Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ named as the best-selling vinyl of ’70s, ’80s and ’90s
nme.comFleetwood Mac‘s ‘Rumours’ has been named as the best-selling vinyl of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s.The seminal record by the band, which was originally released in 1977, was revealed to have sold just under 280,000 copes on vinyl in this millennium alone.
Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ made it into the top five of the best-selling vinyl records, along with Nirvana‘s ‘Nevermind’ and Oasis‘s ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’.
Queen‘s ‘Greatest Hits’, one of the best-selling albums of all time, made it to number five on the best-selling vinyls chart.The news was unveiled by the Official Charts Company, where songs from ‘Rumours’ were played between 1-4pm today to celebrate Cash for Kids Day, which raised funds to combat holiday hunger.
The Official Charts Company have also separate donated this vinyl chart to the Greatest Hits Radio station in honour of the cause.Presenter Ken Bruce said of the news: “I’m a huge admirer of Fleetwood Mac and am not remotely surprised to see Rumours at the top of this chart – it’s one of their finest.
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