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The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4]

Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999. The first two tracks on the album were new previously unreleased versions of classic Queen songs.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Note(s)Length
1."The Show Must Go On (Live, Theatre National de Chaillot, Paris, January 1997)"Queen* Performed by Queen + Elton John 4:26
2."Under Pressure (Rah Mix)"Queen, David Bowie* Performed by Queen + David Bowie
  • Originally from Hot Space
    		• 4:08
    3."Barcelona (Single Version)"Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran* Performed by Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballé
  • From Barcelona
    		• 4:25
    4."Too Much Love Will Kill You"Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers* From Made in Heaven4:18
    Side two
    No.TitleWriter(s)Note(s)Length
    5."Somebody to Love (Live, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert For AIDS Awareness, Wembley, April 1992)"Mercury* Performed by George Michael + Queen 5:07
    6."You Don't Fool Me"Queen* From Made in Heaven5:22
    7."Heaven for Everyone (Single Version)"Roger Taylor* From Made in Heaven4:37
    8."Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)"May* From Hot Space4:29
    Side three
    No.TitleWriter(s)Note(s)Length
    9."Driven by You"May* Performed by Brian May 4:09
    10."Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Album Mix)"Mercury* Performed by Freddie Mercury
  • This version erroneously included, as the 1993 No More Brothers Radio Mix is listed on the compilation's sleeve notes
  • From The Freddie Mercury Album
  • Originally from Mr. Bad Guy
    		• 3:37
    11."Let Me Live"Queen* From Made in Heaven4:45
    12."The Great Pretender"Buck Ram* Performed by Freddie Mercury
  • non-album single
    		• 3:26
    13."Princes of the Universe"Mercury* From A Kind of Magic3:31
    Side four
    No.TitleWriter(s)Note(s)Length
    14."Another One Bites the Dust (Wyclef Jean Remix)"John Deacon* Featuring Wyclef Jean, Pras & Free 4:20
    15."No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"May* From Queen Rocks4:11
    16."These Are the Days of Our Lives"Queen* From Innuendo4:22
    17."Thank God It's Christmas"May, Taylor* 1984 non-album single release4:19

    Charts

    Chart (1999) Peak
    position
    Australia (ARIA Albums Chart)[5] 77
    Austrian Top 75 Albums[6] 2
    Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[7] 7
    Finnish Top 50 Albums[8] 35
    French Compilations[9] 9
    German Albums Chart[10] 5
    Hungarian Top 40 Albums[11] 7
    Netherlands Top 100 Albums[12] 8
    New Zealand Top 40 Albums[13] 24
    Norwegian Top 40 Albums[14] 5
    Swedish Top 60 Albums[15] 19
    Swiss Top 100 Albums[16] 4
    UK Albums Chart[17] 5
    Chart (2000) Peak
    position
    Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[18] 7
    Italian Top 20 Albums[19] 7
    Chart (2008) Peak
    position
    Spanish Top 100 Albums[20] 89

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Argentina (CAPIF)[21] Platinum 60,000^
    Austria (IFPI Austria)[22] Gold 25,000*
    Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 150,000^
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 7,500^
    Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] Platinum 50,000*
    Sweden (GLF)[26] Gold 40,000^
    Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Gold 25,000^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[28] 2× Platinum 600,000^
    Summaries
    Europe (IFPI)[29] Platinum 1,000,000*

    * Sales figures based on certification alone.
    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ Queen - Greatest Hits III Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2011
    2. ^ Greatest Hits III Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 13 August 2011
    3. ^ Greatest Hits III Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2011
    4. ^ "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
    5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    6. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    7. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    8. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    9. ^ "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (PHP). InfoDisc (in French). Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
    10. ^ "Album – Queen+, Greatest Hits III" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    11. ^ "Archivum: Top 40 Album". MAHASZ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    12. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    13. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    14. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    15. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    16. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    17. ^ "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 20th November 1999". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    18. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    19. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    20. ^ "Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
    21. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
    22. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits III" (in German). IFPI Austria.
    23. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits III')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
    24. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Queen – Queen+ Greatest Hits III". Recorded Music NZ.
    25. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits Vol III" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
    26. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
    27. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits III')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
    28. ^ "British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits 3". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Greatest Hits 3 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
    29. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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