Rumours

Very good, might listen again

banger

A classic. Memorable songs front to back, and really good replay-ability. Closer of Silver Springs is the best part in my opinion.

Almost every song is a hit. Great album all the way through

I listened to this repeatedly during the summer of 1977, and it's still a favorite.

It finally happened- one of my all-time favorite albums came up in the rotation :) Rumours is a go-to listen. My favorites are Secondhand News, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, and I Don't Wanna Know. And yes I know that's almost half of the album. I even left some off :)

Topalbum met veel hits. Veel afwisseling, genoeg rockgehalte maar toch popmuziek

Incredible album from start to finish with exceptional standouts. Absolutely favourite is the Chain

Has a rock /pop group ever put a better collection of songs on one record? Highway 61, maybe. Rubber Soul, perhaps. One great song after another. A remarkable achievement really 5 🌟

Quite possibly the best album of all time. Every song on this album is damn near perfect. It's rare to have an album of songs that each song still gets airplay to this day. Second Hand News is a perfect pop song. What a treat of an album. Hopefully Lindsey Buckingham will eventually get to talk to Diondre Cole. Oooohhhh weeee!!! What up with that?!

One of the best pop rock albums of all time. Also, maybe the only band I can think of with male and female singers where the male singer isn’t a total embarrassment to the band. ALSO, somehow I’m just realizing how tight of a drummer Mick Fleetwood is.

i'm a little embarrassed by how much i liked it, it was v chill

Don’t know how anyone could give this less than 5 stars really.

Me encanta!!

Fleetwood Mac (the 2nd iteration) at its finest. A classic album, making the world a better place.

One of my favorite albums of all time

Wat kan je hierover zeggen wat niet al ooit gezegd is? Zo goed dat je bijna vergeet hoe lang geleden het eigenlijk gemaakt is.

Buiten het feit dat dit een regelrechte classic is, vind ik dit album echt geweldig! Tijdloos, pakkend en emotief.

Geen slecht nummer en alles klopt aan dit album.

The best album of Fleetwood Mac.

Unassailably incredible. One of the greatest records ever with the sales to back it up.

This album fuckin' SLAPS.

A classic for a reason.

A well known album. Almost all of the songs a hits.

One of the best albums of all time. Every song is masterfully put together and both the vocals, instrumentals, and storytelling are immaculate

One of the best albums of all time. Rumours? No, it's all true.

Easy to understand why this is regarded as one of the best albums ever made. Every track could be the best track on another 70s rock album. Sublime

5/5 Really good album Good music

Although I've never listened to this as an album before, I was familiar with all tracks except for the last one and could have given the album 5 stars without listening. However, why would I do that? It was a joy to listen to it before giving it the 5 it merits. The music of Fleetwood Mac is deceptively simple but that doesn't cover up the underlying amazing emotional depth of their masterfully crafted songs. That goes both for their hits and their lesser known songs - but then again, this is Fleetwood Mac. They barely have lesser known songs. Probably every single track from this album has been aired on radio thousands of times - deservedly so.

10/10.Perfection.

Fantastic. Simply fantastic

Soft-rock cocaine enthusiasts Fleetwood Mac. An easy 5/5 but it's a shame Silver Springs isn't on there in place of Oh Daddy.

A proper classic You can feel the dislike between the band members

One of the best albums ever made. Hit after hit after hit. Perfection.

Great then and great now. Love their style and would enjoy them getting together to perform old and new collaborations.

I saw the cover and immediately got excited, of the three boys I'd say I'm the least versed in Fleetwood only because I never listened to the albums, I'm sure I listened to greatest hits at one point but not a singular. This felt like greatest hits as there were so many from their roster on this one album. That alone is enough to give this one a 5, but it is the other songs that really boost it. While they don't stick as well as the favorites, I still enjoyed them all. As I said, this is an iconic album cover and I never realized the two dangling balls. Epic.

5/5. A perfect album. Every song is classic.

This is a favorite and what I consider to be a classic album. Just amazing song after amazing song. Dreams will Always be a very solid like top 20 song of all time to me. Then you got Go your own way, Silver Springs, oh Daddy. I don't even really feel like I need to say much. It's a must listen, and it's an album that I could listen to for the rest of my life and never get tired of it. I have so far, and I am so glad this one came up again. Just looking for a reason to re-listen again.

oh daddy, mi ma masterpiece

5 5 is the only answer. Lekker plaat met ook echt wel wat hits. Echte must listen

The sound of freedom! Dit album kan uw dag gewoon terug opfleuren. Pascal Naessens zou zeggen: Puur genieten.

Great album 10/10

No words needed

Brilliant

One of the best

Muito gostosinho. Destaco "Never Goin Back Again" e "The Chain", que eu já conhecia e é perfeita.

5

Very good music. perfect for chill times

Dreams, Don't stop, Go your own way, the chain, nothing but bangers. Sound city magic.

Stevie Nicks was on some shit, just banger after banger. Recorded in Sausalito, CA!!

Love it 😍

The absolute best album from start to finish

This is great

Every song is worthy. A classic, a masterpiece.

👌

Great album. Best from them for sure

Very good album with a lot of hits. I liked the differing lead vocals vs. just one person.

This is an easy one. What's not to love? There's not a single song that couldn't have been a radio hit, not one. All the bonus tracks are a little useless, but that's not saying much. There's enough for 4 hit albums in the main tracks.

good. all songs are bops. thats it.

Ah yes, a timeless classic

Possibly my favourite album

I loved this. I knew the popular songs, but discovered a few gems that were a must have for my playlists.

A lot of "Popular" sounding softish rock tracks that you might wonder about. Definitely a good album when with people also.

This is simply amazing!!!

An easy 5, one of my favorite albums of all time.

Easy 5 stars. One of the greatest albums of all time. Secondhand News is incredibly underrated. The Chain has one of the best breakdowns in music history.

Best album ever

Best album ever

Pretty close to perfect

Other than Second Hand News, which gets on my tits, every song is brilliant.

Pretty much close to perfect as albums go

Mac-nificent

An absolute classic.

Classic alert

Not my kind of music in general, but so many songs here have transcended time

5/5 One of the best albums ever!

Rumours. No, all true. Easy 5

The best

Obviously a classic

Classic. Some great songs and the sound is superb-so distinctive and still feels fresh. Favourite song-Dreams

Love this. Wonderful album.

Duh

Uiteraard ronduit goed

The 🐐

Iconic

Everyone loves Rumours, don't they?

Maybe the best album of all time.

Obvious classic

One of best pop rock albums of all time. Beyond the hit singles, every now and then you can rediscover classics such as The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Oh Daddy...

Okay, WOW. I knew almost every one of these songs, but I had no clue that they were all from the same album. Very influential, and there are so many of these songs that are still in movies, shows, etc in daily life. I liked a lot of these songs and this will be a new favorite.

Brings back tons of memories; being a kid and singing along; my mom hated Steve Nicks' vibrato voice but the songs were so good and still are :)

I've heard this record many times. Dreams, The Chain, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman, Go Your Own Way.... definitely a classic.

“An album made by and for people cheating on each other.” -John Mulaney

Literally the goat

es la mamada este álbum

Todo suena muy bien, sobre todo cuando las voces de Stevie y quien más sea se juntan, esto es rock, pero es ya algo más también, ¿no? Como que sí suena un poco a lo que luego se explotaría como pop rock. Está la excelente "Dreams", claro, pero mi favorita de este disco es "The Chain" con ese minuto final de pura música. Igual no hay skips y tiene buena apertura y buen cierre. Muy bonito. 9.5/10

You need to be living in a bunk if you dont know at least 1 song of this album, its nearly perfect

Perfect

Stone cold classic

Awesome album. A large majority of the songs could carry the album individually. It feels like a greatest hits album.

Probably the best album of all time.

All time classic, perfect road trip soundtrack

Unreal

Greatest album of all time

Amazing. So many hits. Love this album.

Great callback to my youth. This album was good when I was eight but it is great as an adult

Classic rock is classic but DAMN some albums SLAP.

Classic

That was enjoyable.

Fantastic top to bottom

Absolute classic. So many gems on one album. Just great songwriting in general.

How could you not 5-star this one?

Yesssssssss! Probably my favorite album of all time!!

Nearly every song is 'good'. So many classics- I did not realize how many of these I knew

One of my favorite all time

Perfect album

Amazing. Love.

Mellow anthems of the 70's

Fire

Album Dios

Classic, had previously listened in full.

One of the best albums I've ever heard

DREAMS

Outstanding, I love this.

brilliant as always

One of the most played albums in my regular rotation, with good reason of course!

I could listen to this again and again.

Several masterpieces.

Lots of classic from Fleetwood and the rest is good, 5 for you!

Good album from start to finish. I like every songs of this album.

One of my favourites of all time.

Pleasant surprise!

Pure foot tapping excellence. This is music. I find it hard to give anything 5 stars because this suggests absolute perfection but, if not this album, what else would be worthy? 5/5.

This is a timeless record that deserves the accolades for it's impact on future iterations of rock / folk music in song structure, arrangements, and harmonies. Nearly every song is a single that stands on it's own merits (only Songbird and Oh Daddy have aged as misses on the album), with multiple songs becoming the standard bearers for defining 'classic rock'. Notable Songs: Dreams, Never Going Back Again, I Don't Want to Know, Gold Dust Woman

Simply one of the best rock albums of all time

Phenomenal album from top to bottom. One of the best bands of the 70s at the top of their game.

Amazing album, never gets old. From the first notes (that make my 1 year old cheer and dance) to the last, Rumours is a sonic gift.

5 1/2 stars

Absolutely lives up

It's Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. There's not much else to say

I have grown up with this album and always absolutely loved it

Classic, harmonies off the chain, true classic

One of my personal favorites.

I've gotten this pick almost back to back with Tusk. Both are very good and will definitely revisit them pretty soon.

What’s not to like class from start to finish. Enjoyed very much

Álbum realmente entretenido, lo escuche con escepticismo pero al final me termino encantando, menos una canción, simplemente porque es extraña, en fin, este álbum es un 8/10

I find it fascinating that virtually every Fleetwood Mac song I know is from this album. I have to assume they have more music, but the success of this album is impossible to ignore. One thing that hits me as i listen is that, while it’s certainly dated, it doesn’t seem out of place today. Much of this music would fit today with very little updating. I very much enjoy it!

So, the ubiquitous "Rumours". By reputation, this album boasts four absolute bangers: 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop', 'Go Your Own Way', and 'The Chain'. These songs are so deeply ingrained in our pop culture that being objective about them is no easy task. They are all fine tracks - with 'Don't Stop' being the weakest of the quartet and 'The Chain' standing as my personal favourite. But do the remaining tracks actually justify the album's massive reputation? First, credit where it’s due: the production holds up remarkably well. It is crisp, clear, and vibrant. The acoustic guitars sound pristine, the vocal harmonies are beautifully layered without feeling cluttered, and Mick Fleetwood's snare drum delivers a dry slap with plenty of punch without ever becoming overpowering. To answer my own question regarding that legendary reputation, though: not quite. "Rumours" is undeniably a clever record song-wise, disguising genuine pain, heartbreak, and spite behind well-crafted, bouncy pop/rock arrangements. There isn't a bad song here, yet, aside from those four monster singles, only 'Songbird' and 'Gold Dust Woman' truly match that same level of quality and appeal. The remaining tracks are good to very good, but they don't quite hit those same heights. Taking the record as a whole, it makes for a thoroughly enjoyable, fine four-star listening experience. Side one 1 "Second Hand News" (4/5) 2 "Dreams" (5/5) 3 "Never Going Back Again" (3/5) 4 "Don't Stop" (4/5) 5 "Go Your Own Way" (5/5) 6 "Songbird" (5/5) Side two 1 "The Chain" (5/5) 2 "You Make Loving Fun" (4/5) 3 "I Don't Want to Know" (3/5) 4 "Oh Daddy" (3/5) 5 "Gold Dust Woman" (5/5) Total - 46 Average - 4.2 388/1001 206/388 albums reviewed were new to me.

Awesome stuff, well constructed. Overplayed, but that isn't a fault of the band or the music. Spellbinding music, real breezy but heartfelt.

Well that was just really good

I like The Chains and Dreams the most

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background

A very enjoyable listen, unless you're called Julia.

I was 100% sure I actually listened to this album as a recommendation from here, but that doesn't seem to be the case, so must have discovered it on my own at some point 😅 Amazing, with many hits, and settled in the history of music (and witchcraft!) forever ✨

loved this album, had heard a couple songs previously

The hits make this album what it is. Those songs hold masterpiece status and always will. Some filler songs that were a bit slow and boring. Lindsey Buckingham thinks he’s John Lennon sometimes. That’s ok. I always think about how he doesn’t use a pick. Unreal. I understand why people consider this an important classic album and I do agree with that sentiment. Oh Daddy is a terrible song though just had to add some ice cold Hate-orade on this hot Seattle day!

Weird that only two (2) FM albums are on the list and their self titled ISN’T one of them. I actually do like Tusk. But… there are five (5) Byrd albums. Really. The logic of “the list,” well, you know. Anyway. People seem to LOVE Rumors. It’s interesting. Like Abbey Road. It has good songs. But a perfect album? EVERY song a gem? Yeah. I just don’t think that about either album. As a side note, I do find the cult of Stevie Nicks fascinating. She’s the one musical artist that makes my father-in-law get a distant stare and declare, “I LOVE her.” 4 Boolean: True

Great!

eh baum! melhores musicas: Dreams, The chain, Dont stop, You make loving fun

Full of hits, very enjoyable

Not my favorite Mac-Album.

Aaaaaah, there's some truly towering, majestic work on this record. A handful of songs here are absolute immortals. Is it even legal to give an album featuring "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," and "Dreams" "only" four stars? Honestly, I have to admit that, aside from "You Make Loving Fun," I couldn't name many of the tracks on the B-side - even though my parents had this album on constant repeat in my childhood days. Could you?

I really liked this one. The music didn’t sound dated but you could still tell it was made in another era.

a solid set of vocalists, the vocal arranging is good, some of the guitar works is absolutely killer, songwriting is hit or miss

The first time I listened to this album I thought it was mid; besides the hits it didn't really do anything for me and I think that still stands. I also realized this time around towards the end of the album that besides Dreams & I Don't Want to Know I didn't hear much of Stevie Nicks, and maybe that's why this album doesn't do much for me. Fleetwood Mac is ok but I like Stevie Nicks

What am I a pleb? Of course I've heard it. Next.

Many people comes to this record looking for Dreams and thinking Fleetwood Mac it's a One Hit Wonder or that besides this song and Landslide they don't have much to offer. The truth is, this record as a whole is a nice gateway to rock and roll if you let go yourself by the mesmerizing and soft Adult Oriented Rock sound that can be also found in bands like Chicago, Boston or REO Speedwagon that were paving the way to the adult contemporary sound that would blast radio stations at the time. Fleetwood don't deny their blues and folk beginnings here but they actually give it a more pop oriented production, with Christine and Stevie voices so you can actually see why it's a record that divide their fans. Either way you love it or you prefer their earlier days when they were more blues rock and less keyboard. Definitely a record everyone should listen to. Easy access to the band and to rock and roll history itself.

How many times have you seen this album cover and NOT noticed Mick's balls? If you're me, hundreds of times at least. now it's all I see. and probably all you do too. You're welcome.

It’s art, I love it for them

Holy peak. Still love the Chain to this day and will never stop

Has several great and classic songs, but doesn't quite reach the top for me

Absolutely amazing, if not a little overrated. Great if your favorite parts of Fleetwood Mac and Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, but I think it is sorely lacking more Christine McVie

A really good, solid, LP

It’s fenomenal. There are some highs and lows but overall fantastic

There are a few track here that just pins this album up a notch

tristemente el final me decepcionó, aunq me gustó.

Fleetwood Mac managed to turn intense, private human interactions into something completely universal.

So yeah, can’t call this a bad album, a bit boring except for the big hits

Loses a star because sometimes you have to listen to Lindsey

Didn't realise how many banger were on this album. Very good

The moment I hit play, a smile spread across my face and I let out a long, involuntary exhale of pure contentment. The album feels refreshing—like sunlight peeking through the clouds after a thunderstorm. It may not be the flashiest or most proactive music out there, but it overflows with irresistible earworms and radiates great chemistry from the band. I imagine this is exactly the kind of music that stomp-clap-hey millennials think they’re making.

Ahh—to feel the peace that passes all understanding that comes when an album is and continues to be everything its legend purports. The Beatles are the only other band to have housed this much talent and tension at one time. I tried...impossible to pick one favorite song. The guitar playing! The harmonies! The harmonies! The harmonies!

With Go Your Own Way and The Chain, I understand why this is a classic album. The list shows it as the number one rated album of all time, and there are just too many duds for me to rate it that way. The album is a solid 4 for the classics alone, but it's definitely not the best album of all time. Stevie's "Silver Springs" being left off this album is fucking absurd...

waow, that's a lotta bangers Standouts: Dreams • Never Going Back Again • Go Your Own Way • The Chain • You Make Loving Fun • I Don't Want to Know

Already heard. Goated

Yeah it's pretty good

I love this album a lot, top 20 oat. very solid strong 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. The Chain 2. Gold Dust Woman 3. Second Hand News 4. Go Your Own Way 5. Dreams 6. Oh Daddy 7. Don't Stop 8. Songbird 9. I Don't Want to Know 10. Never Going Back Again 11. You Make Loving Fun

yeah it's really good. The Chain has always been one of my favs. Was my first time listening to the whole album so i discovered I Don't Wanna Know which is now in my playlist! The Chain is just this one of a kind songs, and the others, you know it, have this feel-good vibe. I am hesitating to say it's a 5, but definitely a solid 4/5

fave song: The Chain

lots of classics but some songs were just alright

Duas músicas muito boa

This record goes down so smooth. Everyone adores it and for good reason. The music is fantastic, and the cheating and drama is the secret sauce. My favorites are Second Hand News and The Chain. Stevie's vocals are in every good song on here and all of my personal skips are ones she's not on or isn't as visible on.

yea i know rumors

Classic album and iconic cover

From what I’ve heard so far it’s pretty good, it’s something different. Favourite song so far is the chain. Finished the album, I liked 9/11 songs on the album. Final rating would be 8.3/10

Dreams is one of the best songs ever made.

I know there's a general feeling that younger generations are picking this album back up again and it's heavily skewed into the 5 star range. As a kid I always thought Fleetwood Mac was relatively lame from the radio play they got. Later on as an adult I listened to Tusk and that was kind of the foot-in-the-door for my enjoyment of Fleetwood Mac. When I rate albums on here I try not to go off of anything but how it sounds when I listen to it actively. Recently I heard about some passages from David Byrne's book 'How Music Works' that is making me think that I am probably ignoring a bunch of elements that do a disservice to how I understand what is being presented. I know deep down that album covers matter, this one has a classic one. The entire underlying story of this album makes it essential to know about. When great art comes out of just utter chaos I love it because if it's outside of anyone's control it's just that much harder to fake it. My favorite tracks on here are probably the basic ones, 'Dreams', 'The Chain', 'Gold Dust Woman'. These are incredible pieces of music and I'm so glad they exist. 'Don't Stop' is probably the weakest one on here. If it hadn't been on here I might have gone 5 stars. The definitely belongs on whatever list is being made for top albums even if it's not my favorite.

⛈️🌬️🍂🌙🎵

nice!

inarguably some great songs (all time classics even) on this album, and as a first time listener I was impressed! but also partly a result of subconsciously knowing so many of these. Great to hear Go Your Own Way outside of a car ad context. The second half of The Chain was also great (is that a basic opinion to have?)

This would be the easiest 5 but you know what? It isn’t. Because Songbird is so boring and Oh Daddy sucks. If they’d kept Silver Springs in and taken those out it would’ve been the best album of all time.

It's Fleetwood Mac, obviously I love it! Just not a full I love it enough to give it a 5

вот мы и встретились снова все еще считаю переоцененной шляпой, но ладно, на 25 прослушивание зашло

4.2 3x+ very great

Vraiment bon mais manque de passage marquant au-delà des gros titres.

Made me say “oooh she tol’ him!”. Yes. Like.

Someone i knew once described it as "niche and underground" – the opposite of this album. And thank goodness for that! Because if there is somewhere who hasn't listened to this album, are you doing alright? You will never go back (haha) after listening to this

Thought it was fun and created a great soundscape. Will listen again

This is literal peak and perfection compared to yesterday’s awful album (Kollaps album). So many great tracks and it’s an easy 8 or 9/10

8.5/10 A collection of great popsongs with a fascinating backstory. Absolute highlight is The Chain, with it's slow buildup and enormously satisfying release when the iconic bassline kicks in. There are a couple of less interesting songs too. I'm not overly fond of McVie's contributions. Highlights: The Chain Gold Dust Woman Go Your Own Way Dreams Don't Stop Second Hand News

Every track a pop hit. And the backstory makes it an even better story of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll

The singles are exceptional

The universal answer to give me a piece of art that was caused by great suffering. I do think this is a great record with great pop rock songs that have become staples in the classic rock pantheon and will stand the test of time. But it does have some overly sentimental moments that make it slightly cheezy (songbird unfortunately falls into this category) I prefer the self titled Fleetwood Mac album before this where Buckingham and Nicks joined. I find songs better than their parallels on rumours (Rhiannon I like a lot more than dreams, Monday morning I prefer to second hand news and say you love me I like a lot more than both of McVies inclusions on rumours ) and also I prefer earlier albums such as then play on with Peter Green and Bare trees with Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch. By no means is this a bad album, I just think the others are better and deserve to be talked about more.

4,4/5

the best part of this album is mcvie's bassline in "the chain". "dreams" good too. buckingham tunes are solid. the album's low points are christine mcvie tunes. "songbird" and "oh daddy" are not my thing. but i like "you make loving fun". tusk is better.

spoczi loczi calkiem szczegolnie druga piosenka mega banger

As much as the hits on this are mega-hits, it doesn’t quite hit as a whole package for me. I find the Lindsey Buckingham solo outings give me the irrits, whereas when you team him up with Christine McVie or Stevie Nicks, the results are sublime. Great, but probably not one I’m likely to listen to the whole album, I’ll just cherry pick the hits and be happy with that

i never had the opportunity to listen to this album but finally did thanks to this website lol!! such refreshing and beautiful music to listen to

muito bom!!! melhor recomendação até agora. já tinha visto essa capa antes, mas nunca tinha ido atrás do album. timing estranhamente bom, pq eu abri esse site justamente depois de ver um story de alguém com dreams desse album. não só gostei do album, como descobri que uma artista que eu gosto fez um ep com covers de algumas músicas de fleetwood mac!!! gaged dms!!

I thought this would have been higher for me. But there were a number of songs that were just ok. Still a four.

Dreams is lovely and a lot of other classics. This one is pretty good.

this was created by scientists in a lab to be a universally liked album

I did know most of this album in advance and the hits from this album are genuinely great. I don't know any of the history/politics of the band so I'm not being influenced by any opinions on the drama that may have happened around the time of this album's release. Good album, decent variety in sound, consistently good vocals with good instrumentals. Plenty of classic hits here that are classics for a reason. Unfortunately in my eyes the tracks I didn't already know didn't hold up as well. Going to go with a high 4. Definitely a solid album.

I liked it, but i think the overwhelming praise it gets is a little overblown.

Syvä vihellys Iconic

I mean OF COURSE it’s really, really good

So many good songs here. Even the non-singles hit the spot. An incestuous success.

Rumours is a solid pop rock album but it flirts with cheesiness a lot, and despite being solid, is still front loaded. I respect all 3 songwriters greatly but I’m not content to say they nail everything here. Buckingham comes closest; it’s probably a personal taste thing but his 3 songs all hit the mark for me. “Never Going Back Again” stands out but “Go Your Own Way” was a worthy lead single as the most fully rounded Fleetwood Mac moment even above the excellent “The Chain” credited to the full band. Stevie Nicks delivers strongly on side two with “I Don’t Want to Know” though “Gold Dust Woman” which seems to presage her solo material and, as such, seems an odd choice as closer for Rumours. My most controversial opinion is on her seemingly universally embraced “Dreams”. It has a lot going for it melodically and lyrically and Nicks puts in an excellent performance. The lead melody for me deserves a better setting though. In a pop/rock context, I find it tough to get on board with a two chord wonder and the lion’s share of “Dreams”’s backing track is the first 4 seconds repeated. It’s an issue I will return to when I am served up Tusk by the generator which from memory repeats this format throughout. Across the Fleetwood Mac history, Christine McVie could lay claim to the most important songwriter of all but she’s also the most susceptible to cheesiness and worse, blandness. She does well here, with my favourite probably being “You Make Loving Fun” but yet again it’s the massive hit I feel it necessary to get my claws into. I’m not saying it isn’t well written and singing it along with Buckingham is a good decision, but the arrangement coupled with the incessant bounciness of the rhythm puts it head and shoulders above everything else here on the cheese front. I know Rumours is at heart a pop album, and pop is definitely one of my things, but cheese is far less so. “Don’t Stop” is a good song that goes too far sonically in that cheese direction for my tastes. All told, they do play a blinder across the album, but it seems I am much more reserved in lavishing praise on it than most.

First listen: Really enjoyed the vibes while studying French Second to fourth listen: Optimal background music for Dc

This is an old album for me, I’ve listened to it dozens of times. Timeless classic

I didn’t want to like it because it’s the classic audiophile album that it seems people only listen to it because of its production quality. But I did like it. I thought I would be more familiar with the songs because of its classic status but most of it was new to me. And now I want it on vinyl.

I'm a little torn on how to rate this album. It probably has the best collection of amazing songs of just about any album. But The Christine McVie songs are some of the worst songs ever recorded. Songbird and Oh Daddy are so ridiculously bad that I can't justify saying they are on a 5 Star album. I've listened to this album a thousand times. But for the sake of this project, I've listened to it very carefully a few times through and it's pretty obvious that there are three tiers of this album. 1) Stevie Nicks songs: Gold dust woman, dreams. Absolutely some of the best music ever made.. 2) Lindsey Buckingham songs: fantastic music, moderately okay vocals. Generally pretty good classic rock songs 3) Chrissy McVie songs. Absolute trash

I know it’s a classic album. I know it includes The Chain. I know it has an iconic cover. But it is still just a 4.

Muy buen álbum, con 4 canciones a guardar pero en especial quiero destacar la de Dreams, que se hizo famosa por el cholo que andaba en skate mientras escuchaba eda cancion y bebía jugo de arándano... muy buen álbum con muy buenas canciones, algunas animadas y otras más calmadas

4/5 Lots of good songs that I've listened to a lot before. Though I feel like the songs I don't really listen too often to are for a reason. Favorite Song: Dreams or The Chain

Heard it before. The Chain is one of the best songs of all time, not joke. There are lots of bangers on this album. I feel like I'm just a tiny bit less crazy about it than others though? 4/5

I can't tell if it is really that good or a part of me will always be 17-18. What is true is that virtually every song is a banger.

Epic. What a story behind this album too.

Buenos temas pero no llego a ser un 5.

I get it

Me parece un discazo. Es uno de esos álbumes que pones cuando te preguntan la definición de pop. Pero más allá de eso no estoy en mi época más Fleetwood Mac, por eso mi rating.

8/10

Increíble disco de una icónica banda. Lleno de hits, de esos que aunque no conozcas a la banda por nombre si los escuchas los reconoces. Stevie Nicks... qué mujer.

it's pretty much as good as they say

It's too old sounding to me, classic, but idk not for me. high ranking because its a classic and many of my fave artists draw inspiration from them

Well. It’s rumours. It’s great. But not every track is great.

I'm old and this is parents' music. In the 80s, as teens, someone bought this album on cassette and it was cool to listen to the last part of The Chase as it was the Formula 1 music - we didn't listen to the rest. Now that I've finally listened to the whole album, I can't deny that the songs are great compositions etc but it's not my cup of tea.

wow 4/5

These are beautiful songs, all performed impeccably and with the right amount of heart AND drama that gives this albums the accolades it rightfully deserves. The alternating high/low dynamics in "The Chain" unknowingly made a blueprint for decades of emo bands to come, and Christine McVie is truly a shining star on this record. So... why 4 stars? Three lead vocalists leads to too many disparate sounds on the record. It feel less like an incredible album by one band and more like a great compilation by several. The lyrical throughline is there for me, but sonically it just is slightly off enough to ding it slightly for me. Probably truly a 4.5 for me, but I have to work with the numbers I have here.

'Players only love you when they're playing' Me encanta este album. Desde canciones extremadamente conocidas como 'Dreams' o 'The Chain' hasta canciones como 'Don't Stop' o 'Second Hand News' todas transmiten y reflejan la turbulenta relación y vida de los integrantes en momento, pero lo hacen con una originalidad y vida que es inigualable. Este album es un clásico. Aunque a veces el sonido no sea mi preferido, no se puede negar que es un proyecto que sabía lo que quería transmitir sonoramente, narrativamente, e incluso, visualmente. 4.5/5

Pretty good. Clean songs. Like the drums. I like the cover. 4/5 - 5/5

okay well like

Great album, the chain amazing

Zone out a lil bit. It's good

I freaking love you Stevie nicks

I don't know it was good I just don't really feel like reviewing it. I'm tired and it didn't really click with me I'll probably have to look good a few more times and I know it's the most popular one on the app but I don't know it's probably just a 7 for me.

Die britisch-amerikanische Band Fleetwood Mac nahm ihr elftes Studioalbum zwischen Februar und Ende 1976 in mehreren kalifornischen Studios auf – darunter der Record Plant in Sausalito und Los Angeles, Wally Heider Recording Studios und Davlen Recording Studio in der Region Los Angeles sowie den Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida – und veröffentlichte es am 4. Februar 1977 über Warner Bros. Records. Produziert wurde die Platte von Ken Caillat und Richard Dashut gemeinsam mit der Band. Die Aufnahmesessions standen unter dem Zeichen privater Zerrüttung: Lindsey Buckingham und Stevie Nicks hatten ihre langjährige Beziehung beendet, John und Christine McVie ließen sich scheiden, und Mick Fleetwood trennte sich von seiner Frau – fünf Menschen, die ihren Schmerz täglich miteinander teilen mussten, bevor die Aufnahmetaste gedrückt wurde. Was unter diesen Umständen entstand, ist eine der bemerkenswertesten Leistungen der Rockgeschichte: ein Album, das persönliche Verletzung in makellose, luftige Popkonstruktionen übersetzte, ohne die Wunden zu verbergen. „Go Your Own Way" wirft den Vorwurf direkt über die Studiokonsole; „Dreams" antwortet darauf mit kühler Distanz; „The Chain" – das einzige Stück, an dem alle fünf Mitglieder als Autoren beteiligt waren – verdichtet die kollektive Zerrissenheit in einem der eindringlichsten Bassriffs der Ära. Neben diesen Spannungsfeldern entfalten „Songbird" und „Gold Dust Woman" eine fast zerbrechliche Intimität, die dem Album seine emotionale Tiefe verleiht. Rumours verkaufte sich weltweit über 40 Millionen Mal und gewann 1978 den Grammy als Album des Jahres – Zahlen, die leicht überwältigen und den Blick auf das Wesentliche verstellen können: dass hier eine Band unter maximalem Druck ihre Handwerkskunst auf einen Punkt zuspitzte, an dem Form und Inhalt vollständig zur Deckung kommen. Die Produktion klingt bis heute transparent und warm, die Harmonien zwischen drei grundverschiedenen Stimmen bleiben unerreicht. Rumours ist kein Album über das Ende von Beziehungen – es ist ein Album darüber, wie man trotzdem weiterarbeitet.

The most solid album I’ve heard so far and it’s obvious why it’s one of the highest rated albums ever. Not fully my cup of tea but had a good time!

Whelp, I guess I’m a Fleetwood Mac fan. Never really listened to them, besides out in the wild (which is why I hate “Don’t Stop”. Overplayed.) but I really liked Tusk and I really like this one. There is just so much going on in the background and all 3 of their voices are so distinct and beautiful in their own way.

I’ve heard this entire album countless times. I’ll always love Dreams and Go Your own Way. Still, I found a new favorite this time in the finger picking sleeper Never Going Back Again. After a few album duds, this is an album that proudly belongs on this list.

Ok

This album defined a west coast soft rock sound that other shave copied but not quite achieved maybe, Barely a bad track and just so easy to listen to. Doesn't have the weirdness of Tusk or some of the energy for the first Nicks/Buckingham outing with them but this is the most enduring and memorable.

This is a near-perfect classic in so many ways, and I still love it a lot. I’m a big fan of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, and the whole band in general, so it was easy to get pulled into this record. Overall it feels light and bloody lovely — full of those sunny, catchy melodies and harmonies that make you smile. At the same time though, it’s strangely tense. You can really feel all the drama and pain between Lindsey and Stevie running underneath the songs. The background story of the band falling apart while making the album is basically written all over every track, and that mix of happy surface with heavy heartbreak underneath is what makes it so special. Having said that, I do think it’s a bit overrated. It’s a great album, no doubt, but it’s not flawless and it’s definitely not a complete no-skip record for me. A couple of songs drag a little or feel less strong than the big hits. Still, when it hits, it really hits. A classic that I’ll keep coming back to, just not quite the untouchable masterpiece some people claim it is.

A good album, I know it’s universally loved but I think it may be slightly overhyped

Grew up with this in the background. 1001 16.4.26 1. Dreams 2. Songbird 3. Go Your Own Way

Pretty good album, some really good songs

Gold Dust Woman

I see why it’s rated so highly.

Like an old glove, so familiar. The obvious big singles then the rest is a familiar memory of a bygone era. Well worth a listen.

QUE DISCO HERMANO. me agrado que la sumen en la pelicula Dias Perfectos (2023)

Very good. Surprised this is the highest rated album of the 300+ I've listened to so far 4

Really wish I could do half stars bc this is a 3.5 if I've ever heard one. Dreams, The Chain, and Go Your Own Way are doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

Every song is a bop. Love this one.

MAI WAIF!

I liked this, didn't love it. I understand it's one of the highest rated albums on this list so I had high hopes but nothing about it made me think "this deserves an immediate 5". So I'm giving it a 4 and I think I'd need to listen to it again.

Evento canónico

Okay Boomer, get ready to have your favorite band summarily dismissed. Oh you prefer The Eagles, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Barry Manilow, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Chicago, Journey, Boston, Styx, Foreigner, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Beach Boys, Queen, ABBA and/or the Bee Gees? Okay, I guess you're the exception to having had a copy of Rumours then. What's my point? These songs are still everywhere. The stories of the band being fussy about studio perfection and all the epic interpersonal turmoil seem to be continuously threaded through that generation's white musical identity. And, more than any other Fleetwood Mac record, it's Rumours that holds the throne. At this point, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is an easy punching bag, and frankly we're punching up (in the "right" direction) when we do. Your children should want to reject and tear down the work of the artists you've placed on a pedestal. The impulse to make things their own and remake ought to be honored...go your own way, am I right? And yet, that attitude is also of a particular culture and way of seeing. But I don't want to be a "good subject" here, I don't need a boomer mommy and, oh, daddy telling me I need to respect the traditions of my elders and pay tribute to the classics. And yet, and yet, I'll be damned if this isn't still a good record today. Near perfect in its construction in total commitment to the songs with their memorable lyrics and melodies. There's a song for nearly everyone on this record. I'm certain many listeners have one they hold special for the connection it made as they went through a break up or some other tough situation. This is going to be one of the most begrudging high ratings I give. Will it get five stars? No, but only because I bar music I wouldn't personally endorse from my five-star rankings. Could it otherwise get such a ranking? Yes, it could. Now I'm shaking my fist at the sky and railing against your frail, aging bodies listening to your Rumours and your Aja — as you have a stranglehold on so much. Damn your love, Damn your lies as they say.

goed, geeft me het gevoel alsof ik in een film zit

B A N G E R. 4.5/5

gratisima sorpresa.... no me ha gustado mucho lo que he escuchado de los 70 aquí, pero este disco.... sobre todo dreams .... buenisimo. esa me ha recordado a lo que hace faye webster. unos sonidos interesantes y unas letras buenas

J'ai apprécié et je comprends pourquoi il fait partie de la liste. Je ne suis pas le public.

Fantastic album. Something for everyone on this.

Great production, easy album to listen to, captivating songs. No wonder this is a classic, something that is rarely achieved.

Bruh no need to explain

A very good album that is not the best Fleetwood Mac album- that honor belongs to Tusk. The bangers everyone knows on here are just that: bangers. Wasn't super crazy about the songs I had already heard before. An excellent album that doesn't quite get a 5 in my book.

Have already heard it and it’s very very good. Easy listening album for sure. 4/5

Soft and rhythmic. I liked it.

Love when a classic is a classic for a reason, think I like Tusk a little more tho

All right, here it is. The number one rated album on this site. And its.... pretty good but I don't see why it's number one. Starts off on a dud, Second Hand News is just meh. Dreams, though is a classic, great song. Never Going Back Again was some decent easy listening, but nothing exciting. Don't Stop was pretty fun. Go Your Own Way, of course, is amazing. Songbird was pretty sweet. The Chain was really fun, had a Wester guitar twangy feel, and a great guitar solo. You Make Loving Fun was pretty smooth with some more good guitar work. I Don't Want To Know was fun. Oh Daddy was really good, nice chill vibe. Gold Dust Woman had really good music. Overall it was a banger of an album. Just don't see the perfection that other people are seeing. Best song: The Chain

Imagine being in a band where you just fucking HATE other people in the band because they were married to you. Only way to produce straight bangers

white music at it’s peak really so good I love the drumbeats but it gets a little slow repetitive at times

Second Hand News gives me joy.

pretty chill to listen through

1977. The recording sessions took place as the band members dealt with breakups and struggled with heavy drug use (cocaine), both of which shaped the album's direction and lyrics. Recorded with the intention of making "a pop album".

A true classic.

really love this; vocals, instruments, etc. great summary of the genre of music I'm fond of. favorite tracks were dreams, the chain, you make loving fun and gold dust woman.

One of the most solid albums ever released. Not my favourite but it's hard to argue about the consistent standards of this record.

I've heard some of the songs from this album before, so I enjoyed listening to the full thing for once. I tossed in Silver Springs to my queue right after, as I think it's at least spiritually part of this album.

Highlights são 5, mas geral 4. Gostei do video de contexto toxico

4/5. "Rumours" is one of the consistently highest rated albums, taking top 5 slots in those dubious "top 100/300/500 albums of all time" lists decade after decade. There's good reason for that, it's an amazing album. It's listenable the whole way through and has unique stylings and varied composition to boot. Lyrics can be hard-hitting in delivery but are extremely accessible. I think my favorite here is "Never Going Back Again." Buckingham does wonders on the guitar and the vocal harmony at the end is angelic. "Dreams," "Don't Stop," "The Chain," and "Go Your Own Way" make for a ridiculous line of hit after hit on the first part of the album, and even the lesser known songs are good. That said, I don't think this is a must-listen. It's a brilliant set of rock songs, but it's not going to change your lives thanks to its content or execution. Still, great album if you enjoy soft rock.