By Xander Zellner, Billboard | Fleetwood Mac’s classic studio version of “Landslide,” released in 1975, reaches the Billboard Hot 100 at last, debuting at No. 41 on the Jan. 17-dated chart. The song hits the Hot 100 following its placement in the series finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things, released Dec. 31. It generated 7 million official U.S. streams (up 43% week over week), 888,000 radio audience impressions (up 10%) and 1,000 downloads sold (up 15%) Jan. 2-8, according to Luminate.
Fleetwood Mac first released “Landslide” in July 1975 on its self-titled 10th studio album – the group’s first project featuring Stevie Nicks as a vocalist and Lindsey Buckingham as a guitarist. Nicks solely wrote the song and delivers its lead vocals.
Despite becoming one of the band’s most enduring compositions, “Landslide” was never issued as an official single during its original run. Still, it remained a staple of Fleetwood Mac’s live performances, as well as Nicks’ solo tours. . . .
Several covers of “Landslide” by other acts have charted over the years. The Chicks’ version climbed to No. 7 on the Hot 100 in March 2003, while the Glee cast’s take, featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, hit No. 23 in 2011. More notable remakes found success across other charts: Smashing Pumpkins’ cover reached No. 3 on Alternative Airplay and No. 30 on Radio Songs in 1994; Kat Perkins’ version hit No. 35 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs in 2014 after her performance on NBC’s The Voice; and Chloe Kohanski’s interpretation peaked at No. 26 on the same chart also after a performance on The Voice.
With the entrance of “Landslide,” Fleetwood Mac logs its 26th career entry on the Hot 100 and first debut in 23 years, since “Peacekeeper” debuted at No. 93 in March 2003 (before peaking at No. 80 that May).
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