Album · The Eagles
On the Border by The Eagles
On the Border is an album by The Eagles, released in 1974. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 76 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Already Gone”, on 74 lists with a best position of #36.
On the Border, the Eagles' third album, came out on Asylum on March 22, 1974, and it's the sound of a country-rock band deciding it wanted to rock. Glyn Johns produced two songs, but the band handed the rest to Bill Szymczyk to get a harder edge, and brought in guitarist Don Felder to add muscle alongside Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner.
"Already Gone" struts and snaps with a grin, "Ol' 55" keeps a toe in the old easy-rolling mode, and "Best of My Love" became their first number-one single. Leadon's "My Man" is a tender farewell to two friends lost too early, Duane Allman and his old Flying Burrito Brothers bandmate Gram Parsons. It peaked at number 17 on Billboard's album chart and has moved two million copies, and it was the first Eagles album issued in quadraphonic sound.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from On the Border on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Already Gone#284 of all time | 74 | #36 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Ol' 55 | 2 | #384 | – | 2010–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.