Fleetwood Mac’s Hit Song Is Back — But It Was Somehow Never A Single

Fleetwood Mac typically performs well on the Billboard charts every frame thanks in large part to its album Rumours. To a lesser extent, the group’s Greatest Hits compilation also keeps the rockers somewhere on the weekly lists. From time to time, one or two tunes featured in the Grammy-winning act’s discography manage to find space as well — and at the moment, a pair of cuts are charting once again as one begins a comeback.

“The Chain” Returns to Two Billboard Charts

“The Chain” — long regarded as one of Fleetwood Mac’s most popular compositions — breaks back onto the Rock Streaming Songs tally at No. 23 this week. It also narrowly manages to find space on the Billboard Global 200, the worldwide ranking of the most-consumed tracks, where it settles at No. 195.

“The Chain” has only appeared on the Billboard Global 200 for four nonconsecutive weeks throughout the half-decade the tally has been compiled. Its lifespan on the Rock Streaming Songs list is far more impressive. The Fleetwood Mac tune has now racked up 85 appearances somewhere on the ranking of the most-played rock tracks on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and iHeartRadio, where it stands as one of the group’s top 10 wins on that roster.

Fleetwood Mac Lands a Pair of Hits in the U.S.

Fleetwood Mac scores a pair of hit tracks in the U.S. this week, as “The Chain” joins “Dreams” on both the Rock Streaming Songs list and the Billboard Global 200. “Dreams” is rising across all the tallies it appears on, inching closer to the summit on the rock ranking, where it pushes to No. 3.

The same tune can also be found on both the Streaming Songs tally and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. at the same time. The latter roster removes all sales and streaming activity from the United States to show what the rest of the world is listening to.

Rumours Was a Hit Machine

Both “Dreams” and “The Chain” were originally featured on Fleetwood Mac’s masterpiece Rumours. While “Dreams” was selected as a proper single, “The Chain” never earned that status – but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a certified classic, and one of the band’s most beloved songs.