Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" Certified 17X Platinum in the UK

 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" reached another milestone in it's 48 years of existence. The BPI in the UK on January 16, 2025 certified the album 17X Platinum signifying 5.1 million units sold in the country. 

In other news, Luminate's year end report on album sales in the US reported that "Rumours" was the 9th best selling vinyl in the US in 2024 (excluding independent retail store sales). The album sold on vinyl 178,000 units. 

VINYL ALBUM SALES INCREASE 4.3%: Luminate’s year-end report reveals that U.S. vinyl album sales increased 4.3% in 2024 as compared to 2023, when excluding independent retail store sales (due to the methodology change noted above in this story). In 2023, industry-wide, vinyl sales increased for an 18th consecutive year.

TOP 10-SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2024 IN U.S.

1. Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department (1.489 million)

2. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft (340,000)

3. Chappell Roan, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (336,000)

4. Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet (291,000)

5. Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (200,000)

6. Taylor Swift, Folklore (267,000)

7. Taylor Swift, Midnights (188,000)

8. Taylor Swift, Lover (185,000)

9. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (178,000)

10. Olivia Rodrigo, Guts (175,000)