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Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is a singles compilation album by the American rock band Eagles, released in 1976. As of November 2009, 29 million copies have been shipped in the domestic market, making it tied with Michael Jackson's Thriller as the best-selling album in the United States.[1] With an additional 13 million internationally, for a total of 42 million, it is one of the top-selling albums in music history.

History

Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) comprises nine best-selling singles released between 1972 and 1975, as well as "Desperado", which had never been previously released as an A-side. All single tracks but "Tequila Sunrise" charted in the top 40, with five in the top ten, and "One of These Nights" and "Best of My Love" both topping the singles chart. With such airplay success in the span of a little over four years, the band became a formidable presence on American commercial radio in the 1970s, and Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 album chart upon its release.[2]

On February 24, 1976, the album achieved the distinction of being the first to receive the RIAA Platinum award,[2] in recognition of one million shipments in the United States. On November 10, 1999, it became the all-time best-selling album in the United States when it was certified 26× Multi Platinum. It was certified at 29× Multi Platinum on 30 January 2006,[3] and has sold over 42 million copies worldwide to date.[4] Michael Jackson's Thriller is the only other album certified 29× Multi Platinum. Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is listed at #1 on the RIAA's "Top 100 Albums".[3]

In a 2001 radio interview, Randy Meisner revealed neither he nor Bernie Leadon were even notified of the record-breaking award presented to them in 1999, and "...had to call and we finally received it."[5]

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Track listing

Side One
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Take It Easy"Jackson Browne/Glenn FreyEagles3:29
2."Witchy Woman"Don Henley/Bernie LeadonEagles4:10
3."Lyin' Eyes"Henley/FreyOne of These Nights6:21
4."Already Gone"Jack Tempchin/Rob StrandlundOn the Border4:13
5."Desperado"Henley/FreyDesperado3:33
6."Outlaw Man"Henley/FreyDesperado3:33
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
7."One of These Nights"Henley/FreyOne of These Nights4:51
8."Tequila Sunrise"Henley/FreyDesperado2:52
9."Take It to the Limit"Randy Meisner/Henley/FreyOne of These Nights4:48
10."Peaceful Easy Feeling"Jack TempchinEagles4:16
11."Best of My Love"Henley/Frey/J.D. SoutherOn the Border4:35
12."All by Myself"Eric Carmen/Sergei Rachmaninoff/Henley/FreyDesperado (1991 reissue bonus tracks)4:56

Personnel

Production

  • Producers: Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk (3, 4, 6, 8))
  • Engineers: Allan Blazek, Michael Braunstein, Glyn Johns, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk, Michael Verdick, Don Wood
  • Assistant engineers: Allan Blazek, Howard Kilgour
  • Remastering: Ted Jensen
  • String arrangements: Jim Ed Norman
  • Front cover photo: Tom Kelley

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums (RPM)[6] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[7] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 31
UK Albums Chart (The Official Charts Company)[10] 2
US Billboard 200[11] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 2× Diamond 2,000,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 29× Platinum 29,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "RIAA Chart "Top 100 Albums"". RIAA. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_month_filter=1&news_year_filter=1999&resultpage=&id=0B391377-DEA6-2540-878F-A62C9A23A1B7
  3. ^ a b http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100
  4. ^ - 56k "Soccer and music fans sound off". Find Articles. 2005-06-20. Retrieved 2008-12-09. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Randy Meisner of the Eagles Interview : Smooth Jazz Now Radio Streaming Live". Smoothjazznow.com. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  6. ^ "RPM Top Albums" (PDF). RPM. 25 (5). 1976. Retrieved July 4, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "charts.org.nz - Eagles - Their Greatest Hits". Mega Album Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  8. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Ealges - Their Greatest Hits". VG-lista. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  9. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Eagles - Their Greatest Hits". Albums Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ "Chart Stats - Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-75". Chart Stats. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  11. ^ "allmusic ((( Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 - Eagles > Charts & Awards > Bilboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – EAGLES – THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971-1975". Music Canada. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Eagles – Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 4, 2011. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ "American album certifications – Eagles – Eagles/Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975". Recording Industry Association of America. February 1, 1976. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
March 13, 1976 - April 9, 1976
April 17, 1976 - April 23, 1976
Succeeded by