RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum Album award for Now 6, the sixth U.S. various artists album of the successful series. Officially titled Now That's What I Call Music, or simply NOW, this compilation was released on April 3, 2001 and certified 3x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on May 4, 2001 for three million copies sold.
This edition included three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child, "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy, and "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed. Other artists on the album included Britney Spears, NSYNC, Jennifer Lopez, K-Ci & JoJo, Backstreet Boys, Coldplay, Lenny Kravitz, Fuel, Incubus, U2 , Everclear and more. The album itself reached #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum Album award
- In Fair condition (see below)
- Award from 2001
- Presented to record label executive
- All original
- Award measures approx. 18" x 22"
- Great item for any 2000s music fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a RIAA 3x Multi-Platinum Album award that would have been manufactured in 2001, making it about 26 years old. The award is presented to Steve Kennedy, a record executive who has worked at Columbia Records, Sony BMG, and Verve.
The award is in Fair condition. While the award overall is in Excellent condition with a very nice, unique "plexiglass pieces" design, it has a small cracked section of the plexiglass front on the upper left (see image). The award is all original with Ill Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com