Stevie Nicks Returns to the Stage in Portland with Surprising Setlist Shifts

After a year marked by setbacks, including cancelled co-headlining dates with Billy Joel and a shoulder injury that forced her to postpone her fall run, Stevie Nicks triumphantly launched her North American tour on October 1st in Portland, Oregon.

The wait proved worthwhile. Nicks, now 77, looked radiant and sounded as hauntingly powerful as ever. But what truly caught fans and critics off guard were the unexpected adjustments to her setlist—small in number, but significant enough to spark headlines.

She opened the night with a curveball: a rollicking take on “Not Fade Away,” the Buddy Holly classic she once recorded for a tribute album, but had never used to kick off a tour. Even more stunning was the resurrection of “Angel,” a deep cut from Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 Tusk LP, absent from her live repertoire since the Wild Heart Tour in 1983.

Equally notable was the live debut of “The Lighthouse,” her latest single released last fall, marking the first time audiences heard the new track woven into her set.

For longtime followers, these changes underscore Nicks’ willingness to keep her live show evolving, balancing iconic hits with rarities and fresh material. If Portland is any indication, this tour won’t just be another victory lap—it will be a journey through the many eras of a voice that helped define rock history.

Check out highlights from the performance in the videos below.

Full setlist:

1. Not Fade Away
2. If Anyone Falls
3. Outside the Rain
4. Dreams
5. Stop Draggin My Heart Around
6. The Lighthouse
7. Gypsy
8. The Wild Heart / Bella Donna
9. Stand Back
10. Free Fallin
11. Gold Dust Woman
12. Angel
13. Edge Of Seventeen
14. Rhiannon
15. Landslide

Buckingham Nicks tallies the biggest sales week in over a decade for any album by Buckingham, Nicks or Fleetwood Mac

OUT OF THE ARCHIVES & ONTO THE CHARTS: ‘BUCKINGHAM NICKS’ DEBUTS ATOP 3 BILLBOARD CHARTS

The long-out-of-print 1973 release from a pre-Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks hits the charts after its Rhino reissue.

By Keith Caulfield

Billboard

The long-out-of-print self-titled album from Buckingham Nicks debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with 30,000 copies sold in the United States in the week ending Sept. 25, according to Luminate. The set was originally released in 1973 before Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac and is the only album from the pair as a duo.

Buckingham Nicks also arrives on Top Rock Albums, Indie Store Album Sales, Catalog Albums (No. 1 on each); Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Vinyl Albums (No. 2); and the Billboard 200 (No. 11).

Originally issued through Polydor, Buckingham Nicks has been out of circulation (though widely bootlegged) until its official remastered Rhino reissue on Sept. 19. The project also made its official debut on CD, streaming services and as a digital download through Rhino, alongside a number of vinyl variants.

Upon the album’s reissue, Buckingham and Nicks shared on their respective Instagram accounts: “We’re so happy this album is getting a second life. We hope you love it.”

With 30,000 sold, Buckingham Nicks tallies the biggest sales week in over a decade for any album by Buckingham, Nicks or Fleetwood Mac. The last time a set from any of those acts had a larger sales week was on the Top Album Sales chart dated Oct. 25, 2014, when Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold: Songs From the Vault, sold 33,000 copies in its opening week (No. 7).

Further, with 18,000 copies sold on vinyl, the album notches the largest sales week in the format in the modern era (since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991) for any project by Buckingham, Nicks or Fleetwood Mac.

Check out the debut chart positions here

Buckingham Nicks debut strong on the UK Album Charts

Famously recruited to Fleetwood Mac in 1975, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks previously worked together in a band called Fritz, and subsequently released their only album as a duo – the eponymous Buckingham Nicks – in 1973. Although it was pivotal for drummer Mick Fleetwood to ask them to join Fleetwood Mac, it was a commercial flop and was soon deleted. Now available for the first time on CD, and simultaneously released in six vinyl variants, it makes its much-belated chart debut this week, opening at No.6 (8,874 sales).

Former lovers Buckingham and Nicks have had a very stormy relationship over the years, much of it providing the inspiration for Fleetwood Mac material. Buckingham was sacked from Fleetwood Mac in 2018, but his relationship with Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks seems to have thawed – Fleetwood endorsed the reissue of Buckingham Nicks on Instagram, while Buckingham and Nicks coordinated social media posts about the album’s reissue. Ironically, the Buckingham Nicks album is one of those responsible for Fleetwood Mac’s 2018 compilation 50 Years: Don’t Stop dipping out of the Top 10 this week, falling 9-11 (7,529 sales) to end its longest-yet run of 28 consecutive weeks in the Top 10. 

- Alan Jones, Music Week

Chart Action for Buckingham Nicks, including the US... Updated September 30, 2025

BUCKINGHAM NICKS

UK Charts September 26, 2025
No. 1 - Top 40 Americana Albums Chart
No. 3 - Top 40 Vinyl Albums Chart
No. 4 - Top 100 Album Sales Chart
No. 4 - Top 100 Albums Downloads Chart
No. 4 - Top 100 Physical Albums Chart
No. 6 - Top 100 Albums Chart (8,874 units sold)
No. 13 - Top 40 Record Store Chart (biggest albums of the week in 100 UK independent record shops)

USA - Billboard October 4, 2025

No. 1 Rock Albums Chart

No. 1 Indie Store Album Sales Chart

No. 1 Catalog Albums Chart

No. 2 Top Vinyl Sales Chart

No. 2 Top Rock and Alternative Albums Chart

No. 3 Top Album Sales Chart

No. 11 Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart (31,200 units sold)

AUSTRALIA
No. 6 - Top Vinyl Albums Chart
No. 30 - Top 50 Albums Chart

AUSTRIA
No. 15 - Top 40 Albums chart

BELGIUM
No. 7 - Top 200 Albums Chart (Flanders)
No. 30 - Top 200 Albums Chart (French-speaking Belgium)

CANADA

No. 91 - Top 100 Albums Chart

CROATIA

No. 9 - Top 40 Albums Chart

GERMANY
No. 5 - Rock and Metal Albums chart

No. 15 - Germany Top 100 Albums chart

HUNGARY

No. 32 - Top 40 Albums Chart

IRELAND
No. 42 Top 100 Albums Chart

NETHERLANDS
No. 4 - Top 33 Vinyl Albums Chart
No. 10 - Top 100 Albums Chart

SCOTLAND
No. 4 - Top 100 Albums Chart

SPAIN

No. 89 - Top 100 Albums Chart

SWEDEN

No. 37 - Top 60 Albums Chart

SWITZERLAND

No. 25 - Top 100 Albums Chart

In the US, Buckingham Nicks is expected to debut within the top 10 on next week's Billboard Top 200 (chart date Oct 4).

Early indications from Hits Daily Double, a fairly accurate indicator, suggest the album will land at No. 6 with just under 37,000 albums sold in the US. This combines physical copies purchased along with streaming and digital downloads of the album.  According to Hits, the majority of album sales come from physical purchases, either on CD or the various vinyl versions. 

TEA means track equivalent albums. TEA is calculated by adding up all of the song sales from an album and dividing by 10. Thus, 10 song downloads from the same album are equivalent to 1 album unit.

SEA means streaming equivalent albums. SEA is calculated by adding up all of the audio song streams from an album. Premium streaming totals are divided by 1,250, and free streaming totals are divided by 3,750. Thus, 1,250 premium streams or 3,750 free streams from the same album is equivalent to 1 album unit.

When you compare the sales of Buckingham Nicks in the US vs the UK, based on population size, sales were actually 19% stronger in the UK vs the US. Put another way: for every 1 million people, the UK bought 21 more copies than the US.

Album Sales Per-Capita Comparison

Country	Population	Albums Sold	Albums per 1M People
US	340,000,000	37,000	109 per 1M
UK	69,000,000	9,000	130 per 1M

For comparison, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours this week sold 18,978 units, a combination of physical, streaming, and digital downloads of songs/albums. You can see that the majority of its album sales come from streaming on platforms like iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify. 

We'll have a complete rundown for Buckingham Nicks in the US and Canada next week when Billboard starts publishing next week's charts. 

Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks: 1973 Album Reissue Tops iTunes Charts Worldwide

Buckingham Nicks: A breakdown of the iTunes charts worldwide on day six of it’s re-release

When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’ elusive 1973 debut finally hit streaming, fans around the world rushed to rediscover it — and the iTunes Albums Charts tell the story.

In Norway, the record stormed straight to #1, while New Zealand crowned it at #2. The U.S., Netherlands, and Belgium all agreed on a #3 peak, underscoring the duo’s enduring pull across continents. The U.K. and Australia weren’t far behind at #4, and Canada locked it inside the Top 5 at #5.

In total, the album landed in the Top 10 in 11 countries, including the Philippines (#10), South Africa (#6), Austria (#10), and Ireland (#8). Across Europe, it held steady mid-chart in Germany (#11), Luxembourg (#12), Finland (#14), Denmark (#18), and Sweden (#19).

Even farther afield, the record resonated in Israel (#23), Switzerland (#28), Turkey (#45), Hong Kong (#68), and Mexico (#183), proving that the Buckingham Nicks legacy isn’t bound by borders.

The median global chart peak was #12, meaning half the territories placed it at or above that level, while the average peak was ~#29, dragged down by a few lower results. The spread between Norway’s #1 and Mexico’s #183 tells the tale of a record that was both a global rediscovery and a localized phenomenon.

For an album unavailable for decades, Buckingham Nicks’ sudden digital debut made a decisive global impact, cementing its place not just as a lost prelude to Fleetwood Mac, but as a chart-topping moment in its own right.


10 Chart Stats That Prove the Buckingham Nicks Reissue Is a Global iTunes Success

1. Top 5 Global Success

The album reached the Top 5 in at least 7 countries: Norway (#1), New Zealand (#2), United States (#3), Netherlands (#3), Belgium (#3), Australia (#4), and United Kingdom (#4)

2. Multiple #3 Peaks

It peaked at #3 in three major markets (US, Netherlands, Belgium) – showing consistent mid-top-tier performance across very different regions

3. Nordic Dominance

Scandinavia proved especially strong: Norway gave the album its highest global peak (#1), while Finland (#14), Denmark (#18), and Sweden (#19) all placed it within the Top 20

Every major English-speaking market charted it inside the Top 10:US (#3)

• UK (#4)
• Australia (#4)
• Canada (#5)
• New Zealand (#2)

This indicates strong resonance in its core target regions.

5. European Mid-Chart Presence

Beyond the Top 10, it reached Italy (#22), Switzerland (#28), Luxembourg (#12), Ireland (#8), Germany (#11), and Cyprus (#47). These middle-tier placements reflect moderate traction in non-English European markets

6. Wider Global Spread

The album still managed to chart in far-flung regions like Philippines (#10), South Africa (#6), Israel (#23), Turkey (#45), Hong Kong (#68), Mexico (#183), showing wide international interest

7. Lowest Notable Peak

Its weakest showing came in Mexico (#183) – over 180 chart spots lower than Norway’s #1 placement, a striking 182-position spread between best and worst

8. Average Chart Peak

Calculating across all 25 countries listed, the average peak position is ~29.5, which is skewed upward by the deep Mexico (#183) and France (#147) placements

9. Median Chart Position

The median chart peak is #12 (Luxembourg) – meaning half of the listed countries placed the album at #12 or better, underscoring a generally strong worldwide debut

10. Top 10 Concentration

In total, the album cracked the Top 10 in 11 countries – nearly half of the reporting regions – highlighting its strong commercial impact upon digital reissue

 

Region	Peak Position	Highlight
Norway	#1	Highest Global Peak
New Zealand	#2	Strong Oceania Launch
USA / Netherlands / Belgium	#3	Consistent Tri-Nation Peak
UK / Australia	#4	Top 5 in Both
Canada	#5	Solid North America Support
South Africa	#6	Surprise Global Market
Ireland / Austria / Philippines	#8–10	Expanded Top 10 Reach
Germany / Luxembourg / Nordics	#11–19	Strong European Showing
Italy / Israel / Switzerland	#22–28	Steady Mid-Chart
Turkey / Cyprus / Hong Kong	#45–68	Broader Spread
France / Mexico	#147 / #183	Lowest Chart Placements

Stevie Nicks Shares Letter to Family while Recording Buckingham Nicks

Stevie shared a letter she had written back in the early '70s while making the Buckingham Nicks album.  She indicated the letter was one that her mother had kept for all these years.  For anyone who remembers seeing the Sound City Documentary that Dave Grohl put together back in 2013, you may recall Stevie reading some of the letter in the documentary.  It was cool then, and it's cool now to read it in its entirety. What a piece of history, and look back at the early stage of her career before it really had even taken off. She was wise then and is still wise now. 

Dear Mom and Dad and Chris,

Well, here I am - once again at the “famous” Sound City Recording Studio. I am getting very tired of sitting around listening to 12 hours of music per day. Oh well, I know it will pay off in the end, and when I am sitting in my small but luxurious Beverly Hills home overlooking my small but tasteful pool that is totally secluded, where I can sun in the nude and tan my entire fat body while waiting for my plastic surgery leg lift - it will all be worth it. Otherwise, everything here is just “peach-y”.

I hope that all of my little family is doing fine and not working too hard. I am sure that dad is already beautifully tan and lythe - making those gorgeous blue grey eyes even more sparkling than they usually are. How sickening that he looks better than I do at 47(?) and I’m only 25. (Give me a break, Dad!)

Speaking of being almost 25 - I have decided that we should set aside the entire month of May to celebrate the fact that I am now 1 quarter of a century old. A new landmark like this should not simply be passed over as yet another birthday, but should include a gala celebration. I shall leave it to the three of you to plan it. By the way, presents will be accepted any time after the first of May - no C.O.D’s please.

Moving right along - I just want to say that I certainly do miss you all, and wish you could be here to hear some of this stuff. By the way - Dad and Chris - that rock and roll tune that you both liked (“Baby Baby, don’t treat me so bad”) with the fancy guitar work is almost finished and Lindsey may go down in history as one of “greats” in guitar playing. It really is quite amazing.

Well, no more news as of yet

- so much love to you all - and hold good thoughts about this thing.

I love you,
Stevie

 

 

Buckingham Nicks a short but energetic work of art.

“Buckingham Nicks:” the prequel to Fleetwood Mac reissuedByMaleena Muzio
The Daily Campus

Rating: 4.75/5

“Buckingham Nicks,” the once-forgotten album produced by rock icons and ex-lovers, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, was remastered and re-released on Friday, Sept. 19.

“Buckingham Nicks” was originally released in September of 1973, in the pre-Fleetwood Mac era, when Nicks was just 25 and Buckingham was 24. The album was not a commercial success and was pulled from the shelves by Polydor Records months after its release. The record has been a rare find since then, only existing on vinyl and bootleg digital sources.

Despite “Buckingham Nicks” being initially unsuccessful on the market, it is one of the major reasons as to why drummer Mick Fleetwood recruited Buckingham and Nicks into his band at the end of 1974, setting them up for a lifetime of fame and acknowledgement.

The album also served as a source of inspiration for Fleetwood Mac. “Crystal,” on “Buckingham Nicks” was originally written by Nicks and sung by Buckingham, and appears on the 1975 self-titled album, “Fleetwood Mac.” The song “Don’t Let Me Down Again” has extremely similar instrumentals as the hit “Second Hand News,” which opens Fleetwood Mac’s most popular album, “Rumors.”

“Lola (My Love),” a duet between Buckingham and Nicks, features the same guitar riffs in the intro as “The Chain,” which may be Fleetwood Mac’s most successful song.

Ten songs make up the entirety of “Buckingham Nicks,” only allowing it to play for 35 minutes total. The album is a short but energetic work of art. The album quite literally ends on a bang with the best and most intense song, “Frozen Love.”

“Frozen Love” is a duet cowritten by both artists and encapsulates the same energy that many live performances of “The Chain” hold, introducing the passion between Buckingham and Nicks that we all know and love. It is also the longest song on the record, playing for seven minutes, including a climactic guitar solo.

The opening song of the album, “Crying in the Night,” is another highlight of the work, this time written and sung exclusively by Nicks (with Buckingham only on backing vocals). “Crying in the Night” contains hints of Nicks’ later solo career, reminding me of songs on her popular album, “Bella Donna.”

Other great songs on the album are “Long Distance Winner” and “Without a Leg to Stand On.”

“Long Distance Winner,” a song primarily sung by Nicks, is an honest confession about her relationship with Buckingham. With intense lyrics, like “Love somebody, save their soul // Tie them to your heaven, erase their hell” and truthful ones like, “ Love their lifestyle if you feel it // Don’t try to change them, you never will” we get some poetic insight to the pair’s powerful relationship even before the Fleetwood Mac days.

“Without a Leg to Stand On” is a gentler duet between the two artists, showing a softer side of Buckingham and Nicks’ relationship. The song expresses the two depending on each other, which is ironic today, considering their very public breakup.

It is no wonder that this brief album snagged the interest of Mick Fleetwood, who was initially drawn to Buckingham’s guitar playing. The instrumentals are intricate and generally upbeat. However, the album nor Fleetwood Mac would have ever been complete without Nicks’ unique voice and songwriting. Together, Buckingham and Nicks proved themselves to be one of the greatest romantic and musical duos in rock.