Fleetwood Mac’s Hit Reaches A New Peak — Again — Decades After Its Heyday

Fleetwood Mac maintains a constant presence on charts in most Western markets every week. The group sometimes sees multiple albums and singles appear on busy rankings, and some frames are busier than others. At the present, in the United Kingdom – where some of the band’s members first broke into the music industry – a handful of full-lengths from the beloved pop-rock outfit are growing, and one compilation even manages to return.

But fans aren’t just focusing on albums. Listeners are buying and, especially, streaming three tunes in particular — and one of them is enjoying its biggest week ever on a very competitve ranking.

Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” Reaches a New Peak

“The Chain” climbs this frame on the Official Streaming chart, the U.K.’s roster that focuses on the most-played tracks across streaming platforms in the nation. This time around, the cut jumps from No. 89 to No. 82.

That might not seem like a particularly lofty position, but it is for a decades-old song. In fact, it’s the highest position it has ever reached in the 12 weeks – a surprisingly small length of time – on the list.

“The Chain” Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger

This frame is actually the third in a row in which “The Chain” has established a new best showing on the Official Streaming chart. Several periods ago, it rose from No. 99 to No. 90. Then, just a few days later, it improved to No. 89 — just one spot, but a notable move. Now, it’s surged again by seven positions, hitting a new all-time peak once more.

Fleetwood Mac’s Surprisingly-Small Number of Streaming Hits

While it may be on the rise, “The Chain” remains Fleetwood Mac’s lowest-peaking single on the Official Streaming chart. It’s one of only four tracks by the band to reach the roster, which is also rather surprising, given how many smashes the group has produced – ones which continue to power various albums and compilations to this day.

“Dreams” leads the way, as it has previously risen to No. 27. It’s followed by “Everywhere” with a peak of No. 41 and “Go Your Own Way,” which topped out at No. 76.

“Dreams” and “Everywhere” are Growing Everywhere

At the moment, “The Chain” can only be found on the Official Streaming chart, but both “Dreams” and “Everywhere” are growing on multiple lists. Those two tracks not only lift on the Official Streaming tally, but also on the Official Singles chart, the 100-spot ranking of the most consumed songs throughout the country. That list measures popularity by blending both streaming activity and sales.

Three Fleetwood Mac Albums Are Also Performing Well

In addition to the trio of tunes, three full-lengths by Fleetwood Mac appear on the charts in the U.K. as well, and each of them lands on multiple tallies. Rumours is the band’s only traditional studio LP to appear, and it lives on five rankings this time around.

Greatest Hits returns to two lists after not showing up on any last week, while 50 Years – Don’t Stop is present inside the top five on two different lists. It even reaches a new all-time peak on the Official Albums chart, the most important and competitive albums ranking in the nation.