Queen (band) / discography

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Queen logo.svg - discography
v.  l.  No.  John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Brian May (1981)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 15th
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 20th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 22nd
Arrow southwest blue.svgSoundtracks 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 86
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 41
Arrow southwest blue.svgMusic videos 59
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 14th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British rock band Queen . According to the sources, they have sold more than 200 million phonograms in their career, of which they have sold over 12.7 million phonograms in Germany alone and are therefore among the performers with the highest number of phonograms sold in Germany . The most successful release by Queen is the first compilation Greatest Hits with around 31 million units sold, of which over 1.75 million copies were sold in Germany alone, making it one of the best-selling music albums in Germany since 1975. The most successful sound carrier in Germany is the second compilation Greatest Hits II with over 2.25 million copies sold. Together with Made in Heaven (1.5 million units sold), a total of three recordings achieved the status of a million seller in Germany.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1973 Queen - - - UK24
gold
gold

(19 weeks)UK
US83
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: July 13, 1973
Sales: + 700,000
1974 Queen II - - - UK5
gold
gold

(30 weeks)UK
US49 (13 weeks)
US
First published: March 8, 1974
Sales: + 200,000
Sheer Heart Attack - - - UK2
platinum
platinum

(47 weeks)UK
US12
gold
gold

(32 weeks)US
First published: November 1, 1974
Sales: + 900,000
1975 A Night at the Opera DE5
platinum
platinum

(6 months)DE
AT9
gold
gold

(7 weeks)AT
CH69 (8 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(72 weeks)UK
US4th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(57 weeks)US
First published: November 21, 1975
Sales: + 4,345,000
1976 A day at the races DE10
gold
gold

(4 months)DE
AT8 (3 months)
AT
- UK1
gold
gold

(24 weeks)UK
US5
platinum
platinum

(19 weeks)US
First published: December 10, 1976
Sales: + 1,550,000
1977 News of the World DE7th
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)DE
AT9 (7 months)
AT
CH-
platinum
platinum
CH
UK4th
gold
gold

(21 weeks)UK
US3
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(37 weeks)US
First published:
Oct 28, 1977 Sales: + 5,250,000
1978 jazz DE5
gold
gold

(39 weeks)DE
AT8th
gold
gold

(7 months)AT
CH-
platinum
platinum
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US6th
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)US
First published: November 10, 1978
Sales: + 1,625,000
1980 The Game DE2
gold
gold

(36 weeks)DE
AT5
gold
gold

(7½ months)AT
- UK1
gold
gold

(18 weeks)UK
US1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(43 weeks)US
First published: June 30, 1980
Sales: + 4,582,500
1982 Hot space DE5 (21 weeks)
DE
AT1
gold
gold

(3 months)AT
- UK4th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)UK
US22nd
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
First published: April 5, 1982
Sales: + 725,000
1984 The Works DE3
platinum
platinum

(39 weeks)DE
AT2
platinum
platinum

(10 months)AT
CH3
platinum
platinum

(32 weeks)CH
UK2
platinum
platinum

(93 weeks)UK
US23
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
First published: February 27, 1984
Sales: + 1,707,500
1986 A kind of magic DE4th
Triple gold
× 3
Triple gold

(63 weeks)DE
AT3
platinum
platinum

(5 months)AT
CH4th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(19 weeks)CH
UK1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(63 weeks)UK
US46
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US
First published: June 2, 1986
Sales: +2,607,500
1989 The Miracle DE1
platinum
platinum

(46 weeks)DE
AT1
gold
gold

(6 months)AT
CH1
platinum
platinum

(22 weeks)CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(32 weeks)UK
US24 (14 weeks)
US
First published: May 22, 1989
Sales: + 1,325,630
1991 Innuendo DE1
platinum
platinum

(48 weeks)DE
AT2
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)AT
CH1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(36 weeks)CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)UK
US30th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First published: February 4, 1991
Sales: + 2,218,221
1995 Made in Heaven DE1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(67 weeks)DE
AT1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(21 weeks)AT
CH1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(33 weeks)CH
UK1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(39 weeks)UK
US58
gold
gold

(11 weeks)US
First published: November 6, 1995
Sales: + 20,000,000
2008 The Cosmos Rocks
with Paul Rodgers
DE4 (7 weeks)
DE
AT11 (8 weeks)
AT
CH5 (7 weeks)
CH
UK5
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK
US47 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 12, 2008
Sales: + 70,000

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Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1979 Live killers DE4th
gold
gold

(41 weeks)DE
AT3
gold
gold

(3 months)AT
CH34
gold
gold

(2 weeks)CH
UK3
gold
gold

(29 weeks)UK
US16
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(14 weeks)US
First published: June 22, 1979
Sales: + 2,550,000
1986 Live Magic DE15th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)DE
AT13
gold
gold

(1½ Mt.)AT
CH26th
platinum
platinum

(1 week)CH
UK3
platinum
platinum

(43 weeks)UK
-
First published: December 1, 1986
Sales: + 855,000
1989 At the beeb - - - UK67 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: December 4, 1989
1992 Live at Wembley '86 DE20th
gold
gold

(40 weeks)DE
AT6th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)AT
CH6th
gold
gold

(13 weeks)CH
UK2
platinum
platinum

(47 weeks)UK
US53
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)US
First published: May 26, 1992
Sales: + 2,397,500
1993 Five Live
with George Michael & Lisa Stansfield
DE8th
gold
gold

(30 weeks)DE
AT2
gold
gold

(22 weeks)AT
CH6th
gold
gold

(18 weeks)CH
UK1 1
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
-
First published: April 19, 1993
Sales: +750,000
2004 Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl DE10
platinum
platinum

(27 weeks)DE
AT23
gold
gold

(14 weeks)AT
CH52
gold
gold

(5 weeks)CH
UK20th
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 22, 2004
Sales: + 385,000
2005 Return of the Champions
with Paul Rodgers
DE13 (15 weeks)
DE
AT19 (4 weeks)
AT
CH42 (4 weeks)
CH
UK12
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
US84 (1 week)
US
First published: September 18, 2005
Sales: + 80,000
2007 Queen Rock Montreal DE*DE AT25 (13 weeks)
AT
CH27 (8 weeks)
CH
UK20 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 26, 2007
* see video album
2009 Live in Ukraine
with Paul Rodgers
DE43 (3 weeks)
DE
AT65 (1 week)
AT
- - -
First published: June 12, 2009
2012 Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest DE23 (10 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: November 2nd, 2012
Sales: +3,000
2014 Live at the Rainbow '74 DE9 (6 weeks)
DE
AT12 (3 weeks)
AT
CH19 (4 weeks)
CH
UK11 (4 weeks)
UK
US66 (2 weeks)
US
First published: September 5, 2014
2015 A Night at the Odeon - Hammersmith 1975 DE34 (1 week)
DE
AT57 (1 week)
AT
CH31 (1 week)
CH
UK40 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 20, 2015

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More live albums

  • 1988: Live USA
  • 1992: Live at Wembley '86 (Sales: + 100,000)
  • 1995: At the BBC
  • 2006: Super Live in Japan (with Paul Rodgers ; release only in Japan)
  • 2008: Live Killers Vol. 2 (Sales: + 100,000)
  • 2009: Return of the Champions Vol. 2 (with Paul Rodgers ; sales: + 20,000)
  • 2009: Rock You from Rio - Live
  • 2009: Queen On Fire (Live at the Bowl) Vol. 2 (Sales: + 40,000)

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1981 Greatest hits DE1
Sevenfold gold
× 7
Sevenfold gold

(147 weeks)DE
AT1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(86 weeks)AT
CH5
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryCH
UK1
22 times platinum
× 22
22 times platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US11
Eight times platinum
× 8
Eight times platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: November 2nd, 1981
Sales: + 31,000,000
1991 Greatest Hits II DE2
Ninefold gold
× 9
Ninefold gold

(139 weeks)DE
AT1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(70 weeks)AT
CH1
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

(69 weeks)CH
UK1
13 times platinum
× 13
13 times platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US11 (381 weeks)
US
First published: October 28, 1991
Sales: + 16,000,000
1992 Classic Queen - - - - US4th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(68 weeks)US
First published: March 10, 1992
Sales: + 3,500,000
1997 Queen Rocks DE12 (10 weeks)
DE
AT16 (13 weeks)
AT
CH16 (9 weeks)
CH
UK7th
platinum
platinum

(12 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 3, 1997
Sales: + 585,000
1999 Greatest Hits III DE5
gold
gold

(14 weeks)DE
AT2
gold
gold

(17 weeks)AT
CH4th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)CH
UK5
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(23 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 5, 1999
Sales: +1,102,500
2006 Stone Cold Classics - - - - US45 (11 weeks)
US
First published: April 11, 2006
2009 Absolute greatest DE23 (30 weeks)
DE
AT10 (20 weeks)
AT
CH15 (27 weeks)
CH
UK3
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(39 weeks)UK
US195 (1 week)
US
Initial release: November 13, 2009
Sales: + 1,050,000
2011 Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973-1976) - - - UK92 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: March 14, 2011
2014 Forever DE7th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)DE
AT8 (15 weeks)
AT
CH4 (11 weeks)
CH
UK5
gold
gold

(18 weeks)UK
US38 (1 week)
US
First published: November 7, 2014
Sales: + 275,000

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More compilations

  • 1981: Greatest Hits - The Crown Jewels
  • 1992: The 12 "Collection
  • 1995: In Nuce
  • 1997: The Best I (Sales: + 200,000)
  • 1997: The Best II (Sales: + 100,000)
  • 2000: In Vision (Sales: + 100,000)
  • 2004: Jewels (Sales: + 1,000,000)
  • 2005: Jewels 2 (Sales: + 100,000)
  • 2007: The A – Z of Queen, Volume 1
  • 2007: Queen Collection (only released in Brazil; sales: + 60,000)
  • 2011: Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)
  • 2011: Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
  • 2013: Icon (Sales: + 80,000)

Soundtracks

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1980 Flash Gordon DE2 (35 weeks)
DE
AT1 (5 months)
AT
- UK10
gold
gold

(15 weeks)UK
US23 (15 weeks)
US
First published: December 8, 1980
Sales: + 200,000
2018 Bohemian Rhapsody DE8 (49 weeks)
DE
AT7 (44 weeks)
AT
CH2 (63 weeks)
CH
UK3
platinum
platinum

(59 weeks)UK
US2
gold
gold

(63 weeks)US
First published: October 19, 2018
Sales: + 1,605,000

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Singles

Chart placements

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1974 Seven Seas of Rhye
Queen II
- - - UK10 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 23, 1974
Killer Queen / Flick of the Wrist
Sheer Heart Attack
DE12 (15 weeks)
DE
AT10 (4 months)
AT
- UK2
Silver + gold (digital)
Silver + gold (digital)
Silver + gold (digital)

(12 weeks)UK
US12 (19 weeks)
US
First published: Oct. 11, 1974
Sales: +675,000
1975 Now I'm Here
Sheer Heart Attack
DE25 (6 weeks)
DE
- - UK11 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 17, 1975
Bohemian Rhapsody
A Night at the Opera
DE7th
gold
gold

(30 weeks)DE
AT8 (31 weeks)
AT
CH4 (72 weeks)
CH
UK1
Double platinum + platinum
× 2
Double platinum + platinum
Double platinum + platinum

(47 weeks)UK
US2
Gold + eight platinum
Gold + eight platinum
× 8
Gold + eight platinum

(44 weeks)US
First published: October 31, 1975
Sales: + 9,885,000
1976 You're My Best Friend
A Night at the Opera
- - - UK7th
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK
US16
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)US
First published: June 18, 1976
Sales: + 2,400,000
Somebody to Love
A Day at the Races
DE21 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK2
platinum
platinum

(9 weeks)UK
US13
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(15 weeks)US
First published: November 12, 1976
Sales: + 2,695,000
1977 Tie Your Mother Down
A Day at the Races
- - - UK31 (4 weeks)
UK
US49 (6 weeks)
US
First published: March 4, 1977
Queen's First EP (Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy)
A Day at the Races
- - - UK17 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 20, 1977
We Are the Champions
News of the World
DE13 (35 weeks)
DE
AT12 (6 months)
AT
- UK2
platinum
platinum

(12 weeks)UK
US4th
Platinum + triple platinum (digital)
Platinum + triple platinum (digital)
× 3
Platinum + triple platinum (digital)

(27 weeks)US
First published: October 7, 1977
Sales: + 6,195,000
We Will Rock You
News of the World
DE69
gold
gold

(11 weeks)DE
- CH49 (13 weeks)
CH
UK-
platinum
platinum
UK
US-
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum
US
First published: October 7, 1977
Sales: + 5,995,000
1978 Spread Your Wings
News of the World
DE29 (7 weeks)
DE
- - UK34 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 10, 1978
It's Late
News of the World
- - - - US74 (5 weeks)
US
First published: April 25, 1978
Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls
Jazz
DE27 (12 weeks)
DE
AT21 (1 month)
AT
- UK11
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
US24
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(12 weeks)US
First published: October 13, 1978
Sales: +2,400,000
1979 Don't Stop Me Now
Jazz
DE35
gold
gold

(8 weeks)DE
AT38 (8 weeks)
AT
CH52 (22 weeks)
CH
UK9
Silver + double platinum
Silver + double platinum
× 2
Silver + double platinum

(50 weeks)UK
US86
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(4 weeks)US
First published:
Jan 26, 1979 Sales: + 4,940,000
Love of My Life (Live)
Live Killers
- - - UK63
silver
silver

(2 weeks)UK
-
First published: June 29, 1979
Sales: + 225,000
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Game
DE13 (25 weeks)
DE
AT9 (2½ months)
AT
CH5 (8 weeks)
CH
UK2
Gold + silver (digital)
Gold + silver (digital)
Gold + silver (digital)

(14 weeks)UK
US1
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: October 5, 1979
Sales: + 1,825,000
1980 Save Me
The Game
DE42 (8 weeks)
DE
- - UK11 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 25, 1980
Play the game the
game
DE40 (15 weeks)
DE
- CH8 (6 weeks)
CH
UK14 (8 weeks)
UK
US42 (9 weeks)
US
First published: May 30, 1980
Another One Bites the Dust
The Game
DE6 (25 weeks)
DE
AT6 (5 months)
AT
CH8 (9 weeks)
CH
UK7th
platinum
platinum

(10 weeks)UK
US1
Quadruple platinum + platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum + platinum
Quadruple platinum + platinum

(31 weeks)US
First published: Aug 12, 1980
Sales: + 7,000,000
Need Your Loving Tonight
The Game
- - - - US44 (11 weeks)
US
First published: November 3, 1980
Flash
Flash Gordon
DE3 (28 weeks)
DE
AT1 (2½ months)
AT
- UK10
silver
silver

(13 weeks)UK
US42 (10 weeks)
US
First published: November 24, 1980
Sales: + 250,000
1981 Under pressure
hot space
DE21 (18 weeks)
DE
AT10 (2½ months)
AT
CH10 (5 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(11 weeks)UK
US29
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(15 weeks)US
First published:
Oct 26, 1981 Sales: + 2,745,000; with David Bowie
1982 Body Language
Hot Space
DE27 (13 weeks)
DE
AT11 (1½ month)
AT
- UK25 (6 weeks)
UK
US11 (14 weeks)
US
First published: April 19, 1982
Las palabras de amor (The Words of Love)
Hot Space
DE68 (4 weeks)
DE
- CH13 (2 weeks)
CH
UK17 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 1, 1982
Calling All Girls
Hot Space
- - - - US60 (6 weeks)
US
First published: July 31, 1982
Back Chat
Hot Space
DE69 (3 weeks)
DE
- - UK40 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 9, 1982
1984 Radio Ga Ga
The Works
DE2 (18 weeks)
DE
AT2 (2½ months)
AT
CH3 (12 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK
US16 (13 weeks)
US
First published: Jan 23, 1984
Sales: + 450,000
I Want to Break Free
The Works
DE4 (20 weeks)
DE
AT1 (3½ months)
AT
CH2 (16 weeks)
CH
UK3
platinum
platinum

(15 weeks)UK
US45
platinum
platinum

(8 weeks)US
First published: April 2, 1984
Sales: + 1,695,000
It's a Hard Life
The Works
DE26 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK6 (9 weeks)
UK
US72 (4 weeks)
US
First published: July 16, 1984
Hammer to Fall
The Works
- - - UK13
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 10, 1984
Sales: + 200,000
Thank God It's Christmas DE16 (18 weeks)
DE
AT15 (13 weeks)
AT
CH36 (3 weeks)
CH
UK21 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 26, 1984
Sales: + 30,000
1985 One Vision
A Kind of Magic
DE26 (10 weeks)
DE
- CH24 (2 weeks)
CH
UK7 (11 weeks)
UK
US61 (10 weeks)
US
First published: November 4, 1985
1986 A Kind of Magic
A Kind of Magic
DE6 (22 weeks)
DE
AT12 (4 months)
AT
CH4 (15 weeks)
CH
UK3
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK
US42 (11 weeks)
US
First published: March 17, 1986
Sales: + 225,000
Friends Will Be Friends
A Kind of Magic
DE20 (10 weeks)
DE
- CH19 (5 weeks)
CH
UK14 (12 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 9, 1986
Who Wants to Live Forever
A Kind of Magic
DE52 (6 weeks)
DE
- - UK24
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 15, 1986
Sales: + 225,000
1987 Pain Is So Close to Pleasure
A Kind of Magic
DE57 (8 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: February 1987
1989 I Want It All
The Miracle
DE9 (17 weeks)
DE
AT11 (3½ months)
AT
CH8 (14 weeks)
CH
UK3
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
US50 (10 weeks)
US
First published: May 2, 1989
Sales: + 225,000
Breakthru
The Miracle
DE24 (12 weeks)
DE
- CH28 (4 weeks)
CH
UK7 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 19, 1989
The Invisible Man
The Miracle
DE31 (12 weeks)
DE
- CH30 (1 week)
CH
UK12 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 7, 1989
Scandal
The Miracle
- - - UK25 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 9, 1989
The Miracle
The Miracle
DE78 (4 weeks)
DE
- - UK21 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 27, 1989
1991 Innuendo
Innuendo
DE5 (16 weeks)
DE
AT12 (10 weeks)
AT
CH3 (12 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK
-
First published: Jan 14, 1991
Sales: + 200,000
I'm Going Slightly Mad
Innuendo
DE42 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK22 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 4, 1991
Headlong
Innuendo
- - - UK14 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 13, 1991
The Show Must Go On
Innuendo
DE7 (23 weeks)
DE
- CH11 (11 weeks)
CH
UK16
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
US-
gold
gold
US
First published: October 14, 1991
Sales: + 850,000
1992 Who Wants to Live Forever / Friends Will Be Friends
Greatest Hits II
- - CH36 (2 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: May 1992
We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions (Live)
Live at Wembley '86
- - - - US52 (14 weeks)
US
First published: June 25, 1992
1993 Somebody to Love (Live)
Five Live
DE21 (15 weeks)
DE
AT15 (9 weeks)
AT
- - US30 (9 weeks)
US
First published: April 1993
with George Michael
1995 Heaven for Everyone
Made in Heaven
DE15 (20 weeks)
DE
AT4 (12 weeks)
AT
CH9 (15 weeks)
CH
UK2
silver
silver

(16 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 23, 1995
Sales: + 450,000
A Winter's Tale
Made in Heaven
DE62 (9 weeks)
DE
AT23 (2 weeks)
AT
CH28 (7 weeks)
CH
UK6 (11 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 7, 1995
1996 Too Much Love Will Kill You
Made in Heaven
- - - UK15 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 26, 1996
You Don't Fool Me
Made in Heaven
DE26 (23 weeks)
DE
AT23 (11 weeks)
AT
CH27 (16 weeks)
CH
UK17 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 26, 1996
Let Me Live
Made in Heaven
DE67 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK9 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 4, 1996
1997 No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young) / Tie Your Mother Down
Queen Rocks
DE75 (6 weeks)
DE
- - UK13 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 24, 1997
1998 Another One Bites the Dust
Greatest Hits III
DE46 (7 weeks)
DE
AT23 (12 weeks)
AT
CH35 (5 weeks)
CH
UK5 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First release: October 27, 1998
with Wyclef Jean feat. Pras & Free
1999 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)
Greatest Hits III
- - - UK14 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 6, 1999
with David Bowie
2002 Flash DE17 (9 weeks)
DE
AT44 (5 weeks)
AT
- UK15 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 2002
with Vanguard
2006 Another one bites the dust DE88 (1 week)
DE
AT72 (1 week)
AT
CH78 (10 weeks)
CH
UK31 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 2006
vs. The Miami Project
2007 Say It's Not True
The Cosmos Rocks
DE82 (3 weeks)
DE
- - UK90 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: December 28, 2007
with Paul Rodgers
2008 C-lebrity
The Cosmos Rocks
DE67 (2 weeks)
DE
- - UK33 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: September 1, 2008
with Paul Rodgers
2009 Bohemian Rhapsody - - - UK32 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 14th, 2009
with The Muppets
2020 You are the champions - - - UK95 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: May 1, 2020
with Adam Lambert

Chart placements as a guest musician

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2000 We Will Rock You
Invincible
DE8 (15 weeks)
DE
AT2 (18 weeks)
AT
CH18 (19 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK
-
First published: July 31, 2000
Sales: + 270,000; Five + Queen

More singles

Further guest contributions

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1981 Greatest Video Hits 1
also known as: Greatest Flix
DE42
Triple gold
× 3
Triple gold

(2 weeks)DE
- - UK1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US3
platinum
platinum

(64 weeks)US
First published: November 2nd, 1981
Sales: + 505,000
1984 Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid
also known as: We Will Rock You
DE17th
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)DE
AT4 (16 weeks)
AT
CH3
gold
gold

(28 weeks)CH
UK2
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US6th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: September 10, 1984
Sales: + 526,500
1985 Live in Rio - - - UK15th
gold
gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
-
First published: May 13, 1985
Sales: + 25,000
1987 Live in Budapest - - - UK9
gold
gold

(66 weeks)UK
US15 (3 weeks)
US
First published: February 16, 1987
Sales: + 25,000
1989 Rare Live - - - UK36 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
-
First published: August 21, 1989
1990 Live at Wembley '86
also known as: Live at Wembley Stadium
DE55
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(1 week)DE
AT1
gold
gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryAT
CH1 (50 weeks)
CH
UK1
Eight-fold platinum + gold
× 8
Eight-fold platinum + gold
Eight-fold platinum + gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US1
Quintuple platinum
× 5
Quintuple platinum

(152 weeks)US
First published: December 3, 1990
Sales: + 1,662,000
1991 Greatest Video Hits 2
also known as: Greatest Flix II
DE69
platinum
platinum

(2 weeks)DE
AT8 (2 weeks)
AT
- UK2
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
-
First published: October 28, 1991
Sales: + 268,000
Box of Flix - - - UK29
gold
gold

(1 week)UK
-
First published: October 28, 1991
Sales: + 45,000
1992 Classic Queen - - - - US7 (6 weeks)
US
First published: October 13, 1992
Greatest hits - - - - US9 (16 weeks)
US
First published: October 13, 1992
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
with Various Artists
DE49 (1 week)
DE
AT1 (12 weeks)
AT
CH1 (9 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US10 (4 weeks)
US
First published: November 23, 1992
Sales: +98,000
1995 Champions of the World - - - UK2
platinum
platinum

(36 weeks)UK
US7 (17 weeks)
US
First published: November 6, 1995
Sales: + 60,000
1996 Made in Heaven - The Films DE3DE AT3AT CH3CH UK13
gold
gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
-
First published: November 11, 1996
Sales: + 25,000
2004 Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl DE2
Quintuple gold
× 5
Quintuple gold
DE
AT1
gold
gold

(22 weeks)AT
CH2CH UK1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US10
platinum
platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: October 22, 2004
Sales: + 539,000
2005 Return of the Champions
with Paul Rodgers
DE2
gold
gold
DE
AT2 (5 weeks)
AT
CH2CH UK1
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)UK
US13 (3 weeks)
US
First published: September 18, 2005
Sales: + 92,500
A Night at the Opera (30th Anniversary Edition) DE3DE AT9 (2 weeks)
AT
CH3CH UK3 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US13 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUS
First published: November 22nd, 2005
Sales: + 15,000
2009 Live in Ukraine
with Paul Rodgers
DE2DE AT3 (2 weeks)
AT
- - US9 (2 weeks)
US
First published: June 12, 2009
2011 Days of Our Lives - AT5 (1 week)
AT
CH5 (14 weeks)
CH
UK10 (... wk.)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2011UK
US4 (29 weeks)
US
First published: November 25, 2011
2012 Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest DE2DE AT1 (6 weeks)
AT
CH10 (1 week)
CH
- US4 (67 weeks)
US
First published: November 2nd, 2012
Sales: + 12,000
2013 Live at Wembley Stadium / Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl /
Rock Montreal / Live in Rio
- - - - US14 (1 week)
US
First published: November 19, 2013
2014 Live at the Rainbow '74 - Sold Out DE2DE AT2 (5 weeks)
AT
CH1 (10 weeks)
CH
- US2 (25 weeks)
US
First published: September 5, 2014
2015 Best Years of Our Lives - - - UK38 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminary / 2015UK
-
First published: July 10, 2015
A Night at the Odeon - Hammersmith 1975 DE2DE AT2AT CH6 (1 week)
CH
UK2UK US7 (13 weeks)
US
First published: November 20, 2015
2019 How It All Began - - - UK26 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminary / 2019UK
US13 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminary / 2019US
First published: January 11, 2019
Ballet for Life - - CH2 (8 weeks)
CH
UK11 (2 weeks)
UK
US8 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminary / 2019US
First published: September 6, 2019
with Maurice Béjart

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More video albums

  • 1983: Live in Japan (release only in Argentina and Japan; sales: + 8,000)
  • 1984: The Works Video EP
  • 1986: Who Wants to Live Forever
  • 1987: Bohemian Rhapsody
  • 1987: The Magic Years
  • 1989: The Miracle Video EP
  • 1992: Live at the Rainbow (part of Box of Tricks )
  • 1994: Final Concert Live in Japan / Queen: Jewels (released only in Japan)
  • 1998: Greatest Karaoke Flix
  • 1999: Queen Rocks
  • 1999: Greatest Flix III (Sales: + 25,000; UK:goldgold)
  • 2002: Party at the Palace - The Queen's Concerts
  • 2004: 46664 - The Event
  • 2006: Super Live in Japan (with Paul Rodgers ; release only in Japan)
  • 2007: Becoming Queen
  • 2011: One Vision

Music videos

year title
1973 Keep Yourself Alive
Liar
1974 Seven Seas of Rhye
Killer queen
Now I'm Here
1975 Bohemian Rhapsody
1976 You're my best friend
Somebody to love
1977 Tie your mother down
Good old-fashioned lover boy
We are the champions
We will rock you
1978 Spread your wings
Bicycle Race
Fat Bottomed Girls
1979 Don't stop me now
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Save me
1980 Play the game
Another one bites the dust
Flash
1981 Under pressure
1982 Body Language
Las palabras de amor (The Words of Love)
Calling all girls
Back chat
1983 Radio Ga Ga
1984 I want to break free
It's a hard life
Hammer to fall
1985 One Vision (2 versions)
1986 A kind of magic
Princes of the Universe
Friends will be friends
Who Wants to Live Forever
1989 I want it all
Breakthru
The Invisible Man
Scandal
The Miracle
1990 Innuendo
1991 I'm going slightly mad
Headlong
The Show Must Go On
These Are the Days of Our Lives
1992 Somebody to Love (Live)
1995 Heaven for Everyone
A winter's tale
I Was Born to Love You
1996 Too Much Love Will Kill You
Let me live
You don't fool me
Mother love
My Life Has Been Saved
1997 No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)
1998 Another One Bites the Dust (Small Soldiers Remix)
1999 Under Pressure (Rah Mix)
2014 Let Me in Your Heart Again (William Orbit Mix)

Box sets

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1994 Greatest Hits I & II DE28
gold
gold

(23 weeks)DE
AT30 (4 weeks)
AT
CH-
gold
gold
CH
UK-
gold
gold
UK
US-
platinum
platinum
US
First published: October 28, 1994
Sales: + 1,065,000
2000 The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III DE5
platinum
platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryDE
AT3 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryAT
CH2
gold
gold

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryCH
UK2
Seven times platinum
× 7
Seven times platinum

(… Where.)Template: chart table / maintenance / preliminaryUK
US6th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(150 weeks)US
First published: November 10, 2000
Sales: + 5,140,000
2015 Queen: The Studio Collection DE69 (1 week)
DE
- - - -
First published: September 25, 2015
2016 On air DE28 (1 week)
DE
AT60 (1 week)
AT
CH84 (1 week)
CH
UK25 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: November 4, 2016

More box sets

  • 1985: The Complete Works
  • 1988: CD single box
  • 1992: Box of Tricks
  • 1995: Ultimate Queen
  • 1998: The Crown Jewels
  • 2008: The Singles Collection Volume 1
  • 2009: The Singles Collection Volume 2 (Sales: +60,000; UK:silversilver)
  • 2010: The Singles Collection Volume 3
  • 2010: The Singles Collection Volume 4
  • 2011: 40

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list provides an overview of Queen's chart successes in the album, single and music DVD charts. In Germany, there is a special feature that video albums are also placed in the album charts, in the other countries the chart editions come from independent music DVD charts.

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one albums DE4thDE AT6thAT CH4thCH UK10UK US1US
Top 10 albums DE23DE AT22ndAT CH14thCH UK27UK US9US
Albums in the charts DE39 4DE AT33AT CH25thCH UK36UK US28US
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE AT2AT CH-CH UK4thUK US2US
Top 10 singles DE10DE AT10AT CH11CH UK24UK US4thUS
Singles in the charts DE46DE AT24AT CH26thCH UK55UK US25thUS


DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one video albums DE4thDE AT4thAT CH3CH UK5UK US1US
Top 10 video albums DE4thDE AT11AT CH7thCH UK11UK US14thUS
Video albums on the charts DE4thDE AT11AT CH7thCH UK17thUK US19thUS

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Diamond record icon.svg diamond Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF) Argentina (CAPIF) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 13 × platinum13 Diamond record icon.svg diamond1 1,080,000 capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 56 × platinum56 0! D.- 2,952,500 aria.com.au AU2
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 165,000 ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 0! D.- 1,010,000 pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 9 × gold9 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- 615,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 19 × gold19th Platinum record icon.svg 27 × platinum27 0! D.- 12,775,000 musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI) Europe (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum10 0! D.- (10,000,000) ifpi.org ( Memento from October 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- 372,322 ifpi.fi
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Silver record icon.svg silver1 Gold record icon.svg 19 × gold19th Platinum record icon.svg 18 × platinum18th Diamond record icon.svg 2 × diamond2 5,852,500 infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 0! D.- 10,000 ifpihk.org ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
Ireland (IRMA) Ireland (IRMA) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 15,000 irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 25 × platinum25th 0! D.- 1,810,000 fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th Diamond record icon.svg diamond1 3,000,000 riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 29 × platinum29 0! D.- 2,290,000 musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON) Mexico (AMPROFON) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 60,000 amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 33 × platinum33 0! D.- 515,000 nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from August 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 16 × platinum16 0! D.- 1,880,000 nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 0! D.- 120,000 ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 13 × gold13 Platinum record icon.svg 13 × platinum13 0! D.- 925,000 ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 8 × gold8th Platinum record icon.svg 33 × platinum33 Diamond record icon.svg diamond1 2,640,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP) Portugal (AFP) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 15 × platinum15th 0! D.- 152,000 Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF) Russia (NFPF) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 0! D.- 10,000 2m-online.ru ( Memento from February 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 190,000 sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 8 × gold8th Platinum record icon.svg 22 × platinum22nd 0! D.- 1,323,000 hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 9 × gold9 Platinum record icon.svg 18 × platinum18th 0! D.- 1,840,000 promusicae.es ES2 ES3
Hungary (MAHASZ) Hungary (MAHASZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 8,000 slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 74 × platinum74 0! D.- 65,445,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 17 × silver17th Gold record icon.svg 24 × gold24 Platinum record icon.svg 94 × platinum94 0! D.- 33,360,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 18 × silver18th Gold record icon.svg 174 × gold174 Platinum record icon.svg 524 × platinum524 Diamond record icon.svg 5 × diamond5

Footnotes

1In the UK, Five charted as an EP in the singles charts.
2 See chart placements and sales of the corresponding live album.
3 See chart placements and sales of the associated studio album.
4thVideo albums are not chartered separately in Germany. They are listed in the official album charts.

See also

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  1. Sales by Queen
  2. Made in Heaven sales
  3. ^ Radio Swiss Pop - Music Database - Band . ( radioswisspop.ch [accessed on March 4, 2019]).
  4. Sales of Greatest Hits II
  5. ^ Sales of Another One Bites the Dust

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