The first to leave was Buckingham, followed by Nicks in 1991, to be replaced by a series of short-term guitarists and vocalists. The line-up remained stable through three more studio albums, but by the late 1980s began to disintegrate. The band went through personal turmoil while recording the album as both the romantic partnerships in the band (John & Christine McVie and Buckingham & Nicks) separated, although the band continued making music together. Rumours has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the eighth-highest-selling album to date. It also reached the top spot in various countries around the world.
1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks. Rumours (1977), Fleetwood Mac’s second album after the arrival of Buckingham and Nicks, produced four US Top 10 singles and remained at No. The addition of Buckingham and Nicks gave the band a more pop rock/folk rock sound and their 1975 self-titled album, Fleetwood Mac, reached No. Fleetwood Mac soon asked Buckingham to be their new lead guitarist, and Buckingham agreed on condition that Nicks would also join the band. In late 1974, while Fleetwood was scouting studios in Los Angeles, he was introduced to folk-rock duo Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. By 1974 Welch and Weston had both departed, leaving the band without a primary male vocalist or lead guitarist. Personal problems led to original guitarists Green and Spencer leaving, to be replaced by Bob Welch and Bob Weston. At this time the band was primarily a British blues outfit, scoring a UK number one with “Albatross”, and had lesser hits with the singles “Oh Well” and “Black Magic Woman”. Keyboardist Christine Perfect, who contributed as a session musician starting with the second album, married John McVie and joined the band in 1970. Danny Kirwan joined as a third guitarist in 1968.
They lacked a permanent bass player for the first few months before Green convinced John McVie to join, establishing the first official line-up in time to record their self-titled debut album. The band was founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer. In 2018 the band was declared MusiCares Person of the Year. In 1998 select members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. The band has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world’s best-selling bands. Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967.