The Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 reaches 500 weeks on the Billboard 200, cementing its place among the longest-charting albums in U.S. history. March 1972 —- The rock band The Eagles rest in a desert valley. The Eagles were the most popular band of the seventies and their reunion tour in the nineties was also very successful. L-R: Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner. (Photo by Henry Diltz/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 by the Eagles is the highest-certified album in United States history. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has certified it 38-times platinum, meaning it has shifted 38 million equivalent units, with most of those being actual sales — although lately, streams have factored in as well.
Americans continue to buy and stream the collection, listening to the most successful singles from the legendary rock band any way possible. All that continued attention helps the compilation reach an incredible milestone on the most competitive albums chart in the U.S. — one that only a handful of titles have ever come close to.
The Eagles on the Billboard 200
Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 rises on the Billboard 200 this week. The set improves from No. 180 to No. 157 — but that’s not what’s most impressive when it comes to the decades-old collection.
500 Weeks on the Billboard 200
The Eagles compilation has now spent 500 weeks on the Billboard 200. The set is coming up on a decade as one of the 200 most-consumed albums in the largest music market in the world each week.
Nearly 50 Years Old and Still Selling
Almost 50 years old, Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 still moves an impressive number of units each frame in the U.S. Luminate reports that in the past tracking period, the compilation shifted just under 9,700 equivalent copies. That sum is up a little more than 2% from the period before and includes about 700 sales, with streaming activity making up much of the rest.
The Eagles Join an Exclusive Club
The Eagles compilation is one of only a few dozen projects to reach 500 weeks on the Billboard 200. The record for the longest stay is still held by Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, which is up to 990 turns on the tally. Bob Marley and the Wailers recently joined the 9000-frame club with Legend, which hit that milestone less than a month ago.
Additional Chart Gains for the Eagles
Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 is on the rise on two Billboard rankings. It returns to the top 40 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, moving from No. 45 to No. 37 on the list. Amazingly, it never reached No. 1 on that genre-specific roster. Instead, it stalled at No. 8, and is now up to 383 stays somewhere on the roster.