Fleetwood Mac is one of the most influential rock bands in music history. One of Fleetwood Mac‘s made a fortune and over $100 million in just one song. Let’s look at Fleetwood Mac‘s song made them the richest music bands in the world from their “Rumours” album.

Highlights from this article:

• Fleetwood Mac is considered one of the most influential rock bands in music history.
• The band achieved fame with their iconic “Rumours” album, released in 1977.
• Fleetwood Mac faced challenges, including the tragic passing of member Christine McVie.
  Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band in 1974.
• “Rumours” became a classic and showcased the band’s emotional struggles and complicated relationships.
• Fleetwood Mac has sold over 120 million albums worldwide.
• They received numerous awards and honors, including a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• Fleetwood Mac earned over $100 million from two songs, with “Go Your Own Way” being a significant contributor.
• “Go Your Own Way” was written by Lindsey Buckingham and was the band’s first top-ten hit in the United States.
• “Dreams,” written by Stevie Nicks, became a massive success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• In 2020, a viral TikTok video featuring “Dreams” led to an additional 82,000 copies of “Rumours” being sold in the United States.
• Fleetwood Mac’s total net worth is estimated to be $500 million.
• “Dreams” remains the most-played Fleetwood Mac song on Spotify, with over 1.3 billion streams, potentially earning the band millions from streaming revenue.

Fleetwood Mac Is One Of The Most Richest Rock Bands Of All Time

Having been formed in 1967 in London, England, and achieving widespread recognition in 1977 through their iconic “Rumours” album, Fleetwood Mac continued to make significant earnings from their touring. However, this financial hit a block, at least temporarily, due to band disruptions, most notably the tragic passing of their respected member, Christine McVie.

The band quickly welcomed the arrival of famous guitarist and composer Lindsey Buckingham and his spouse, the beguiling Stevie Nicks, in 1974, with original members Mick Fleetwood and John McVie anchoring the rhythm section.

“Rumours” from 1977 pushed Fleetwood Mac into the stratosphere of music fame. This legendary album, driven by singles like “Go Your Own Way” and “Dreams,” not only showed their harmonies. But also revealed the band’s emotional struggle and complicated relationships. “Rumours” became a quick classic, receiving critical praise and firmly establishing its position in music history. Tragedy came when Christine McVie, the band’s namesake, died, leaving a vacancy in the band.

Fleetwood Mac has sold over 120 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands in history. Fleetwood Mac was also honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1979. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and earned the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. The band got The Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year award in 2018 in honor of their musical success in the music business and devotion to philanthropy.

How Made Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” Song Over $100 Million

Two songs made over $100 million, and also, due to a few more reasons, one of them edges over the other. According to The Guardian, “Go Your Own Way” contributed to the band’s $100 million fortune.

Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way” is a song from their eleventh studio album, Rumours (1977). In December 1976, the song was released as the album’s first single on both sides of the Atlantic. Lindsey Buckingham wrote and sang the song, which became the band’s first top-ten success in the United States.

“Go Your Own Way” was favorably acclaimed by music reviewers, and it was named number 120 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time in 2010, and it was re-listed number 401 in 2021. They also placed the song number two on their list of the top 50 Fleetwood Mac songs.

“Dreams” is a song written by Stevie Nicks and recorded by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac for their eleventh studio album, “Rumours” (1977). “Dreams” was released as the second single from Rumours in the United States in March 1977, while it was released as the third in the United Kingdom in June 1977. As the promotional music video, a stage performance of “Dreams” was used.

In the United States, “Dreams” sold over one million copies and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the band’s sole number-one hit. “Dreams” also topped the RPM Top 100 Singles list in Canada.

In addition to that, “Dreams” was certainly the biggest success on an album that had several others, including “Go Your Own Way.”

The song has been recorded by various musicians, who have had to pay royalties and has appeared in several films and television series. In sum, it has been highly profitable in the decades following its introduction. However, things changed dramatically in 2020 when Nathan Apodaca’s viral TikTok video became viral. Also, the video has been seen over 3 billion times and reproduced by countless others. Because of that, it also urged an extra 82,000 copies of “Rumours” to be sold in the United States alone. It had been 43 years since its first release.

According to charts and sales numbers, Fleetwood Mac‘s total net worth is $500 million until now.

Until this time, “Dreams” was the most-played Fleetwood Mac song on Spotify. They currently have over 1.3 billion streams. To be precise, 1,361,350,049. This means they made around $1-5 million from just Spotify. 

Watch Fleetwood Mac‘s “Dreams” music video below!

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