"Gypsy" - Fleetwood Mac

It is unfortunate that Billboard did not publish the Hot
100 Sales and Airplay charts back then. Once they did,
they offered a fascinating insight as to why each song
was charting where it did on the Hot 100 and what was -
and was not - contributing to its chart position.
("Physical" is the best example of not knowing - only #2
in R&R, but an 8-10 week #1 on all the other charts.
Were the single's sales that massive?)

"Mirage" album sales may have curtailed "Gypsy" single
sales. But, sales of "Rumours" (which endured at #1 much
longer than "Mirage") did not seem to impact all of FM's
singles from "Rumours" which had more comparable Top 10
peaks in both Billboard and R&R. If anything, I would
have expected anything "Mirage" related - album or single
- to sell well as the album and its singles were a return
to form for FM after the frankly odd "Tusk" album.

Scanner wrote: It is unfortunate that Billboard did not publish the Hot 100 Sales and Airplay charts back then. Once they did, they offered a fascinating insight as to why each song was charting where it did on the Hot 100 and what was - and was not - contributing to its chart position. ("Physical" is the best example of not knowing - only #2 in R&R, but an 8-10 week #1 on all the other charts. Were the single's sales that massive?)

"Physical" was known to have been banned by some stations
for its "suggestive" lyrics, and frankly I'm surprised it
got as high as it did in R&R. It was certified Platinum,
which at the time meant at least two million copies sold,
so no doubt its sales helped it stay #1 as long as it
did.