Sept 2nd in Pop History

On this day, September 2nd, in: 

• 1965 - The Beatles receive a Gold record for John Lennon's biographical composition, Help!, which was still rising up the charts 

• 1965 - The Beatles release Yesterday, on which only Paul is actually playing. More than 2,500 cover versions of the song exist, making it one of the most recorded songs in history 

• 1986 - Debbie Gibson began recording the album Out of the Blue. She was 16 years old and still in school at the time 

• 2000 - Madonna's newest CD, Music, rises to number one in England, making her the first female to top the UK album chart ten times 

• 2016 - Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 returned to the Billboard 200 album chart thanks to a 99-cent sale price in the Google Play store. The LP, released in 1976, was about to become the largest selling album in history in the US (see more below…)

The Eagles are an American band from L.A. Most of them were previously the backing band for Linda Ronstadt, who wanted a good harmony band, and these guys were the masters of perfect harmony. They have earned five number one singles, six number one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards. They’ve had a total of 18 Top 40 hits on the pop charts, as well as many other hits that climbed the adult contemporary chart. The Eagles are easily the most successful musical act of the 1970s. As mentioned before, they’ve sold more than 200 million records. They were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone’s list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

The following simple statistics are a Big deal: 

The best selling album of all time is The Eagles’ collection, Their Greatest Hits. As if that wasn’t enough for overachieving, the Eagles album Hotel California is the 3rd best selling album of all time. Michael Jackson’s Thriller LP was the best selling album of all time for nearly 4 decades, that is until 3 years ago, 2018. At that time, it was surpassed by this 1976 Eagles Greatest Hits album. The Eagles’ songs are so solid and compelling, that the record just keeps on selling, with each new generation. So the top 3 albums ever: 

1 - Eagles • Their Greatest Hits

2 - Michael Jackson • Thriller

3 - Eagles • Hotel California

Btw…

Below is my version of the Greatest Hits on cassette that I’ve had since the 70s - it’s got a lot of miles on it, but still sounds amazing!