Best Selling Album of 20th Century Eagles' ``Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975''; RIAA Certified 26-Million Sold.LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- The Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" is the best selling album of the 20th century, being certified 26-times platinum (26 million sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. ). The greatest hits album was released in 1977 and reached the 26-million certification plateau in November, 1999. The RIAA also certified The Eagles' "Hotel California" for U.S. sales of 15 million and "Greatest Hits Volume 2" at 9 million units. Worldwide, the multi-grammy award winning Eagles have sold more than 100 million albums and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. The Eagles will be performing in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Mandalay Bay Events Center is a 12,000 seat indoor arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is part of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It has hosted in the past top-rank boxing and UFC events, as well as concerts with artists like Destiny's Child and Shakira. with Jackson Browne on Dec. 28 & Dec. 29. In addition, the band will be kicking-off New Year's Eve in concert with Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt at STAPLES Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . These performances represent the Eagles' first U.S. concerts in more than four years. |
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