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Revision as of 19:42, 23 December 2009
| Queen discography | |
|---|---|
 Live in 1984 | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 48 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Other appearances | 3 |
The discography of Queen, a British rock band, consists of fourteen studio albums, six live albums, one soundtrack album, nine compilation albums, 48 singles and a number of other appearances.
Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973. Despite not being an immediate success, Queen became a breakthrough in Britain with their second self-titled album in 1974. Worldwide success came with 1974's Sheer Heart Attack and subsequent albums.
See also: Brian May discography, Freddie Mercury discography, Roger Taylor discography.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | ||||||||||
| 1973 | Queen
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24 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | ||||||||
| 1974 | Queen II
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5 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 49 |
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Sheer Heart Attack
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2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | 12 | |||||||||
| 1975 | A Night at the Opera
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1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1976 | A Day at the Races
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1 | 8 | 8 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1977 | News of the World
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4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1978 | Jazz
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2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | The Game
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1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1982 | Hot Space
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4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||
| 1984 | The Works
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2 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | ||||||||
| 1986 | A Kind of Magic
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1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 46 | ||||||||
| 1989 | The Miracle
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1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
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| 1991 | Innuendo
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1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1995 | Made in Heaven
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 58 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | ||||||||||
| 1980 | Flash Gordon
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10 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 13 | 25 | 29 | 23 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
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SWE |
US | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Live Killers
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3 | 25 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Live Magic
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3 | 51 | 13 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 50 | — |
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| 1992 | Live at Wembley '86
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2 | — | 6 | 126 | 20 | — | 9 | — | 29 | 53 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl
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20 | — | 23 | 75 | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2007 | Queen Rock Montreal
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20 | — | 25 | 111 | 17 | — | 54 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
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AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Greatest Hits
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Greatest Hits II
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1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
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| 1992 | Classic Queen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
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| 1997 | Queen Rocks
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7 | — | 16 | — | 12 | — | 19 | — | — | — |
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| 1999 | Greatest Hits III
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5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
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| 2009 | Queen: Absolute Greatest
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3 | 18 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 195 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart chart or albums was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxset albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
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AUT |
FRA |
GER |
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SWE |
US | |||
| 1998 | The Crown Jewels
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | The Platinum Collection (Queen album)
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | |
| 2008 | Queen: The Singles Collection Volume 1
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Queen: The Singles Collection Volume 2
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | |||
| 1977 | Queen's First EP | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Five Live (with George Michael and Lisa Stansfield) | 1 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 30 | |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
US | ||||
| 1973 | "Keep Yourself Alive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Queen | |
| 1974 | "Liar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Seven Seas of Rhye" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Queen II | ||
| "Killer Queen" | 2 | 23 | 10 | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
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Sheer Heart Attack | |
| 1975 | "Now I'm Here" | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 32 | — | ||
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | A Night at the Opera | ||
| 1976 | "You're My Best Friend" | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | ||
| "Somebody to Love" | 2 | 22 | — | 54 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 13 | A Day at the Races | ||
| 1977 | "Tie Your Mother Down" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 49 | ||
| "We Are the Champions"/"We Will Rock You" | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | News of the World | ||
| 1978 | "Spread Your Wings" | 34 | — | — | 31 | 29 | — | 20 | — | ||
| "Fat Bottomed Girls"/"Bicycle Race" | 11 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
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Jazz | |
| 1979 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 9 | — | — | 49 | — | 10 | 14 | 86 |
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| "Love of My Life" (live) | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live Killers | ||
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | The Game | ||
| 1980 | "Save Me" | 11 | — | — | — | 42 | 8 | 5 | — | ||
| "Play the Game" | 14 | — | — | 41 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 42 | |||
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
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| "Flash" | 10 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 42 |
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Flash Gordon OST | |
| 1981 | "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) | 1 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
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Hot Space |
| 1982 | "Body Language" | 25 | 28 | 11 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 11 | ||
| "Las Palabras de Amor" | 17 | — | — | — | 68 | 10 | 26 | — | |||
| "Back Chat" | 40 | — | — | — | 69 | 19 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Radio Ga Ga" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
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The Works |
| "I Want to Break Free" | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
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| "It's a Hard Life" | 6 | 87 | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | 72 | |||
| "Hammer to Fall" | 13 | 55 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |||
| "Thank God It's Christmas" | 21 | — | 21 | — | 57 | 8 | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1985 | "One Vision" | 7 | 10 | — | — | 26 | 5 | 21 | 61 | A Kind of Magic | |
| 1986 | "A Kind of Magic" | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42 | ||
| "Friends Will Be Friends" | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 17 | — | |||
| "Who Wants to Live Forever" | 24 | — | — | — | 52 | 15 | 7 | — | |||
| "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 26 | — | |||
| 1989 | "I Want It All" | 3 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
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The Miracle |
| "Breakthru" | 7 | 45 | — | — | 24 | 6 | 4 | — | |||
| "The Invisible Man" | 12 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | 4 | — | |||
| "Scandal" | 25 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | — | |||
| "The Miracle" | 21 | — | — | — | 78 | 23 | 20 | — | |||
| 1991 | "Innuendo" | 1 | 27 | 12 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
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Innuendo |
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | 22 | — | — | — | 42 | 19 | 13 | — | |||
| "Headlong" | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||
| "The Show Must Go On" | 16 | 60 | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — |
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| "Bohemian Rhapsody"/"These Are the Days of Our Lives" | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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A Night at the Opera / Innuendo | |
| 1995 | "Heaven for Everyone" | 2 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | — |
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Made In Heaven |
| "A Winter's Tale" | 6 | — | 23 | — | 62 | 23 | 16 | — | |||
| 1996 | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | 15 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | ||
| "Let Me Live" | 9 | — | — | — | 67 | — | 36 | — | |||
| "You Don't Fool Me" | 17 | — | 23 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 21 | — | |||
| 1997 | "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" | 13 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 26 | — | Queen Rocks | |
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
US | ||||
| 1998 | "Another One Bites the Dust" (Wyclef Jean ft. Queen, Pras and Free) |
5 | — | 23 | 62 | — | 11 | 21 | — | Greatest Hits III | |
| 1999 | "Under Pressure" (Rah Mix, with David Bowie) |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | ||
| 2000 | "We Will Rock You" (5ive and Queen) |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 20 | — | Invincible | |
External link
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "BPI - Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18-09-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "RIAA - Certified Awards Search Results for Queen". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24-10-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)
