The collection of the Californian group Eagles’ first hits, released in 1976, became the best-selling album of all time in the United States, surpassing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, according to a new ranking released on Monday (20) by the industry. phonographic.
According to AFP, the Recording Industry Association of America assures that the Eagles’ album “Greatest Hits 1971-75”, a collection of the first four albums by the country rock group born in Los Angeles in 1971, had sales of “38x platinum”, that is, 38 million copies, on disc or its equivalent in streaming, against 38x platinum – or 38 million – for “Thriller”.
The Eagles, whose compilation album held first place before being overtaken by “Thriller” in 2009, took third place in the new rankings for their album “Hotel California”, released in 1976 and which includes the single of the same name that was loved by an entire generation, with 26 million.
The new rankings from the music industry association were published after a new calculation that now includes streaming sales, which has not been done for the Eagles since 2006, according to Rolling Stone magazine.
“Thank you to our families, our agents, our team, the radio employees, and most of all, our loyal fans, who have stuck with us through the ups and downs of the last 46 years,” singer Don Henley told the magazine. and 71-year-old co-founder of the Eagles.
After the death of co-founder Glenn Frey in early 2016 at the age of 67, the group Eagles reconfigured itself in 2017, resuming touring. The band has a series of shows scheduled in the United States starting in September.