The best Eagles songs
The top 3 according to 203 votes from people: Hotel California · Desperado · Life in the Fast Lane. (Updated Jan 6, 2024.)
From Take It Easy to Hotel California: the Eagles' greatest songs, ranked by critics and readers.
Top 16
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1
Hotel California
1976. The famous guitar duel; their number one.
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2
Desperado
1973. Never a single, yet a fan favourite.
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3
Life in the Fast Lane
1976. Joe Walsh's riff and seventies excess.
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4
Best of My Love
1974. Their first US number one.
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5
Lyin' Eyes
1975. A country story about an unhappy marriage.
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6
I Can't Tell You Why
1979. Timothy B. Schmit's soft ballad.
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7
Take It Easy
1972. The debut single, written with Jackson Browne.
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8
Peaceful Easy Feeling
1972. Pure country rock.
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9
One of These Nights
1975. Soul and falsetto.
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10
Witchy Woman
1972. Mysterious and dark.
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11
New Kid in Town
1976. A Grammy-winning number one.
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12
The Last Resort
1976. An environmental epic closing Hotel California.
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13
Take It to the Limit
1975. Randy Meisner's high notes.
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14
Already Gone
1974. A rocking farewell.
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15
Tequila Sunrise
1973. A laid-back hangover song.
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16
Heartache Tonight
1979. Their last number one.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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