The Eagles
The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles,
California in the early 1970s. With five Number 1 singles and four Number 1
albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the
1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Eagles: Their
Greatest Hits 1971–1975 and Hotel California, ranked among the ten best-selling
albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The
best-selling studio album Hotel California is rated as the 37th album in the
Rolling Stone list "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and the band was
ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All
Time. They are also the best-selling American group ever, with Eagles: Their
Greatest Hits 1971–1975 being the best-selling album in the U.S. to date.
The Eagles broke up in 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.
