Fleetwood Mac's Song Hits A New All-Time High Nearly 50 Years After Its Release
In just the past few years, several Fleetwood Mac songs have enjoyed second lives on charts all around the world. Younger audiences are discovering some of the pop-rock group's most popular tunes for the first time, and their enthusiasm for songs like 'Dreams' and 'The Chain,' paired with plenty of social media chatter and reaction videos, turned the tracks into hits decades after they were first released.
Lately, the focus for many fans, both old and new, has been on 'The Chain,' which this week reaches a special new high point on the most important songs chart in the United Kingdom.
"The Chain" Rocks Back Onto the Official Singles Chart
Fleetwood Mac reappears at No. 76 as 'The Chain' breaks back onto the Official Singles chart, which measures the 100 most consumed tracks throughout the U.K. As the composition returns to the ranking, it hits a brand new high.
Somewhat shockingly, 'The Chain' remains Fleetwood Mac's most recent debut on the Official Singles chart. The tune, which was never actually pushed as a single, but rather remains an album cut from the group's Rumours, arrived on the tally in mid-2009. The song reached its previous all-time high in March 2011 when it returned at No. 81. For more than a decade, 'The Chain' had reappeared on the list several times, but never climbed higher than that position.
A Comeback on Several Charts
'The Chain' appears on four tallies across the ocean this week. As it reaches a new high on the Official Singles chart, the tune also returns to its all-time peak of No. 70 on the Official Streaming tally. The Fleetwood Mac track ascends on both the Official Singles Downloads and Official Singles Sales charts as well, surging at least a dozen spaces to Nos. 62 and 66, respectively.
Fleetwood Mac Fills Three Spots on the Chart
Fleetwood Mac currently occupies three positions on the Official Singles chart, the most allowed at one time for any lead act. As 'The Chain' returns, 'Dreams' jumps more than 20 spaces to No. 58, while 'Everywhere' climbs almost 20 spots to No. 78.
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