‘Hotel California’ by Eagles peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 7 1977)

(Saturday, May 7, 1977)“Hotel California” by Eagles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.

The band’s fourth of five number one hits on the chart (1975-1979), Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 49 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”