Did FM really outsell The Beatles and The Stones?

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Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

This is a typical article….

https://nostalgiacentral.com/music/a...fleetwood-mac/

‘It has been said that during 1969 Fleetwood Mac outsold The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined’

Combined!!!!

It quotes no source. "It's been said" as if its some sort of urban legend. Outsold where? UK? In eastern Europe? Belgium? Germany? Western Europe? I think its safe to say it did not happen in the United States in 1969. Even Chris who was very modest said once that Fleetwood Mac in the early 1970s was one of the biggest bands there. Its very possible there is truth to this statement but where?