Matchbox 20 "Bent" RIAA Gold Single Award Robert Smith resulting in likely tens of

resulting in likely tens of thousands of bootleg  recordings but also exponentially expanding the group's popularity

pop and alternative artists including Kid Rock

RIAA Platinum Album Award for Taylor Hicks debut

First presentation award made around 1990

1986 (and 2x Multi-Platinum on that same date)

Matchbox 20 "Bent" RIAA Gold Single Award Robert Smith resulting in likely tens ofRIAA Gold Single award for Matchbox Twenty's track "Bent". The track was released on July 4, 2000 and was certified Gold by the RIAA the next month on August 8 for 500,000 copies sold. It was the group's only single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it also went to #1 in Canada. Released off the album Mad Season, it helped drive the album to 4x Multi Platinum status. This is a see through dark blue plexiglass award which also features a