Fleetwood Mac's Rumours topped Billboard 200 in 1977and is making headlines in 2024

It's exciting to learn that according to Billboard Hot 200 year-end charts, the top rock album of 2024 is an old-school rock album from 1977.

The British rock band Fleetwood Mac's second album, Rumours, is a critical and commercial success and one of four No. 1 albums in the band's discography. The band The album topped the chart in 1977 where it remained for 31 weeks. Known as the band's breakup song album, it is so much more. In 2024, the album again makes headlines as the top-selling rock album of the year.

Billboard has released the year-end charts of 2024. While the album list is led by Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Noah Kahan, Drake, and more, it is always exciting to see an old title lead the way in the rock category with Rumours at No. 34. The Billboard 200 2024 Year-End list only showcases 29 rock albums, only one released in 2024 (Lincoln Park's Papercuts No. 141). The fact that no new rock music has made the list is a sad commentary on the current climate of rock music.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee (1989) Fleetwood Mac began as a blues band in the 1960s and transitioned into a significantly influential rock group in the 1970s. The Rumours album is the band's eleventh studio album that released four singles, "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," "Don't Stop," and "You Make Loving Fun." The single "Dreams" reached No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, the band's only top single in the US, and was written and sung by Stevie Nicks, who is regarded as influential in the music world by many.

The band's co-founder, drummer, and songwriter, Mick Fleetwood, has called Rumours "the most important album we ever made," as it allowed the band to continue to make music for years following its release. The album was released as a deluxe edition in 2013, and a live album was released in 2023.

Fleetwood Mac was featured on the list twice, with Rumours at No. 34 and Greatest Hits at No. 158.