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For years, the Eagles<\/a> have had the bestselling album of all time. Now, the classic rock legends have made history once more, as\u00a0Their Greatest Hits 1971\u20131975<\/a><\/em> becomes the first album\u00a0to receive a quadruple diamond certification from the RIAA for U.S. sales exceeding 40 million.<\/p>\n With this new certification, Eagles now lead the second-highest-certified RIAA album, Michael Jackson<\/a>‘s 34x platinum\u00a0Thriller<\/em>, by 6 million units. The band also claims the third-bestselling album in RIAA\u00a0history with\u00a0Hotel California<\/a><\/em>, which has been updated to 28 million certified units.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> All 86 Eagles Songs Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Released in February 1976, Eagles’\u00a0Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975<\/em>\u00a0became the first album to receive an RIAA platinum certification, which was introduced the same year. The album spent five weeks atop the Billboard 200 and was inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2017 for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” A sequel,\u00a0Eagles Greatest Hits Vol. 2<\/a><\/em>, arrived in 1982 and earned the band another diamond certification, despite their displeasure with the release.<\/p>\n For all the geography enthusiasts reading this: If you laid 40 million vinyl records side by side, they would stretch 7,575 miles \u2014 approximately the distance from Eagles’ hometown of Los Angeles to Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n The 40x platinum plaque for\u00a0Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975<\/em> will be on display at Third Encore<\/a>, the Eagles’ immersive fan experience at the Venetian in Las Vegas. The band will resume its Sphere residency<\/a> on Friday, with 12 shows scheduled through the end of March. You can see the full list of dates below.<\/p>\n Eagles fans\u00a0who somehow don’t already own 18 copies of\u00a0Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975<\/em> will have another opportunity to buy the album when the band reissues it on crystal-clear vinyl next month. The new edition will be released on Feb. 13 \u2014 four days before the album’s 50th anniversary \u2014 and is available to preorder<\/a> now.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0Eagles Solo Albums Ranked Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Friday,\u00a0Jan. 23 The Eagles have been rightly praised for their canny combining of Glenn Frey\u2019s city-slicker R&B with Don Henley\u2019s country-fried rockabilly.\u00a0But which LP goes this distance?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nEagles’ ‘Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975’ Has Been Making History for Decades<\/h3>\n
Eagles’ Upcoming\u00a0Concert Schedule and Album Release Plans<\/h3>\n
Eagles Las Vegas Sphere 2026 Residency Dates<\/h3>\n
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Saturday, March 28<\/p>\nEagles Albums Ranked <\/h2>\n