RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Ricky Martin album Sound Loaded. This album was released on Nov. 14, 2000 and was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on Dec. 14, 2000 for two million copies sold.*
The album featured the hit singles "She Bangs", which reached #1 in seven countries and top 5 several others, "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (re-recorded with Christina Aguilera), and "Loaded". The album peaked at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and charted in the top 10 in many other countries around the world.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award
- Award from 2001
- Presented to recording studio
- In VG condition
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a "RIAA serial number hologram" award, they were made from 1998 to present
- Award measures approx. 17" x 25"
- Great collectors item for any Ricky Martin fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum Album award was manufactured in 2001 making this award approximately 24 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where the track was recorded, along with the studio owner, the late Ed Germano, who owned the studio since 1975.
This award is in VG condition with minor mars on the frame and plexiglass. It is all original with Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer sticker on its backing board. The numbered sticker on the back is an inventory control number from the studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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