{"id":713331,"date":"2026-06-19T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/713331\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T10:00:10","slug":"on-this-day-in-1977-fleetwood-mac-was-at-no-1-for-the-only-time-with-a-song-that-became-a-viral-sensation-decades-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/713331\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day in 1977, Fleetwood Mac Was at No. 1 for the Only Time with a Song That Became a Viral Sensation Decades Later"},"content":{"rendered":"

On this day (June 18) in 1977, Fleetwood Mac<\/a> was at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with \u201cDreams.\u201d Despite the band\u2019s place in the pantheon of rock, this was their only single to reach the top of the chart in the United States. The song has experienced a pair of resurgences in popularity thanks to social media. First, it was played over a video of college cheerleaders, which garnered millions of views. Then, in 2020, it was the soundtrack of a viral video that made the whole world want to listen to Rumours and drink cranberry juice.<\/p>\n

Written by Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac released \u201cDreams\u201d as the second single from Rumours. The LP\u2019s lead single, \u201cGo Your Own Way,\u201d was the band\u2019s first top 10 hit in the United States. Interestingly, it was penned by Lindsey Buckingham, who was going through a nasty breakup with Nicks at the time. So, the band shared two sides of the end of their relationship.<\/p>\n

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[RELATED: The 3 Undisputed Best Songs From Fleetwood Mac\u2019s 1977 Album \u2018Rumours\u2019]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nicks and Buckingham weren\u2019t the only members of the band who were dealing with relationship issues, though. Every member of the band was in the middle of a breakup while they were working on Rumours. John and Christine McVie were divorcing, as were Mick Fleetwood and his wife, Jenny Boyd. The resulting tension within the band drove them to create what is arguably their best album.<\/p>\n

Stevie Nicks Recalls Writing Fleetwood Mac\u2019s Sole No. 1<\/p>\n

According to Songfacts<\/a>, Sly Stone was recording in the studio next door to where Fleetwood Mac was working on Rumours. That\u2019s where Stevie Nicks wrote \u201cDreams.\u201d The large, semicircular bed draped in red velvet created the perfect ambiance for writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cDreams\u201d was, in part, a response to the Buckingham-penned \u201cGo Your Own Way.\u201d Nicks was unhappy about the song after hearing it and knowing it was directed at her. \u201cI was trying to be all philosophical. He was just mad,\u201d Nicks said.<\/p>\n

The song proved that there was still a level of respect between the former lovers. \u201cI remember the night I wrote \u2018Dreams.\u2019 I walked in and handed a cassette of the song to Lindsey. It was just a rough take, just me singing solo and playing piano,\u201d she recalled. \u201cEven though he was mad with me at the time, Lindsey played it and then looked up at me and smiled. What was going on between us was sad. We were couples who couldn\u2019t make it through. As musicians, we still respected each other, and we got some brilliant songs out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDreams\u201d Stood the Test of Time<\/p>\n

\u201cDreams\u201d has risen to popularity, introducing new generations of listeners to Fleetwood Mac multiple times over the last decade.<\/p>\n

First, Twitter user @Bottledfleet posted a video of the Alcorn State University Golden Girls cheer team dancing, overlaid with \u201cDreams.\u201d The original post\u2019s sarcastic caption was \u201cFleetwood Mac\u2019s music is so boring, you can\u2019t even dance to it.\u201d While the original post seems to have been removed, reuploads fortunately exist.<\/p>\n

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Two years later, in 2020, Nathan Apodaca, whose TikTok username is Doggface208, posted a video of him skateboarding, sipping Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and lip-syncing to \u201cDreams.\u201d It delivered the laid-back energy that everyone was looking for at the time. As a result, the video went viral and opened countless doors for Apodaca.<\/p>\n

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The video also caught the attention of Mick Fleetwood, who recreated the viral clip. Moreover, it took the classic back to the Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 12.<\/p>\n

Fleetwood Mac and \u201cDreams\u201d are proof that the \u201cone-hit wonder\u201d label doesn\u2019t truly apply to any band or artist who only manages to reach the top of the chart once in their career.<\/p>\n

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