It was 34 years ago today (February 24th, 1976) that the Eagles' then-new compilation, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, was awarded the first platinum award by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of one million copies.
In 2018, the Eagles overtook Michael Jackson's 1982 masterpiece Thriller for bragging rights to the best-selling album of all time, according to the RIAA. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 has now been certified 38-times Platinum, accounting for sales and streams of more than 38 million copies since its release in February of 1976.
Amazingly, right behind Thriller is the Eagles' next album after the hits collection — 1976's Hotel California — which is now the third best-selling album of all time, having been certified 26-times Platinum by the RIAA for sales and streams of more than 26 million copies.