Billboard's Year End Issue
- Billboard's 1998 Recap in Video ranks The Dance as the No. 7
Top Music Video in sales and the No. 54 Top Video in sales (including
all formats of music, entertainment, sports, and movies).
- The Dance was the #32 album of 1998
- Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits was the #8 Pop Catalog album of 1998
- Landslide was the #25 Hot Adult Contemporary Single/Track of 1998
- The Dance re-entered the Billboard 200 at #185 in it's 67th Chart week
- The Dance was the No. 7 Top Music Video in sales and the No. 54 Top Video in sales (including all formats of music, entertainment, sports, and movies)
- The Landslide video was number 16 on VH1's Video of the Year (1998) selections.
- Rolling Stone magazine (Dec. 24, 1998 - Jan. 7, 1999) has a section called
the 1998 Rock & Roll Yearbook. In the January section is a mention of
Fleetwood Mac joining the R&R Hall of Fame and a few photos (two with
Stevie) from the induction ceremony.
December 28, 1998: Bypass Patient Suffers Fleetwood Mac Attack
Read the article.
November 11, 1998: BBC Radio 2, a radio station on the UK (F.M.
between 88-90), aired a radio show called Rumours. This show about the Rumours album was produced in Britian. Read a fan's review of the show or read the entire transcript.
Emmy Nominations
The Dance video was nominated for three Emmys:
-Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program
-Outstanding Lighting Direction (electronic) for a
Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries, Movie or a
Special
-Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series
or a Special
Unfortunately, the Dance video did not win.
April 6, 1998: Rumours went Multi-Platinum with over 18 million in sales.
March 24, 1998: The Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Legacy - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours was released. Read a review from Entertainment Weekly.
February 25, 1998: Grammy awards nominations:
- Best Performance by Duo or Group
with Vocals for "Silver Springs"
- Best Pop Album for "The Dance"
- Best Rock Performance by Duo or
Group for "The Chain"
Fleetwood Mac won no Grammy Awards. They performed a medley of songs at the Grammys, including bits from Rhiannon,
Go Your Own Way and Don't Stop.
February 10, 1998: The Grammy Compilation CD was released in stores. The CD includes Silver Springs.
February 9, 1998: Fleetwood Mac was honored with the Award For Outstanding Contribution To the British Music Industry at the 1998 Brit Awards. Read the backstage interview.
January 27, 1998: Fleetwood Mac Rumours video was released.
January 12, 1998: Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They performed Say You Love Me live. The event was recorded for broadcast on VH-1 on January 19 at 9pm EST.
Fleetwood Mac Reunion - 1997
Fleetwood Mac reunited in 1997 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Rumours album. After a number one Quadruple-Platinum album, a Platinum video and a very successful tour, things have begun to quiet down a little. Some of the articles and events of the reunion have been archived here. We wish the members of Fleetwood Mac the same success in 1998.
The Dance CD: (released August 1997)
The Dance Details
Check out the details of the new Fleetwood Mac CD, The Dance.
Read the Articles about the Debut of The Dance:
PRNewswire
Entertainment Weekly
Addicted to Noise
Reviews of The Dance CD:
Rolling Stone review
Entertainment Weekly review
LA Times review
USA Today review
Wall of Sound review
E Online's review
San Diego Union-Tribune's review
Baltimore Sun's review
Lexington Herald Leader's review
VH-1 - The Score's review
Imusic's review
Jacksonville.com's review
The Dance stats
- June 30, 1998: The Dance CD goes Quadrupe-Platinum!!
- February 27, 1998: The Dance Video goes Platinum!! (1 million in sales)
- January 27, 1998: The Dance CD goes Triple-Platinum!! (3 million in sales)
- November 7, 1997: The Dance CD goes Double-Platinum!! (2 million in sales)
- November 7, 1997: The Dance Video goes Gold!! (over 500,000 in sales)
The Dance Concert: (1997)
Fleetwood Mac Tour Dates
Complete List
Concert Reviews '97
Fans' reviews
Patriot Ledger
New York Times - 9/24
The Boston Phoenix
Star Ledger
The Times (Trenton NJ)
The New York Post
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Detroit News
The News Tribume - Tacoma
The Christian Science Monitor
Reuters Newswire-Irvine Review
Las Vegas Sun - pre-concert
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Denver Post
Salt Lake Tribune
Houston Chronicle
Tribune News Wire
Salon MagazineOrlando Sentinel
Chicago Tribune
Buffalo News
The Adventures of Sandy
Read about our favorite Stevie Nicks groupie as she traveled around to various shows.
Concert News/Concert Stats
- There is a small article in Yahoo news about the end of the tour.
- There is a short article about the end of the tour on CNN Showbiz News.
- Check out the stats
of the tour (attendance, gross sales, etc.).
- Check the final concert stats as listed by Amusement Business.
- The Associated Press reports the Fleetwood Mac came in third in total gross concert tickets for 1997.

First night of the tour!
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