NEW YORK (AP) — Take it easy ... and go quadruple diamond. The Eagles' 1976 album “Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975” the bestselling album of all time in the U.S., has officially sold over 40 million units. That's according to new certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
It was also announced on Thursday that the band's 1976 record “Hotel California” has been certified 28x platinum, maintaining its position as the third bestselling album in the U.S.
The second? That's Michael Jackson's “Thriller,” which was certified 34x diamond in 2021.
The RIAA tracks U.S. sales and streaming equivalents. Certifications must be applied for and go through a third-party audit.
RIAA’s diamond status was once equivalent to selling 10 million albums or songs, but in 2013 the company began incorporating streaming from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services to determine certification. Now 1,500 streams of an album is equivalent to an album sale.
“Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" was originally released almost exactly 50 years ago, on Feb. 17, 1976. To celebrate the anniversary and the new RIAA certification, the band is released a crystal-clear, 180-gram vinyl edition of the album.
“In an age, in a culture, where everything seems to become more ephemeral, by the day, it is gratifying to have been part of something that endures, even for fifty years,” founding member, drummer and singer Don Henley shared in a written statement to The Associated Press. “We are amazed and grateful.”
It's a good time to be the Eagles. On Friday, the band will launch 12 final shows at Las Vegas' Sphere, setting a record for longest-running residency at the state-of-the-art venue. According to a press release, since launching their residency on Sept. 20, 2024, “Eagles - Live In Concert At Sphere” has entertained over 700,000 fans across 44 performances.
The Eagles, who formed in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, mastered the mix of rock ’n’ roll and country music. Their hits — including but certainly not limited to “Hotel California” and “Take It Easy” — became part of the soundtrack of that decade. They broke up in 1980, coming back together 14 years later with Henley and Glenn Frey as the only remaining original members. Frey died in 2016.
The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and was a Kennedy Center honoree in 2016.
FILE - Members of the rock band The Eagles, from left, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Joe Walsh appear at a screening of "History of The Eagles Part One," as part of the Sundance Film Festival in the UK, in east London on April 25, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Europe is breathing a sigh of relief Thursday following a dramatic reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland the day before at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland.
Trump said there is a new framework with NATO on Arctic security without the U.S. using force to take over Greenland. Still, there were many unanswered questions about what the Greenland deal means.
Here is the latest:
Asian shares mostly advanced on Thursday, tracking Wall Street, after Trump walked back from imposing tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland and ruled out using military force to take control of the territory.
The future for the S&P 500 was up 0.4% on Thursday, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 climbed 1.9% to 53,760.85, with technology stocks among those leading the gain. SoftBank Group jumped 11% and chipmaker Tokyo Electron rose 3.7%.
The NATO chief is urging allies to “keep our eyes on the ball of Ukraine” after a standoff over Greenland that rattled the alliance appeared to ease a day earlier.
Rutte, speaking at the Ukraine breakfast, didn’t address a question about whether Greenland, which Trump has coveted, would remain a part of Denmark under the “framework of a future deal” announced by the president.
Rutte noted European plans to free up funds for Ukraine’s defense and U.S.-led talks about a peace deal, but said those efforts wouldn’t bear fruit immediately and Russia continues to launch drone and missile attacks on Ukraine.
“What we need is to keep our eyes on the ball of Ukraine. Let’s not drop that ball,” Rutte said.
Trump wants to spotlight his proposed "Board of Peace" at Davos on Thursday, looking to create momentum for a project that has been overshadowed this week by Greenland.
The new board initially was envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, but has morphed into something far more ambitious. Skepticism about its membership and mandate has led some traditional U.S. allies to take a pass so far.
Trump expressed confidence in his idea ahead of what the White House said would be a “charter announcement” on the sidelines of the forum in the Swiss Alps.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty.
She has been “informed that this has not been the case” following the announcement of a new framework with NATO on Arctic security without the U.S. using force to take over Greenland.
In a statement, the Danish leader said security in the Arctic is a matter for all of NATO and “good and natural” that it be discussed between the U.S. president and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Frederiksen said she has spoken with Rutte “on an ongoing basis,” including before and after he met Trump in Davos.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Trump is considering ideas like a “tariff-free zone” for Ukraine that could help industry develop in the war-torn country.
“The president has talked about a tariff free zone from Ukraine that I think would be game changing,” Witkoff told the Ukraine breakfast on the sidelines of Davos.
Witkoff made the comments before heading later Thursday to Moscow, where the administration has been working to wrest a peace deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Witkoff said he would travel next to Abu Dhabi, where there would be working groups on issues like “military-to-military” and “prosperity” discussions.
Europe is breathing a sigh of relief Thursday following a dramatic reversal by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland the day before at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland.
Trump said there is a new framework with NATO on Arctic security without the U.S. using force to take over Greenland. Still, there were many unanswered questions about what this Greenland deal means.
The Associated Press was inside an event Thursday morning billed as a breakfast discussing the war in Ukraine and featuring NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks down stairs after a meeting during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, center left, during a meeting on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during a meeting on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump reacts after a meeting during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
