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second? That's Michael Jackson's “Thriller,” which was certified
34x diamond in 2021.
The RIAA tracks U.S. sales and streaming equivalents.
Certifications must be applied for and go through a third-party
audit.
RIAA’s diamond status was once equivalent to selling 10 million
albums or songs, but in 2013 the company began incorporating
streaming from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services
to determine certification. Now 1,500 streams of an album is
equivalent to an album sale.
“Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" was originally released almost
exactly 50 years ago, on Feb. 17, 1976. To celebrate the
anniversary and the new RIAA certification, the band is released
a crystal-clear, 180-gram vinyl edition of the album.
“In an age, in a culture, where everything seems to become more
ephemeral, by the day, it is gratifying to have been part of
something that endures, even for fifty years,” founding member,
drummer and singer Don Henley shared in a written statement to
The Associated Press. “We are amazed and grateful.”
It's a good time to be the Eagles. On Friday, the band will
launch 12 final shows at Las Vegas' Sphere, setting a record for
longest-running residency at the state-of-the-art venue.
According to a press release, since launching their residency on
Sept. 20, 2024, “Eagles - Live In Concert At Sphere” has
entertained over 700,000 fans across 44 performances.
The Eagles, who formed in Los Angeles in the early 1970s,
mastered the mix of rock ’n’ roll and country music. Their hits
— including but certainly not limited to “Hotel California” and
“Take It Easy” — became part of the soundtrack of that decade.
They broke up in 1980, coming back together 14 years later with
Henley and Glenn Frey as the only remaining original members.
Frey died in 2016.
The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998
and was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2016.
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