Peak
1
Weeks
23
Score
4,161
Chart Year
1977
A music video was produced to accompany the song, directed by British music video director and editor Dani Jacobs.[82] It won the "Best Adult Contemporary Video" award from Billboard magazine in 1998. The video was made available on YouTube in 2009 and as of July 2022, it had generated more than 23 million views.[83] The video for the Todd Terry Remix was made available on the platform in 2014
"Dreams" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written by singer Stevie Nicks for the band's eleventh studio album, Rumours (1977). In the United States, "Dreams" was released as the second single from Rumours in March 1977, while in the United Kingdom, the song was released as the third single in June 1977.[2] A stage performance of "Dreams" was used as the promotional music video. In the US, "Dreams" sold more than one million copies and reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] the band's only number-one single in the country. In Canada, "Dreams" also reached number one on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart.[4] In late 2020, the song experienced a widespread resurgence in popularity as a result of a viral TikTok video created by Nathan Apodaca. The song subsequently re-entered national music charts and also entered the Spotify and Apple Music charts in certain countries.[5] "Dreams" was ranked number nine on Rolling Stone's 2021 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time"
Now here you go again You say you want your freedom Well, who am I to keep you down? It's only right that you should Play the way you feel it But listen carefully To the sound of your loneliness Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost And what you had And what you lost Oh, thunder only happens when it's rainin' Players only love you when they're playin' Say women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know You'll know Now here I go again I see the crystal visions I keep my visions to myself It's only me who wants to wrap around your dreams And have you any dreams you'd like to sell? Dreams of loneliness Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering what you had And what you lost And what you had Ooh, what you lost Thunder only happens when it's rainin' Players only love you when they're playin' Women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know Oh, thunder only happens when it's rainin' Players only love you when they're playin' Say women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know You'll know You will know Oh, you'll know
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 16, 1977 | 77 | 49 |
| 2 | Apr 23, 1977 | 56 | 70 |
| 3 | Apr 30, 1977 | 36 | 90 |
| 4 | May 7, 1977 | 26 | 100 |
| 5 | May 14, 1977 | 14 | 112 |
| 6 | May 21, 1977 | 6 | 120 |
| 7 | May 28, 1977 | 4 | 122 |
| 8 | Jun 4, 1977 | 3 | 123 |
| 9 | Jun 11, 1977 | 2 | 124 |
| 10 | Jun 18, 1977 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Jun 25, 1977 | 6 | 120 |
| 12 | Jul 2, 1977 | 6 | 120 |
| 13 | Jul 9, 1977 | 13 | 113 |
| 14 | Jul 16, 1977 | 22 | 104 |
| 15 | Jul 23, 1977 | 32 | 94 |
| 16 | Jul 30, 1977 | 53 | 73 |
| 17 | Aug 6, 1977 | 59 | 67 |
| 18 | Aug 13, 1977 | 86 | 40 |
| 19 | Aug 20, 1977 | 97 | 29 |
| 1 | Oct 17, 2020 | 21 | 105 |