| 1967 | Formed in London by Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Jeremy Spencer as a British blues band; Green named the group after the rhythm section he intended to anchor it. |
| 1968 | Released the debut single 'Black Magic Woman,' written by Peter Green and recorded at CBS Studios, a song later covered by Santana and heard by millions more in that version. |
| 1975 | Brought in Lindsey Buckingham on guitar and Stevie Nicks on vocals, releasing the self-titled 'Fleetwood Mac' album, which hit number one on the strength of three Top 20 singles: 'Rhiannon,' 'Over My Head,' and 'Say You Love Me.' |
| 1977 | 'Rumours' debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, with all four singles, 'Go Your Own Way,' 'Dreams,' 'Don't Stop,' and 'You Make Loving Fun', cracking the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, propelling the album past 40 million copies sold worldwide. |
| 1977 | Reunited to record four new tracks for 'The Chain,' a box set marking the band's 25th anniversary and signaling the first formal regrouping of the Rumours-era lineup. |
| 1987 | Released 'Tango in the Night,' a commercial comeback that more than doubled the sales of its predecessor 'Mirage' and sold over 15 million copies worldwide, closing out the classic lineup's studio output for a decade. |
| 1997 | Staged the 'The Dance' reunion concert for MTV, the first album featuring the full Rumours-era lineup in a decade; the live record sold six million copies worldwide and became the fifth best-selling live album in US history. |
| 1998 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with both the 1968 Peter Green-era lineup and the Rumours-era members, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Lindsey Buckingham, honored together. |
| 2003 | Released 'Say You Will,' the band's final studio album, with Buckingham and Nicks returning to a project that marked Fleetwood Mac's first new studio material in sixteen years. |
| 2022 | Christine McVie, keyboardist and co-lead vocalist since 1970, died at age 79; Stevie Nicks publicly stated she saw no path forward for the band without her, effectively closing the book on Fleetwood Mac as a touring act. |
One of the most commercially successful rock groups of all time, Fleetwood Mac was formed in London in 1967 by Mick Fleetwood (drums), John McVie (bass), Jeremy Spencer (guitar) and Peter Green (guitar). In 1975, the group brought in the soft rock duo Lindsey Buckingham (guitar) and Stevie Nicks (vocals), creating the band’s classic lineup and shifting the band’s sound towards pop. The new lineup made its debut on an eponymous 1975 album, reaching number one on the strength of the Top 20 singles “Rhiannon,” “Over My Head,” and “Say You Love Me,” eventually selling over five million copies. Following some solo albums and side-projects, Fleetwood Mac reunited to record four new songs for The Chain, a 1992 box set to commemorate the group’s 25th anniversary. In 2003, the band released Say You Will. To date, Fleetwood Mac has sold over 100 million albums, making them one of the most popular bands in rock history. Fleetwood Mac continues to tour the world.