Las Vegas Review-Journal

Eagles’ ‘Greatest Hits’ No. 1 album of all time

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The Eagles’ greatest hits album has moonwalked past Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” to become the best-selling album of all time in the U.S.

The Recording Industry Associatio­n of America reported Monday that the Eagles’ album — “Their Greatest Hits 19711975” — is certified 38 times platinum, which means sales and streams of the album have reached 38 million copies.

The album was released in 1976 and pushes Jackson’s “Thriller,” which is 33 times platinum, to second place.

The last time RIAA tallied sales for the Eagles’ greatest hits album was in 2006, when it was 29 times platinum. Sales and streams for “Thriller” were last updated last year. had strong energy, but the performanc­e felt like it belonged more to singer James Blake.

There were a few highlights. Maluma, the Colombian singer who was nominated twice in the best Latin category, danced with gyrating dancers. Lopez started off slow, but she hit a stride when she sang old smashes such as “Jenny From the Block,” “I’m Real” — where Ja Rule joined her — and “All I Have.”

But Lopez’s speech was more stirring than her performanc­e: She was emotional as she thanked her children and beau Alex Rodriguez when she earned the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for lifetime achievemen­t.

Cardi B, who gave birth last month, won three awards and said people told her she was “gambling your career” when she decided to become a mother.

“I had the baby, I carried the baby and now I’m still winning awards,” she said.

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