Fleetwood Mac's Original 'Landslide' Hits the “Billboard ”Hot 100 for the First Time Ever 50 Years After Release
- - Fleetwood Mac's Original 'Landslide' Hits the “Billboard ”Hot 100 for the First Time Ever 50 Years After Release
Jack IrvinJanuary 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac in 1975 -
Fleetwood Mac's original "Landslide" recording is charting on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time
The song was featured in the series finale of Netflix's Stranger Things
"Landslide" is certified two times platinum by the RIAA for over 2 million units sold
Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" is getting its flowers.
The iconic rock band's 1975 song was recently featured in the series finale of Netflix's Stranger Things on Dec. 31, and now the original recording is charting on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time ever.
"Landslide" sits at No. 41 on the publication's chart dated Jan. 17, thanks to 7 million streams, 888,000 radio audience impressions and 1,000 paid downloads, according to Luminate via Billboard.
The ballad, which features lyrics and vocals from Stevie Nicks as well as guitar from Lindsey Buckingham and production from Keith Olsen, was first released on the band's 1975 self-titled album.
Despite never charting its original recording on the Billboard Hot 100, "Landslide" is certified two times platinum by the RIAA for over 2 million units sold.
A live version of "Landslide" was released on Fleetwood Mac's 1997 live album The Dance and subsequently issued as an official single for the first time. That version reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Nicks reflected on crafting the song's lyrics about aging and looking toward the future in a 2014 interview with The New York Times. "I wrote 'Landslide' in 1973, when I was 27, and I did already feel old in a lot of ways. I’d been working as a waitress and a cleaning lady for years. I was tired," she said at the time.
"Landslide" earned major chart success in 2003, thanks to a cover by country trio The Chicks. The cover, released on the band's 2002 Home album, reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Stevie Nicks in April 2014
Since The Chicks' version of "Landslide" was released, they've performed the song with Nicks on several occasions. "We love her," said lead singer Natalie Maines on Watch What Happens Live in July 2020.
The song remains a staple of Nicks' own live shows. She most recently performed "Landslide" on Dec. 10 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fl.
This isn't the first time Stranger Things helped a song find new success long after its release. Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" was featured on the show in 2022 and subsequently reached a new peak of No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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