Little Lies 35 Years Ago

[DownOnRodeo]

I definitely think the 75, 77, and 87 albums reached a certain bestseller threshold on account of the sheer quantity of timeless radio hits those albums contained (ie separate to the narrative context), although obviously the narrative aspects further propelled them (most obviously Rumours) into the overshoot/outlier category.

Mirage and Tusk had their hits but not in the quantity of those other three albums.

Two hits is like "Oh, that's nice," but three or more is like "I should just buy that whole album."

Albums with 3 or more big radio hits
White album: SYLM, Rhiannon, OMH
Rumours: Dreams, GYOW, YMLF, Don't Stop
Tango: Little Lies, Big Love, Seven Wonders

Albums with 2 big radio hits
Tusk: Tusk, Sara
Mirage: Hold Me, Gypsy (and in some countries, Oh Diane)