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Eagles Release The Greatest Of Greatest Hits Albums
1976
The Eagles release Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975), a collection of 10 songs from their first four albums. For a while, it is certified as the top-selling album in US history.
Many fans came late to the Eagles' party, so the album is a chance for them to catch up with a digest of their back catalog, including favorites like "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and "Desperado." With the big-name acts between releases, it slides into the #1 spot in March and stays for a total of five weeks.
Thanks to catalog sales, the album keeps selling through the '80s and in 1990 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifies that 12 million units have shipped. That number somehow jumps to 22 million in 1995, and when it is listed at 26 million in 1999, it takes over from Michael Jackson's Thriller as the best-selling album of all time. In 2006, it still holds the title with 29 million sold, but after Jackson's death in 2009, Thriller vaults past it on the list.
Of course, there is some fudgy math going on here as the RIAA is tracking units shipped, which allows for all kinds of creative accounting. Still, the album is wildly successful and the standard bearer for a greatest hits compilation. In 1982, Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is released, and it also enjoys fantastical sales figures, certified at over 11 million. Along with Hotel California, this gives the group three albums with 10 million-plus certifications, what the RIAA calls a "diamond."
Thanks to catalog sales, the album keeps selling through the '80s and in 1990 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifies that 12 million units have shipped. That number somehow jumps to 22 million in 1995, and when it is listed at 26 million in 1999, it takes over from Michael Jackson's Thriller as the best-selling album of all time. In 2006, it still holds the title with 29 million sold, but after Jackson's death in 2009, Thriller vaults past it on the list.
Of course, there is some fudgy math going on here as the RIAA is tracking units shipped, which allows for all kinds of creative accounting. Still, the album is wildly successful and the standard bearer for a greatest hits compilation. In 1982, Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is released, and it also enjoys fantastical sales figures, certified at over 11 million. Along with Hotel California, this gives the group three albums with 10 million-plus certifications, what the RIAA calls a "diamond."
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