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Making music history is synonymous with the name Fleetwood Mac. The band has released enough compilations, box sets, remasters, and anniversary editions to fill every shelf in an entire record store, maybe two. Yet one of their most recognizable collections has always carried some surprising gaps. In 10 days, the group will finally correct many of them.
A new Deluxe Edition of the iconic classic rockers' Greatest Hits arrives on July 31, 2026, expanding the multi-platinum compilation with 10 additional songs. The release will be available as a two-CD set and across multiple two-LP vinyl editions, including an ultra-clear version exclusive to the band’s official store.
Originally released in 1988, Greatest Hits concentrated on the lineup that turned Fleetwood Mac into one of the biggest bands of the 1970s and ’80s: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks. Its core tracklist remains formidable and profitable, moving from “Rhiannon” and “Dreams” to “Go Your Own Way,” “Everywhere,” and “Little Lies.”
However, reducing this particular band to a single disc was always going to leave major songs behind. The new 23-track edition does not attempt to cover every period of Fleetwood Mac’s long history, but it creates a far more convincing portrait of the group most listeners know best.
Fleetwood Mac’s Expanded Greatest Hits Adds 10 Essential Songs
The first 13 tracks preserve the familiar running order of the original U.S. collection. That means the album still opens with “Rhiannon,” followed by “Don’t Stop,” “Go Your Own Way,” and “Hold Me.” The additions then occupy the second half of the expanded release rather than being inserted into the existing sequence.
Several of these omissions have become increasingly difficult to explain over the years. “Landslide” has grown into one of Stevie Nicks’ signature compositions, while “The Chain” may be the clearest example of all five musicians functioning as one band. Neither appeared on the original 13-track U.S. configuration.
Christine McVie also receives a stronger presence through “Over My Head,” “You Make Loving Fun,” and “Think About Me.” Her melodic instincts were central to Fleetwood Mac’s commercial success, and an expanded hits collection would feel incomplete without more of the songs she wrote and sang.
Buckingham’s contributions are better represented as well. “Big Love” brings the collection into the band’s late-1980s period, while “Never Going Back Again” captures the intricate acoustic playing that could get overshadowed by the interpersonal drama surrounding Rumours. The inclusion of “Oh Diane” adds one of the band’s less obvious but still successful singles.
The most intriguing choice may be “Silver Springs (Live).” The song was famously left off Rumours before taking on a second life as one of Fleetwood Mac’s most emotionally charged performances. Ending the deluxe collection with a live recording gives the album something the original release lacked: a finale that acknowledges how the band’s history continued to reshape the meaning of its music.
Fleetwood Mac will never tour again—and Stevie Nicks credits Taylor Swift for helping her realize it. After Christine McVie’s passing, Nicks found comfort in Swift’s song "You’re On Your Own, Kid" ("you always have been"), explaining that the two women were always each other's protectors in the band, and performing under the name without McVie just wouldn't be the same.
The Album Arrives Before Fleetwood Mac Tells Its Definitive Story
The expanded album also arrives while Apple Original Films is developing the first fully authorized Fleetwood Mac documentary. Announced in November 2024, the still-untitled film is being directed by Frank Marshall, whose previous music documentaries include The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart and The Beach Boys.
Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks are expected to tell the band’s story through new interviews. The film will also incorporate previously unseen footage and archival interviews with Christine McVie, who died in 2022. Apple has not announced a premiere date or released a trailer, so keep it locked to The Things.
Their proximity makes sense for a band whose catalog remains inseparable from its mythology.
There is no indication that the documentary and Deluxe Edition were formally designed as companion projects. Still, their proximity makes sense for a band whose catalog remains inseparable from its mythology. The documentary promises the personal history, while the album offers a more complete introduction to the music that made those relationships matter to millions of listeners.
Longtime fans will already own most, if not all, of the 10 additional tracks. There are no advertised demos, unheard recordings, or newly discovered studio outtakes here. The appeal comes from finally having a version of Greatest Hits that does a better job of living up to its name. Fleetwood Mac’s story has never fit neatly onto one album. Beginning July 31, however, one of the band’s defining collections will come much closer.
