Warner Bros Records Single 45 award for Rod Stewart hit "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy". Released Nov. 10, 1978, this "platinum" award recognizes sales of two million copies. The single was in fact certified Platinum in 1979 by the RIAA for two million copies sold in the U.S.* (Note: This is not a RIAA award).
Stewart co-wrote the track with then drummer Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings (the latter of whom is not credited on the 45). The tongue-in-cheek, disco-infused number went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks in 1979. It also went to #1 on the singles charts in Australia, Canada and the UK. The track has been remade twice since, most recently in 2017 by Stewart himself with DNCE.
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Item Highlights:
- Warner Bros. "platinum" single award
- Award estimated to be from 1979
- Presented to radio station
- In VG condition
- All original, rebacked
- Award measures 13" x 17"
- Great collector's item for any Rod Stewart fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This is a Warner Bros Records "platinum" award that would have been manufactured around 1979, making it about 47 years old. It is presented to WGIV, a radio station serving the Charlotte, North Carolina market.
The award is in VG condition with only minor frame and plexiglass wear. The award has been rebacked and a new wire hanger installed.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com