“Landslide” is one of those songs that feels too big, too iconic, and too emotionally baked into pop culture to still have firsts left.
And yet, nearly 50 years after Fleetwood Mac released it, the song has just debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to the series finale of “Stranger Things”.
Nearly five decades after its release, Fleetwood Mac’s iconic 1975 song “Landslide” has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the very first time, landing at an impressive #41.
“Landslide” has long been one of Fleetwood Mac’s most beloved songs, the kind of track that feels permanently woven into pop culture. It is regularly cited as a fan favorite, shows up on countless best-of lists, and has been covered by artists across genres. Still, despite all that love, the original studio version had never actually cracked Billboard’s main singles chart.
That makes this moment especially wild. A song that has sold more than two million units and is certified two-times platinum by the RIAA is only now officially a Hot 100 hit. It turns out cultural impact and chart history do not always line up neatly.
This is not “Landslide’s” first brush with the charts, though. A live version of the song reached #51 back in 1998, thanks to Fleetwood Mac’s massively successful live reunion album “The Dance”. That release introduced the song to a whole new generation at the time, much like “Stranger Things” has done now.
The latest surge proves, once again, just how powerful TV soundtracks can be.
“Stranger Things” has a solid track record of reviving older songs and pushing them into the streaming era spotlight, and “Landslide” is the newest beneficiary. Viewers heard it during a major emotional moment, immediately searched for it, streamed it, and sent it climbing straight onto the charts.
For Fleetwood Mac fans, this chart debut feels long overdue. For everyone else, it is a reminder that great songs do not expire. Sometimes they just wait patiently for their moment, even if that moment comes almost 50 years later.
