Which of Christine's singles should have hit #1?

[Macfan4life]

All of Christine's songs are worthy of #1

How do you pick?

I suppose Don't Stop, Hold Me, and Little Lies came the closest with being #3 and #4.

I was surprised that As Long as you follow did not at least crack the top 40. It was the first single released of the "new" Mac. I remember being shocked there seemed no interest It did make it to #19 in Ireland. God bless the Irish!
It did get played on Adult Contemporary radio a bit though.

IMHO, her most IMPORTANT chart was "Got a hold on me." It was a huge hit but SO IMPORTANT it cracked the top 10 at least for one week. It proved that Christine could get top 10 hits on her own. It made her solo outing a success.

[redbird]

Well, obviously "Don't Stop" came the closest. "Think About Me" is her most underrated. But to me her best single was "You Make Loving Fun", with all that organ vamping and the blissful harmonies. It's #1 to me "Little Lies" would be a next logical choice to me. I love "Say You Love Me" but I can understand it not being a #1 record.

[secondhandchain]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Oh man. Now, you have burst my fantasy. I heard it in a Rite Aid and I thought it was a special sign, just for me.

I tend to always think that way, but in reality, nothing I ever thought was a "sign" ever turned out good, so I'm only fooling myself.

Michele

I've heard it a lot too in many store. Hate to break it to you but you're not getting FM signs.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

1. Say You Love Me
2. You Make Loving Fun
3. Think About Me
4. Hold Me
5. Little Lies

[bwboy]

Little Lies should have gone to #1, it was all over the radio and MTV at the time.

As Long As You Follow is so beautiful... I was crushed it didn't do better on the charts. Same thing with Save Me. Such a great song and was the last time MTV played a FM video until they did the Dance.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by secondhandchain

I've heard it a lot too in many store. Hate to break it to you but you're not getting FM signs.

But if it happens at a significant moment, that should mean something. Like, if you're about to sign a contract and an FM song pops on the radio.

I remember I spent HOURS one Christmas Eve trying to put together this Barbie camper and the camper had a working radio. So, I finally got it together and I put the batteries in and the minute I turned it on, Little Lies blared out of the tiny speakers.

The stupid entertainment center in my car defaults to a radio station I did not select and do not like, every time I leave the car and get back in. I get so angry that I change the station immediately. Yesterday I got in and Wanna Be Starting Something was playing and I listened and I said, "I'm going to turn as soon as this song ends, unless another good song comes on after." Don't Stop was the next song.

Michele

[jcalzaretta]

Over My Head, Hold Me and You Make Loving Fun

[FuzzyPlum]

September 24th 1977

1) Best of My Love (The Emotions)
2) Float On (The Floaters)
3) Don’t Stop (Fleetwood Mac)

November 7th 1987

1) I Think We’re Alone Now (Tiffany)
2) Causing a Commotion (Madonna)
3) Mony Mony (Billy Idol)
4) Little Lies (Fleetwood Mac)


July 24th 1982

1) Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
2) Rosanna (Toto)
3) Hurts So Good (John Cougar)
4) Hold Me (Fleetwood Mac)

December 17th 1977

1) You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone)
2) How Deep is Your Love (The Bee Gees)
3) Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt)
4) Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blues (Crystal Gayle)
5) It’s So Easy (Linda Ronstadt)
6) (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again (LTD)
7) We’re All Alone (Rita Coolidge)
8) Baby Come Back (Player)
9) You Make Loving Fun (Fleetwood Mac)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

September 24th 1977

1) Best of My Love (The Emotions)
2) Float On (The Floaters)
3) Don’t Stop (Fleetwood Mac)

November 7th 1987

1) I Think We’re Alone Now (Tiffany)
2) Causing a Commotion (Madonna)
3) Mony Mony (Billy Idol)
4) Little Lies (Fleetwood Mac)


July 24th 1982

1) Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
2) Rosanna (Toto)
3) Hurts So Good (John Cougar)
4) Hold Me (Fleetwood Mac)

December 17th 1977

1) You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone)
2) How Deep is Your Love (The Bee Gees)
3) Blue Bayou (Linda Ronstadt)
4) Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blues (Crystal Gayle)
5) It’s So Easy (Linda Ronstadt)
6) (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again (LTD)
7) We’re All Alone (Rita Coolidge)
8) Baby Come Back (Player)
9) You Make Loving Fun (Fleetwood Mac)

I despised You Light Up My Life, and I still do. Whenever that stinker of a song came on the radio, I would change the station so fast that I could've broken the tuning knob.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

In the 1993 article that MacFan57 posted earlier today, Christine said that one of her regrets was that she never had a #1 single with Fleetwood Mac... and that made me wonder which single other fans felt most deserved to hit the top of the charts.

I'm only going to list Christine's Mac singles from 1975 onward, as I think that's the time frame in which she would have been most likely to have a #1.
I'm also going to only list the songs that were released as singles in the US, as it seems to have been the US charts that she was referring to in the article.


Over My Head (#20)
Say You Love Me (#11)
Don't Stop (#3)
You Make Loving Fun (#9)
Think About Me (#20)
Hold Me (#4)
Love In Store (#22)
Little Lies (#4)
Everywhere (#14)
As Long As You Follow (#43)
Save Me (#33)
Skies The Limit (--)

So... which should it have been?
Do you vote for that anthem of optimism, "Don't Stop," or the pure pop bliss of "Little Lies"?
Will it be the gorgeous "As Long As You Follow," or the lilting "Over My Head"?
Or maybe you prefer the slinky tones of "Love In Store"?

And, no... "all of them" isn't an acceptable answer, Homie!

If I had to choose one song per álbum from the list above, I'd choose

Say You Love Me (#11)
Don't Stop (#3)
Hold Me (#4)
Everywhere (#14)
As Long As You Follow (#43)
Skies The Limit (--)

From Tusk my favorite is Over & Over. And from BTM it's Skies, though I know I'm within a minority that likes that song, specially more than Save Me. I know it's unlikely that Skies would have reached number 1, for many reasons. But I'd have been more than happy if O&O have.

And from the 1984 álbum, though not necessarily a #1, I'd be happy if Who's Dreaming This Dream have been released as single. And Lindsey sings there.

[FuzzyPlum]

Not focusing on US charts. From a British point of view, I think Everywhere has become her staple hit song thats most iconic to Brits. It’s the sort of song thats considered a standard and could sit easy as a number 1.

17th April 1988:

1 Heart by the Pet Shop Boys
2 Love Changes Everything by Climie Fisher
3 Theme from S Express by S Express
4 Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac

Not a great top 3

*as an aside, 1-2 years later Simon Climie from Climie Fisher co-wrote When it Comes to Love with Billy Burnette for BTM

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Not focusing on US charts. From a British point of view, I think Everywhere has become her staple hit song thats most iconic to Brits. It’s the sort of song thats considered a standard and could sit easy as a number 1.

17th April 1988:

1 Heart by the Pet Shop Boys
2 Love Changes Everything by Climie Fisher
3 Theme from S Express by S Express
4 Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac

Not a great top 3

*as an aside, 1-2 years later Simon Climie from Climie Fisher co-wrote When it Comes to Love with Billy Burnette for BTM

I think Everywhere passed a billion streams, too.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Not focusing on US charts. From a British point of view, I think Everywhere has become her staple hit song thats most iconic to Brits. It’s the sort of song thats considered a standard and could sit easy as a number 1.

17th April 1988:

1 Heart by the Pet Shop Boys
2 Love Changes Everything by Climie Fisher
3 Theme from S Express by S Express
4 Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac

Not a great top 3

*as an aside, 1-2 years later Simon Climie from Climie Fisher co-wrote When it Comes to Love with Billy Burnette for BTM

Everywhere was really huge in Ireland too. The best moment of the OWTS tour was Christine's giant smile singing Everywhere in Dublin and the entire arena was on its feet singing louder than her. It gets me every time I watch. They did it again on the 2019 tour.
Her ex husband Eddy was really into the charts and would always keep her updated where her songs landed. Everywhere did go to #1 in some European countries but it would have been an amazing moment if it went to #1 in the UK.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

Everywhere was really huge in Ireland too. The best moment of the OWTS tour was Christine's giant smile singing Everywhere in Dublin and the entire arena was on its feet singing louder than her. It gets me every time I watch. They did it again on the 2019 tour.
Her ex husband Eddy was really into the charts and would always keep her updated where her songs landed. Everywhere did go to #1 in some European countries but it would have been an amazing moment if it went to #1 in the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e97yAXhAQiU

This one aches my heart. In a good way, though.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e97yAXhAQiU

This one aches my heart. In a good way, though.

Oh I remember we all sang along in NJ too. I even recorded the first 30 sec. Very touch. It was the last time I saw them live.