BY THE NUMBERS
Years Since the Formation of the Original Fleetwood Mac: 30
No. of Fleetwood Mac Albums Sold Worldwide Since 1967: 70 Million
Years Mick Fleetwood Has Been in Fleetwood Mac: 30
Years John McVie Has Been in Fleetwood Mac: 30
Years Christine McVie Has Been in Fleetwood Mac: 27
Year Lindsey Buckingham Joined Fleetwood Mac: 1974
Year Stevie Nicks Joined Fleetwood Mac: 1974
No. of Years the Lineup of McVie, McVie, Fleetwood, Nicks & Buckingham Existed: 13 +
No. of Fleetwood Mac Albums Released By That Lineup: 6 +The Dance
No. of Those 6 albums That Sold Multi-platinum in the U.S: 5
No. of Those 6 albums That Went Top 10 in the U.S : 5
US Chart Position Attained by Fleetwood Mac (the album), Rumours and Mirage: #1
UK Chart Position Attained by Rumours, Tusk, Tango In The Night and Behind The Mask: #1
No. of Top 10 Fleetwood Mac Albums in the UK: 8
Combined Total of Tango in the Night Albums sold worldwide: 8 million
Fleetwood Mac's Position in the UK's 20 Most Charted Acts of All Time: 8
Years Since the Release of Rumours: 20
Copies of Rumours Sold Worldwide As of July 1997: 25,674,234 (and counting)
No. of Weeks Rumours Remained At #1 on U.S. Charts: 31
Total Weeks Rumours Spent on U.S Charts: 134
Total Weeks Rumours Spent on U.K. Charts: 443 (second longest running album in UK history)
Position Held by Rumours in Top Selling Albums of All Time: #3
Year That Rumours Won the Grammy for Album of the Year: 1977
Copies of Rumours Sold in the U.S. in the First Seven Months of 1997: 65,017
No. of Consecutive Months Fleetwood Mac Toured in Support of Rumours: 7
No. of People Who Heard Fleetwood Mac Perform at The US festival Near Los Angeles in '82: 400,000
No. of Songs on The Dance That Reached the Top 10 in Their Original Versions: 8
No. of Album Tracks Recorded By Fleetwood Mac Between 1967 and 1992: 221
No. of New Songs on The Dance: 4
One of the most commercially successful rock groups of all time, Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967 by ex-members of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers: Mick Fleetwood (drums), John McVie (bass), Jeremy Spencer (guitar) and Peter Green (guitar). The group made their recording debut in 1968 with Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, a hit U.K. blues album, followed by Mr. Wonderful, another blues effort. With the addition of guitarist Danny Kirwan, the group took on some California rock influences, releasing the European hit single "Albatross" in 1969. (Material from this early period was later repackaged in the U.S. as English Rose, which features the song "Black Magic Woman," which became a hit for Santana.) During 1969 Fleetwood Mac became a blues-rock band and began to gain a following outside of Europe. Though the Beatles tried to recruit them for Apple Records, the group signed to Warner Brothers and released Then Play On, their U.S. major-label debut, in September 1969. The following year frontman Peter Green left, but the band pressed on, releasing Kiln House. Christine McVie (nee Perfect), a former member of Chicken Shack who recently married John McVie, came on as the band's keyboardist and backup vocalist, while guitarist Jeremy Spencer left not long after to join a religious cult. American guitarist Bob Welch joined as his replacement, further influencing the band towards straight-ahead rock. The revitalized Fleetwood Mac released the popular Future Games in the fall of 1971, quickly followed by 1972's Bare Trees. Now as big in America as in Europe, Fleetwood Mac began touring the U.S., leaving behind troubled guitarist Danny Kirwan, who was replaced by ex-Savoy Brown guitarist Bob Weston. 1973's Penguin was recorded with Weston's former bandmate Dave Walker on vocals, but their next album, Mystery To Me, was recorded as a quintet; the record spawned their biggest hit yet, "Hypnotized." The departure of Bob Weston forced the band to cancel a tour, but after overcoming legal difficulties the group pressed on, recording 1974's Heroes Are Hard to Find as a quartet. In 1975 the group brought in the soft rock duo Lindsey Buckingham (guitar) and Stevie Nicks (vocals), creating the band's classic lineup and shifting the band's sound towards pop. The new lineup made its debut on an eponymous 1975 album which became their biggest hit to date, reaching No. 1 on the strength of the Top 20 singles "Rhiannon," "Over My Head," and "Say You Love Me" and eventually selling over five million copies. Though both John and Christine McVie and Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham divorced, the band continued on, using their emotional turmoil as inspiration for their 1977 smash hit Rumours. The album spent 31 weeks at No. 1, selling over 17 million copies thanks to Top 10 singles "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," "Dreams" and "You Make Loving Fun." Now at the 30 million sales mark, Rumours remains one of the top five best-selling albums of all time. After an epic world tour, Fleetwood Mac returned in 1979 with the double-album Tusk, a bold attempt to keep the music fresh. It sold over five million copies and contained the singles "Sara" and "Tusk." On their next tour the group recorded a live album called Fleetwood Mac Live, but after the tour ended the group went on hiatus so Nicks, Buckingham, and Fleetwood could all record solo albums. (Nicks' album went quintuple-platinum.) Fleetwood Mac reunited in 1981 to record Mirage, which launched the singles "Gypsy" and "Hold Me." During a tour to promote the new album the band broke up, though a reunion was not ruled out. Stevie Nicks recorded two more hit solo albums, while Mick Fleetwood worked with the band Zoo. Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham also released solo works. In 1985 Fleetwood Mac reunited to record Tango in the Night, which when finally released in 1987 produced four Top 20 hits: "Big Love," "Everywhere," "Seven Wonders" and the MTV favorite "Little Lies." After the new album came out Lindsey Buckingham formally quit Fleetwood Mac to pursue his solo career. After a tour, another break, and another Stevie Nicks solo album, the group returned with guitarists Billy Burnette and Rick Vito for 1990's Behind the Mask, which quickly went platinum. After a sold-out tour Vito and Nicks both left the band, leaving the future of Fleetwood Mac in question. Following another round of solo albums and side-projects, Fleetwood Mac reunited to record four new songs for The Chain, a 1992 box set to commemorate the group's 25th anniversary; the classic lineup also performed "Don't Stop" for President Bill Clinton, who used the Rumours hit as his 1992 campaign theme song. Now officially consisting of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Billy Burnette, vocalist Bekka Bramlett, and guitarist Dave Mason, Fleetwood Mac embarked on another tour, opening for Crosby, Stills and Nash, later touring with Pat Benatar in 1995. In October 1995 the new Fleetwood lineup turned in the album Time, after which the group broke up yet again. In late 1996 it was announced that the Rumours-era version of Fleetwood Mac -- Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham -- was reuniting for a new album and tour. That album, The Dance, was released in August 1997, with a tour following shortly thereafter. To date Fleetwood Mac has sold over 100 million albums, making them one of the most popular bands in rock history.
Stevie Nicks Biography A "peace-and-love" folk singer, Stevie Nicks' lyrics created the vibe that helped propel '70s supergroup Fleetwood Mac to fame. Stevie Nicks was born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in 1948 in Phoenix, Ariz. She met Lindsey Buckingham during her senior year of high school in California and together they formed the band Fritz, enjoying mild success in the California music scene. In 1973 they released Buckingham-Nicks, their first and only album as a duo. Soon after, the couple was recruited by Mick Fleetwood and John and Christine McVie to join Fleetwood Mac. The new lineup released a self-titled album in 1975, which sold several million copies. Fleetwood Mac's landmark album,Rumours, was released in 1977 and became one of the biggest-selling albums of all time - with more than 25 million copies sold to date. However, during the recording of the album Nicks and Buckingham's relationship fell apart and the McVies divorced, severely altering the chemistry of the band. After the release of Tusk, (1979) their successful follow-up to Rumours, the band's prestige gradually eroded. Finally, in 1987, after the lackluster Tango in the Night album, Buckingham quit the band. Nicks toured with Fleetwood Mac through 1990, through the veritable river of new members who came and went. During this time, she carried on a solo career, which included the albums: Bella Donna (1981), The Wild Heart (1983), Rock a Little (1985), The Other Side of the Mirror (1989), Timespace - The Best of Stevie Nicks (1991), and Street Angel (1994). Her songs have been covered by other artists, such as the Smashing Pumpkins cover of her ballad "Landslide." Nicks and the other members of Fleetwood Mac reunited in 1997 to record the retrospective album The Dance and launch a much-anticipated comeback tour. s' lyrics created the vibe that helped propel '70s supergroup Fleetwood Mac to fame. Stevie Nicks was born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in 1948 in Phoenix, Ariz. She met Lindsey Buckingham during her senio ...more
