Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band RIAA 8x Multi-Platinum Album Award

RIAA 8x Multi-Platinum Album award for the Beatles classic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Released on June 2, 1967, it was not certified Platinum, and simultaneously 8x Multi-Platinum, until February 6, 1992. This is because the label apparently did not submit to the RIAA the documentation required to prove those sales levels until then. One of the most famous records in history, Sgt. Pepper established many firsts, from its recording techniques and instrumentation to being the first album to include lyrics printed on its jacket. It spent 27 weeks at #1 in the UK and 15 weeks at #1 in the U.S. and also went to #1 in virtually every other major music market worldwide. It won four Grammy Awards in 1968 including Album Of The Year, becoming the first rock album to do so. In 2002 it was ranked #1 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. By 1997 it had been certified 11x Multi-Platinum and is estimated to have sold 33 million copies worldwide.*