Editing Rumours (album) (section)

==Commercial performance==
''Rumours'' was a huge commercial success and became Fleetwood Mac's second US number-one record, following the 1975 eponymous release.<ref name=bb>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4273/charts-awards/|title=Fleetwood Mac: Charts & Awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=28 December 2009|archive-date=20 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220022444/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fleetwood-mac-mn0000182900#awards|url-status=live}}</ref> It stayed at the top of the ''Billboard'' 200 for 31 non-consecutive weeks,<ref name=ricky60>{{harvnb|Rooksby|2005|p=60}}</ref> while also reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,<ref name=billint/> and New Zealand.<ref name="NZchart">{{cite web |title=charts.nz Fleetwood Mac – ''Rumours'' |work=Hung Medien |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Rumours&cat=a |format=ASP |access-date=1 July 2013 |archive-date=18 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518225949/http://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Rumours&cat=a |url-status=live }}</ref> It re-entered the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart at number 11 in May 2011, and the Australian [[ARIA chart]] at number 2, after several songs from the album were used for the [[Rumours (Glee)|"Rumours"]] episode of the American TV series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=14 May 2011 |title="Rumours" Has It |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ScqFpB4lJg4C&pg=RA6-PA35}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Florida |last=Padilla |date=23 May 2011 |title=Fleetwood Mac's ''Rumours'' surprise comeback tops ARIA charts |magazine=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/fleetwood-macs-rumours-surprise-comeback-tops-aria-charts-1281493 |access-date=26 September 2017 |archive-date=27 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052646/http://www.ibtimes.com.au/fleetwood-macs-rumours-surprise-comeback-tops-aria-charts-1281493 |url-status=live }}</ref> It re-entered the ''Billboard'' 200 top ten in October 2020 in the wake of a viral [[TikTok]] by [[Nathan Apodaca]] which showed him skateboarding while "Dreams" played, even prompting Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to create similar videos.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2020-10-24|access-date=2020-10-20|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029213106/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2020-10-24|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Here's a Timeline of the Viral 'Dreams' TikTok, From Cranberry Juice Gifts to Stevie Nicks' Recreation|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9465600/viral-dreams-tiktok-timeline|access-date=2020-10-20|magazine=Billboard|language=en|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023011625/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9465600/viral-dreams-tiktok-timeline|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was certified [[platinum record|platinum]] in America and the UK within months of release after one million units and 300,000 units were shipped, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php |title=RIAA: Gold & Platinum |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=18 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626174049/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php |archive-date=26 June 2007 }} ''Note: User search required.''</ref><ref name=BPI/> All three major US [[trade publication]]s—''Billboard'', ''[[Cash Box]]'', and ''[[Record World]]''—named it Album of the Year for 1977.<ref name=ad/> After a debut at number seven, ''Rumours'' peaked at the top of the UK Albums Chart in January 1978, becoming Fleetwood Mac's first number one album in the country.<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Fleetwood%20Mac/ |title=Fleetwood Mac > Artists > Official Charts |publisher=[[UK Albums Chart]] |access-date=6 May 2013 |archive-date=28 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628055516/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/fleetwood%20mac/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February, the band and co-producers Caillat and Dashut won the 1978 [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]].<ref name=bb/> By March, the album had sold over 10 million copies worldwide, including over eight million in the US alone.<ref name=ad>{{Cite magazine |title=Rumours [Data] |author=Warner Bros. Records |magazine=Billboard |page=SW-15 |date=25 February 1978}}</ref>

By 1980, 13 million copies of ''Rumours'' had been sold worldwide.<ref name=Worldwide>{{cite news |title=Despite Rumours of a Split, Fleetwood Mac Is Rockin' High |last=Rourke |first=Mary |work=[[The Ledger]] |page=6F |date=16 March 1980}}</ref> As of 2017, sales were over 40 million copies.<ref name="rollingstone.com">{{Cite magazine|last=Runtagh|first=Jordan|date=2017-02-03|title=Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours': 10 Things You Didn't Know|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/fleetwood-macs-rumours-10-things-you-didnt-know-121876/|access-date=2021-02-04|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126164319/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/fleetwood-macs-rumours-10-things-you-didnt-know-121876/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Caillat /> {{As of|November 2023}}, ''Rumours'' has spent over 1,000 weeks in the top 100 of the UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |date=17 November 2023 |title=Fleetwood Mac Can't Stop On The Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/17/fleetwood-mac-cant-stop-on-the-charts/ |access-date=23 December 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224025610/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/11/17/fleetwood-mac-cant-stop-on-the-charts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is [[list of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|the 11th-best-selling album in UK history]], and is certified 14× platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]], the equivalent of 4.2 million units shipped.<ref name=BPI>{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=23 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120001/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archive-date=11 May 2011}} ''Note: User search required.''</ref> The record has received a Diamond Award from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for a 20× platinum certification or 20&nbsp;million copies shipped, making it, {{as of|2021|lc=on}}, tied for the 11th-[[RIAA certification|highest certified album in US history]] (by number of copies shipped).<ref name="riaa best-selling">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums |title=Top 100 Albums |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=27 December 2021 |archive-date=24 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924083914/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=top-100-albums |url-status=live }}.</ref> ''Rumours'' was the UK's bestselling album on vinyl during 2020, with the Official Charts Company confirming 32,500 annual sales in the format.<ref name="udiscovermusic.com">{{Cite web|last=Sexton|first=Paul|date=2021-01-06|title=Rolling Stones, Amy Winehouse Among UK Vinyl Bestsellers Of 2020|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/rolling-stones-amy-winehouse-uk-bestselling-vinyl-2020/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=uDiscover Music|language=en-US|archive-date=6 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106144324/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/rolling-stones-amy-winehouse-uk-bestselling-vinyl-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>