The album that introduced Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to Fleetwood Mac didn’t become an overnight sensation. Released on July 11, 1975, the self-titled record took more than a year to reach No. 1, but once it did, the band’s trajectory had changed.
Often referred to as the “White Album,” Fleetwood Mac reached the top of the Billboard 200 on September 4, 1976, becoming the band’s first album to hit No. 1 in the United States and its first album to top the charts in any country. It remained at No. 1 for one week and spent an impressive 170 weeks on the Billboard 200.
The album also marked the first recording from the lineup that would take Fleetwood Mac to its greatest commercial heights: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Nicks and Buckingham.
The record also gave the revamped band its first major run of U.S. hit singles. “Over My Head” reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, while “Rhiannon” and “Say You Love Me” both climbed to No. 11.
For Nicks and Buckingham, however, joining Fleetwood Mac was not where their story together began. The two had known each other since high school, and Nicks later joined Buckingham’s psychedelic rock band, Fritz, in the late 1960s. After Fritz broke up in the early 1970s, the pair moved from Palo Alto, California, to Los Angeles to pursue music.
The two began performing together as Buckingham Nicks and released their debut album under that name in 1973. The record wasn’t a commercial breakthrough, but it would eventually catch the attention of a band looking for a new guitarist.
Fleetwood Mac had also recently moved to Los Angeles. The group was in need of a guitarist after Bob Welch left following the release of the 1974 album Heroes Are Hard to Find.
Fleetwood was impressed by Buckingham’s guitar playing and invited him to join the band. Buckingham, however, made it clear that Nicks would have to be part of the deal as well. Fleetwood agreed after hearing the pair’s music together, and the two joined the band.
Bringing Nicks and Buckingham into the band reshaped Fleetwood Mac’s sound and career. The response from listeners was clear as the album began producing hit singles and slowly climbing the charts, entering the Billboard 200 on August 2, 1975, before finally reaching No. 1 more than a year later.
The band followed it with Rumours in 1977, which became one of the best-selling albums of all time and turned the five-piece lineup into international superstars. But the impact doesn’t end with the album’s chart success. Fleetwood Mac has continued to earn recognition decades after its release.
“Landslide,” written by Nicks, was ranked No. 163 on Rolling Stone’s 2024 edition of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.” The album has also appeared on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” ranking No. 183 in 2003 and No. 182 in 2012.
Fifty years after topping the charts, the “White Album” still feels like the record that set Fleetwood Mac on its best-known path. It brought together the lineup and sound that would soon make the band a global powerhouse.
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