Leave feedback, Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. [17] As of August 2020 the album has spent over 900 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, and over 1000 weeks when including its chart run as part of The Platinum Collection — the most weeks in chart history. (Download the attachment and open the Album file), List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom, "Queen's Greatest Hits becomes first album to sell 6 million in the UK", "Queen reach six million album sales in UK", "Queen's Greatest Hits is first album to sell 6 million UK copies", "American album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits", Recording Industry Association of America, "Queen's 'Greatest Hits' Becomes First Album to Sell 6 Million in U.K.", "Austriancharts.at – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Norwegiancharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Australiancharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé", "Album Top 40 slágerlista – {{{year}}}. In Argentina and Brazil, the LP edition included the same list of UK Greatest Hits minus "Seven Seas of Rhye", and including "Love of My Life" (Live Killers version). Hollywood Records decided to not release Greatest Hits II to the US market, but instead created their own collection, Classic Queen (1992), peaking at number four. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [12], In the UK, Greatest Hits debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and climbed to number one the following week, spending four weeks at the top. Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released worldwide on 26 October 1981. Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela had "Love of My Life" (live version) instead of "Seven Seas of Rhye". [2] This compilation was made up of tracks such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Keep Yourself Alive" and "Under Pressure" (which had already appeared on the Elektra 1981 Hits collection) as well as newer tracks ("A Kind of Magic" and "Radio Ga Ga"). Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. [20] However, it has since been certified eight times platinum for sales of eight million copies, making it the band's best-selling album there. More than any other rock band, before or since, Queen were both a great albums band and a great singles band. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. Queen's Greatest Hits compilation may just be one of the rock world's most perfect collection of songs. Same track listing as UK 1981 edition, followed by three additional tracks. In the UK… Note: On the sleeve notes of the video, "We Will Rock You" is incorrectly listed before "We Are the Champions". Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. In addition to the variations above, the official biography Queen: As It Began by Jacky Gunn and Jim Jenkins states the following variations on the original UK track listing:[citation needed], *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alone. Most of the tracks are available on the U.S. versions, but Greatest Hits, Vol. Excepting their late-career singles, this set spans the British group's tenure, from 1974's "Seven Seas of Rhye" to a 1984 live performance of "Under Pressure." Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Some examples of these were "Sweet Lady" and "Love of My Life", neither of which was released as a single in any country, but appear on some regions' 1981 Hits release. "[10] Melody Maker's Adam Sweeting stated, "I've never been the slightest bit interested in Queen's ridiculous pomposity and Freddie just makes me snigger, but I suppose songs like 'Killer Queen' are sort of catchy, while anything as preposterous as 'We Will Rock You' deserves an award if only for bad taste". The record, released on November 2, 1981, is the UK's all-time best-selling album. For other compilations, including the second and third Greatest Hits albums, see the relevant articles. Listen free to Queen – Greatest Hits (Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites the Dust and … Queen's Greatest Hits | Best of Queen - Full Album Queen Playlist "Music can change the world because it can change people." It reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, spending four weeks at the top and sold consistently well throughout the 1980s, becoming the fourth-biggest selling album of the decade. Australia was identical to the US version, but had "Tie Your Mother Down" as an extra track. Bulgaria had "Death On Two Legs" and "Sweet Lady" as extra tracks. Germany also added "Spread Your Wings" on some first pressing copies. The single "Under Pressure", which was released the same week as Greatest Hits, also topped the UK Singles Chart. [1] The album consisted of Queen's biggest hits since their first chart appearance in 1974 with "Seven Seas of Rhye", up to their 1980 hit "Flash" (though in some countries "Under Pressure", the band's 1981 chart-topper with David Bowie, was included). In the UK, the album was limited to the Queen singles that had reached the top 20 in the UK singles chart up to that point, plus "We Will Rock You", which had been the B-side of "We Are the Champions". Greatest Hits was a commercial success worldwide with sales of over 25 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Hollywood Records, later that year, re-released a companion collection Greatest Hits with similar artwork (on a red background, where Classic Queen was on royal blue). In the band's native England they scored more hits than anywhere else, hence their compilations are usually more extensive. It has been certified 8× platinum in the US, 15× platinum in Australia, 10× platinum in New Zealand, and 3× platinum in Canada. hét", "Swedishcharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Swisscharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Spanishcharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Queen Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)", "Mexicancharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Portuguesecharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits", "IFPI ČR Hitparáda - CZ - ALBUMS - TOP 100 Týden - 201902", "Top Álbum - Del 30 de noviembre al 06 de diciembre 2018", Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, "Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2019: Un anno con la musica Italiana", "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019", "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade", Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums", Australian Recording Industry Association, "Austrian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits I", "Brazilian album certifications – Queen – Queen Greatest Hits", Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos, "Canadian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits", "Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums Tout Temps", "French album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits", Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique, "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits I')", "Japanese album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits I", "Italian album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits I", "Polish album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits", Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry, "Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990", "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998", "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits')", "The greatest of the greatest: the UK's official Top 10 biggest hits collections revealed", "British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits", Queen official website: Discography: Greatest Hits, Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest, The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III, We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan, List of "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover versions, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)&oldid=982918868, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2015, Certification Table Entry usages for Argentina, Certification Table Entry usages for Australia, Certification Table Entry usages for Austria, Certification Table Entry usages for Brazil, Certification Table Entry usages for Canada, Certification Table Entry usages for Finland, Certification Table Entry usages for France, Certification Table Entry usages for Germany, Certification Table Entry usages for Japan, Certification Table Entry usages for Italy, Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand, Certification Table Entry usages for Poland, Certification Table Entry usages for Spain, Certification Table Entry usages for Sweden, Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Certification Table Entry usages for United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 1974–1980 (1981 UK edition (EMI) & 2011 UK edition (Island) & 1994 US edition). Roger Taylor had not written any songs that had been released as singles for the band at that point. A riffy, garage-tinged tune from bassist John Deacon that shows Queen could elevate even the most basic rock song into a something many bands would be happy to include on their greatest hits… There was no universal track listing or cover art for the Greatest Hits album, and each territory's tracks were dependent on what singles were released there and what tracks charted. Has a red cover with the Queen crest design. Some examples of these were "Sweet Lady" and "Love of My Life", neither of which was released as a single in any country, but appear on some regions' 1981 Hits release. 1 & 2 in 1995. [3] Although Greatest Flix only listed 17 videos on its sleeve, it contained two videos for "We Will Rock You". Combined with Greatest Hits II, it became the definitive Queen compilation. The record, released on November 2, 1981, is the UK's all-time best-selling album. [6] Though well received, this collection would eventually pose the problem of overlapping track lists in the future. The seventeen-track UK Greatest Hits disc was released in the U.S. on its own for the first t…, Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. Has a photograph of the band as its cover. The CD version is the same as the British. The record, released on November 2, 1981, is the UK's all-time best-selling…, Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. In 1992, the US version of the album Classic Queen was released following the band's rekindled popularity in the nation.[2]. The video for "Killer Queen" had been shot especially for Greatest Flix, as no video had been made for the song on its original release in 1974.[3]. [14] In February 2014, Greatest Hits became the first album in the UK to sell over six million copies.

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