
The 
Eagles are an American 
rock band formed in 
Los Angeles, California in 1971 by 
Glenn Frey, 
Don Henley, 
Bernie Leadon and 
Randy Meisner. With five number one singles, six 
Grammies,  five American Music Awards, and six number one albums, the Eagles were  one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. At the end of the  20th century, two of their albums, 
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and 
Hotel California, ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the U.S. according to the 
Recording Industry Association of America. 
Hotel California is ranked 37th in 
Rolling Stone's 
500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the band was ranked #75 on the magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
 They also have the best selling album in the U.S. with 
Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975),  which sold more than 29 million copies. They have sold over 120 million  albums worldwide and 100 million in the U.S. alone. They are the fifth  highest selling music act in U.S. history and the highest selling  American band in U.S. history. No other American band sold more than the  Eagles during the 1970s. The Eagles released their self titled debut  album in 1972 which spawned three Top 40 singles, "Take It Easy",  "Witchy Woman", and "Peaceful Easy Feeling". They followed up the  success of their debut album with 
Desperado in 1973. The album  was less successful than the first, reaching only #41 on the charts and  neither of its two singles reached the Top 40. However, the album  contained two of the bands most popular and beloved tracks, "Desperado"  and "Tequila Sunrise". They released 
On The Border in 1974 and  added guitarist Don Felder midway through the recording of the album.  The album released two Top 40 singles, "Already Gone" and their first  chart topper, "Best Of My Love". It was not until 1975's 
One Of These Nights,  though, that the Eagles became America's biggest band. The album  released three Top 10 singles, "One Of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes", and  "Take It To The Limit". They continued with that success in late 1976  with the release of 
Hotel California, which would go on to sell  over 16 million copies in the U.S. alone. The album yielded three Top 20  singles, "New Kid In Town", "Hotel California", and "Life In The Fast  Lane". They released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979  with 
The Long Run. The album displayed that the Eagles were  still at the top of their popularity at the time of their breakup and  the album released three Top 10 singles, "Heartache Tonight", "The Long  Run", and "I Can't Tell You Why". The Eagles broke up in July 1980, but reunited in 1994 for 
Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks. They have toured intermittently since then and were inducted into the 
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, the Eagles released 
Long Road out of Eden,  their first full studio album in 28 years. The album would top the  album charts, release five singles on the Adult Contemporary Charts and  win the band two Grammies. The next year they launched 
The Long Road out of Eden Tour in support of the album.
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