Queen discography
| Queen discography | |
|---|---|
 Live in 1984 | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 62 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Other appearances | 3 |
Queen are an English rock group, consisting of vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. Their discography consists of fourteen studio albums, five live albums, one soundtrack album, ten compilation albums, 48 singles and a number of other appearances. Founded in 1970, 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.[1]
In 1972, Queen signed with Trident Studios.[2] Later in their career, Queen signed a record contract with EMI and Elektra in the United States; the band would remain with EMI for the rest of their career. In 1983, the band terminated their contract with Elektra and signed with Capitol Records. In 1990, they once again terminated their U.S. record contract and signed with Hollywood Records. In 1991, Queen's entire catalogue was remastered and released on compact disc in the United States, and thirteen albums (all studio albums up to 'The Works' as well as 'Live Killers' and 'Greatest Hits') were remastered at Abbey Road Studios and released on CD and cassette in the United Kingdom between July 1993 and March 1994. Queen's album back catalogue will be remastered and re-released in the UK and rest of the world (excluding the US) on Universal's Island label through 2011. This is due to both leaving EMI and celebrating their 40th anniversary.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [4][5] |
AUT [6] |
FRA [citation needed] |
GER [7] |
ITA [citation needed] |
JPN [8] |
NL [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
US [12] | |||||||||
| 1973 | Queen
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24 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 83 | |||||||
| 1974 | Queen II
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5 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 19 | — | 49 |
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Sheer Heart Attack
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2 | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 6 | 9 | — | 12 | ||||||||
| 1975 | A Night at the Opera
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1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| 1976 | A Day at the Races
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1 | 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |||||||
| 1977 | News of the World
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4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |||||||
| 1978 | Jazz
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2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| 1980 | The Game
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1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
| 1982 | Hot Space
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4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | |||||||
| 1984 | The Works
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2 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |||||||
| 1986 | A Kind of Magic
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1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 46 | |||||||
| 1989 | The Miracle
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1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 |
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| 1991 | Innuendo
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1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 30 | |||||||
| 1995 | Made in Heaven
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 58 | |||||||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
ITA |
JPN |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | |||||||||
| 1980 | Flash Gordon
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10 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 23 |
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| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
ITA |
JPN |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | ||||||||||
| 1979 | Live Killers
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3 | 25 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Live Magic
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3 | 51 | 13 | — | 15 | 22 | 49 | 17 | — | 50 | — |
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| 1989 | Queen at the Beeb
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67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | Live at Wembley '86
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2 | — | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 81 | 9 | — | 29 | 53 | ||||||||
| 2004 | Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl
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20 | — | 23 | 75 | 10 | 15 | 85 | 74 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2007 | Queen Rock Montreal
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20 | — | 25 | 111 | 17 | 13 | — | 54 | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [4][5] |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
ITA |
JPN |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Greatest Hits
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Greatest Hits II
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1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 65[A] | 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 | — | 22 | 19 | — | 51 | — |
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| 1999 | Greatest Hits III
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5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 19 | — |
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| 2009 | Absolute Greatest
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3 | 18 | 10 | — | 23 | 21 | 23 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 195 |
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| 2011 | Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973-1976)
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102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II, & III
- Notes
- A^ "Greatest Hits II" charted originally in 1991 in the position 65. With the new 2011 remastered version, it charted in the position 34.
Boxsets
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [5] |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
US | ||||
| 1994 | Greatest Hits I & II
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37 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995 | Ultimate Queen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | The Crown Jewels
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III
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2 | 21 | 23 | — | 54 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 48 | ||
| 2008 | The Singles Collection Volume 1
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | The Singles Collection Volume 2
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | The Singles Collection Volume 3
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | The Singles Collection Volume 4
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [5] |
AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | US | |||
| 1977 | Queen's First EP | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Five Live (with George Michael and Lisa Stansfield) | 1 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 30 |
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Singles
1970s
| 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" / "Flick of the Wrist" | 2 | 23 | 10 | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
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Sheer Heart Attack | |
| 1975 | "Now I'm Here" | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 32 | — | ||
| "Lily of the Valley" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "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 | ||
| "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Long Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Are the Champions" | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | News of the World | ||
| 1978 | "Spread Your Wings" | 34 | — | — | 31 | 29 | — | 20 | — | ||
| "It's Late" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||
| "Bicycle Race" / "Fat Bottomed Girls" | 11 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
|
Jazz | |
| 1979 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 9 | — | — | 49 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 86 |
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| "Jealousy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mustapha" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love of My Life" (live) | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live Killers | ||
| "We Will Rock You" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | The Game | ||
1980s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | US | ||||
| 1980 | "Save Me" | 11 | — | — | — | 42 | 8 | 5 | — | The Game | |
| "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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| "Need Your Loving Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |||
| "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 | 21 | 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 | — | |||
| "Calling All Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||
| "Staying Power" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Back Chat" | 40 | — | — | — | 69 | 19 | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Radio Ga Ga" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | 31 | — | non-album single | ||
| 1985 | "One Vision" | 7 | 10 | — | — | 26 | 5 | 21 | 61 | A Kind of Magic | |
| 1986 | "A Kind of Magic" | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42 | ||
| "Princes of the Universe" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Friends Will Be Friends" | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 17 | — | |||
| "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 26 | — | |||
| "Who Wants to Live Forever" | 24 | — | — | — | 52 | 15 | 6 | — | |||
| "One Year of Love" | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 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 | — | |||
1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | US | ||||
| 1991 | "Innuendo" | 1 | 28 | 12 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
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Innuendo |
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | 22 | — | — | — | 42 | 19 | 13 | — | |||
| "Headlong" | 14 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||
| "The Show Must Go On" | 16 | 75 | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
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| "Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | 18 | 1 | 1 | — |
|
A Night at the Opera / Innuendo | |
| 1992 | "We Will Rock You [Live]" / "We Are The Champions [Live]" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live At Wembley '86 | |
| 1995 | "Heaven for Everyone" | 2 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — |
|
Made In Heaven |
| "A Winter's Tale" | 6 | 71 | 23 | — | 62 | 23 | 16 | — | |||
| 1996 | "I Was Born to Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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)" / "Tie Your Mother Down" | 13 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 26 | — | Queen Rocks | |
2000s
- none
2010s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | US | ||||
| 2011 | "Stormtroopers In Stilettos" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
IRE |
NL |
US | |||
| 1998 | "Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen + Wyclef Jean ft. 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 + Queen) |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 20 | — | Invincible |
| 2003 | "Flash" (Queen + Vanguard) |
15 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen vs. The Miami Project) |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen + The Muppets) |
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See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f "UK Charts > Queen". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- ^ http://www.charts-surfer.de/
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