötley Crüe fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a first presentation RIAA Platinum award that would have been manufactured in 1987, making it approx. 35 years old. It is presented Kenny Hamlin, who was GM of Elektra Records at the time.
The award is in VG condition with only a minor mars on its' chrome frame and plexiglass. The backing paper is original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com.