Eagles / Awards for Music Sales

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This is an overview of the awards for music sales of US country-rock - band Eagles . In their career they were able to sell over 150 million records, making them one of the most successful bands of all time . The awards can be found according to their type (gold, platinum, etc.), sorted by country in chronological order, and according to the sound carriers themselves, also in chronological order, separated by medium (albums, singles, etc.).

Awards

Silver record  Portugal 2005: for the video album Hell Freezes Over  United Kingdom 1978: for the Eagles album 1978: for the album On the Border 2017: for the album Desperado 2018: for the single Take It Easy 2020: for the single Desperado Golden record  Belgium 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Germany 1999: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 2008: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Finland 1976: for the album Hotel California 1994: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  France 1977: for the single Hotel California 1981: for the album Eagles Live 1995: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles  Hong Kong 1981: for the album The Long Run 1981: for the album Eagles Live  Italy 2014: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 2018: for the album Hotel California  Japan 1994: for the album The Best of Eagles  New Zealand 2014: for the album Selected Works: 1972–1999  Netherlands 1996: for the album Hell Freezes Over  Austria 1991: for the album Hotel California  Russia 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Sweden 1996: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 1997: for the album Hell Freezes Over 2003: for the video album Hell Freezes Over  Switzerland 1989: for the album The Long Run 1991: for the album The Best of Eagles 1996: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Spain 1994: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 1995: for the album Hell Freezes Over  United States 1977: for the single New Kid in Town 1977: for the single Hotel California 1980: for the single Heartache Tonight  United Kingdom 1982: for the Eagles Live album 2013: for the video album History of the Eagles 2015: for the album Selected Works: 1972–1999 2 × gold record  France 2001: for the album The Long Run

Platinum record  Argentina 2001: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles  Australia 2016: for the album Selected Works: 1972–1999 2016: for the album Hell Freezes Over  Denmark 2019: for the Single Hotel California  Germany 1986: for the album Hotel California  Europe 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden 2014: for the album The Complete Greatest Hits  Finland 1989: for the album The Best of Eagles  France 2001: for the video album History of the Eagles 2003: for the video album Hell Freezes Over 2005: for the video album Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne  Hong Kong 1978: for the album Hotel California 1979: for the album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) 1989: for the album The Best of Eagles 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Ireland 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Japan 1995: for the album Hell Freezes Over 1996: for the single Hotel California 1997: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles  Canada 1976: for the album One of These Nights 1995: for the video album Hell Freezes Over  New Zealand 1978: for the album Hotel California 1980: for the album The Long Run 1980: for the album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) 1983: for the album Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 1991: for the album The Best of Eagles 2007: for the album The Very Best Of  Netherlands 1990: for the album The Legend of Eagles 1995: for the album The Very Best Of 2005: for the album The Very Best of The Eagles 2005: for the album Hotel California 2008: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Norway 1995: for the album Hell Freezes Over  Austria 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Poland 2008: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Sweden 2007: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  United States 2001: for the Eagles album 2002: for the album Selected Works: 1972–1999 2009: for the single Hotel California (Digital) 2013: for the video album History of the Eagles  United Kingdom 1977: for the album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) 1979: for the album The Long Run 2004: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 2004: for the album One of These Nights 2017: for the album Hell Freezes Over 2018: for the Single Hotel California 3 × gold record  Germany 2014: for the video album Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne 2 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the video album History of the Eagles  Denmark 2004: for the video album Hell Freezes Over 2009: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  Europe 2003: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles  Italy 2019: for the Single Hotel California  Canada 2005: for the album The Very Best Of  New Zealand 2019: for the album The Complete Greatest Hits  Switzerland 1990: for the album Hotel California (WEA) 1998: for the album Hotel California (Warner)  United States 2001: for the album On the Border 2001: for the album Desperado  United Kingdom 2004: for the album The Very Best Of 2013: for the video album Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne 2013: for the album Long Road Out of Eden 2013: for the video album Hell Freezes Over 2015: for the album The Complete Greatest Hits

3 × platinum record  Australia 2001: for the album Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 2008: for the album Long Road Out of Eden  New Zealand 2008: for the album Long Road Out of Eden 4 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the album The Very Best Of 2016: for the album The Complete Greatest Hits  New Zealand 2015: for the album Hell Freezes Over  Spain 2001: for the album Hotel California  United States 2001: for the album One of These Nights  United Kingdom 1993: for the album The Best of Eagles 5 × platinum record  United States 2008: for the album The Very Best Of 6 × platinum record  New Zealand 2007: for the video album The Farewell Tour Part I  United Kingdom 2008: for the album Hotel California 7 × platinum record  Canada 1996: for the album Hell Freezes Over  United States 2001: for the album The Long Run 2001: for the Eagles Live album 2008: for the album Long Road Out of Eden 8 × platinum record  Australia 2008: for the album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)  New Zealand 2015: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles  United States 2001: for the video album Hell Freezes Over 9 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the album Hotel California  Canada 2013: for the video album History of the Eagles  New Zealand 2000: for the video album Hell Freezes Over  United States 2014: for the album Hell Freezes Over 11 × platinum record  United States 2002: for the album Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 12 × platinum record  Australia 2016: for the album The Very Best of the Eagles 13 × platinum record  Australia 2011: for the video album Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne 20 × platinum record  Australia 2005: for the video album Hell Freezes Over 26 × platinum record  United States 2018: for the album Hotel California 30 × platinum record  United States 2008: for the video album Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne 38 × platinum record  United States 2018: for the album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) Diamond record  France 1980: for the album Hotel California  Canada 1988: for the album Hotel California 2005: for the video album The Farewell Tour Part I 2 × diamond records  Canada 1987: for the album Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

Awards by album

Eagles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × platinum	1,060,000

Desperado

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	2,060,000

On the border

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	60,000
All in all	1 × silver 2 × platinum	2,060,000

One of these nights

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	6 × platinum	4,400,000

Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	8 × platinum	560,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	2 × diamond	2,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	38 × platinum	38,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	19 × platinum 5 × diamond	40,895,000

Hotel California

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	9 × platinum	630,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	500,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	30,933
France (SNEP)	diamond	1,000,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Italy (FIMI)	gold	50,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	80,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum (WEA) + 2 × platinum (Warner)	150,000
Spain (Promusicae)	4 × platinum	400,000
United States (RIAA)	26 × platinum	26,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × platinum	1,800,000
All in all	3 × gold 33 × platinum 4 × diamond	31,750,933

The long run

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 9 × platinum	7,550,000

Eagles Live

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	3 × gold 7 × platinum	7,210,000

Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
United States (RIAA)	11 × platinum	11,000,000
All in all	4 × platinum 1 × diamond	11,210,000

The Best of Eagles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Finland (IFPI)	platinum	54,526
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	1,200,000
All in all	2 × gold 6 × platinum	1,399,526

The Legend of Eagles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × platinum	100,000

The Very Best of the Eagles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	12 × platinum	840,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(250,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(23,307)
France (SNEP)	gold	(100,000)
Italy (FIMI)	gold	(50,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	8 × platinum	120,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(50,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	(50,000)
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	7 × gold 26 × platinum	3,120,307

Hell Freezes Over

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	7 × platinum	700,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	4 × platinum	60,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	9 × platinum	9,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	300,000
All in all	4 × gold 24 × platinum	10,530,000

Selected Works: 1972-1999

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	2 × gold, 2 × platinum	1,177,500

The very best of

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	15 × platinum	6,195,000

Long Road Out of Eden

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	(15,000)
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	(60,000)
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(100,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(15,983)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	(15,000)
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	(60,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(20,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(20,000)
Russia (NFPF)	gold	(10,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	(15,000)
United States (RIAA)	7 × platinum	7,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	5 × gold 24 × platinum	8,275,000

The Complete Greatest Hits

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	9 × platinum	1,310,000

Awards by singles

Take it easy

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

Desperado

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver	200,000
All in all	1 × silver	200,000

New Kid in Town

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold	1,000,000

Hotel California

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	90,000
France (SNEP)	gold	200,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	100,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold (Physical) + Platinum (Digital)	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 6 × platinum	5,090,000

Heartache Tonight

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
United States (RIAA)	gold	1,000,000
All in all	1 × gold	1,000,000

Awards by video albums

Hell Freezes Over

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	20 × platinum	300,000
Denmark (IFPI)	2 × platinum	40,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	10,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	9 × platinum	45,000
Portugal (AFP)	silver	2,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	800,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × silver 1 × gold 43 × platinum	1,327,000

Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	13 × platinum	195,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	75,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	6 × platinum	30,000
United States (RIAA)	30 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	100,000
All in all	1 × gold 53 × platinum 1 × diamond	3,520,000

History of the Eagles

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	30,000
Canada (MC)	9 × platinum	90,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	25,000
All in all	1 × gold 12 × platinum	245,000

Statistics and sources

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	-	platinum1	-	60,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	80 × platinum80	-	5,600,000	aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA)	-	gold1	-	-	15,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	-	-	5 × platinum5	-	190,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	-	925,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	4 × platinum4th	-	(4,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	124,749	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	5 × gold5	3 × platinum3	diamond1	1,640,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	100,000	Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA)	-	-	platinum1	-	15,000	irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	200,000	fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ)	-	gold1	3 × platinum3	-	600,000	riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC)	-	-	20 × platinum20th	4 × diamond4th	4,200,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	38 × platinum38	-	577,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	gold1	5 × platinum5	-	470,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	-	50,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	45,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	-	platinum1	-	20,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP)	silver1	-	-	-	2,000	Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF)	-	gold1	-	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	-	150,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th	-	340,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	4 × platinum4th	-	500,000	promusicae.es
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	100 × platinum100	6 × diamond6th	129,900,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	3 × gold3	26 × platinum26th	-	7,680,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	36 × gold36	307 × platinum307	11 × diamond11

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wesley Case: The Eagles return to Birmingham. In: The Tuscaloosa News. November 14, 2013, accessed March 7, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Silver for Hell Freezes Over in Portugal ( Memento from May 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Gold for The Long Run in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Platinum for Eagles Live in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Gold for Long Road Out of Eden in Russia ( Memento from January 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
6. ^ Platinum for Hell Freezes Over in Australia
7. ↑ Platinum for The Complete Greatest Hits in Europe
8. ↑ Platinum for Hotel California in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
9. ^ Platinum for Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) in Hong Kong ( Memento of March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Platinum for The Best of Eagles in Hong Kong ( Memento from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Platinum for Long Road Out of Eden in Hong Kong ( Memento from July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ 4 × platinum for The Complete Greatest Hits in Australia
13. ↑ 9 × platinum for Hotel California in Australia
14. ↑ 12 × platinum for The Very Best of the Eagles in Australia
15. ↑ Rich Appel: Revisionist History, Holiday Edition: Mariah Gets a 'Christmas' Gift, Wham! Gets the boat. In: Billboard . December 10, 2014, accessed March 7, 2017 .