Wednesday, February 20, 2013

3rd Week for Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' Album on Billboards Top 200


Fleetwood Mac hangs on for a 3rd week in the US on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart with the re-released 35th Anniversary addition of Rumours. This update is for Billboard Chart Date March 2, 2013.  The album drops 12% in sales and moves down to #78 this week from #64 last week.  For the sales week ending Sunday, February 17th the albums sold 7,509 units vs 8,496 last week in the US.  Total US sales in the last three weeks = 26,823 (which is approximately what it sold in the UK in it's first week).  Since November, 1991 in the US the album has sold 3,152,208.  The split between digital sales and physical sales is - physical = 3,117 and digital = 4,392.  To date Physical album sales for Rumours are 2,894,369 and digital album sales are 257,818.  

On the Top 200 Catalogue Albums Chart 4 titles chart with Rumours moving off the #1 spot down to #5.  Greatest Hits moves down to #105 from #81 last week but increases in sales selling 2,285 this week vs 2,036 last week.  The Very Best Of moves down to #108 this week vs #73 last week and also increases in sales selling 2,238 this week vs 2,170 last week.  total US sales for Greatest Hits since November, 1991 = 4,622,569.  Total US sales for The Very Best Of since it's release in 2002 = 1,545,464.  The 1975 Fleetwood Mac album moves up to #170 from #187 last week increasing in sales by 26% or 1,767 units vs 1,401 the previous week.  Total US sales since November, 1991 = 900,662.

Billboard Top 200 Albums - March 2, 2013
# 78 (64) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Top 200 Catalogue Albums Chart
#     5 (1)     Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 105 (81)   Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 108 (73)   Fleetwood Mac - Very Best Of
# 170 (187) Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Live In Northern California? WIN Tix To Fleetwood Mac in Sacramento

Sleep Train Arena is giving you a chance to win 2 tickets to see Fleetwood Mac Live in Sacramento, CA - July 6, 2013.  Contest open to northern California residence... Contest ends July 4th, winner announced July 5th.  Go ahead and enter! HERE



You might run into "trackerdan".  He posted on the Sleep Train website that he worked at Sound City during the recording of the first Fleetwood Mac album with Stevie and Lindsey and said the following:

"I was working in studio B at Sound City while they were recording their first album Rumours. Richard Dashit, Lindsey and I would have some tremendous jams in the wee hours of the morning after working all night. Those were the days. Looking forward to seeing them again."

Video: Christine McVie Intro'd by Mick Fleetwood + "Get Like You Used To Be"

Here's a short clip of Mick Fleetwood introducing Christine McVie in Maui on Feb 13th + Christine singing the beginning of "Get Like You Used To Be" which she's probably not done live since I'm guessing the early 70's!  Thanks to Tom Clark for the video!  The full version of "Don't Stop" and "Get Like You Used To Be" at the bottom. 
Photo by: Matthew Thayer


A different perspective of Christine McVie performing with Mick Fleetwood's Blues Band Feb 13th.  Thanks to heilemaile for the three videos shot from behind... Just tremendous!
"Get Like You Used To Be" Christine McVie. First song played live this night.
"Rattle Snake Shake" Steven Tyler on lead vocals.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Tickets On-Sale Today: Fleetwood Mac Live in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland



Oct 18Herning, DenmarkJynske Bank BoxenLive Nation Tickets On Sale Now
Oct 20Oslo, NorwayOslo SpektrumLive NationTickets On Sale Now
Oct 23Stockholm, SwedenGlobenLive NationTickets On Sale Now
Oct 25Helsinki, FinlandHartwall ArenaLive NationTickets On Sale Now

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Candid Photos: Stevie Nicks Arriving For David Letterman Appearance - Feb 14, 2013

Stevie Nicks arriving for her Late Show appearance with Dave Grohl and the Sound City Players
Thursday, February 14th.


Photographer Ray Tamarra - thanks to goldduststevie for the post!



3rd Week For Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" in the UK Top 10 - Chart Update






UK - February 17, 2013
Fleetwood Mac's 35th Anniversary Edition of Rumours hangs in there for a 3rd week on the UK's Top 100 Album Charts giving it the distinction of being the biggest selling album by a veteran artist for the last 3 week.  It moves down one position this week to #6 selling 14,665 units in the UK.  Elsewhere on the charts, "Rumours" is the #1 Catalogue Album and Tango In The Night, and album we haven't seen back on the chart is a long while re-enters the Top 40 Catalogue Albums Chart at #37.  In Scotland the album stays at #6 for a second week.


25,675 - UK First week sales
21,945 - UK Second week sales
14,665 - UK Third Week sales
10,818 - USA first week sales
  8,496 - USA second week sales
81,599 - Total (UK and US only)


Previous week in parenthesis.

Top 100 Albums Charts
# 6 (5) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Top 40 Catalogue Albums Chart
#  1 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 37 Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night

Top 40 Catalogue Singles Chart
#14  Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
# 35 Fleetwood Mac - The Chain

Scotland - February 17, 2013
Top 40 Albums Chart
# 6 (6) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Ireland - February 14, 2013
In Ireland "Rumours" moves down one place to #13 this week after entering the Top 100 on the February 7th chart at #12.  "Greatest Hits" moves down to #30 and "The Very Best Of" moves up to #70 this week.

Top 100 Albums Chart
# 13 (12) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 30 (14) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 70 (90) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

Australia - February 18, 2013
"Rumours" in Australia advances on the Top 100 Albums Chart moving to #15 this week.  On the Top 50 Catalogue Chart the album hangs in there at #2 with "Greatest Hits" not far behind at #6 for a second week.  "The Very Best Of" moves up to #21.  On the DVD Chart "The Dance" which is often on the Top 40 DVD Chart in Australia moves up to #14.

Top 100 Albums Chart
# 15 (18) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Top 50 Catalogue Albums Chart
# 2  (2)  Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 6  (6)  Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 21 (24) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

Top 50 Digital Albums Chart
# 48 (21) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Top 40 DVD Chart
# 14 (17) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

USA - February 23, 2013
In the US, "Rumours" moves down slightly on the Top 200 Albums Chart to #64 with 8,496 units sold for the week after debuting back on the chart last week at #40 with 10,818 copies sold.  For the second consecutive week the album remains the #1 Catalogue title in the US.  Since November, 1991, Rumours has sold 3,144,699 copies in the US which is when Soundscan began tracking over the counter sales of albums.

Top 200 Albums Chart
# 64 (40) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Top 200 Cataglogue Albums Chart
# 1 (1) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Full rundown is listed below for 2nd and 3rd week chart positions