King of Pop dethroned: The Eagles' Greatest Hits flies past Michael Jackson's Thriller to take title of best-selling album in history
The Eagles have just surpassed Michael Jackson and are now the musicians with history's best-selling album attached to their name. Their album, 'Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975', has bounced right past Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to sell almost 38 million copies.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) told the Associated Press on Monday that the band's album, which was released in 1976, has already been certified 38x platinum, breaking Jackson's record of selling around 33 million copies. One of the bands most popular albums, 'Hotel California,' which was released in 1977, is now the third-best-selling album of all-time, with around 26 million copies sold. Reportedly, the last time RIAA tallied the sales of the band's greatest hits albums in 2006, it was 29x platinum.