Top 10 Fleetwood Mac Songs
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Top 10 Fleetwood Mac Songs
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They went their own way and they made loving fun. Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10 Fleetwood Mac songs. For this list, we’ve chosen our entries based on a combination of the artist’s fan favorites and their most commercially successful songs.
#10: “Big Love” Tango in the Night (1987)
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Originally written for an aborted solo album, this Lindsey Buckingham-penned song is built around the guitarist’s trademark finger-picking, a style which set him apart from his predecessors in the group. Big Love” is also noted for its... love grunts, both sets of which are performed by Buckingham himself. Despite being a top 5 hit in the United States, Fleetwood Mac didn’t perform the song live until 1997, as Buckingham had quit the band shortly before their 1987 tour. Since then, the pop rock number has become a live standard and crowd favorite.
#9: “Tusk” Tusk (1979)
Following the massive success of Rumours, the Mac, and Lindsey Buckingham especially, were eager to cover new ground. With that in mind, he did the logical thing and hired a marching band to guest on the title track of their 12thLP. With the 300 strong Trojan Marching Band, “Tusk” holds the all-time record for the most musicians ever to appear on a single. Weird, and downright spooky, the prog rock tune proved the group could be successful without repeating themselves.
#8: “Everywhere” Tango in the Night (1987)
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Although its parent album began as a Lindsey Buckingham solo project, Christine McVie certainly carried her weight in the song-writing department. Decidedly more pop than previous Mac hits, this Tango in the Night single nonetheless hit #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The tune was also a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and was one of the last singles to feature the classic Rumours-era line up.
#7: “Little Lies” Tango in the Night (1987)
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Co-written by Christine McVie, this keyboards-heavy soft rock number hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is also to date the band’s last American top 10 hit. Stevie Nicks and Linsdey Buckingham share vocal duties on the track with McVie. However, since Buckingham quit the band shortly before they were set to tour on the new album, Billy Burnette would fill in during live performances, while Rick Vito would pick up the slack in the guitar department.
#6: “Don’t Stop” Rumours (1977)
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Not many bands regroup under Presidential order. A #3 hit in 1977, the Christine McVie-penned pop-rocker took on a new life in 1992 when it was used as a campaign song by eventual U.S. President Bill Clinton. After (spoiler alert) winning the election, Clinton requested the classic ‘70s line-up to perform at his inauguration. The reformation didn’t immediately stick, but it did eventually lead to a full reunion tour and live album.
#5: “Landslide” Fleetwood Mac (1975)
Written prior to her joining the group when she was thinking about giving up on music, this introspective acoustic guitar-driven ballad introduced the world to Stevie Nicks and a whole new Fleetwood Mac. Although not released as a single, “Landslide” is a concert staple, and a later live version hit the top sixty of the Billboard Hot 100 over 2 decades following its appearance on the band’s self-titled tenth record. The folk rock tune has been covered numerous times, including versions from Smashing Pumpkins and the Dixie Chicks, with the latter actually out-performing Mac on the charts.
#4: “Rhiannon” Fleetwood Mac (1975)
While Stevie Nicks may have only been drafted into the group as a package deal with Lindsey Buckingham, she didn’t take long to prove herself a valuable assist. Aside from her distinct vocals, Nicks also offered well-crafted pop songs that were miles from the band’s blues roots. Based in part on Welsh mythology and a goddess of the same name, “Rhiannon” was written by Nicks three months prior to her joining Fleetwood Mac. It soon became one of the outfit’s signature songs, topping out at #11 on the American charts in 1976.
#3: “Dreams” Rumours (1977)
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It’s an understatement to say Rumours was not a good time for Fleetwood Mac. The marriage of John and Christine McVie was ending as was the coupling of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Not to be outdone, Mick Fleetwood was also going through a divorce outside of the band. Restrained and understated, this simplistic and hypnotic three-chord vamp from Nicks was written in a mere 10 minutes, but tapped deeply into the band’s turmoil and internal animosity. The result was the band’s only million-selling American #1 smash.
#2: “The Chain” Rumours (1977)
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Credited to all the members of the group, this tune is as much a collage as it is a song. Constructed from unfinished scraps and unused bits, this moody epic nonetheless links up like, well, a chain. Featuring an intro written by Lindsey Buckingham, the single was fleshed out by lyrics from Stevie Nicks and music from Christine McVie. Its dark and eerie bass-heavy ending however was supplied by the eponymous rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. That’s just five kinds of awesome. Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honourable mentions. - “Oh Well” “Oh Well” single (1969) - “Silver Springs” “Go Your Own Way” single (1977) - “Hold Me” Mirage (1982) - “Sara” Tusk (1979) - “Black Magic Woman” “Black Magic Woman” single (1968)
#1: “Go Your Own Way” Rumours (1977)
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There are goodbye songs and there are go away songs. This is the latter. Written by singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, “Go Your Own Way” is an eulogy of sorts to his troubled relationship with Stevie Nicks. The directness of Buckingham’s lyrics created a fair bit of tension between himself and Nicks, and performing it live on the following tour only dragged out the awkwardness. While it may have gone down poorly with Stevie, the Rumours single was a hit with the public and became Fleetwood Mac’s first Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit. Do you agree with our list? What’s your favorite Fleetwood Mac song? For more rocking Top 10s published daily, be sure to subscribe to WatchMojo.com.
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