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The Eagles played their first concert as a band in Aspen, Colorado.
The Eagles performed at Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin, during their first tour as a band.
The Eagles performed at the University of
Alabama in Tuscaloosa during their first tour.
The Eagles performed at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Eagles, Jim Croce, and
Ike & Tina Turner appeared on ABC’s “In Concert” at UCLA in Westwood, California.
They performed alongside
Joni Mitchell and
Neil Young and the Santa
Monica Flyers at the Corral Club in Topanga, California.
The Eagles performed at the Music Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts.
The Eagles reached No. 1 on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 on August 2,
1975, with the single “One of These Nights,” which spent one week at the top. It was their second U.S. No. 1 hit.
The Eagles performed at the Paramount Northwest in Seattle, Washington.
The Eagles' album “One of These Nights” entered its final week at number one on the US album chart. It was subsequently replaced at the top by
Elton John's album “Captain Fantastic”.
The Eagles performed at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Eagles released the single “Lyin’ Eyes”.
The Eagles released “Heartache Tonight,” which later became their fifth
Billboard No. 1 single, while reaching only No. 40 in the UK.
The Eagles released the single “Heartache Tonight.” On October 6, the song entered the
Billboard Hot 100 at No. 52 and later became their fifth and final U.S. No. 1 single; it reached No. 40 in the UK.
The Eagles’ single “Heartache Tonight” rose from number 52 to number 15 in its second week on the chart.
The Eagles performed at the Great Woods Performing Arts Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
The Eagles played the second night of their performances at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The Eagles interrupted their Hell Freezes Over reunion tour after
Glenn Frey underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis in Los Angeles. The health problem temporarily canceled the final 17 concerts of their first tour in 14 years. Frey recovered and the group resumed performing in early
1995.
The Eagles performed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The compilation album “Their Greatest Hits
1971–
1975” returned to the
Billboard 200 after a promotional sale in the Google Play store for 99 cents. The album, released in
1976, was already the best-selling compilation record in history at the time, with worldwide sales of more than 42 million copies.
RIAA announced that
The Eagles' album “Their Greatest Hits
1971–
1975” had surpassed
Michael Jackson's “Thriller” to become the best-selling album of all time in the U.S. The collection was certified 38× Platinum, equivalent to 38 million sold and streamed units. The Eagles' “Hotel California” was the third best-selling album in the U.S., with 26 million units. Worldwide, however, “Thriller” remained the best-selling album.
The Eagles' album “Greatest Hits
1971–
1975” surpassed “Thriller” and became the best-selling album in the U.S., with 38 million certified units.