The Eagles dethrone Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ as biggest selling album of all time in US
‘The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-75’ has now sold 38 million units
The Eagles’ greatest hits album has moonwalked past Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to become history’s bestselling album of all-time in the US.
The Recording Industry Association of America said that the Eagles’ album – “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” – is now certified 38x platinum, which means sales and streams of the album have reached 38 million copies.
The album was released in 1976 and pushes Jackson’s “Thriller” – which is 33x platinum, to second place.
RIAA also said that the Eagles’ “Hotel California”, released in 1977, is now 26x platinum and makes it the third bestselling album of all-time.
The last time RIAA tallied sales for the Eagles’ greatest hits album was in 2006, when it said it was 29x platinum. Sales and streams for “Thriller” were last updated last year.