Relive the Glory Days of Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s – Their Greatest Decade!

Fleetwood Mac, in the 1970s, went through several transformations, both in terms of their sound and their lineup. The band’s roots can be traced back to the British blues scene of the 1960s, but it was during the 1970s that they achieved international success and became one of the most popular and influential bands of the era.

In 1975, Fleetwood Mac released their self-titled album, which marked a significant turning point for the band. This album introduced a new lineup, which included Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, who brought a fresh sound and style to the band. The album was a huge success and included several hit songs, such as “Rhiannon” and “Landslide.”

In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released their most successful album to date, “Rumours.” This album was a huge commercial and critical success, and it has since become one of the best-selling albums of all time. The album was full of hits, including “Go Your Own Way,” “Dreams,” and “Don’t Stop,” which have become timeless classics.

The success of “Rumours” propelled Fleetwood Mac to the forefront of the music industry, and they continued to release successful albums throughout the 1970s, including “Tusk” in 1979. This album was more experimental in its sound and incorporated elements of punk and new wave into the band’s music.

Throughout the 1970s, Fleetwood Mac’s sound evolved from its blues roots to incorporate folk, pop, and rock elements. The band’s lineup also underwent several changes, with members coming and going, but the band’s core remained intact, with Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass.

Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s was known for their intricate vocal harmonies, memorable melodies, and emotional and introspective lyrics. The band’s music had a broad appeal and continues to resonate with audiences today.

#1 Stevie Nicks performs with Fleetwood Mac at the Cow Palace in December 1979 in San Francisco

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#2 Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac in Concert 1979

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#3 Stevie Nicks of the group Fleetwood Mac perform onstage at the Los Angeles Forum, Inglewood, California, December 6, 1979.

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#4 Christine McVie of the group Fleetwood Mac performs onstage at the Los Angeles Forum, Inglewood, 1979.

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#5 Chritine McVie, performs on stage during the 1979 Tusk Tour circa December, 1979 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California.

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#6 Fleetwood Mac perform at the Boston Garden on Nov. 17, 1979.

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#7 Stevie Nicks performs with Fleetwood Mac at the Boston Garden on Nov. 17, 1979.

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#8 Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham at a Fleetwood Mac press conference at the Hotel St Moritz in New York City on November 9, 1979.

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#9 Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac receive their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 10, 1979 on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood

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#10 Mick Fleetwood performing live onstage

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#11 Lindsey Buckingham performing live onstage, playing Rick Turner Model I guitar

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#12 Lead guitarist of Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, poses with his guitar in a backstage portrait session just prior to a 1979 concert at Madison Square Gardens in New York.

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#13 Chairman of Warner Records Mo Ostin speaks from a Chamber of Commerce podium to a crowd of fans at a ceremony honoring Fleetwood Mac with a star on Hollywood Boulevard on October 10, 1978 in Los Angeles

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#14 Christine McVie, of the group Fleetwood Mac, performs onstage at the Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin, July 19, 1978.

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#15 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1998) Singer/Songwriter Stevie Nicks performs at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia June 1, 1977.

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#16 Mick Fleetwood performs at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia June 1, 1977.

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#17 Fleetwood Mac performs in Atlanta

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#18 Singer Stevie Nicks of rock group Fleetwood Mac attends a showing of the film ‘The Last Waltz’, May 1978.

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#19 Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” wins the Album of the Year award at the 20th Grammy Awards.

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#20 Mick Fleetwood and friends/crew carts around The Omni before soundcheck at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia June 1, 1977

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#21 Fleetwood Mac (L-R Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham) pose for photographers backstage at the 5th American music Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1978

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#22 Singer Stevie Nicks of the rock and roll group ‘Fleetwood Mac’ performs onstage in October 1977.

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#23 Singer Stevie Nicks and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham of the rock group “Fleetwood Mac” perform onstage in October 1977.

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#24 Fleetwood Mac (L-R Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood) backstage at the Los Angeles Rock Awards, 1977

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#25 Fleetwood Mac (L-R Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood) backstage at the Los Angeles Rock Awards on September 1, 1977 in Los Angeles

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#26 Lindsey Buckingham performing live onstage

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#27 Pianist and singer Christine McVie, bassist John McVie, guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and drummer Mick Fleetwood of the rock group ‘Fleetwood Mac’ perform onstage in July 1977.

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#28 Stevie Nicks, of the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, holds a child in the crowd at Day on the Green #1, during the 1977 Rumours Tour

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#29 Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac toasts the audience after the band’s performance on stage at the Glasgow Apollo, on April 4th, 1977 in Glasgow, Scotland.

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#30 Lindsey Buckingham performing with Fleetwood Mac at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 26th March 1977.

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#31 Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood perform with Fleetwood Mac at the Berkeley Community Theater in February 1977 in Berkeley, California.

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#32 Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac performs live at The Oakland Coliseum in 1977 in Oakland, California.

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#33 Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks of the rock group “Fleetwood Mac” on the bus in 1976.

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#34 Stevie Nicks, of Fleetwood Mac, posing for a portrait, in New Haven, 1975

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#35 Bassist John McVie (left) and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham of British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac posed sitting in a vintage car outside a recording studio in New Haven, 1975

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#36 Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks (back), Lindsey Buckingham, Chrsitine McVie

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#37 Fleetwood Mac Stevie Nicks.

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#38 Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks singing in the recording studio, wearing headphones

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#39 Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks in the recording studio

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#40 Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks in the recording studio, with dog

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#41 Lindsey Buckingham, playing Gibson Les Paul guitar in the recording studio, wearing headphones

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#42 Stevie Nicks singing in the recording studio

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#43 Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood

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#44 Mick Fleetwood and Fleetwood Mac

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#45 Fleetwood Mac, 1970s

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#46 Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, 1970s

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#47 Fleetwood Mac, posed, sitting on car

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#48 British-American rock group Fleetwood Mac, London, England, 1975.

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#49 Singer Christine McVie of the Rock group ‘Fleetwood Mac’ on board their private jet in 1975.

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#50 Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham of the Rock group ‘Fleetwood Mac’ eats grapes on board their private jet in 1975.

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#51 Rock group ‘Fleetwood Mac’ boards their private jet in 1975.

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#52 Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac performs live at The Oakland Coliseum 1975 in Oakland, California.

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#53 John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham of the rock group “Fleetwood Mac” pose for a portrait in 1975.

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#54 Singer Stevie Nicks of the rock and roll group ‘Fleetwood Mac’ attends an event in 1975.

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#55 Mick Fleet Wood, 1974

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#56 Folk singer John Stewart wears an aviator’s costume. Stewart was a member of the Kingston Trio. Later, he wrote songs for and produced The Monkees, Lovin’ Spoonful, Fleetwood Mac, and Stevie Nicks.

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#57 Fleetwood Mac (L-R: John McVie, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Bob Welch) 1974 in Los Angeles, California.

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#58 Fleetwood Mac, 1974

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#59 Guitarist Bob Weston, and keyboard player Christine McVie, guitarist Bob Welch, bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood.

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#60 Drummer Mick Fleetwood, singer and keyboard player Christine McVie, guitarist Bob Welch, guitarist Bob Weston and bassist John McVie.

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#61 English guitarist Bob Weston of pop group Fleetwood Mac, September 1973.

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#62 English singer and keyboard player Christine McVie, of pop group Fleetwood Mac, September 1973.

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#63 Fleetwood Mac, London, September 1973, L-R Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, John McVie.

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#64 Fleetwood Mac in September 1973. Left to right are Bob Weston, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood.

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#65 Bob Welch performing with Fleetwood Mac, 5th June 1973.

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#66 David Walker of Fleetwood Mac and formerly of Idle race and Savoy Brown, 24th May 1973.

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#67 Dave Walker from Fleetwood Mac performs live on stage at Newcastle City Hall in May 1973

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#68 Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Welch performing live, 1973

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#69 Mick Fleetwood, Bob Weston, Bob Welch, Dave Walker, Christine McVie, John McVie, 1973

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#70 Bob Welch, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie, 1973

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#71 Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Bob Weston and Bob Welch of the rock group “Fleetwood Mac” pose for a portrait in 1973.

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#72 Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Bob Welch, 1973

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#73 Mick Fleetwood performing live onstage at Sundown

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#74 Bob Welch performing live at Sundown, Mile End

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#75 Dave Walker and Fleetwood Mac, Dave Walker performing live onstage at Sundown

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#76 Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Jeremy Spencer of Fleetwood Mac perform on stage at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1971

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#77 L-R: Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Danny Kirwan performing

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#78 Bob Welch, Christine McVie, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and Danny Kirwan of Fleetwood Mac, 1971.

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#79 Mick Fleetwood, Bob Welch, Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie and John McVie of Fleetwood Mac, 1971.

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#80 Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, John McVie and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, 1970

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#81 John McVie, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, and Jeremy Spencer of the rock group ‘Fleetwood Mac’, 1969

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#82 John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer and Peter Green of the rock group Fleetwood Mac, 1970

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#83 Rock band Fleetwood Mac at London Airport.

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#84 British musician Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac with his girlfriend, model Jenny Boyd (sister of Pattie Boyd) at London Airport, 1970

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#85 Stevie Nicks Singing During Concert

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#86 Fleetwood Mac, 1970

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#87 Fleetwood Mac in the 1970’s

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#88 Mick Fleetwood looking to camera, 1970s

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#89 Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie, 1975

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#90 Fleetwood Mac, 1970

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#91 Jeremy Spencer, Christine McVie, John McVie, Danny Kirwan and Mick Fleetwood of the rock group “Fleetwood Mac”, 1970

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