Someclassic rockmusicians aspired totour the world and become the biggest superstarspossible.

Others enjoyed the art of creating music, taking every opportunity to play.

Of course, this was not easy to do, as every musician has always faced stiff competition.

Anthony Kiedis from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kurt Cobain from Nirvana

Specifically, classic rock spanned from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s.

Some of the biggest bands to ever exist were around during this time.

They spent years topping charts, writing hits, and becoming global phenoms.

Finger Eleven

Under most guidelines,that distinction goes to a greatest hits collection.

By 1972, the band was ready to release their self-titled debut album.

It also landed them three Top 10 singles and won them their first Grammy Award.

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To capitalize on all they had accomplished,the Eagles released a greatest hits collection.

The band’s first compilation, titledTheir Greatest Hits, debuted in February 1976.

The record included 10 tracks from across their first four albums.

The Eagles

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The band’s first compilation, titledTheir Greatest Hits, debuted in February 1976.

Then, as time went on, the numbers kept growing.

The band’s gamble of releasing this album less than a decade into their career paid off.

Members of the Eagles

RIAA stands for the Recording Industry Association of America.

Classic rock was a golden age that may remain unmatched.