Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Hits List: Fleetwood Mac

Today's feature on the Hits list is the group that endured numerous personnel changes before making it big and has included several different lineups since.  No matter what, Fleetwood Mac has one of the distinguished chart records of the Rock Era.

1967:  "I Believe My Time Ain't Long"
1968:  "Shake Your Moneymaker"
           "Black Magic Woman" (#37 U.K.)
           "Need Your Love So Bad" (#31 U.K., #7 Netherlands)


1969:  "Albatross" (#1 U.K., #5 Ireland, #4 Netherlands)
           "Man of the World" (#2 U.K., #5 Ireland, #12 Netherlands)
           "Need Your Love So Bad" (re-issue in U.K.--#32)
           "Oh Well" (#55, #2 U.K., #5 Ireland, #1 Netherlands)
           "Rattlesnake Shake"
1970:  "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Prong Crown)" --#10 U.K., #14 Ireland, #6 Netherlands
1971:  "Dragonfly"
           "Tell Me All the Things You Do"
           "Jewel-Eyed Judy"
           "Sands of Time"


1972:  "Sentimental Lady"
           "Spare Me a Little of Your Love"
           "Did You Ever Love Me"
1973:  "Remember Me"
           "For Your Love"
           "Albatross" (re-issue--#2 U.K., #8 Ireland, #1 Netherlands)
1974:  "Heroes Are Hard to Find"


1975:  "Warm Ways"
           "Over My Head" (#20, #9 Canada)
1976:  "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)" --#11, #4 Canada, #16 Netherlands)
           "Say You Love Me" (#11, #40 U.K., #29 Canada)
           "Go Your Own Way" (#10, #38 U.K., #11 Canada, #1 Netherlands)
1977:  "Dreams" (#1, #24 U.K., #1 Canada, #8 Netherlands)
           "Don't Stop" (#3, #32 U.K., #1 Canada, #4 Netherlands)
           "You Make Loving Fun" (#9, #45 U.K., #7 Canada, #22 Netherlands)
1978:  "Rhiannon" (re-issue in U.K.--#46)
1979:  "Tusk" (#8, #6 U.K., #5 Canada, #15 Ireland, #10 Netherlands)
           "Sara" (#7, #37 U.K., #12 Canada, #14 Netherlands)
           "Not That Funny"
1980:  "Think About Me" (#20, #24 Canada)
           "Sisters of the Moon" (#86)
           "Angel"
1981:  "Fireflies" (#60)
           "The Farmer's Daughter"

1982:  "Hold Me" (#4, #7 Adult Contemporary, #2 Canada, #25 Netherlands)
           "Gypsy" (#12, #9 AC, #46 U.K., #1 Canada, #25 Ireland, #42 Netherlands)
           "Love in Store" (#22, #11 AC)
           "Oh Diane" (#35 Adult Contemporary, #9 U.K., #8 Ireland)
           "Can't Go Back" (#83 U.K.)
           "Straight Back"

1987:  "Big Love" (#5, #23 AC, #9 U.K., #12 Canada, #8 Ireland, #4 Netherlands)
           "Seven Wonders" (#19, #13 AC, #56 U.K., #17 Canada, #28 Ireland #28 Netherlands)
           "Little Lies" (#4, #1 AC, #5 U.K., #13 Canada, #4 Ireland, #10 Netherlands)
           "Family Man" (#90, #23 AC, #54 U.K., #23 Netherlands)
           "Tango in the Night"
1988:  "Everywhere" (#14, #1 AC, #4 U.K., #29 Canada, #2 Ireland, #3 Netherlands)
           "Isn't It Midnight" (#60 U.K., #23 Ireland, #32 Netherlands)
           "As Long As You Follow" (#43, #1 AC, #66 U.K., #19 Ireland, #15 Netherlands)
           "No Questions Asked"
1989:  "Albatross" (re-issue in U.K.--#96)
           "Hold Me" (re-issue in U.K.--#94)
1990:  "Save Me" (#33, #6 AC, #53 U.K., #7 Canada, #16 Netherlands)
           "In the Back of My Mind" (#58 U.K.)
           "Hard Feelings"
           "Skies the Limit" (#10 AC, #48 Netherlands)
           "Love Is Dangerous"
1992:  "Love Shines" (#83 U.K., #82 Netherlands)
           "Paper Doll"
1995:  "I Do" (#62 Canada)


1997:  "Temporary One"
           "The Chain" (live)
           "Silver Springs" (live) --#5 AC, #96 Netherlands)
1998:  "Landslide" (live) --#51, #10 AC
2003:  "Peacekeeper" (#80, #10 AC, #100 Netherlands)
           "Say You Will" (#17 AC)
2009:  "The Chain" (#81 U.K.)
2011:  "Landslide"
           "Songbird"
2013:  "Everywhere" (#15 U.K. digital)
           "Sad Angel"

That's 25 career hits, with eight Top 10's and one #1.

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