{"id":286375,"date":"2026-01-15T20:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/286375\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T20:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:34:08","slug":"the-best-and-worst-solo-lp-from-every-member-of-fleetwood-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/286375\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best (and Worst) Solo LP From Every Member of Fleetwood Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fleetwood Mac<\/a>‘s biggest successes centered on the creative nexus of Lindsey Buckingham<\/a>, Christine McVie<\/a> and Stevie Nicks<\/a>. Every one of the band’s U.S. Top 10 hits was covered in their fingerprints. <\/p>\n

In keeping, Fleetwood Mac’s solo discography is dominated by the same trio. Together, they boast 10 Top 40 solo albums: Nicks has issued seven \u2013 including three Top 10 albums, capped by her 1981 chart-topping solo debut<\/a>. Buckingham added two and McVie released one Top 40 LP. (Buckingham and McVie also scored their own No. 17 U.S. hit with a 2017 project that started out as Fleetwood Mac’s 18th studio album<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The grand total of Top 40 albums released by all of the group’s other main songwriting contributors? One: Bob Welch<\/a>. Peter Green<\/a>, Mick Fleetwood<\/a> and John McVie were simply too sporadic, while Jeremy Spencer initially strayed from his sturdy blues roots. <\/p>\n

Still, Fleetwood Mac’s story would be incomplete without their stirring contributions. <\/p>\n

What Are the Best Fleetwood Mac Solo Albums?<\/p>\n

Peter Green’s “Albatross” went to No. 1 in the U.K. in 1968, then 1969’s “Oh Well” reached No. 2. (A complete reworking of his “Black Magic Woman” also became a signature song for Santana<\/a>.) Welch originally wrote “Sentimental Lady” for a 1972 Fleetwood Mac studio project<\/a> before resurrecting the song as a solo hit some five years later. The Fleetwood Mac deep cut “Hypnotized<\/a>,” written by Welch, became an rock radio staple in the early ’70s. <\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> The Most Overlooked Song From Each Fleetwood Mac LP<\/a><\/p>\n

Fleetwood and John McVie earned co-writing credits on “The Chain,” after Fleetwood brought Buckingham and Nicks into the lineup<\/a>. Their presence amid the sunlit romanticism that Christine McVie always seemed to emit tended to obscure everyone else. Their solo careers were no different. <\/p>\n

There have been more than 45 Fleetwood Mac solo albums. (UCR)<\/p>\n

There have been more than 45 Fleetwood Mac solo albums. (UCR)<\/p>\n

As you’ll see in the following ranking of the best (and worst) solo albums from each member of Fleetwood Mac, too-often-overlooked figures like Green, Fleetwood, Kirwan, John McVie, Spencer, Welch and Weston once again made their own important contributions. There were plenty of stumbles along the way, too. <\/p>\n

Some bandmates from the group’s long history between 1967 and 2022 were not considered \u2013 including Bob Brunning (1967), Dave Walker (1972-1973), Billy Burnette (1987-1995), Rick Vito (1987-1990), Dave Mason (1993-1995), Bekka Bramlett (1993-1995), Mike Campbell (2018-2022) and Neil Finn (2018\u20132022). They were only touring members, they lacked other mainstream success or they were absent from any key Fleetwood Mac albums.<\/p>\n

The Best (and Worst) Solo Album From Every Member of Fleetwood Mac<\/p>\n

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