Song · Fleetwood Mac
“World Turning” by Fleetwood Mac
From the album Fleetwood Mac (1975)
“World Turning” by Fleetwood Mac appears on 11 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1991 and 2020. It was first released in 1975 on the album Fleetwood Mac. Its best result is #481 on the WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,659 indie & aaa song of all time.
Fleetwood Mac reached back to their own beginnings for "World Turning" on their self-titled 1975 album, the tenth of their career. Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham reworked a song founding member Peter Green had put on the group's 1968 debut, also called Fleetwood Mac, and cut its title down; unlike the rest of the album, it was a joint effort between the two, and Mick Fleetwood saw it as the point where the band's two eras crossed.
Buckingham plays guitar, Christine McVie keyboards and synthesizer, John McVie bass and Fleetwood drums and percussion, and the vocals are shared by Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks. The band produced it with Keith Olsen, who engineered alongside David DeVore. Onstage it became a workout, often stretched with a long drum solo.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 481 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2001 | 526 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 844 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2004 | 852 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) | 923 |
| 2011 | 811 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 844 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2013 | 650 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 680 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 654 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
| 2016 | 977 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 | 1007 |
| 2020 | 1004 | 102.5 KZOK | KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) | 1025 |
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