Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ named as the best-selling vinyl of ’70s, ’80s and ’90s
Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Rumours’ has been named as the best-selling vinyl of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.
The seminal record by the band, which was originally released in 1977, was revealed to have sold just under 280,000 copes on vinyl in this millennium alone. Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ made it into the top five of the best-selling vinyl records, along with Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ and Oasis‘s ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’. Queen‘s ‘Greatest Hits’, one of the best-selling albums of all time, made it to number five on the best-selling vinyls chart.
The news was unveiled by the Official Charts Company, where songs from ‘Rumours’ were played between 1-4pm today to celebrate Cash for Kids Day, which raised funds to combat holiday hunger. The Official Charts Company have also separate donated this vinyl chart to the Greatest Hits Radio station in honour of the cause.
Presenter Ken Bruce said of the news: “I’m a huge admirer of Fleetwood Mac and am not remotely surprised to see Rumours at the top of this chart – it’s one of their finest. And I’ve had a rummage through all those crates of vinyl in the attic chez Bruce and I’m looking forward to turning back the clock a few years for Greatest Hits Radio’s Vinyl Revival and dropping that needle on some of my favourite tracks. Do tune in and if you can please donate to Cash for Kids – it’s for a very special cause.”
Fleetwood Mac was also revealed to have landed in the UK’s most streamed songs from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s last April. ‘Everywhere’ and ‘Dreams’ landed at number three and four respectively of the top 10 most streamed songs from that time period, with Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ topping the list.
‘Wonderwall’ was also previously revealed as the biggest selling Britpop track of the 1990s.
Vinyl recently enjoyed its highest weekly total sales thanks to Taylor Swift and Record Store Day, whose figures marked the highest in 30 years. The Official Charts Company further showed that the week saw 269,134 vinyl albums and 37,656 vinyl singles sold – making for a total of 306,791 units sold.
In other news, Stevie Nicks will headline London’s BST Hyde Park in 2024, announcing support acts such as Brandi Carlile, Anna Calvi, Paris Paloma, and “many more” acts still to come.
The show will take place on Friday, July 12 – get your tickets here.
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Alex Rigotti
NME
