The Eagles are an United States|American rock music| rock band that were formed in Los Angeles, California during the early 1970s. With five Number 1 singles and six Number 1 albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful recording artists of the decade. At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, ''Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)|Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975'' and ''Hotel California'', ranked among the ten best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The best-selling studio album ''Hotel California'' is rated as the thirty-seventh album in the ''Rolling Stone'' list "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time", and the band was ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone Magazine|Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty/ 100 Greatest Artists of All Time].<ref>{{cite journal | title = The Immortals: The First Fifty | journal = Rolling Stone | issue = 946 | publisher = Wenner Publishing | date = 2004-04-15 | url =http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty | accessdate = 2007-10-27 </ref> They are also the best-selling American group ever, with ''Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975'' being the best-selling album in the U.S. to date.<ref name="riaatopalbums">{... read all