The California HOTEL License Plate is produced for The Eagles fans, as an unsubtle nod to the critical success of their fifth album, Hotel California. This album was released in late 1976 and charted at #1 for eight weeks of 1977, with the two tracks ‘New Kid in Town’ and ‘Hotel California’ reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The blue and yellow California plate style is accurate for the year the album debuted and rose to fame.