Timeline Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

From Peter Green's blues band to Rumours and The Dance — the many lives of Fleetwood Mac.

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1967 Fleetwood Mac play their first gig Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival Peter Green's new band debuts.
1968 Fleetwood Mac release their debut album British blues A British blues album that stays in the charts for over a year.
1969 Fleetwood Mac top the UK charts with Albatross Instrumental Peter Green's instrumental reaches number one.
1970 Peter Green leaves Fleetwood Mac Founder departs The founder leaves after a troubled tour.
1970 Christine McVie joins Fleetwood Mac Keyboards and vocals John McVie's wife joins the band.
1974 Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac New line-up The Californian duo transforms the band.
1975 Fleetwood Mac release Fleetwood Mac Rhiannon The first album with the new line-up, a slow-building number one.
1977 Fleetwood Mac releases Rumours Best-selling album of 1977 Fleetwood Mac released Rumours on February 4, 1977. The album topped the Billboard charts for 31 weeks, won the Grammy for Album of the Year, and sold over 40 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
1979 Fleetwood Mac release Tusk Experimental double album An expensive, experimental follow-up to Rumours.
1987 Fleetwood Mac release Tango in the Night Little Lies With Big Love, Little Lies and Everywhere.
1987 Lindsey Buckingham leaves Fleetwood Mac Before the tour Quits before the Tango in the Night tour.
1993 Fleetwood Mac reunite for Bill Clinton's inauguration Don't Stop Play Clinton's campaign song at his inaugural gala.
1997 Fleetwood Mac release The Dance Live reunion A live reunion album and concert film.
1998 Fleetwood Mac inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Past and present members inducted together.
2018 Fleetwood Mac fire Lindsey Buckingham Line-up change Replaced by Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.
2022 Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies Aged 79 The songwriter of Don't Stop and Everywhere dies.