CREED 1997 RIAA Platinum Sales Award / MY OWN PRISON

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CREED 1997 RIAA Platinum Sales Award / MY OWN PRISON
Award measures 12" x 15" and is in decent shape for its age.
Please be made aware, that while this item is in good vintage condition, it is a 24 year old award and is not in 100% perfect condition. The award needs to be cleaned. There is some separation of the frame at the corners, might need tapped together with rubber mallet, or glued
(see pics), glass has some very slight scratching, however the item displays very well. Given all this, award is priced adjusted for the defects. Similar Creed RIAA awards on eBay start at 0+
Looks great in the office, den, media room or on any wall!
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My Own Prison is the debut studio album by American rock band Creed, released in 1997. The album was released independently by the band's record label Blue Collar Records on June 24, 1997, but then was released by Wind-up Records on August 26, 1997. Manager Jeff Hanson matched Creed up with John Kurzweg, and My Own Prison was recorded for ,000, funded by Hanson. The album was distributed to Florida radio stations. The band wrote several songs trying to discover their own identity.
My Own Prison peaked at number 22 on the Billboard 200 on May 2, 1998, being on the chart for 112 weeks. The album also peaked at number 1 on the Heatseekers Albums chart on November 8, 1997. On January 22, 2000, the album peaked at number 1 on the Catalog Albums chart, remaining on the chart for 157 weeks. My Own Prison was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 9, 1998. It was certified double platinum On August 25, 1998. It was certified triple platinum on February 26, 1999, 4x platinum on November 3, 1999, 5x platinum on December 4, 2000 and 6x platinum on August 26, 2002. On January 2, 1998, MTV reported that My Own Prison sold 175,000 copies in the United States. On September 18, 1998, The New York Times reported that My Own Prison had sold 2,200,000 copies in the United States. Time reported on October 18, 1999 that My Own Prison sold nearly 4,000,000 copies.  On January 3, 2002, Rolling Stone reported that, according to Nielsen SoundScan, My Own Prison sold 5,700,000 copies in the United States. As of 2009, My Own Prison sold more than 6,000,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.  My Own Prison sold 15,000,000 copies worldwide, making it one of the most successful debut albums of all time.