On This Day in Music History: Stevie Nicks Wrote Fleetwood Mac's Only No. 1 Hit in 10 Minutes

In early 1976, Fleetwood Mac was falling apart at the seams ... and somehow making the best album of their lives.

The band retreated to the Record Plant in Sausalito, California to record what would become Rumours, a nine-month process conducted entirely amid personal catastrophe. Drummer Mick Fleetwood had just discovered his wife was having an affair with his best friend. Bassist John McVie and keyboardist Christine McVie were divorcing after eight years of marriage, barely speaking to each other outside of musical matters.