If America’s gone full Rumours-mania (see this weeks US Charts), then the UK is deep in a full-blown Mac attack of its own.
Fleetwood Mac just pulled off the rarest of feats in the British music scene: two albums in the Top 20, three classic singles charting simultaneously, and a resurgence across every measurable metric from vinyl to downloads to digital streams. And they’ve done it not with a flashy tour or a viral scandal, but by simply being well Fleetwood Mac.
Let’s unpack the full scope of their chart conquest.
On the UK Top 100 Albums Chart, Fleetwood Mac currently have two albums in the Top 20:
No. 9 – 50 Years – Don’t Stop (down from No. 6, with a healthy 8,223 copies sold)
No. 17 – Rumours (slipping slightly from No. 14)
That means half a century after forming and nearly five decades after their landmark album, the band is still doing what most contemporary artists can only dream of out-charting acts a third their age.
And that’s just the surface.
On the UK Top 100 Singles Chart, three Mac staples are once again proving that timeless songwriting always finds new ears:
No. 51 – “Dreams” (up from No. 58)
No. 79 – “Everywhere” (holding near steady from No. 78)
No. 86 – “The Chain” (sliding from No. 76, but still clinging on with grit)
In the age of shuffle playlists and short attention spans, these tracks have become comfort food for the ears proof that Stevie Nicks whispering “Now here you go again” never really gets old.
The digital front tells a similar story.
UK Top 100 Streaming Chart:
No. 41 – “Dreams”
No. 69 – “Everywhere”
No. 73 – “The Chain”
And on the UK Streaming Albums Chart:
No. 6 – 50 Years – Don’t Stop (unchanged)
No. 18 – Rumours (down slightly from No. 19)
It’s a simple equation: Gen Z discovers The Chain on a Netflix docuseries or TikTok edit. Gen Z listens once. Gen Z never stops listening. Repeat.
In the world of wax, Rumours continues its victory lap:
UK Vinyl Albums Chart:
No. 20 – Rumours (down from No. 13)
UK Albums Sales Chart:
No. 33 – Rumours (down from No. 22)
UK Album Downloads Chart:
No. 40 – Rumours (down from No. 23)
No. 98 – Greatest Hits (a quiet re-entry, like a well-worn cassette unearthed from an attic)
Fleetwood Mac aren’t just being streamed they’re being bought. That means fans want something they can touch. Something they can frame. Something they can hand down.
Because this isn’t just music it’s heirloom listening.
Scotland has kept Rumours locked at No. 23 this week unchanged, unmoved, unbothered. A stiff upper-lip chart performance if ever there was one.
In Ireland, Fleetwood Mac are thriving:
No. 4 – 50 Years – Don’t Stop (down one from No. 5)
No. 13 – Rumours (up three from No. 16)
Meanwhile, Australia still has Rumours inside the Top 15:
No. 13 – Rumours (down slightly from No. 11)
From Dublin to Melbourne, it’s clear that Fleetwood Mac isn’t just a British-American export it’s a global emotional language.
There are legacy acts, and then there’s Fleetwood Mac. This isn’t just a catalogue this is a cultural memory, preserved in melody. They don’t need box sets or deluxe editions to remind people of what they meant. The charts are doing that for them.
The lyrics still cut. The production still shines. And the stories infused in every harmony and hook still feel alive, even in a digital age.
This week’s UK and international charts prove one thing: Fleetwood Mac aren’t riding a wave of nostalgia. They are the wave.
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