Bare Trees turns 53

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

The only albums from the pre-Rumours era lineup to receive a certification in the United States are Future Games (Gold), Bare Trees (Platinum), and Mystery to Me (Gold). Interestingly, Penguin and Heroes are Hard to Find lack any certification despite charting higher than any of these albums and having comparable durations in the Billboard 200. In the UK, the BPI was not created until the early 1970s, but the first Fleetwood Mac Album has sold roughly 900,000 copies, meaning that it would possess at least a 3 times platinum status there.

Yes. I once did a deep dive trying to find out about Heroes and found nothing. I think you are correct there is no certification of the album which is frustrating since it was their highest charting album pre-Nicks.
I also could never find any certification for Chris's 1984 solo album which I assume would be gold but maybe not.
I remember hearing that right after the Dance these vintage Mac albums plus Rumours had a big spike in sales. The band missed an opportunity back then. Imagine releasing the Mirage concert on the heals of the Dance.