Riffiter listeners rate Rumours 4.2/5 from 122 ratings.

What is the highest-rated track on Rumours?

Never Going Back Again, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.

When was Rumours released?

Rumours was released in 1977 on Warner Bros. Records.

How many tracks are on Rumours?

Rumours has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 40 minutes.

What genre is Rumours?

Rumours is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock.

Rumours runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.

What albums are similar to Rumours?

Listeners of Rumours also rate The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie, 1 by The Beatles, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.

Who produced Rumours?

Rumours was produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut and Christine McVie, among 6 credited in total. Fleetwood Mac produced all of them.

Who wrote the songs on Rumours?

Rumours was written by Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Album · 1977

Rumours

by Fleetwood Mac

Rumours is a 1977 rock album by Fleetwood Mac. It runs 11 tracks across 40 minutes on Warner Bros. Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 122 ratings.

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4.2 /5
122 ratings: 99 /100
10 critics: 11
Tracks: 40 min
Runtime: 127 bpm
Tempo: F major
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3 reviews

5.0
Isabela Corrêa Sep 16, 2026
Such a perfect album! All the songs show the band's problems turned into pure power! The best and most raw performance of anger and love, shattered into problematic relationships.
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5.0
Renée Werner Sep 14, 2026
One of my all time favorite albums. I love this band like no other
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5.0
Riffiter Jun 7, 2026
Two divorces, one breakup and a mountain of cocaine, alchemized into the smoothest-sounding pain in pop history: Rumours works because every barbed lyric is aimed at someone else in the room singing harmony on it. "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," "The Chain" — forty million copies later, still the gold standard for beautiful disasters.
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Rumours album cover

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The Rumours cover was designed by Desmond Strobel, photographed by Herbert Worthington, and art-directed by Fleetwood Mac and Herbert Worthington. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings.

Design: Desmond Strobel
Photography: Herbert Worthington
Art direction: Fleetwood Mac, Herbert Worthington

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Tracklist

11 tracks · 40 min

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Rumours (Super Deluxe)Deluxe edition · 2013 · 25 tracks
1. 1Second Hand News (2004 Remaster)
2. 2Dreams (2004 Remaster)
3. 3Never Going Back Again (2004 Remaster)
4. 4Don't Stop (2004 Remaster)
5. 5Go Your Own Way (2004 Remaster)
6. 6Songbird (2004 Remaster)
7. 7The Chain (2004 Remaster)
8. 8You Make Loving Fun (2004 Remaster)
9. 9I Don't Want to Know (2004 Remaster)
10. 10Oh Daddy (2004 Remaster)
11. 11Gold Dust Woman (2004 Remaster)
12. 12Silver Springs (2004 Remaster)
13. 13Intro (Live 1977)
14. 14Monday Morning (Live 1977)
15. 15Dreams (Live 1977)
16. 16Don't Stop (Live 1977)
17. 17The Chain (Live 1977)
18. 18Oh Daddy (Live 1977)
19. 19Rhiannon (Live 1977)
20. 20Never Going Back Again (Live 1977)
21. 21Gold Dust Woman (Live 1977; 2013 Remaster)
22. 22World Turning (Live 1977)
23. 23Go Your Own Way (Live 1977)
24. 24Songbird (Live 1977)
25. 25Second Hand News (Early Take)
Rumours (Super Deluxe Edition)Deluxe edition · 1977 · 59 tracks
1. 1Intro (Live)
2. 1Second Hand News
3. 1Second Hand News (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
4. 1The Rosebud Film
5. 1Second Hand News (Early Take)
6. 2Dreams (Take 2)
7. 2Dreams (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
8. 2Monday Morning (Live)
9. 2Dreams
10. 3Never Going Back Again
11. 3Brushes (Never Going Back Again) [Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes]
12. 3Dreams (Live)
13. 3Never Going Back Again (Acoustic Duet)
14. 4Don't Stop
15. 4Don't Stop (Live)
16. 4Go Your Own Way (Early Take)
17. 4Don't Stop (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
18. 5Songbird (Demo)
19. 5The Chain (Live)
20. 5Go Your Own Way
21. 5Go Your Own Way (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
22. 6Oh Daddy (Live)
23. 6Songbird (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
24. 6Songbird (Take 10 Instrumental)
25. 6Songbird
26. 7Rhiannon (Live)
27. 7I Don't Want to Know (Early Take)
28. 7The Chain
29. 7Silver Springs (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
30. 8You Make Loving Fun (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
31. 8Never Going Back Again (Live)
32. 8Keep Me There (Instrumental)
33. 8You Make Loving Fun
34. 9Gold Dust Woman #1 (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
35. 9The Chain (Demo)
36. 9Gold Dust Woman (Live)
37. 9I Don't Want to Know
38. 10Oh Daddy (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
39. 10World Turning (Live)
40. 10Oh Daddy
41. 10Keep Me There (With Vocal)
42. 11Think About It (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)
43. 11Gold Dust Woman
44. 11Gold Dust Woman (Early Take)
45. 11Go Your Own Way (Live)
46. 12Songbird (Live)
47. 12Never Going Back Again (Early Demo)
48. 12Silver Springs
49. 12Oh Daddy (Early Take)
50. 13Silver Springs (Early Take)
51. 13Planets of the Universe (Early Demo)
52. 14Planets of the Universe (Demo)
53. 14Butter Cookie (Keep Me There) [Early Demo]
54. 15Gold Dust Woman (Early Demo)
55. 15Doesn't Anything Last (Early Take)
56. 16Doesn't Anything Last (Early Demo)
57. 16Never Going Back Again (Instrumental)
58. 17Mic the Screecher (Jam Sessions)
59. 18For Duster (The Blues) [Jam Sessions]
Rumours (2001 Remaster)Remaster · 1977 · 11 tracks
1. 1Second Hand News (2001 Remaster)
2. 2Dreams (2001 Remaster)
3. 3Never Going Back Again (2001 Remaster)
4. 4Don't Stop (2001 Remaster)
5. 5Go Your Own Way (2001 Remaster)
6. 6Songbird (2001 Remaster)
7. 7The Chain (2001 Remaster)
8. 8You Make Loving Fun (2001 Remaster)
9. 9I Don't Want to Know (2001 Remaster)
10. 10Oh Daddy (2001 Remaster)
11. 11Gold Dust Woman (2001 Remaster)

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About

Rumours is the eleventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. Largely recorded in California during 1976, it was produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut and was released on 4 February 1977 by Warner Bros. Records. The record peaked at the top of both the main United States Billboard chart and the United Kingdom Albums Chart. "Go Your Own Way", "Don't Stop", "Dreams", and "You Make Loving Fun" were released as singles. A Grammy Award winner, Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release with sales of over 40 million copies worldwide. The band wanted to expand on the commercial success of the 1975 record Fleetwood Mac, but struggled with relationship breakups before recording started. The Rumours studio sessions were marked by hedonistic behaviour and interpersonal strife between Fleetwood Mac members; these experiences informed the album's lyrics. Influenced by pop music, the record's tracks were recorded using a combination of acoustic and electric instruments. The mixing process delayed the completion of Rumours, but was finished by the end of 1976.

Following the album's release in 1977, Fleetwood Mac undertook worldwide promotional tours. Rumours garnered widespread critical acclaim. Praise centred on its production quality and harmonies, which frequently relied on the interplay among three vocalists. The record has inspired the work of musical acts in different genres. Often considered Fleetwood Mac's best release, it has featured in several publications' lists of the best albums of the 1970s and the best albums of all time. In 2004, Rumours was remastered and reissued with the addition of an extra track and a bonus CD of outtakes from the recording sessions.

In brief

Is Rumours good?: Riffiter listeners rate Rumours 4.2/5 from 122 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Rumours?: Never Going Back Again, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
When was Rumours released?: Rumours was released in 1977 on Warner Bros. Records.
How many tracks are on Rumours?: Rumours has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 40 minutes.
What genre is Rumours?: Rumours is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock.
What BPM is Rumours?: Rumours runs at a median tempo of 127 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Rumours?: Listeners of Rumours also rate The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie, 1 by The Beatles, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.
Who produced Rumours?: Rumours was produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut and Christine McVie, among 6 credited in total. Fleetwood Mac produced all of them.
Who wrote the songs on Rumours?: Rumours was written by Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Credits

Produced by: Fleetwood Mac Ken Caillat Richard DashutChristine McVieKen Caillat
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Richard Dashut
Written by: Lindsey Buckingham Stevie NicksChristine McVie
Engineered by: Ken CaillatChris MorrisRichard Dashut
Played by: Christine McVie John McVie Lindsey Buckingham Mick Fleetwood
Vocals by: Lindsey Buckingham Stevie Nicks Christine McVie

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Second Hand News (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)Fleetwood MacinterpolatesSecond Hand News
Second Hand News (Early Take)Fleetwood MacinterpolatesSecond Hand News
Dreams (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)Fleetwood MacinterpolatesDreams
Songbird (Demo)Fleetwood MacinterpolatesSongbird
Songbird (Instrumental, Take 10)Fleetwood MacinterpolatesSongbird
Songbird (Sessions, Roughs & Outtakes)Fleetwood MacinterpolatesSongbird