The 1977 album threatening to become the third-best-selling record of all time
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.
In short
- *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.