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Eagles soar with 'Long Road'

Album sells more than 700,000 copies

By PHIL GALLO

Billboard magazine altered one of its policies regarding the reporting of Nielsen SoundScan data on Tuesday afternoon, paving the way to make the Eagles "Long Road Out of Eden" the No. 1 album in the country (U.S.A.)

The first Eagles studio album in 28 years, which has sold 711,000 copies since its release Oct. 30, was not eligible for the SoundScan top 200 chart due to its availability only at a single retailer, Wal-Mart, and its associated outlets. The top 200, tabulated by SoundScan and published in Billboard, only counts albums that are widely available.

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