Which Eagles live album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in 1994?

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Hell Freezes Over was the Eagles live album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 1994.

Released on November 8, 1994, the album marked the Eagles’ return after a 14-year breakup. Its title refers to Don Henley’s earlier remark that the band would reunite “when hell freezes over,” making the chart-topping comeback especially memorable. The album remained at No. 1 for two weeks.

Hell Freezes Over is not a purely live recording: it combines 11 performances from the band’s 1994 MTV reunion concert with four newly recorded studio songs. The live material includes a rearranged, acoustic version of “Hotel California,” while “Get Over It” and “Love Will Keep Us Alive” were issued as singles from the project.

The concert was recorded in April 1994 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, before the album’s release and the subsequent Hell Freezes Over Tour. Eagles Live, released in 1980, was the group’s earlier live album, so it cannot be the 1994 chart debut described in the question.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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