RIAA 15x Multi-Platinum Album Award for Whitney Houston album, the soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard. Released on Nov. 17, 1992, the album was certified 15x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for fifteen million copies sold on July 31, 1995. Remember Whitney Houston (1963-2012) with this award.
This soundtrack album, credited to Houston since she contributed six tracks and is one of the stars of the film, also contains songs performed by Joe Cocker, Kenny G, Aaron Neville, The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M., Lisa Stansfield, and Curtis Stigers as well. It topped the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and also sold extremely well in many other world markets on the strength of Whitney's singles "I Will Always Love You", a Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit, "Someday (I'm Coming Back)", "I'm Every Woman", "I Have Nothing", "Run to You" and "Queen of the Night". The album won seven American Music Awards, a Brit Award, a Juno Award, the Grammy for Album of the Year, and two tracks picked up Oscar nominations. By 2017 the album was certified 18x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA for eighteen million copies sold and is currently the best-selling soundtrack album of all time*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA 15x Multi-Platinum album award
- In VG to Excellent condition
- Award from 1995
- Presented to recording studio
- All original with manufacturer label
- Known as a RIAA "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
- Award measures 13" x 30"
- Great collectors item for any Whitney Houston fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This impressive RIAA 15x Multi-Platinum award was manufactured in 1995, making it 30 years old. It is presented to The Hit Factory®, the recording studio in New York City where several of the tracks on the album were recorded, along with the studio owner, the late Ed Germano, who owned the studio since 1975.
The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only very minor mars on the plexiglass and frame. It is all original although the manufacturer sticker has been torn off. It was probably made by Ill Eagle Enterprises. The numbered sticker on the back of the award is an inventory number from the recording studio.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com
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