Fleetwood Mac Achieve New Peak Position On UK Charts

In the UK chart for 356 weeks in a row since its 2018 release, Fleetwood Mac compilation 50 Years: Don’t Stop has never fallen below No.62 nor risen above No.5…until now. For no obvious reason, other than the fact it is a very weak market, it sprints 7-4 (6,684 sales) this week, 328 weeks after its only previous Top 5 appearance. The Anglo-American leviathans’ most successful studio album, Rumours, also floats upwards, improving 25-22 (4,079 sales).

50 Years: Don’t Stop has racked up consumption of 1,575,204 units to date. 87.41% of that (1,376,890 units) is derived from streaming, with 9,814 downloads, 185,777 CDs and just 2,723 vinyl albums making up its total. Given that Rumours has demonstrated there is a big market for Fleetwood Mac vinyl - selling upwards of 300,000 copies in that format in the last decade alone, including 427 in its latest frame – it is surprising that beyond its initial tranche of vinyl in 2018, 50 Years: Don’t Stop has never re-appeared in the format, although a well-chosen date for a vinyl reissue would undoubtedly propel it to No.1. As revered in America as they are here – Rumours is No.30 on the Billboard chart this week – Fleetwood Mac had a surprisingly brief chart career there with 50 Years: Don’t Stop, which reached No.65, and spent just three weeks in the Top 200.

Stevie Nicks, casts her inviting incantations over the Top 40 airwaves

For the week ending June 14, 1980, "Sisters of The Moon", Fleetwood Mac's 4th and final single released from "Tusk" peaked at No.86 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single only lasted 3 weeks on the chart which is the poorest showing in terms of weeks on the Hot 100 chart for any of their singles released that made it onto the chart 

Maybe the track isn't the most radio friendly, but it's still a great track... Cash Box got it right with their review:

The great white witch of Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, casts her inviting incantations over the Top 40 airwaves once again on this edited re-mix of the track from the "Tusk” LP. Lindsey Buckingham's guitar notes cry out like a banshee in the night, rising to a fever pitch at the cold close. Mysterious and marvelous, this is prime Mac. - Cash Box 1980

Fleetwood Mac Billboard Year-End Charts 2023

Billboard Magazine recently published its 2023 year end charts and Fleetwood Mac is all over the place showing up on multiple charts. Mostly for "Rumours", but still for an album over 45 years old, this is pretty impressive!

#1 - Billboard 200 Artists - Duo/Group

#2 - Top Rock Albums Artists

#3 - Top Rock Albums - “Rumours”

#3 - Rock Streaming Songs - “Dreams”

#3 - Rock Digital Song Sales Artists

#3 - Top Artists - Duo / Group

#3 - Top Rock & Alternative Albums Artist

#3 - Catalog Albums - “Rumours”

#4 - Top Rock & Alternative Albums - “Rumours”

#4 - Rock Streaming Songs Artists

#5 - Vinyl Albums - “Rumours”

#6 - Top Rock Artists

#6 - Catalog Artists

#10 - Rock Digital Song Sales - “Everywhere”

#11 - Rock Digital Song Sales - “Dreams”

#11 - Top Rock & Alternative Artists

#12 - Top Album Sales Artist

#16 - Tastemakers Albums - “Rumours”

#25 - Billboard 200 Albums - “Rumours”

#28 - Top Rock Albums - “Greatest Hits”

#29 - Top Rock & Alternative Albums - “Greatest Hits”

#31 - Top Canadian Albums - “Rumours”

#36 - Rock Streaming Songs - “The Chain”

#52 - Top Artists

#135 - Billboard 200 Albums - “Greatest Hits”

Fleetwood Mac's Billboard Year End Charts Roundup

 

Billboard End of Year Charts 2020

Rumours and Greatest Hits along with Dreams were the predominant forces propelling Fleetwood Mac's placement on this year's Billboard Year-End Charts.

BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS
53 Rumours Fleetwood Mac

Top 100 Artists
76 Fleetwood Mac

TOP 100 BILLBOARD 200 ARTISTS
44 Fleetwood Mac

TOP 75 Digital Song Sales
58 Dreams Fleetwood Mac

TOP 50 CATALOG ALBUMS
2 Rumours Fleetwood Mac

TOP 10 CATALOG ARTISTS
5 Fleetwood Mac

TOP 100 TOP ALBUM SALES
25 Rumours Fleetwood Mac
62 Greatest Hits Fleetwood Mac

TOP 25 TOP ALBUM SALES ARTISTS
12 Fleetwood Mac

TOP 25 VINYL ALBUMS
9 Rumours Fleetwood Mac

TOP 50 ROCK ARTISTS
3 Fleetwood Mac

TOP 25 ROCK ALBUMS ARTISTS
3 Fleetwood Mac

TOP 50 CANADIAN ALBUMS
47 Rumours Fleetwood Mac

TOP 25 TASTEMAKERS ALBUMS
7 Rumours, Fleetwood Mac

Below are the current charts for the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand