RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Peter Gabriel album So. Released on May 19, 1986, the album was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for four million copies sold on Nov. 9, 1994.
The album became Gabriel's biggest success on the strength of #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Sledgehammer", with its' unique animated music video (and winning a record nine MTV Video Music Awards). Four other superb singles were featured as well including "Don't Give Up" (duet with Kate Bush), "Big Time", "In Your Eyes", and "Red Rain". The album notched many top chart positions including #1 in the UK, Canada, and much of Europe while hitting #2 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It was also nominated for the Grammy award for Album Of The Year. By late 1996 the album was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for five million copies sold*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum album award
- In VG condition
- Award from 1994
- Presented to Geffen Records
- All original with manufacturer label
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures approx. 17" x 25"
- Great collectors item for any Peter Gabriel fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 4x Multi-Platinum award was manufactured in 1994, making it about 31 years old. It is presented to Geffen Records.
The award is in VG condition with only very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame, and a small imperfection on the record disc next to the slightly mottled label (see image). It is all original with Fitzgerald Hartley manufacturer sticker.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com