The band's slick, ambitious peak, its title track a perfectly crafted six-minute allegory of California excess. Polished and enormous. A 70s soft-rock landmark. A 1976 record that holds its own against everything before it.
On vinyl: Vintage copies and modern reissues both circulate — worth comparing condition and remaster notes before you buy.
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Tracks from this album on our lists
- Hotel California on Best Songs of the 1970s, Best Songs of the 1970s, Best 1970s Rock Songs
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More from Eagles — where to go next
If you have Hotel California, these are the Eagles records worth reaching for next.
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Eagles1972 · RockStart here
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Desperado1973 · RockClassic
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One of These Nights1975 · RockClassic
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Hotel California1976 · you're viewing this oneClassic
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