Rumours Rewrites the Record Books—Again
A remarkable new UK milestone for Fleetwood Mac.
In the same week that Rumours becomes the first studio album in UK history to spend 500 weeks in the Top 40, it also climbs to No. 7 (up from 10), it's highest chart position in 670 weeks.
Released in 1977 and a chart-topper in 1978, Rumours was last this high in February 2013, following the release of its expanded and remastered editions across all formats. Notably, this surge comes without a brand-new variant release.
Instead, long-tail demand continues to do the heavy lifting:
Even more impressive: this marks the fourth consecutive week of growth for Rumours, and the first time in 51 weeks it has charted higher than Fleetwood Mac’s blockbuster 2018 compilation 50 Years: Don’t Stop, which slips 8–9 (7,283 sales).
Nearly five decades on, Rumours isn’t just enduring — it’s still climbing.
A remarkable new UK milestone for Fleetwood Mac.
In the same week that Rumours becomes the first studio album in UK history to spend 500 weeks in the Top 40, it also climbs to No. 7 (up from 10), it's highest chart position in 670 weeks.
Released in 1977 and a chart-topper in 1978, Rumours was last this high in February 2013, following the release of its expanded and remastered editions across all formats. Notably, this surge comes without a brand-new variant release.
Instead, long-tail demand continues to do the heavy lifting:
- 7,330 total sales this week
- 3,382 units from vinyl alone, driven by the 2013 vinyl pressing and the March 2025 vinyl edition
- 345,352 21st-century vinyl sales in the UK, more than any other album
Even more impressive: this marks the fourth consecutive week of growth for Rumours, and the first time in 51 weeks it has charted higher than Fleetwood Mac’s blockbuster 2018 compilation 50 Years: Don’t Stop, which slips 8–9 (7,283 sales).
Nearly five decades on, Rumours isn’t just enduring — it’s still climbing.
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