Beginning in 1971, the Eagles wasted no time getting to work in the studio. By 1972, the band was ready to release their self-titled debut album. Then, instead of slowing down, they stayed on the grind, releasing one in 1973 and another in 1974. With their fourth studio album, One of These Nights, in 1975, the band quickly rose in popularity as it became their first number one album on the US Billboard 200. It also landed them three Top 10 singles and won them their first Grammy Award.
To capitalize on all they had accomplished, the Eagles released a greatest hits collection. The band's first compilation, titled Their Greatest Hits, debuted in February 1976. The record included 10 tracks from across their first four albums. Initially, the album performed as well as they had hoped, spending five weeks as the number one spot on the US Billboard 200 chart.
The band's first compilation, titled Their Greatest Hits, debuted in February 1976.
By the end of the year, Their Greatest Hits continued to hold strong momentum as it ranked as Billboard's fourth-best album of 1976. Then, as time went on, the numbers kept growing. Along with spending over 450 weeks on the US Billboard 200, the album has been certified an astonishing 38x platinum in the United States, ranking it as the best-selling classic rock album of all time. The band's gamble of releasing this album less than a decade into their career paid off.
