# The 1977 album threatening to become the third-best-selling record of all time

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1977-album-threatening-to-become-the-third-best-selling-record-of-all-time/
- Published: 2026-10-31T15:30:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T16:35:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-1977-album-threatening-to-become-the-third-best-selling-record-of-all-time/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- *Rumours* is nearing third place among all-time best-selling albums.
- It is reported to have sold 73.157 million copies.
- *Saturday Night Fever* is reported at 72.291 million.

## Summary

Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album *Rumours* is closing in on the soundtrack to *Saturday Night Fever* in reported all-time sales, a change that could make it the world’s third-best-selling record. The shift would alter a long-standing top three dominated by landmark releases from the 1970s and 1980s.

The article gives *Rumours* sales of 73,157,000 copies, compared with 72,291,000 for *Saturday Night Fever*, released 49 years ago. Michael Jackson’s *Thriller* remains first and the Eagles’ *Hotel California* second; Jackson’s *Bad* is fifth with just over 70 million copies. Both albums approaching the change are nearing their 50th anniversaries.

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