The Eagles' 'The Best of My Love' Hits No. 1 on Billboard 51 Years Ago Today

DeAnna JanesSun, March 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM UTC

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On March 1, 1975, the Eagles scored their first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single with “The Best of My Love.”

The hit was included on the band’s 1974 album, On the Border. The first of five chart-toppers, “The Best of My Love” also topped the Easy Listening (Adult Contemporary) chart in February 1975, spending one week at the No. 1 spot on both charts.

According to Out magazine, the song was written at Dan Tana's, one of the band's favorite Italian restaurants, with the lyrics stemming from drummer and co-leader Don Henley and the main "melodic line" coming courtesy of guitarist Glenn Frey.

In a biography of the band written by Marc Eliot, To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles, Eliot writes that Henley was feeling "a lot of guilt and remorse" over a low-profile breakup with Suzannah Martin when he wrote the song. A sleeper succes, the single peaked due to audience demand and radio play fueling its popularity.

The Eagle’s other No. 1 hits are “One of These Nights,” “New Kid in Town,” “Hotel California,” and “Heartache Tonight.”

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The group officially broke up in 1980, following their final concert in July 1980. Reports revealed inner fighting and tension among the members, Don Henley famously stating they’d get back together “when hell freezes over.”

For the next 14 years, the members pursued solo careers before reuniting in 1994 for their Hell Freezes Over Tour, a wildly successful and apropos-named return that featured the original members and became one of the highest-grossing events of the ’90s.

These days, the guys are celebrating their farewell Long Goodbye Tour. Extending dates through May, the band announced a third leg hitting Atlanta’s Truist Park on May 5, Nashville’s FirstBank Stadium at Vanderbilt University on May 9, and Arlington, Texas’ Globe Life Field on May 16. Special guest Tedeschi Trucks Band will join the band for all “Act III” shows, per Billboard.

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