Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ Finally Charts Its First Top 20 U.K. Single

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentFleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ Finally Charts Its First Top 20 U.K. SingleByHugh McIntyre,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow AuthorJun 02, 2026, 09:10am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Decades after its release, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours finally scores a top 20 hit on the main singles chart in the U.K. as "Dreams" dances to a never-before-seen peak. CIRCA 1975: (L-R) John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham of the rock group "Fleetwood Mac" pose for a portrait in circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)gettyIt's been nearly half a century since Fleetwood Mac released Rumours, which would go on to be called not only a masterpiece, but one of the bestselling albums of all time. The project is still popular today, and it never disappears from a number of competitive charts in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. In the latter nation, the English/American pop-rock outfit also typically scores multiple hits each week. It's not unusual for the group to fill three spaces on the Official Singles chart, the most allowed per frame per lead act by the Official Charts Company. That's the case again this time around, and as a trio of Fleetwood Mac classics rank among the 100 most popular songs in the U.K., one fan favorite soars to a never-before-seen peak.Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" Hits a New HighOn this week's Official Singles chart, "Dreams" stands out as Fleetwood Mac's highest-rising smash. The track, which has taken on new significance among younger generations in the past decade or so, vaults from No. 66 all the way to No. 18. Amazingly, that is now the all-time peak for "Dreams&q...