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Viral Meme = Chart Success For Fleetwood Mac

Apparently this video tweet has turned a whole new generation on to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams”.

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It's been fascinating to watch how social media has influenced the younger generation's consumption of classic rock.  The Fleetwood Mac Twitter Meme is a great example of the phenomenon.  

However you feel about the social media platform, a tweet from user @bottledfleet recently shared this now viral meme utilizing Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams."

The result?  "Dreams" has launched to number 14 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart.  Per Billboard, download sales of "Dreams" has increased by 36 percent and has tallied 1.9 million streams from various music services.  Even Rumours has experienced a 12 percent increase in album units sold/streamed.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights