GO YOUR OWN WAY – FLEETWOOD MAC

Chart performance:

WeekPositionMovementComments
02-Dec-7717New 
09-Dec-7711+6Biggest climber/Star rater
16-Dec-777+4Star rater
23-Dec-776+1 
30-Dec-774+2Peak
06-Jan-7840Peak
13-Jan-787-3 
20-Jan-7810-3 
27-Jan-7812-2 
03-Feb-7815-3 

Written by: Lindsey Buckingham
Produced by: Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut & Ken Calliat
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Reprise

Hit number for artist4
Peak position4
Weeks10
Biggest climber awards1
Star rater climbs2
Biggest faller awards0
Top 20 points117
Overall Top 20 points ranking=960
Top 20 points ranking for the artist1
Top 30 Points217
Overall Top 30 points ranking=1076
Top 30 points ranking for the artist2

Annual ranking:

1977=67
197864

Other chart success:

Australia20
Belgium1
Canada11
Germany11
Ireland95
Netherlands1
New Zealand23
UK38
US10
Zimbabwe12

The song was the first single released off the band’s phenomenally successful album ‘Rumours’. The other singles from the album, ‘Dreams’, ‘Don’t Stop’ and ‘You Make Loving Fun’ also did well in the rest of the world but none of them would make our charts. It would be Fleetwood Mac’s first hit to go top 10 in the US. The lyrics of the song are about the Lindsey Buckingham’s break up with Stevie Nicks (his fellow bandmate).

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Artist link: Fleetwood Mac

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