EIL.COM - home of Esprit International Limited - pronounced E I L dot com   click here to view your baske view basket   | your personal EIL   | contact us   | help   Click here for Art Vinyl Play & Display Frames at EIL.com
The RIAA Gold and Platinum Awards program was launched in 1958 in an effort to create a standard by which to measure sales of a sound recording. In the beginning, there was only a Gold album award for the sale of 500,000 copies. As the industry grew, other awards were developed. The Platinum award (1,000,000 sold) was created in 1976 and with the advent of the compact disc and the subsequent increase in sales, the Multi Platinum award was created in 1984. On March 16, 1999, the RIAA launched the Diamond Awards, honoring sales of 10 million copies or more of an album or single. BPI (The British Phonographic Industry) certified awards were originally introduced in April 1973 to measure the performance of individual records based on sales to the trade each week. Qualification for albums was initially on the basis of revenue received by manufacturers, and in January 1978 the BPI abolished the old monetary system for albums and replaced it with a unit system. This brought album awards into line with singles and also with other countries where qualification levels are based on unit sales. Multi platinum awards, introduced in February 1987, are any multiple of the platinum level, e.g. album quadruple platinum status = 1.2m.
*** Save an incredible 75% off on thousands of freshly selected cds, vinyl & memorabilia ***
More Features
 · Book store
 · Autograph store
 · Posters & Artwork store
 · Clothing Store
 · Picture Disc Store
 · Football Store
 · Collectors store index
Rarest Sales Award Discs
 · over £500
 · £250 to £500
 · £100 to £250
 · £50 to £100
 · £25 to £50
 · £10 to £25
 · under £10
 · change currency
Search for Sales Award Discs
all  artist  title  
Latest Sales Award Discs Arrivals
1Maroon 5 £225
Songs About Jane
US award disc
2John Mayer £195
Room For Squares
US award disc
3Bon Jovi £495
Have A Nice Day
Canadian award disc
4Bob Marley £495
One Love: The Very Best Of
Canadian award disc
5Gnarls Barkley £85
St. Elsewhere
UK award disc
Click here for more
Sales Award Discs
latest arrivals

Ultimate Sales Award Discs
1Led Zeppelin £875
Led Zeppelin
US award disc
2Led Zeppelin £850
Remasters - Gold
US award disc
3Joni Mitchell £725
Court & Spark
US award disc Promo
4Sarah McLachlan £595
Fumbling Towards Ecstacy
US award disc Promo
5Led Zeppelin £550
Remasters
US award disc
Click here for more rarest
Sales Award Discs

Subscribe Now
Get all the latest chart news with our weekly newsletter
  
Click here to bookmark this page in your list of favourites
View all >> 

Click here to see more information about 'Paul McCartney - Tripping The Live Fantastic'
Paul McCartney Tripping The Live Fantastic   US award disc
PAUL MCCARTNEY Tripping The Live Fantastic (Official RIAA Certified US PLATINUM Award issued to commemorate American sales in excess of 1,000,000 copies of the 1991 album, cassette and compact disc. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 13 " x 17" in size, and features the sleeve artwork overlapping the compact disc above the 'Platinum Sales Award' cassette shell with the authentic, custom engraved 'R' style RIAA hologram dedication plaque at the bottom - all mounted on a blue b ** Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity **
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 9-Nov
Was £715.00 Now £650.00 | US$ 1,059.50
[added Thu 5th Nov '09] 


Click here to see more information about 'M-People - Elegant Slumming'
M-People Elegant Slumming   UK in-house award disc
M-PEOPLE Elegant Slumming (Official 1994 UK Deconstruction in-house platinum CD award to recognise sales in the UK of more than 300,000 copies of the album. Features a copy of the CD alongside the sleeve artwork, mounted above a dedication plaque , with Union 'Jack' flag in the top left corner. Measures 16" x 16" - framed and glazed. A stunning item for you wall) ** Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity **
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 9-Nov
£ 75.00  | US$ 122.25
[added Wed 4th Nov '09] 


Click here to see more information about 'U2 - Zooropa - World First Release - Framed CD'
U2 Zooropa - World First Release - Framed CD   Australian award disc
U2 Zooropa - World First Release (Rare official 1993 Australian 'World First Release' award issues to commemorate the first release of the album at the Virgin Megastore in Melbourne, issued at the midnight launch which was before it was available anywhere else in theworld due to time zone difference. This fantastic commemorative award measures 12" x 12" in size and features a copy of the compact disc album overlapped with the album booklet picture sleeve, above the authentic custom en
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 9-Nov
£ 295.00  | US$ 480.85
[added Tue 3th Nov '09] 


Click here to see more information about 'Yanni - If I Could Tell You'
Yanni If I Could Tell You   US award disc
YANNI If I Could Tell You (Official RIAA Certified US GOLD Award issued to commemorate American album sales in excess of 500,000 copies. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 9" x 21" in size, and features a blue background with a blue & y ellow stare motif in the centre and 'Yanni' yellow text at the top and 'If I Could Tell You' black text at the bottom. Mounted at the top on a golden coloured mount is the album artwork with a copy of the compact disc in middle above the 'RIAA
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 9-Nov
£ 195.00  | US$ 317.85
[added Fri 30th Oct '09] 


Click here to see more information about 'Creed - My Own Prison'
Creed My Own Prison   US award disc
CREED My Own Prison (Official RIAA Certified US PLATINUM Award issued to commemorate American sales in excess of 1,000,000 copies of the 1997 debut album. This nicely framed and glazed award measures 21" x 17" in size, featuring a platinum LP wit h a picture label mounted on a black corigated background with a thin white border and charcoal outer surround, also has a great image of the band members plus album artwork and the authentic, custom engraved RIAA hologram dedication plaque al
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 9-Nov
Was £434.50 Now £295.00 | US$ 480.85
[added Thu 22nd Oct '09] 


Click here to see more information about 'The Bees (00s) - Free The Bees'
The Bees (00s) Free The Bees   UK in-house award disc
THE BEES (00S) Free The Bees (Rare official 2004 UK Virgin in-house sales award disc issued to commemorate sales in the UK of more than 60,000 copies of the album. Features a copy of the CD and the sleeve artwork, mounted above a silver dedicatio n plaque, with a mini 'Union Jack' flag in the top left corner. Measures approximately 16" x 16" - framed and glazed. A stunning item which is ready to hang on your wall) **Complete With Certificate Of Authenticity**
Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 9-Nov
£ 75.00  | US$ 122.25
[added Tue 20th Oct '09] 


email: feedback@eil.com and tell us what you think of our Sales Award Discs collectors store

home | link to us | accessories | search | help | new & future releases | music chat | collectors stores | music genres |

©1996-2009 eil.com | contact eil.com | subscribe/unsubscribe |

image gallery   product index   artist index   catalogues