A framed Billboard presentation display recognizing “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls as the #1 pop song of the 20-year period spanning 1992-2012, featuring reproductions of actual Billboard Magazine chart pages mounted under the official Billboard masthead alongside a Goo Goo Dolls inscription card. The display additionally documents “Slide” as the #9 song and the Goo Goo Dolls as the #31 artist across the same 20-year measurement window. Acquired from a music industry executive.
Historical Context
“Iris” was released in 1998 as part of the City of Angels soundtrack and subsequently included on the Goo Goo Dolls’ album Dizzy Up the Girl. It spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, reached #9 on the Hot 100, and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. According to producer Rob Cavallo, it topped seven radio formats simultaneously and remains the most-played song on North American radio since its release — a record that stood for 20 years before being broken by Ed Sheeran. The song’s recognition here as the #1 pop song across a full two-decade measurement window is a formal quantification of that sustained dominance.
“Slide,” also from Dizzy Up the Girl, was the album’s lead single and another major chart success, further cementing the Goo Goo Dolls’ position as one of the defining pop-rock acts of the era. Its ranking at #9 on the same 20-year chart alongside “Iris” at #1 is a remarkable testament to the band’s commercial reach during this period. The Goo Goo Dolls’ ranking at #31 on the overall Artist chart rounds out the picture of a band whose catalog impact extended well beyond a single song.
Specifications
· Type: Framed presentation display
· Construction: Black shadowbox frame; black mat; Billboard masthead with “Top Pop Songs and Bands of the Past 20 Years” header and Goo Goo Dolls logo in upper field; two reproduced Billboard Magazine chart pages mounted below; printed inscription card reading “HERE’S TO CONTINUED SUCCESS. THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. — GOO GOO DOLLS”
· Dimensions: 21.25 x 17.25 x 1.5″
Condition
Very Good. Minor wear consistent with handling and display.
Included Items
Dizzy Up the Girl era tour VIP laminate.
Provenance
Acquired from a music industry executive. No additional documentation included.
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» Item: 21.25 x 17.25 x 1.5″ · 1.80 lbs.
