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Originally Posted by Jondalar
The Eagles Greatest Hits was ahead of Michael Jackson's Thriller a long time ago. However, Michael died and that boosted his sales and then he jumped ahead. It's just restablishing the pecking order.
Hotel California is country rock and it's no big suprise. Streaming is what put it ahead of Rumours, not actual sales. That is the only way this could of changed so fast. Also, Fleetwood Mac is just a mess. Their legacy because of all of the fighting is ending up a mess.
P.S. Because The Eagles album is a Greatest Hits, I really don't consider it the #1 album. It's 10 years worth of their best material. It shouldn't be put up against regular albums.
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All the certifications are based on official sales. I'd read some years ago that Thriller had likely sold many, many more unofficial copies due to MJ's popularity in Asia and Africa (as well as other parts of the world). In fact, I think it was claimed a while back Thriller had probably been bought by up to twice as many people as Eagles' Greatest Hits.
For some reason Fleetwood Mac's official certifications get updated very, very slowly.