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Originally Posted by James89
Precisely. My favourite songs (to name only a few good examples) are 'Gypsy' (US#12/UK#46), 'Sisters of The Moon' (US#86), 'Seven Wonders' (US#19/UK#56), and 'Rhiannon' (US#11/UK#46).
These are my favourite singles which aren't considered the more successful hits. I've always wondered why 'Rhiannon' was always considered such a 'hit' when it only reached #11 in the US? This is why it's in my list. It was their second top 20 after 'Over My Head' and 'Say You Love Me' also reached #11 only a couple of months later, so what's all the fuss about?
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I think a lot of the fuss is because Fleetwood Mac had never had a top 20 hit in the US prior to FM '75, suddenly they had three of them from one album. Plus a #11 peak on the chart was pretty decent back then, quite a few other classic rock tracks also never made the top 10 (Life in the Fast Lane, Barracuda). I think a lot of classic songs have become so ingrained in the public's consciousness over the years that I don't think people really care that some of them didn't peak as high they might assume they did, it's not important. Rhiannon has been a staple on radio for decades whereas some songs that charted higher around the same time probably aren't as remembered or as widely played nowadays. It's cool that Stevie has some of the most loved Fleetwood Mac songs despite hardly any of them charting very high outside of the US.