Song · Fleetwood Mac
“Little Lies” by Fleetwood Mac
From the album Tango in the Night (1987)
“Little Lies” by Fleetwood Mac appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album Tango in the Night. Its best result is #105 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,209 alternative song of all time.
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"Little Lies" is Christine McVie's moment in the sun on Fleetwood Mac's Tango in the Night, and in 1987 it went out as the album's third single. She wrote it with Eddy Quintela, her husband at the time, and sings the lead herself, with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks crowding into the chorus behind her, that old three-way blend still working its magic.
Buckingham co-produced it with Richard Dashut and dressed it in the album's glossy, high-tech sheen, playing guitar, keyboards and sampler, while Christine added keyboards of her own and Mick Fleetwood and John McVie kept the pulse soft and steady underneath. It's soft rock with a quiet ache in it. It also became the first Fleetwood Mac single to go top five in both Britain and America, and their last to crack the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 296 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2004 | 435 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 412 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 388 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2021 | 105 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2024 | 168 | WMGK | WMGK Philly 500 (2024) | 500 |
| 2026 | 194 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
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