5th Single from Rumours

[David]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Thriller had 7 singles. Bad had 8 singles (I guess 9 in UK). Rumours could have far more than 4 singles.

Different time. Different industry practices. Rumours had four singles, Hotel California had three singles, Dark Side of the Moon had one big US single (it’s not quite clear), the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack had four singles, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road had four singles, the Grease soundtrack had two singles, Spirits Having Flown had three singles, and so on. Several of those were two-disc sets, too. Releasing a fifth single for Rumours was just not going to happen (although it was discussed).

Michael Jackson’s incredible album Off the Wall (1979) may have been the first pop album to release five singles. You know, Michael Jackson was making his own rules and transforming the industry even before Thriller.

PSA: If you haven’t listened to Off the Wall in years, give it another spin. It is f*cking amazing, truly one of the greatest albums of all time.