Freddie Mercury / discography
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Freddie Mercury (1977)
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 Studio albums
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Compilations
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7th |
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Singles
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17th |
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Video albums
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6th |
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Box sets
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This discography is an overview of the musical works of the singer Freddie Mercury . In addition to his work with the rock band Queen , Freddie Mercury released a solo album and a collaboration with the opera singer Montserrat Caballé during his lifetime . In addition, some singles appeared . After his death, his solo material was processed and marketed in several compilations and re-releases. According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 2.5 million records so far, of which over 1.3 million in his home country alone. Mercury's most successful release is The Freddie Mercury Album with over 1.1 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1985 | Mr. Bad Guy |
DE11 (21 weeks) DE |
AT23 (4 weeks) AT |
CH14 (6 weeks) CH |
UK6th  (24 weeks)UK |
US159 (6 weeks) US |
First published: April 29, 1985
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| 1988 | Barcelona |
DE41 (20 weeks) DE |
AT24 (6 weeks) AT |
CH18 (7 weeks) CH |
UK15th  (8 weeks)UK |
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First published: October 10, 1988
with Montserrat Caballé |
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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AT
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CH
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US
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| 1992 | The Freddie Mercury album |
DE3  (18 weeks)DE |
AT2 (16 weeks)AT |
CH8 (12 weeks) CH |
UK4th × 2
(25 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 16, 1992
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| 1993 | Remixes |
DE22 (12 weeks) DE |
AT25 (5 weeks) AT |
CH18 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: December 1993
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| 2000 | solo |
DE55 (4 weeks) DE |
AT36 (5 weeks) AT |
CH42 (8 weeks) CH |
UK13 (9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 7, 2000
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| 2006 | Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo) |
DE13 (8 weeks) DE |
AT7 (6 weeks) AT |
CH16 (10 weeks) CH |
UK6th (6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 4, 2006
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| 2016 | Messenger of the Gods: The Singles Collection |
DE33 (1 week) DE |
AT24 (1 week) AT |
CH53 (1 week) CH |
UK31 (1 week) UK |
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First published: September 2, 2016
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| 2019 | Never boring |
DE23 (2 weeks) DE |
AT21 (2 weeks) AT |
CH9 (2 weeks) CH |
UK18 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: October 11, 2019
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More compilations
- 1992: The Great Pretender
Singles
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1984 | Love Kills not an album |
DE25 (12 weeks) DE |
AT9 (10 weeks) AT |
CH27 (3 weeks) CH |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
US69 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1985 | Made in Heaven Mr. Bad Guy |
DE60 (4 weeks) DE |
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UK57 (4 weeks) UK |
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| I Was Born to Love You Mr. Bad Guy |
DE17 (13 weeks) DE |
AT20 (4 weeks) AT |
CH24 (4 weeks) CH |
UK11 (10 weeks) UK |
US76 (4 weeks) US |
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| Living on My Own Mr. Bad Guy |
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UK50 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1986 | Time | - | - | - |
UK32 (5 weeks) UK |
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| 1987 | The great pretender |
DE26 (20 weeks) DE |
AT26 (3 weeks) AT |
CH15 (12 weeks) CH |
UK4 (12 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | In My Defense | - | - | - |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
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| 1993 | Living on My Own (Remix) Remixes |
DE2 (30 weeks)DE |
AT2 (22 weeks)AT |
CH2 (26 weeks) CH |
UK1 (13 weeks)UK |
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| 2006 | Love Kills (Sunshine People Remix) no album |
DE83 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH98 (1 week) CH |
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More singles
- 1985: Love Me like There's No Tomorrow
- 2019: Time Waits For No One
Collaborations
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1987 |
Barcelona Barcelona |
DE47 (5 weeks) DE |
- |
CH8 (13 weeks) CH |
UK2 (17 weeks) UK |
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with Montserrat Caballé
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| 2000 | Guide Me Home Barcelona |
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US86 (6 weeks) US |
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Further collaborations
- 1987: Pepsi Is Music (Promo EP with Bruce Springsteen , Nina Hagen and Carly Simon )
- 1987: Hold On (with Jo Dare )
- 1988: The Golden Boy (with Montserrat Caballé )
- 1989: How can I Go On
- 1992: The Man from Manhattan (with Brian May and Eddie Howell )
Music videos & video albums
- 1986: Video EP (VHS / Beta / Laserdisc)
- 1988: The Barcelona EP (with Montserrat Caballé, VHS / Laserdisc)
- 1988: Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé, CDV)
- 2000: The Video Collection (DVD / VCD / VHS)
- 2006: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs (2 DVD, UK:gold)
- 2012: The Great Pretender (DVD / Blu-ray)
Box sets
- 2000: The Solo Collection
Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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2 × platinum2
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1,000,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Finland (IFPI)
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- |
gold1
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- | 26,638 | ifpi.fi |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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- |
2 × gold2
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- | 100,000 | nvpi.nl |
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Austria (IFPI)
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- |
2 × gold2
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- | 50,000 | ifpi.at |
 Poland (ZPAV)
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- | - |
platinum1
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10,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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silver1
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5 × gold5
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2 × platinum2
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1,385,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
silver1
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10 × gold10
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5 × platinum5
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