Which Eagles album was released on December 8, 1976?

Hotel California was the Eagles album released on December 8, 1976.

It was the band’s fifth studio album and followed One of These Nights. The record marked a major transition: guitarist Joe Walsh joined after Bernie Leadon’s departure, and the band moved further from its early country-rock sound toward harder, more polished rock. Bill Szymczyk produced the album.

The album was recorded between March and October 1976 at Criteria Studios in Miami and Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles. Its three singles included “New Kid in Town,” “Life in the Fast Lane,” and the title track. “Hotel California” and “New Kid in Town” both reached No. 1 in the United States.

Listeners sometimes confuse the release date with the dates of the singles, which arrived later. The album became a landmark commercial success, topped the Billboard 200, and won the Grammy for Record of the Year for its title song.