“It was very difficult, especially for me, to develop a sense of self-worth that wasn't tied to one's career because we've been taught that we are what we do,” Don Henley said. Bulletin board in 1994. “But it has to happen at some point, and it generally comes later in life.”
On The Eagles Reunion album November 26, 1994 Billboard 200 Hell freezes over won the No. 1 with 267,000 sales, according to Luminate.
The set, which led for two weeks, marked the fifth Billboard 200 No. 1 by the Eagles, returned the group to the top of the chart after a hiatus of almost 15 years. The team won their first four back-to-back titles from 1975-79: One of those Nights, Their greatest hits 1971-1975, Hotel California and The Long Run. The best-of set is the best-selling album of all time, according to the RIAAwith 38 million certified units.
Following The Long Runthe Eagles – then consisting of Henley, co-founder Glenn Frey, Don Felder, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh – broke up (hard enough, famously, to eventually inspire outrage Hell freezes over album title). They combined for seven top 40 solo albums on the Billboard 200 in between The Long Run and Hell freezes overincluding the 1989 Henley Top 10 The end of innocence. Frey scored two Billboard Hot 100 top 10s in that span – the anthems peaking at No. best with “Dirty Laundry” in 1982.
The group's reformation was sparked in part by the five-member appearance in Travis Tritt's video for his version of the Eagles' classic “Take It Easy” in 1972. The remake, from 1993 Common thread: The songs of eagleshit the no. 21 on Hot Country Songs in March 1994, after the set had spent 13 weeks on Top Country Albums.
Hell freezes over featured four new Eagles songs, combined with 10 of the group's 70s favorites and Henley The end of innocence The single “New York Minute” was performed live on MTV in April 1994. “For the record, we never broke up…we just took 14 years off,” Frey winked during the set.
All four new tracks have arrived Bulletin board Singles Chart: first single “Get Over It”, featuring Henley on lead vocals, hit No. 4 on Mainstream Rock Airplay and No. 31 on the Hot 100. “Love Will Keep Us Alive” (Smith) was crowned Adult Contemporary for three weeks. “Learn To Be Still” (Henley) climbed to No. 15 in AC. and “The Girl From Yesterday” (Frey) reached No. 58 on Hot Country Songs.
In Henley's 1994 interview with Bulletin boardpredicted that the Eagles' reunion would be temporary. “We have grown in different directions now, as men should,” he thought, “and so we shall finish our duties and go our separate ways again.” He added with a laugh, “And frankly, I'm looking forward to it.”
However, the band continued to add to their legacy and catalog, including the top five AC hits “Hole in the World” in 2003 and “No More Cloudy Days” in 2005. In 2007, the Eagles released A long way out of Edentheir first album of brand new material since then The Long Run. Led by AC's Top 10 and Top 25 Hot Country Songs hit “How Long,” A long way out of Eden released as the sixth and most recent Billboard 200 No. 1 by the Eagles, with 711,000 copies in its first week, the best frame for an album by the band since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991.
Following Frey passage In 2016, the Eagles remained a touring force, with Deacon's son and longtime country hitmaker Vince Gill since becoming a staple of their concert lineup. As was announced Today (November 26), four more shows were added to the Eagles' residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, extending his run, which began on September 20, to April 12, 2025.
Dating back to the Eagles' 1994 reunion, they have earned $1.5 billion in concert revenue and sold 11.6 million tickets, according to Billboard Boxscore. Their The Long Goodbye tour, which began in September 2023, has grossed $138.1 million and sold 486,000 tickets in its first 40 shows. Their Sphere residency has grossed $42.2 million and sold 131,000 tickets in its first eight shows.
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