Fleetwood Mac Closing out 2025 Riding High on The Charts

The Last Album Charts for 2025 in the UK and US

At its highest position for nearly 13 years after climbing 10–7 last week, Rumours continues its remarkable resurgence, rising again to No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart with 7,181 sales. That marks a 672-week high, underlining the album’s extraordinary longevity nearly five decades on.

Vinyl remains the dominant force behind the climb, contributing 3,405 sales this week and powering Rumours to No. 2 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart, second only to Olivia Dean’s The Art Of Loving. The sustained demand highlights the album’s enduring appeal among collectors and new listeners alike.

Meanwhile, Fleetwood Mac’s 2018 compilation 50 Years – Don’t Stop also enjoys a strong showing, moving up to No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart with 7,155 units sold. Together, the two titles give Fleetwood Mac a rare and impressive double presence near the very top of the chart as 2025 draws to a close.

Chart	Position	Title	Last Week
UK Top 100 Albums	No. 5	Rumours	7
	No. 6	50 Years – Don’t Stop	9
Top 100 Streaming Albums	No. 3	50 Years – Don’t Stop	3
	No. 22	Rumours	21
Top 100 Album Sales	No. 4	Rumours	8
	No. 53	Buckingham Nicks	70
	No. 63	Greatest Hits	86
Top 100 Album Downloads	No. 83	Rumours	69
Top 100 Physical Albums	No. 4	Rumours	8
	No. 52	Buckingham Nicks	69
	No. 63	Greatest Hits	84
Top 40 Vinyl Albums	No. 2	Rumours	5
	No. 40	Greatest Hits	Re-entry
Official Top 40 Songs of 2025	No. 37	Dreams	—
Scotland Top 100 Albums	No. 2	Rumours	7
	No. 41	Buckingham Nicks	45
	No. 49	Greatest Hits	59
Ireland Top 100 Albums	No. 6	Rumours	10
	No. 10	50 Years – Don’t Stop	8
	No. 59	Greatest Hits	77

Billboard Last Charts of 2025

While Fleetwood Mac’s albums continue to post steady gains across Billboard’s album charts, the standout story this week belongs to Silver Springs, which is holding firm at No. 2 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart — a massive achievement for a song first released nearly 50 years ago. 

 The track remains locked at No. 2 for a second consecutive week, while also maintaining strong positions on both the Hot Rock Songs chart (No. 12) and the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart (No. 13). Its sustained digital demand places Silver Springs alongside contemporary releases, underscoring its continued cultural and emotional resonance with modern audiences. 

 On the album side, Rumours rises on multiple U.S. sales-driven charts, including Top Album Sales, Vinyl Albums, and Indie Store Album Sales, while also maintaining a solid No. 4 ranking on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart. In Canada, Rumours returns to the Top 30 at No. 25, reinforcing Fleetwood Mac’s cross-border appeal as 2025 closes with renewed momentum.

Chart	Position	Title	Last Week
Billboard 200	No. 33	Rumours	31
	No. 77	Greatest Hits	100
Top 50 Album Sales	No. 15	Rumours	17
	No. 28	Greatest Hits	38
Top 25 Vinyl Albums	No. 11	Rumours	12
	No. 15	Greatest Hits	Re-entry
Top 25 Indie Store Album Sales	No. 9	Rumours	13
Hot Rock & Alternative Songs	No. 13	Silver Springs	13
Hot Rock Songs	No. 12	Silver Springs	12
Rock Digital Song Sales	No. 2	Silver Springs	2
Top Rock & Alternative Albums	No. 4	Rumours	4
	No. 13	Greatest Hits	18
Top Rock Albums	No. 4	Rumours	3
	No. 11	Greatest Hits	14
Canada Top 100 Albums	No. 25	Rumours	—
	No. 82	Greatest Hits	—

Fleetwood Mac's Rumours Rewrites the Record Books—Again

UK Chart Milestone: 

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:

• 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

Rumours remains one of the 10 best-selling albums of all time, now boasting 5,378,700 total UK consumption units.

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.

From B-Side to Billboard: Fleetwood Mac’s Catalog Surge Powers New Chart Highs

Fleetwood Mac’s catalog continues to demonstrate remarkable longevity, with both classic albums and deep-cut songs enjoying renewed commercial and cultural momentum across multiple Billboard charts this week.

On the albums front, Live 1975 makes an immediate impact following its vinyl reissue for Record Store Day Black Friday. The title debuts at No. 30 on the Billboard Top 50 Current Albums, lands at No. 8 on the Top 25 Indie Store Album Sales chart, and enters the Top 50 Album Sales chart at No. 47, marking it as a new release in that ranking, with sales of 5,200 copies sold in the US.  The strong performance underscores the continued demand for archival Fleetwood Mac material, particularly in physical formats.

Meanwhile, Rumours remains a cornerstone of the band’s commercial presence. The iconic 1977 album sits at No. 27 on the Billboard 200, climbs to No. 15 on Top Album Sales, appears at No. 48 on Top Streaming Albums, ranks No. 9 on the Top 25 Vinyl Albums chart, and continues its dominance within rock-focused tallies—holding No. 4 on Top 50 Rock & Alternative Albums and No. 3 on Top 25 Rock Albums. Greatest Hits also maintains steady traction, charting at No. 139 on the Billboard 200, No. 33 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, and No. 25 on Top Rock Albums.

While the albums reaffirm Fleetwood Mac’s enduring appeal, it is “Silver Springs”—once relegated to B-side status—that provides the week’s most striking story. Long regarded by fans as one of the band’s most emotionally resonant recordings, the song is now experiencing a full-scale revival thanks to a viral TikTok trend. An audio mashup combining “Silver Springs” with Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” has been widely used to underscore personal, life-changing moments, propelling the decades-old track into renewed global consumption. Even Mick Fleetwood himself (on Instagram) participated in the trend, further amplifying its reach.

As a result, “Silver Springs” debuts at No. 16 on the Hot Rock Songs chart and No. 17 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, giving Fleetwood Mac their first new rock-chart hit in more than three years, following 2022’s viral resurgence of “Everywhere.” The song also surges on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart, climbing from No. 14 to No. 4 in its second week, making it the fourth-highest-peaking digital rock single of the band’s career. With this achievement, Fleetwood Mac now boasts seven top-10 hits on that chart, trailing only perennial leaders like “Dreams,” “Everywhere,” and “The Chain.”

The renewed interest in “Silver Springs” coincides with another milestone: Live 1975 becomes Fleetwood Mac’s 20th top-selling album in the United States, reinforcing the group’s rare ability to generate new commercial successes long after their recording career has slowed.

The momentum is not confined to North America. In the UK, Fleetwood Mac currently place two albums in the Top 10. 50 Years: Don’t Stop slips slightly to No. 8 with 7,373 sales, while Rumours climbs from No. 13 to No. 10, selling 6,556 units. Notably, Rumours has improved its chart position for three consecutive weeks and returns to the UK Top 10 for the first time in 85 weeks, further evidence of the album’s sustained global relevance.  In Ireland 50 Years: Don’t Stop holds at No. 7 for the week while Rumours holds down the No. 12 position again this week. 

Taken together, the week’s chart activity paints a clear picture: Fleetwood Mac’s catalog is not merely enduring—it is actively evolving, finding new audiences through modern platforms while continuing to reward longtime fans. From vinyl reissues to viral rediscoveries, the band’s music remains as commercially potent and culturally resonant as ever.

Billboard Charts For The Week Ending December 13, 2025

Billboard Top 50 Current Albums

No. 30 - Live 1975

Billboard Top 25 Indie Store Album Sales

No. 8 - Live 1975

Billboard Top 200 Albums

No. 27 - Rumours

No. 139 - Greatest Hits

Top 50 Album Sales

No. 15 - Rumours

No. 47 - Live 1975 (new)

Top 50 Streaming Albums

No. 48 - Rumours

Top 25 Vinyl Albums

No. 9 - Rumours

Top 50 Rock & Alternative Albums

No. 4 - Rumours

No. 33 - Greatest Hits

Top 25 Rock Albums

No. 3 - Rumours

No. 25 - Greatest Hits

Top 50 Hot Rock & Alternative Songs

No. 17 - Silver Springs (New)

Top 25 Hot Rock Songs

No. 16 - Silver Springs (New)

Top 15 Rock Digital Song Sales

No. 4 - Silver Springs (14)

FLEETWOOD MAC DOMINATES YEAR END BILLBOARD CHARTS 2025

Nearly 50 years after its release, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours isn't just the best selling classic rock album of 2025, it's the 25th-best selling record of the year overall.

Of course, the very top of the 2025 year-end Billboard 200 Albums chart is dominated by younger pop, country and rap stars such as Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Kendrick Lamar.  But only 21 of them put out a record that sold more than Rumours. (Swift has two albums in the top 24, and Wallen has three.)

Fleetwood Mac appear in the Top 200 twice, with their 1988 compilation Greatest Hits turning up at No. 136. All but four of the 20 classic rock albums that made this year's chart are best-of collections, as you can see in the list below. Sublime's 1996's self-titled record, Metallica's 1991 "Black Album" and Nirvana's Nevermind were the only records to buck this trend.

You can see the full list below:

The 20 Best-Selling Classic Rock Albums of 2025

20. Bon Jovi, Greatest Hits: The Ultimate Collection (#195 on Billboard's Year-End Chart)
19. Sublime, Sublime (#186)
18. Metallica, Metallica (#154)
17. Eagles, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 (#147)
16. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Greatest Hits (#145)
15. Aerosmith, Greatest Hits (#141)
14. Fleetwood Mac, Greatest Hits (#136)
13. Lynyrd Skynyrd, All Time Greatest Hits (#129)
12. Guns N Roses, Greatest Hits (#126)
11. Daryl Hall John Oates, The Very Best Of (#125)
10. ABBA, Gold: Greatest Hits (#121)
9. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Greatest Hits (#97)
8. Bob Marley and the Wailers, Legend: The Best Of (#82)
7. Creed, Greatest Hits (#80)
6. Nirvana, Nevermind (#76)
5. Journey, Greatest Hits (#75)
4. Queen, Greatest Hits (#64)
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: Their 20 Greatest Hits (#58)
2. Elton John, Diamonds (#35)
1. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (#25)

ALL THE BILLBOARD YEAR-END CHARTS FLEETWOOD MAC LANDED ON

Chart	Position	Artist / Title
Billboard 200 Artist Duo / Group	No. 1	Fleetwood Mac
Top 25 Catalog Albums (2025)	No. 1	Rumours
Top 50 Rock Albums	No. 2	Rumours
Top 100 Rock & Alternative Albums	No. 3	Rumours
Top 25 Rock & Alternative Albums Artists	No. 3	Fleetwood Mac
Top 10 Rock Albums Artists	No. 3	Fleetwood Mac
Top 10 Rock Streaming Songs Artists	No. 5	Fleetwood Mac
Top 10 Catalog Artists (2025)	No. 6	Fleetwood Mac
Top 50 Rock Streaming Songs	No. 7	Dreams
Top 25 Vinyl Albums	No. 9	Rumours
Top 25 Rock Artists	No. 9	Fleetwood Mac
Top 50 Rock & Alternative Artists	No. 11	Fleetwood Mac
Top 25 Album Sales Artists	No. 15	Fleetwood Mac
Top 50 Album Sales	No. 15	Rumours
Billboard 200 Artists	No. 20	Fleetwood Mac
Top 100 Rock & Alternative Albums	No. 24	Greatest Hits
Top 50 Rock Albums	No. 24	Greatest Hits
Billboard 200 Albums	No. 25	Rumours
Top 50 Rock Streaming Songs	No. 36	The Chain
Top 50 Streaming Albums	No. 40	Rumours
Top 75 Streaming Songs	No. 46	Dreams
Billboard Global 200 Artists	No. 51	Fleetwood Mac
Top 100 Artists	No. 60	Fleetwood Mac
Billboard Global 200 Songs	No. 62	Dreams
Billboard 200 Albums	No. 136	Greatest Hits

2025 one of the most important years ever for Fleetwood Mac collectors

 

Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Reissues of 2025 – A Landmark Year for Collectors (and What’s Coming in 2026)

2025 is shaping up to be one of the most important years ever for Fleetwood Mac collectors. Between anniversary editions, Rhino Reserve audiophile pressings, Start Your Ear Off Right exclusives, Mobile Fidelity half-speed masterings, Atmos Blu-Rays, and multiple retailer-exclusive colored vinyl pressings, fans are experiencing an unprecedented wave of archival activity. And with several high-profile titles already confirmed for 2026, the momentum shows no sign of slowing.

Below is a deep dive into each 2025 reissue, including background on the original album, what makes the new pressing special, and how each title fits into the broader resurgence of Fleetwood Mac’s catalog. Following that is a look ahead at the already-announced reissues for 2026.

FLEETWOOD MAC – 2025 REISSUES

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Fleetwood Mac – Live at the Record Plant 1974

Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right – 2-LP Red Vinyl

Released: January 2025

Original recording date: December 15, 1974

Before Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham joined the band, Fleetwood Mac’s transitional early ’70s lineup delivered one of its tightest live performances at Sausalito’s Record Plant. Featuring Bob Welch, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie, this set captures the melodic, R&B-tinged direction the band was forging on Heroes Are Hard to Find.

The 2025 2-LP red vinyl edition, part of Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right campaign, marks the first time the concert receives a wide vinyl release. The pressing features improved mastering sourced from the original broadcast tapes, expanded liner notes, and upgraded packaging, a major upgrade from earlier bootleg-quality versions.

Fleetwood Mac – Mirage

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 45RPM 2-LP

Released: February 2025

Original album release: June 18, 1982

Fleetwood Mac’s early-’80s soft-rock masterpiece gets the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab treatment in 2025. Originally released in 1982, Mirage brought the band back to a warmer, more California-pop sound after the ambitious Tusk.

MoFi’s 45RPM 2-LP edition offers greater sonic clarity, wider stereo imaging, and deeper low-end detail than any previous vinyl release. Cut from MoFi’s proprietary mastering chain, this edition is specifically designed to provide ultra-quiet surfaces, more dynamic range, and enhanced texture, especially noticeable on “Gypsy,” “Hold Me,” and “Love in Store.”

Fleetwood Mac – 1975–1987 Boxed Set

6-LP Crystal Clear Vinyl + Bonus 12-inch Single

Released: March 2025

This massive anthology compiles the band’s most commercially dominant era — from the 1975 self-titled album through Tango in the Night. Each LP comes pressed on crystal-clear vinyl, and the accompanying 12-inch single of "Go Your Own Way" and "Silver Springs" included in a limited edition was a cool inclusion.

Compared to past box sets, this edition uniquely focuses on audiophile transparency and limited-edition presentation, making it one of the most collectible package releases of the decade.

Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Record Store Day Picture Disc – 1-LP

Released: April 2025

Original album release: July 11, 1975

The album that introduced Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham gets the Record Store Day picture disc treatment. While this pressing focuses more on visual collectibility than audiophile quality, the artwork recreates the iconic 1975 cover on a glossy full-image disc.

This edition is distinct from the later August 2025 Rhino High Fidelity release, making 2025 remarkably rich in versions of the breakthrough album.

Fleetwood Mac – Greatest Hits (1988)

Walmart Exclusive Translucent Forest Green 1LP

Released: May 2025

Original album release: November 15, 1988

A staple of any classic-rock collection, Greatest Hits compiles the band’s biggest singles from the mid-’70s through Tango. This Walmart exclusive introduces a translucent forest-green pressing, celebrating the album’s enduring popularity—especially remarkable as it continues to chart weekly worldwide.

The packaging mirrors the original release but with updated hype stickers and a collector-focused color variant.

Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

50th Anniversary Rhino High Fidelity 1-LP + 2 Bonus Singles

Released: August 8, 2025

For the album’s 50th anniversary, Rhino’s prestigious “High Fidelity” line delivers its highest-grade vinyl edition yet — AAA mastering, tip-on jacket, and a meticulously recreated analog soundstage. The two bonus 7-inch singles (limited edition) include faithful reproductions of the original U.S. releases for “Over My Head” and “Rhiannon,” offering a premium archival experience.

Dolby Atmos Blu-Ray Edition

Released: August 8,2025

Alongside the vinyl release, the Fleetwood Mac Atmos Blu-Ray brings immersive audio to the album for the first time. With swirling harmonies, isolated channels, and a full spatial remix, this edition gives fans a new way to experience the landmark 1975 LP.

Fleetwood Mac – Tango in the Night

Rhino Reserve 180g 1-LP

Released: August 2025

Original album release: April 13, 1987

One of the band’s most lushly produced albums returns on 180g audiophile vinyl through the limited-edition Rhino Reserve line. The lacquers on this version were cut from original analog masters (for the first time) by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed on premium vinyl with upgraded jackets and improved mastering. This 2025 reissue brings renewed clarity to the album’s shimmering digital-era production. 

Fleetwood Mac – Bare Trees

Rhino Reserve / Rhino Rocktober 180g 1-LP

Released: October 2025

Original album release: March 1, 1972

The cult-favorite Bob Welch-era classic receives its most elegant reissue yet for Rocktober. Bare Trees sounds warmer and more atmospheric thanks to improved analog-sourced mastering, restoring the dreamy textures of “Sentimental Lady,” “Spare Me a Little,” and “Future Games.”

This edition is pressed on 180g vinyl with premium packaging, distinguishing it from earlier standard reissues.

Fleetwood Mac – Tusk

Rhino Rocktober – Cobalt Blue 2-LP

Released: October 2025

Original album release: October 12, 1979

The band’s wildly experimental double album returns in a bold cobalt-blue vinyl pressing. Though sourced from the same recent remasters as the 2015 deluxe editions, this variant is notable for its unique colorway and collectible presentation, appealing to vinyl completists, especially given Tusk’s growing critical appreciation.

Fleetwood Mac – Live 1975

Record Store Day Black Friday – 2-LP

Released: November 28, 2025

Recorded during the early days of the Buckingham–Nicks era, Live 1975 captures the band shortly after the breakout success of the 1975 album. This new RSD edition is mastered for vinyl, pressed on heavyweight LPs, and features expanded artwork.

It represents the earliest officially released full-length concert from the classic lineup.

Fleetwood Mac – Greatest Hits (1988)

Target Exclusive Translucent Purple 1-LP

Released: December 2025

Closing out the year is another color variant of Greatest Hits, this time in translucent purple, exclusive to Target. Collectors who enjoy variant-hunting will appreciate the contrast between this edition and the Walmart green pressing from earlier in the year.

WHAT’S COMING IN 2026 – Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac – Future Games

Rhino Reserve / Start Your Ear Off Right

Release Date: January 2, 2026

Original album release: September 3, 1971

A long-awaited audiophile reissue of one of the band’s most atmospheric early-’70s albums. Expect upgraded mastering, deluxe packaging, and special variant vinyl as part of SYEOR 2026.

With Future Games celebrating renewed critical interest, this release is poised to be one of the standout early-’70s reissues of the new year.

Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Mobile Fidelity 45RPM Ultradisc One-Step 2-LP and 

Mobile Fidelity Hybrid SACD

Release Dates: TBA

Following MoFi’s Bella Donna expansion, the 1975 album will receive both the ultra-premium One-Step treatment and a new hybrid SACD edition. These will likely become the most sonically ambitious versions of the album ever issued, offering collectors multiple formats for the iconic LP.

STEVIE NICKS – 2025 REISSUES

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Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna

Rhino High Fidelity 180g 1-LP

Release date: May, 2025

Original album release: July 27, 1981

Stevie Nicks’ solo debut—already considered one of the great albums of the early ’80s receives the RHF audiophile upgrade with all-analog mastering and premium print reproduction. The soundstage is warmer and more dynamic than typical reissues, highlighting the richness of her vocals and the layered production.

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna

Mobile Fidelity Ultradisc One-Step 45RPM 2-LP and

Mobile Fidelity Hybrid SACD

Release date: November 2025

This 2-LP 45RPM One-Step edition represents MoFi’s highest-tier vinyl format, offering extreme clarity, superior dynamics, and minimal noise floor. It’s designed for audiophiles who want the definitive vinyl experience.

Mobile Fidelity Hybrid SACD – November 2025

The SACD edition is ideal for digital collectors, offering both high-resolution and Redbook layers with MoFi audiophile mastering.

STEVIE NICKS – WHAT’S COMING IN 2026

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Stevie Nicks – Rock a Little (1985)

40th Anniversary Editions

Mobile Fidelity 180g 45RPM 2-LP
Mobile Fidelity Hybrid SACD

Release Dates: TBA

2026 brings a major celebration for Rock a Little, which turns 40. Expect high-quality MoFi remastering, expanded artwork, and the first ultra-audiophile editions of this mid-’80s synth-driven classic.

Given the historical success of I Can’t Wait, and Talk to Me, these reissues will likely rank among the most anticipated Stevie Nicks releases of the decade.

Lindsey Buckingham – 20th Century Lindsey

Rhino Start Your Ear Off Right – 4-LP Box Set

Released: January 2025

Original boxset release date: June 14, 2024

Lindsey Buckingham’s 20th Century Lindsey 4-LP box set joins Rhino’s Start Your Ear Off Right 2025 campaign as one of the most anticipated solo projects from any Fleetwood Mac member. This collection spotlights Buckingham’s groundbreaking studio work from his prime creative years — stretching across his late-’70s, ’80s, and ’90s output — and showcases the evolution of his distinctive production style, guitar innovations, and experimental pop sensibilities.

20th Century Lindsey marks the first time his early solo era has been curated into a unified vinyl anthology. Each LP is pressed on high-quality vinyl with upgraded remastering designed to highlight the crisp fingerpicking, layered harmonies, and percussive textures that define his signature sound.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Between Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham 2025 is arguably the most reissue-heavy year fans have ever seen. With top-tier audiophile labels, exclusive retail variants, anniversary editions, and long-lost live shows unearthed and restored, collectors have dozens of new pressing options and even more coming in 2026.

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours is somehow still one of the most popular albums in the world

 The Mysterious, Enduring Appeal of 

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours

On Spotify, it has more streams than any Beatles album, Nirvana’s Nevermind, Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, or anything else from the 20th century. In 2024, it was the year’s biggest-selling rock album, old or new. (Yes, really.) What gives?

By 

Alan Light

Esquire

Almost fifty years after its release in 1977, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours is somehow still one of the most popular albums in the world. Created in a cauldron of intraband romantic turmoil and fueled by voracious drug intake, this very week, it sits at Number 19 on Billboard’s album chart. In 2023, Rumours was the most streamed album of the twentieth century on Spotify—more than any Beatles album, more than Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction, more than Nirvana’s Nevermind or Dr. Dre’s The Chronic or anything else. In 2024, it was the year’s biggest-selling rock album, old or new.

These numbers are being powered not by the Boomers and older Gen-Xers who grew up with the album in real time and made it the seventh-best-selling album in US history, but by younger generations. There is something in the music—or, maybe more precisely, in the experience of Rumours that separates it from the pack, even from the most elite. But does that allure revolve around the sound, the emotion, the mythology, or some combination of all its elements? Why does one album survive and even thrive when others—even those that felt much more influential at their peak—inevitably become dated?

To put it simply, why do kids like this old-ass album?

Curious to better understand this cultural marvel, for my new book Don’t Stop: Why We (Still) Love Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, I spoke to dozens of post-millennials. One thing that almost all of them wanted to establish was that while they might have initially heard the record through their parents, or even their grandparents, the relationship they had with Rumours was entirely their own. Many echoed the idea that they were first exposed to these songs in their youth but then went through a process of rediscovering the album and relating to it for themselves, creating their own meanings for the record.

Released November 4, 2025

AMAZON

Others pointed to the various appearances by Rumours in their own popular culture as their way into the album. Music publicist Lydia Krumper (born 2000) notes a convergence of Mac references in the mid-2010s. “In 2014, Stevie Nicks was on American Horror Story,” she says. “Glee had an all-Rumours episode. I was also a big One Direction fan, and Harry Styles is a big Fleetwood Mac fan. Many things for my age group were coming out at the time when I got into it.”