Eagles (band) made an album called Hotel California that was ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the United States.
Eagles (band) . At the end of the 20th century , two of their albums , Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) and Hotel California , were ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America . Hotel California is ranked 37th in Rolling Stones list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' and the band was ranked number 75 on the magazine 's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . The album yielded two number-one singles , `` New Kid in Town '' and `` Hotel California . '' Hotel California is the fifth studio album by American rock band the Eagles , and is one of the best-selling albums of all time .