Queen

Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. Queen rose to prominence during the 1970s and are Britain's most successful band of the past three decades.[1]
The band is noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances.[2] Their 1985 Live Aid performance was voted the best live rock performance of all time in an industry poll.[3]
Queen had moderate success in the early 1970s, with the albums Queen and Queen II, but it was with the release of Sheer Heart Attack in 1974 and A Night at the Opera the following year that the band gained international success. Since 1975, eighteen of the band's albums have reached number one on numerous charts around the world. Since 1973, they have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous compilation albums.
Following Mercury's death in 1991 and Deacon's retirement later in the decade,[4] May and Taylor have performed infrequently under the Queen name. Since 2005, they have been collaborating with Paul Rodgers, under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers, which has led to Queen recording their first studio album in 13 years.

In 1969, guitarist Brian May, a student at London's Imperial College, and bassist Tim Staffell decided to form a group. May placed an advertisement on the college notice board for a "Mitch Mitchell/Ginger Baker type" drummer; Roger Taylor, a young dental student, auditioned and got the job. They called the group Smile and served as a support act for bands such as Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Yes and the original Genesis. Smile were signed to Mercury Records in 1969, and had their first session in a recording studio in Trident Studios that year. Staffell was attending Ealing Art College with Farrokh Bulsara, later known as Freddie Mercury, and introduced him to the band. Bulsara soon became a keen fan. Staffell left in 1970 to join another band, Humpy Bong;[5] the remaining Smile members, encouraged by Bulsara, changed their name to "Queen" and continued working together.[5] The band had a number of bass players during this period who did not fit with the band's chemistry. It was not until February 1971 that they settled on John Deacon and began to rehearse for the first album.[6]
In 1973, after a series of delays, Queen released their first album, a self-titled project influenced by the heavy metal and progressive rock of the day. The album was received well by critics; Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone said "their debut album is superb,"[7] and Chicago's Daily Herald called it an "above average debut".[8] However, it drew little mainstream attention and the lead single "Keep Yourself Alive," a Brian May composition, sold poorly. Greg Prato of All Music Guide called it "one of the most underrated hard rock debuts of all time."[9]
The album Queen II was released in 1974. The album reached number five on the British album charts,[10] while the Freddie Mercury-written lead single "Seven Seas of Rhye,"[10] reached number ten in the UK, giving the band their first hit. The album is their heaviest and darkest release,[11] featuring long complex instrumental passages, fantasy-themed lyrics and musical virtuosity. The band toured as support to Mott the Hoople in the UK & United States during this period, and they began to gain notice for their energetic and engaging stage shows. However, album sales in the US were, like those of its predecessor, low.

Breakthrough era (1974–1979)
Because of medical complications, May was absent when the band started work on their third album, Sheer Heart Attack, released in 1974. The album reached number two in the United Kingdom,[12] sold well throughout Europe, and went gold in the United States.[13] It gave the band their first real taste of commercial success. The album experimented with a variety of musical genres, including British Music Hall ("Killer Queen"), heavy metal ("Flick of the Wrist", "Brighton Rock", "Tenement Funster", "Now I'm Here", and "Stone Cold Crazy" – a song which Metallica would later cover and earn a Grammy for), ballads ("Lily Of The Valley" and "Dear Friends"), ragtime ("Bring Back That Leroy Brown") and Caribbean ("Misfire"). At this point Queen started to move away from the progressive tendencies of their first two releases into a more radio-friendly, song-oriented style. Sheer Heart Attack introduced new sound and melody patterns that would be refined on their next album A Night at the Opera.
The single "Killer Queen" reached number two on the British charts,[10] and became their first U.S. hit, reaching number twelve in the Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits.[14] It combines camp, vaudeville, British music hall with May’s guitar virtuosity. The album’s second single, "Now I’m Here", a more traditional hard rock composition, was a number eleven hit in Britain.
In 1975, the band left for a world tour with each member in Zandra Rhodes-created costumes and banks of lights and effects. They toured the US, headlining for the first time, and played in Canada for the first time in April. Also at this time, the band's manager Jim Beach negotiated the band out of their Trident contract. They considered options, one of whom was Led Zeppelin’s manager, Peter Grant. Grant wanted them to sign with Led Zeppelin’s own production company, Swan Song Records. This was unacceptable to Queen, so instead they contacted Elton John’s manager, John Reid, who accepted the position.[15] In April 1975 the band toured Japan for the first time.
Later that year the band recorded and released A Night at the Opera. At the time, it was the most expensive album ever produced.[16] Like its predecessor, the album features diverse musical styles and experimentation with stereo sound. In "The Prophet's Song", an eight-minute epic, the middle section is a canon, with simple phrases layered to create a full-choral sound. The album was very successful in Britain,[10] and went triple platinum in the United States.[13]. It is considered their magnum opus; in 2003, it was ranked number 230 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[17]
The album also featured the hit single "Bohemian Rhapsody", which was number one in the United Kingdom for nine weeks,[10] and is Britain’s third-best-selling single of all time; it also reached number nine in the United States (a 1992 re-release reached number two).[14] Bohemian Rhapsody has been voted, several times, the greatest song of all time.[18][19] The band decided to make a video to go with the single. The second single from the album, "You're My Best Friend", peaked at sixteen in the United States[14] and went on to become a worldwide Top Ten hit.[citation needed]
By 1976, Queen were back in the studio, where they recorded A Day at the Races, what may be mistaken simply as a companion album to A Night at the Opera.[20] It again borrowed the name of a Marx Brothers' movie, and its cover was similar to that of A Night at the Opera, a variation on the same Queen Crest. Musically, the album was by both fans’ and critics’ standards a strong effort, and reached number one on the British charts.[10] The major hit on the album was "Somebody to Love", a gospel-inspired song in which Mercury, May, and Taylor multi-tracked their voices to make a 100-voice gospel choir. The song went to number two in the United Kingdom,[10] and number thirteen on the U.S. singles chart.[14]. The album also featured one of the band's heaviest songs, Brian May’s "Tie Your Mother Down", which became a staple of their live shows.[21]
Also in 1976, Queen played one of their most famous gigs, a 1976 free concert in Hyde Park, London. It set an attendance record, with 150,000 people confirmed in the audience.[22]

News of the World was released a year later. It contained many songs tailor-made for live performance, including "We Will Rock You" and the rock ballad "We Are the Champions", both of which reached number four in the United States and became enduring international sports anthems.[14] Roger Taylor released his first solo effort in 1977 in the form of a single: the A-side was a cover of a song by The Parliaments "I Wanna Testify", and the B-side was a song by Taylor called "Turn On The TV".
In 1978 the band released Jazz, including the hit singles "Fat Bottomed Girls" and "Bicycle Race" which were also released as a double-A-side single. The word "jazz" was not used in a strict sense, and the album was noted by critics for its collection of different styles, jazz not being one of them.[23] Rolling Stone typically criticized it for being "dull", saying "Queen hasn’t the imagination to play jazz – Queen hasn't the imagination, for that matter, to play rock & roll."[23] Important tracks of the album include "Dead on Time", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Let Me Entertain You", and "Mustapha", in which Arabesque music is combined with heavy rock guitar.
The band’s first live album, Live Killers, was released in 1979; it went platinum twice in the United States.[24] They also released the very successful single "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", a rockabilly song done in the style of Elvis Presley. The song made the top 10 in many countries, and was the band’s first number one single in the United States.[14]

New sound and synthesizers (1980–1989)

1984, live in Frankfurt
Heretofor, their albums featured a distinctive "No Synthesizers were used on this Album" sleevenote to emphasize their stance that rock music should not involve the use of synthesizers.[25] Queen began the 1980s with The Game. It featured the singles "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust", both of which reached number one in the United States.[14] The album stayed number one for four weeks in the United States,[26] and sold over four million copies.[13] It was also the only album to ever top the Billboard rock, dance, and R&B charts simultaneously. The album also marked the first appearance of a synthesizer on a Queen album.
1980 also saw the release of the soundtrack Queen had recorded for Flash Gordon.
In 1981, Queen became the first major rock band to play in South American stadiums. Queen played to a total audience of 479,000 people on their South American tour, including five shows in Argentina. In October 1981, Queen performed for more than 150,000 fans at Monterrey (Estadio Universitario) and Puebla (Estadio Zaragoza), Mexico.
Also in 1981, Queen worked with David Bowie on the single "Under Pressure". The first-time collaboration with another artist was spontaneous, as Bowie happened to drop by the studio while Queen were recording.[27] The band were immediately pleased with the results, but Bowie did not play the song live for several years.[citation needed] Upon its release, the song was extremely successful, reaching number one in Britain. The bass line was later used for Vanilla Ice's 1990 hit "Ice Ice Baby", prompting the threat of a lawsuit over the use of the sample. The lawsuit did not make it to court and was settled for an undisclosed amount.[28]
Later that year, Queen released their first compilation album, entitled Greatest Hits, which showcased the group's highlights from 1974-1981. It was highly successful, and as of 2007, it is the United Kingdom's best selling album.[29] Taylor became the first member of the band to release his own solo album in 1981, entitled Fun In Space.

Queen concert in Norway in 1982.
In 1982 the band released the funk album Hot Space. The band stopped touring North America after their Hot Space Tour, as their success there had waned, although they would perform on American television for the first and only time during the eighth season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Queen left Elektra Records, their label in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and signed onto EMI/Capitol Records.
After working steadily for over ten years, Queen decided that they would not perform any live shows in 1983. During this time, they recorded a new album, and several members of the band explored side projects and solo work. May released a mini-album entitled Star Fleet Project, on which he collaborated with Eddie Van Halen. A computer musician composer in Canada, Kevin Chamberlain, helped with vocals and background music for Mercury's solo project[citation needed], which was later canceled due to creative differences.
In 1984, Queen released the album The Works, which included the successful singles "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free". Despite these hit singles, the album failed to do well in the United States. "Radio Ga Ga" was the band's last original American Top Forty hit until 1989's "I Want It All".
Queen embarked that year on a set of dates during their The Works Tour in Bophuthatswana, South Africa at the arena at Sun City.[30] Upon returning to England, they were the subject of outrage, having played there during the height of apartheid and in violation of worldwide divestment efforts. The band stated that they were playing music for fans in that country, and stressed that the concerts were played before integrated audiences. However, they have since been colloquially known as the "Sun City Rockers", a term used in a disparaging sense to reflect how their actions were condemned as 'hard to defend' by many people.[citation needed]
In early 1985, the band headlined two nights of the Rock in Rio festival. They were booked for January 11 and January 18, but since on both nights the band only got to the stage well past midnight, so some sources mention January 12 and January 19. On each night, they played for 325,000 people. Mercury also released his first solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, in April. At Live Aid, held at Wembley on July 13, 1985, Queen performed some of their greatest hits in what has been considered their best performance to date.[31]
Revitalized by the response to Live Aid and the resulting increase in record sales, Queen ended 1985 by releasing the single "One Vision". The song was used in the film Iron Eagle. Also, a limited-edition boxed set containing all Queen albums was released under the title of "The Complete Works".
In early 1986, Queen recorded the album A Kind of Magic, containing several songs written for the Russell Mulcahy film Highlander. The album was very successful, producing a string of hits including the title track "A Kind of Magic", which contains the key lyrics 'There can be only one', a reference to the movie's plot; "Friends Will Be Friends", "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "Princes of the Universe".
Later that year, Queen went on a sold-out tour (the band's largest) in support of A Kind of Magic. The Magic Tour's highlight was at Wembley Stadium in London and resulted in the live double album, Queen Live At Wembley Stadium, released on CD and as a live concert film. They could not book Wembley for a third night because it was already booked, but they did play at Knebworth Park. The show sold out within two hours and over 120,000 fans packed the park for what proved to be Queen's final live performance with Mercury.[32] More than 1 million people saw Queen on the tour – 400,000 in the United Kingdom alone, a record at the time.[30]
After working on various solo projects during 1988 (including Mercury's collaboration with Montserrat Caballé, Barcelona) the band released The Miracle in 1989. The album continued the direction of A Kind of Magic, using a pop-rock sound mixed with a few heavy numbers. It spawned the European hits "I Want It All", "Breakthru", "The Invisible Man", "Scandal", and "The Miracle".
The Miracle also began a change in direction of Queen's songwriting philosophy. Since the band's beginning, nearly all songs had been written by and credited to a single member, with other members adding minimally. With The Miracle, however, the band's songwriting became more collaborative, and they vowed to credit the final product only to Queen as a group.[33]

The final albums and Mercury's death (1990–1997)
“
There was all that time when we knew Freddie was on the way out, we kept our heads down.
”
—Brian May
After fans and the tabloid press noted Mercury's gaunt appearance in public during 1988, rumours began to spread that Mercury was suffering from AIDS. For reasons still not confirmed, Mercury flatly denied them at the time, insisting he was merely "exhausted" and too busy to provide interviews.[citation needed] However, the band decided to continue making albums free of internal conflict and differences, starting with The Miracle and continuing with Innuendo, which was recorded during 1990 but not released until the beginning of 1991 as Mercury's health was a major factor in the delay.
Despite his deteriorating health, Mercury continued to contribute, working in a creative fervor.[citation needed] The band released their second Greatest Hits compilation, Greatest Hits II, in October 1991.
On 23 November 1991, in a prepared statement made on his deathbed, Mercury finally confirmed that he had AIDS. He died the following day at the age of 45. His funeral service was private, held in accordance with the Zoroastrian religious faith of his family.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single shortly after Mercury's death, with "These Are the Days of Our Lives" as the B-side. The single went to number 1 for the second time in the UK. Initial proceeds from the single – approximately £1,000,000 – were donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust.[34]
Queen's popularity increased once again in the United States after "Bohemian Rhapsody" was featured in the comedy film Wayne's World, helping the song reach number two for five weeks in the United States charts in 1992. The song was made into a Wayne's World music video, with which the band and management were delighted.[citation needed]
On 20 April 1992, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was held at London's Wembley Stadium. Performers included Lisa Stansfield, Elton John, David Bowie, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian Johnson (of AC/DC), Robert Plant, Tony Iommi, Annie Lennox, Axl Rose, Slash and Guns N' Roses, Extreme, Roger Daltrey, Joe Elliot, George Michael, Mick Ronson, Zucchero, Metallica and Liza Minnelli and Spinal Tap, along with the three remaining members of Queen, performed many of Queen's major hits. It was a successful concert that was televised to over 1 billion viewers worldwide.[30] The concert is listed in The Guinness Book of Records as "The largest rock star benefit concert."[35] It raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities.[34]
The band also terminated their Capitol Records contract and signed a deal with Hollywood Records as their new U.S label.

The statue of Freddie Mercury in Montreux that is also featured on the cover of the album Made in Heaven (1995).
Queen never actually disbanded, although their last album of original material, titled Made in Heaven, was released in 1995, four years after Mercury's death. It was constructed from Mercury's final recording sessions in 1991, plus material left over from their previous studio albums. In addition, re-worked material from Mercury's solo album Mr. Bad Guy and a track originally featured on the first album of Taylor's side-project The Cross were included. May and Taylor have often been involved in projects related to raising money for AIDS research. John Deacon's last involvement with the band was in 1997, when the band recorded the track "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)". It was the last original song recorded by all three remaining members of Queen, and it was released as a bonus track on the Queen Rocks compilation album later that year.

Awards :
1974
Sounds: 3rd Best New British Band, 9th Best International Band
Disc: 10th Brightest Hope
NME: 2nd Most Promising New Name
1975
Melody Maker: 'Band of the Year'[83]
Record Mirror: 2nd Best British Newcomer, 2nd Best Single ("Killer Queen"), 9th International Group
NME: 8th Best British Group, 7th Best Stage Band, 4th Most Promising Group In The World, 3rd Most Promising New Name, 17th Best World Group
Disc: Top Live Band, Top International Group, Top British Group, Top Single ("Killer Queen"), 3rd Best Album (Sheer Heart Attack), 5th Best Album (Queen II)
Ivor Novello Award to Mercury for "Killer Queen"[84]
Golden Lion Award (Belgium) to Mercury for "Killer Queen"
Carl Allen Award for contribution to the Ballroom Dancing Industry
1976
NME: 1st British Stage Band, 2nd Group, 5th World Group, 3rd World Stage Band, Mercury: 7th World Singer, May: 3rd Top Guitarist, 1st British Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), 2nd Album ("A Night at the Opera")
Record Mirror / Disc: 1st Best British Group, 1st World Group, No. 1 Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody"), No. 6 Album ("A Night at the Opera"), Mercury: 5th British Singer, 6th World Singer, 4th British Songwriter, 5th World Songwriter, May: 4th British Musician, 4th World Musician
Sound: Best Band, Best Album (A Night at the Opera), Best Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody")[85]
Ivor Novello Award to Mercury for "Bohemian Rhapsody"[84]
1977
Brittania Award: Best British Single of the Last 25 Years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")[86]
Europe One Radio: Most Potential Rock Band
Daily Mail: Best Group
1979
Music Life, Japan: Top Group, Top Album (Jazz), Top Single, Top Singer, Top Guitarist, Top Drummer, Top Bass Player
1980
Juno Awards, Canada: Best Group, Best International Single ("Another One Bites the Dust"), Best International Album (The Game)
Record World USA: Top Male Group, Top Producer, Top Disco Crossover (All awarded for "Another One Bites the Dust")
Dick Clark Awards USA: Best Band
Circus Magazine USA: 2nd Best Group, 1st Live Show, No. 1 Album (The Game), No. 1 Single ("Another One Bites the Dust"), No.3 Single ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), Mercury: 2nd Male Vocalist, 3rd Best Songwriter, 3rd Best Keyboard Player; 3rd Best Guitarist, 3rd Best Bassist, 3rd Best Drummer
1981
American Music Awards: 'Favorite Pop/Rock Single' ("Another One Bites the Dust")[83]
Music Life, Japan: Best Group, Best Vocalist, Best Bass Player, 2nd Best Guitarist, 2nd Drummer
NARM Award USA: Biggest Selling Single of 1980 ("Another One Bites the Dust")
1984
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Silver Clef Award: Outstanding Contribution to British Music
UK Video Awards: Highly Commended in Best Compilation Category for The Works EP. Best Video award for "Radio Ga Ga"
1986
Daily Mirror Reader's Poll: Top British Group, Top Male Vocalist, 5th Best Album (A Kind of Magic)
Daily Express: Best Album Cover Award (A Kind of Magic)
British Video Awards: Top Music Video Award (Live In Rio)
1987
Sun: Best Male Vocalist for Mercury
Capital Radio London: Best Group
Ivor Novello Award: for Outstanding Contribution to British Music
British Video Awards: Best Video, Music category for "Live In Budapest"
1988
Golden Rose Festival, Montreux: International Music Media Conference: Best Long Form Video worldwide (The Magic Years)
Festerio, Rio De Janiero: Best video documentary (The Magic Years)
1989
Independent Television Awards: Best Band of the Eighties
US Film & Video Festival: Silver Screen Award (The Magic Years)
Diamond Awards, Antwerp: Best Special Effects Award ("The Invisible Man")
1990
Brit Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Music[84]
1991
American Film & Video Festival, Chicago: Innuendo won 1st Prize, I'm Going Slightly Mad won 3rd Prize for Creative Excellence in the Art Culture and Performing Arts category
Monitor Awards (International Teleproduction Society), New York City: Best Achievement in Music Video ("Innuendo")
1992
Brit Awards: Mercury received a posthumous Outstanding Contribution To Music Award, Best Single Award ("These Are the Days of Our Lives";).[87]
Ivor Novello Award: Best Single ("These Are the Days of Our Lives"), May received a Best TV Commercial Music Award ("Driven By You")
Golden Giraffe Award: Greatest Hits II (Award given by the Association of Hungarian Record Producers)
MTV Awards: Best Video From A Movie (Wayne's World)
US Film & Video Festival, Chicago: Gold Camera Awards (The Freddie Mercury Tribute), (Greatest Flix II), ("The Show Must Go On") ("These Are the Days of Our Lives")
1993
Ivor Novello Award: to Mercury ("Living on My Own") (posthumous)
American Society Of Composers, Authors & Publishers: Mercury posthumously awarded for "Bohemian Rhapsody" as the Most Played Record in the U.S. of 1993
Monitor Awards, Hollywood: "Red Couch" Awards (Greatest Flix II and "I'm Going Slightly Mad")
1997
Ivor Novello Award: Best Song Lyrically & Musically ("Too Much Love Will Kill You")
2001
Golden Rose Film Festival, Montreux: Prix de la Presse (The Freddie Mercury Untold Story)
2002
New York Film Festival: Gold World Medal for the Best Television and Entertainment Program (Variety Special Section), Gold World Medal for the Best Home Video (Music Video Section) for The Freddie Mercury Untold Story
Capital FM Awards: Outstanding Contribution to Music
Guinness World Records: UK’s best single of the past 50 years ("Bohemian Rhapsody")
Annual DVD Awards: Best DVD-Audio/Non Video (A Night at the Opera)
Surround Music Awards: "Most Adventurous Mix" and "Listener's Choice" (A Night at the Opera)
2003
Annual DVD Awards: Best DVD-Audio (The Game)
DVD Awards At The Universal Sheraton: DVD-Audio Of The Year (The Game)
Capital Legends Awards: Legendary Group
European Music DVD-Award: Best Live DVD (Live At Wembley Stadium)
Surround Music Award: "Best Mix: Non-Orchestral" (The Game)

Polls

Queen voted Britain's greatest band
1999 - The band was voted the 2nd greatest band in music history.[88]
2005 - The band's performance at Live Aid is voted two times by a large selection of musicians and critics to be the greatest live show of all time.[31]
2007 - The band was voted the 'Best British Band Of All Time.'[89]
2008 - The band was voted the best rockband ever on the Internet site www.votenumber1.com. Millions of fans from over 40 countries voted.

Studio albums
QueenReleased: July 13, 1973Chart position(s): #24 United Kingdom (gold), #52 Japan, #77 Australia, #83 United States (gold).Tracks:
"Keep Yourself Alive" (May) – 3:46
"Doing All Right" (May and Tim Staffell) – 4:09
"Great King Rat" (Mercury) – 5:41
"My Fairy King" (Mercury) – 4:08
"Liar" (Mercury) – 6:26
"The Night Comes Down" (May) – 4:23
"Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Taylor) – 1:48
"Son and Daughter" (May) – 3:21
"Jesus" (Mercury) – 3:44
"Seven Seas of Rhye..." (Mercury) – 1:15
Queen IIReleased: March 8, 1974Chart position(s): #5 United Kingdom (gold), #19 Norway, #26 Japan, #49 United States (gold), #79 Australia.Tracks:
"Procession" (May) – 1:12
"Father to Son" (May) – 6:14
"White Queen (As It Began)" (May) – 4:33
"Some Day One Day" (May) – 4:21
"The Loser In the End" (Taylor) – 4:01
"Ogre Battle" (Mercury) – 4:08
"The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" (Mercury) – 2:41
"Nevermore" (Mercury) – 1:17
"The March of the Black Queen" (Mercury) – 6:33
"Funny How Love Is" (Mercury) – 2:48
"Seven Seas of Rhye" (Mercury) – 2:48
Sheer Heart AttackReleased: November 8, 1974Chart position(s): #2 United Kingdom (platinum), #6 Netherlands; #9 Finland, Norway; #12 United States (gold), #19 Australia, #23 Japan.Tracks:
"Brighton Rock" (May) – 5:08
"Killer Queen" (Mercury) – 2:57
"Tenement Funster" (Taylor) – 2:48
"Flick of the Wrist" (Mercury) – 3:46
"Lily of the Valley" (Mercury) – 1:43
"Now I'm Here" (May) – 4:10
"In the Lap of the Gods" (Mercury) – 3:20
"Stone Cold Crazy" (Deacon/May/Mercury/Taylor) – 2:12
"Dear Friends" (May) – 1:07
"Misfire" (Deacon) – 1:50
"Bring Back That Leroy Brown" (Mercury) – 2:13
"She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)" (May) – 4:08
"In the Lap of the Gods...Revisited" (Mercury) – 3:42
A Night at the OperaReleased: November 21, 1975Chart position(s): #1 Australia, Finland, Netherlands, United Kingdom (platinum); #2 Spain, #4 Norway, United States (3x platinum); #5 German, #9 Austria, Japan, #10 Sweden, #16 France, #23 Portugal.Tracks:
"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" (Mercury) – 3:43
"Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" (Mercury) – 1:07
"I'm in Love with My Car" (Taylor) – 3:05
"You're My Best Friend" (Deacon) – 2:52
"'39" (May) – 3:31
"Sweet Lady" (May) – 4:03
"Seaside Rendezvous" (Mercury) – 2:15
"The Prophet's Song" (May) – 8:21
"Love of My Life" (Mercury) – 3:39
"Good Company" (May) – 3:23
"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury) – 5:55
"God Save the Queen" (trad.; Arr. May) – 1:18
A Day at the RacesReleased: December 10, 1976Chart position(s): #1 Japan, Netherlands, United Kingdom (gold); #3 Norway, #4 Finland, #5 United States (platinum), #8 Australia, Austria, Sweden, #10 Germany.Tracks:
"Tie Your Mother Down" (May) – 4:47
"You Take My Breath Away" (Mercury) – 5:08
"Long Away" (May) – 3:33
"The Millionaire Waltz" (Mercury) – 4:54
"You and I" (Deacon) – 3:25
"Somebody to Love" (Mercury) – 4:56
"White Man" (May) – 4:59
"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" (Mercury) – 2:54
"Drowse" (Taylor) – 3:45
"Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (May) – 5:57
News of the WorldReleased: October 28, 1977Chart position(s): #1 Canada, France, Netherlands, Portugal; #3 Japan, United States (4x platinum); #4 Norway, United Kingdom (gold); #7 Germany, #8 Australia, #9 Austria, Sweden.Tracks:
"We Will Rock You" (May) – 2:01
"We Are the Champions" (Mercury) – 2:59
"Sheer Heart Attack" (Taylor) – 3:24
"All Dead, All Dead" (May) – 3:09
"Spread Your Wings" (Deacon) – 4:32
"Fight From the Inside" (Taylor) – 3:03
"Get Down, Make Love" (Mercury) – 3:51
"Sleeping on the Sidewalk" (May) – 3:07
"Who Needs You" (Deacon) – 3:07
"It's Late" (May) – 6:27
"My Melancholy Blues" (Mercury) – 3:29
JazzReleased: November 10, 1978Chart position(s): #1 Portugal, #2 United Kingdom (gold), #4 Netherlands, #5 Germany, Japan; #6 Norway, Sweden, United States (platinum); #7 France, #8 Austria, #15 Australia, #36 Italy.Tracks:
"Mustapha" (Mercury) – 3:01
"Fat Bottomed Girls" (May) – 4:16
"Jealousy" (Mercury) – 3:13
"Bicycle Race" (Mercury) – 3:01
"If You Can't Beat Them" (Deacon) – 4:15
"Let Me Entertain You" (Mercury) – 3:01
"Dead On Time" (May) – 3:23
"In Only Seven Days" (Deacon) – 2:30
"Dreamer's Ball" (May) – 3:30
"Fun It" (Taylor) – 3:29
"Leaving Home Ain't Easy" (May) – 3:15
"Don't Stop Me Now" (Mercury) – 3:29
"More of that Jazz" (Taylor) – 4:16
The GameReleased: June 30, 1980Chart position(s): #1 Argentina, Canada, Portugal, United Kingdom (Gold), United States (4x platinum); #2 Germany, Netherlands, Norway; #5 Austria, Japan; #6 Sweden, Norway, #8 Austria, #11 Australia#, 17 France.Tracks:
"Play the Game" (Mercury) – 3:32
"Dragon Attack" (May) – 4:15
"Another One Bites the Dust" (Deacon) – 3:03
"Need Your Loving Tonight" (Deacon) – 2:48
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Mercury) – 2:44
"Rock It (Prime Jive)" (Taylor) – 4:32
"Don't Try Suicide" (Mercury) – 3:52
"Sail Away Sweet Sister" (May) – 3:32
"Coming Soon" (Taylor) – 2:49
"Save Me" (May) – 3:42
Flash GordonReleased: December 8, 1980Chart position(s): #1 Austria, #2 Germany, #10 United Kingdom, #12 Japan, #13 Netherlands, #23 United States, #25 Norway, #29 Australia, Sweden.Tracks:
"Flash's Theme" 3:30
"In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)" 2:43
"Ming's Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)" 2:40
"The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)" 0:57
"Football Fight" 1:28
"In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)" 2:25
"Execution of Flash" 1:06
"The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)" 1:44
"Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)" 1:41
"Escape from the Swamp" 1:43
"Flash to the Rescue" 2:44
"Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)" 1:13
"Battle Theme" 2:18
"The Wedding March" 0:56
"Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash Approaching)" 2:04
"Crash Dive on Mingo City" 1:00
"Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)" 1:24
"The Hero" 3:39
Hot SpaceReleased: May 21, 1982Chart position(s): #1 Austria, #2 Netherlands, #3 Norway, #4 Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom; #5 Germany, #6 Japan, #7 France, #8 Italy, #15 Australia, #22 United States (gold).Tracks:
"Staying Power" (Mercury) – 4:10
"Dancer" (May) – 3:46
"Back Chat" (Deacon) – 4:31
"Body Language" (Mercury) – 4:29
"Action This Day" (Taylor) – 3:32
"Put Out the Fire" (May) – 3:18
"Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)" (Mercury) – 3:28
"Calling All Girls" (Taylor) – 3:50
"Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" (May) – 4:26
"Cool Cat" (Deacon & Mercury) – 3:26
"Under Pressure" (Queen and David Bowie) – 4:02
The WorksReleased: February 27, 1984Chart position(s): #1 Netherlands, Portugal; #2 Austria, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom; #3 Germany, Switzerland, Sweden; #4 Spain; #7 Japan, #12 Australia, #14 France, #23 United States (gold).Tracks:
"Radio Ga Ga" (Taylor) – 5:49
"Tear It Up" (May) – 3:28
"It's a Hard Life" (Mercury) – 4:08
"Man On The Prowl" (Mercury) – 3:28
"Machines (Or 'Back to Humans')" (May/Taylor) – 5:10
"I Want to Break Free" (Deacon) – 3:20
"Keep Passing The Open Windows" (Mercury) – 5:21
"Hammer to Fall" (May) – 4:28
"Is This the World We Created...?" (Mercury/May) – 2:13
A Kind of MagicReleased: June 2, 1986Chart position(s): #1 United Kingdom (2x platinum); #2 Netherlands, Spain; #3 Austria, Portugal; #4 Germany, Switzerland; #5 Norway; #6 France; #8 Italy; #9 Sweden; #12 Australia; #25 Japan; #46 United States (gold).Tracks:
"One Vision" (Queen) – 5:10
"A Kind of Magic" (Taylor) – 4:24
"One Year of Love" (Deacon) – 4:26
"Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" (Deacon/Mercury) – 4:21
"Friends Will Be Friends" (Mercury/Deacon) – 4:07
"Who Wants to Live Forever" (May) – 5:15
"Gimme the Prize" (May) – 4:34
"Don't Lose Your Head" (Taylor) – 4:38
"Princes of the Universe" (Mercury) – 3:32
The MiracleReleased: May 22, 1989Chart position(s): #1 Austria, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom (platinum); #2 Norway, #3 Italy, Portugal; #4 Spain, #6 Sweden, #8 Australia, #11 France, #20 Japan, #24 United States.Tracks:
"Party" (Queen) – 2:24
"Khashoggi's Ship" (Queen) – 2:47
"The Miracle" (Queen) – 5:02
"I Want It All" (Queen) – 4:40
"The Invisible Man" (Queen) – 3:55
"Breakthru" (Queen) – 4:07
"Rain Must Fall" (Queen) – 4:20
"Scandal" (Queen) – 4:42
"My Baby Does Me" (Queen) – 3:22
"Was It All Worth It" (Queen) – 5:45
InnuendoReleased: February 4, 1991Chart position(s): #1 Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom (platinum); #2 Austria, #8 Norway, #9 Australia, Sweden, France, #17 Japan, #30 United States (gold).Tracks:
"Innuendo" (Queen) – 6:29
"I'm Going Slightly Mad" (Queen) – 4:22
"Headlong" (Queen) – 4:37
"I Can't Live with You" (Queen) – 4:34
"Don't Try So Hard" (Queen) – 3:39
"Ride the Wild Wind" (Queen) – 4:41
"All God's People" (Queen/Mike Moran) – 4:19
"These Are the Days of Our Lives" (Queen) – 4:12
"Delilah" (Queen) – 3:32
"The Hitman" (Queen) – 4:52
"Bijou" (Queen) – 3:36
"The Show Must Go On" (Queen) – 4:24
Made in HeavenReleased: November 6, 1995Chart position(s): #1 Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (4x platinum); #2 Norway, France; #10 Japan, #58 United States (gold).Tracks:
"It's a Beautiful Day" (Queen) – 2:32
"Made in Heaven" (Mercury) – 5:25
"Let Me Live" (Queen) – 4:45
"Mother Love" (May, Mercury) – 4:49
"My Life Has Been Saved" (Queen) – 3:15
"I Was Born to Love You" (Mercury) – 4:49
"Heaven for Everyone" (Taylor) – 5:36
"Too Much Love Will Kill You" (May/Musker/Lamers) – 4:20
"You Don't Fool Me" (Queen) – 5:24
"A Winter's Tale" (Queen) – 3:49
"It's a Beautiful Day (Reprise)" (Queen) – 3:01
"Yeah" (Queen) – 0:04
"Untitled" (Queen) – 22:32

Live albums
Live KillersReleased: June 26, 1979Chart position(s): #3: Austria, United Kingdom (gold); #4 Germany, #9 Japan, #10: Netherlands, Norway; #15 Sweden, #16 United States (2x platinum), #25 Australia, #34 Switzerland.
Live MagicReleased: December 1, 1986Chart position(s): #3 United Kingdom (platinum), #13 Austria, #17 Netherlands, #26 Switzerland, #49 Japan, #50 Sweden, #51 Australia.
Live at Wembley '86Released: May 26, 1992Chart position(s): #1 Italy, #2: Spain, United Kingdom (gold); #6: Austria, Switzerland; #9 The Netherlands, #20 Germany, #29 Sweden, #53 United States (platinum), #81 Japan, #82 Australia, #126 France.
Queen on Fire - Live at the BowlReleased: November 4, 2004Chart position(s): #9 Portugal, #20 United Kingdom (gold), #23 Austria, #52 Switzerland, #74 Netherlands, #75 France, #85 Japan.
Queen Rock MontrealReleased: October 29, 2007Chart position(s): #17 Germany, #20 United Kingdom, #21 Portugal, #25 Austria, #27 Switzerland,Italy #54 Netherlands, #70 Japan, #111 France.

Various artists
Concerts for the People of KampucheaReleased: March 30, 1981Chart position(s): #36 United Kingdom.Includes "Now I'm Here."
Party at the PalaceReleased: July 2, 2002Includes: "God Save the Queen," "Radio Ga Ga," "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions."
46664 - Parts I, II, IIIReleased: 2004Includes: "Say It’s Not True" (w. Dave Stewart), "Invincible Hope," "46664-The Call," "The Show Must Go On," "Bohemian Rhapsody," "I Want It All," "I Want To Break Free," "Radio Ga Ga," "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions."

Compilation albums
Greatest HitsReleased: November 2, 1981Chart position(s): #1: Austria, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom (11x platinum, 5.5 million+ copies[3]), United States (8x platinum); #2 Australia, #3 Finland, #4 France, #5 Switzerland, #9 Japan, #35 Italy until 1998. – Queen's best-selling album, it has sold in excess of 29 million copies and is the United Kingdom's best-selling album.[3]
Greatest Hits IIReleased: October 28, 1991Chart position(s): #1: Argentina, Australia (8xPlatinum), Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom (8x platinum); #2: Germany, Sweden; #4 Norway. – Sales to date in excess of 19 million copies worldwide (including Classic queen). In Europe it has sold about 11.5 millions copies and is the seventh best-selling album in the United Kingdom with sales upwards of 3.6 million copies.[3]
The 12" CollectionReleased: 1992
Queen RocksReleased: November 3, 1997Chart position(s): #7 United Kingdom (platinum), #12 Germany, #16: Austria, Switzerland; #19 Netherlands, #22 Japan.
Greatest Hits IIIReleased: November 9, 1999Chart position(s): #2: Austria, Estonia, Italy; #4 Switzerland, #5: Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom (platinum); #8 Netherlands, #25 Japan, #35 Finland.

Limited releases
Classic QueenReleased: March 3, 1992 (United States only)Chart position(s): #4 (3x platinum)
In VisionReleased: July 28, 2000 (Japan only)Chart position(s): #7
JewelsReleased: January 28, 2004 (Japan only)Chart position(s): #1
Jewels IIReleased: January 26, 2005 (Japan only)Chart position(s): #9
Stone Cold ClassicsReleased: April 11, 2006 (United States only)Chart position(s): #45
The A-Z of Queen, Volume 1Released: July 10, 2007 (United States, Wal-Mart only)

Other albums
At the BeebReleased: December 4, 1989Chart position(s): #67 United Kingdom.Information: Comprised tracks recorded for the BBC Radio 1 program "Sound of the 70s."

Box sets
The Complete WorksReleased: December 5, 1985Includes: Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, News of the World, Jazz, Live Killers, The Game, Flash Gordon, Hot Space, The Works and Complete Vision.
Box of TricksReleased: May 1992
NOTE: Limited mail order release.
Greatest Hits I & IIReleased: November 7, 1994Chart position(s): #15 Netherlands, #30 Austria, #37 United Kingdom, United States (platinum).Includes: Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits II.
Ultimate QueenReleased: November 13, 1995Includes: Queen, Queen II, Sheet Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, News of the World, Jazz, Live Killers, The Game, Flash Gordon, Hot Space, The Works, A Kind of Magic, Live Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo, Live at Wembley '86 and Made in Heaven.
NOTE: Limited to 15,000 copies (3,000 in UK).
The Crown JewelsReleased: November 24, 1998Includes: Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, News of the World, Jazz and The Game.
The Platinum CollectionReleased: November 13, 2000Chart position(s): #1: France (on mid price charts), Korea, South Africa; #2: Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom (3x platinum); #3 Italy, #20 Finland, #23 Austria, #41 Switzerland,Australia (Platinum),#48 United States (platinum, highest charting box set in U.S. history[4]).Includes: Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits II and Greatest Hits III.