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Queen discography
Live in 1984
Studio albums14
EPs2
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums5
Compilation albums10
Singles48
Other appearances3

Queen were an English rock band formed by guitarist Brian May, vocalist Freddie Mercury, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Deacon from the remains of Smile. 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.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 JPN
 NL
 NOR
 SWE
 CAN
 US[3]
1973 Queen 24 77 — — — — 52 — — — 40 83
1974 Queen II
  • Released: 8 March 1974
  • Label: Parlophone
 5 79 — — — — 26 — 19 — 49
Sheer Heart Attack
  • Released: 8 November 1974
  • Label: Parlophone
 2 19 — — — 6 23 6 9 — 12
1975 A Night at the Opera
  • Released: 21 November 1975
  • Label: Parlophone
 1 1 5 16 5 — 9 1 4 11 4
  • UK: Platinum[4]
  • US: 3× Platinum[7]
1976 A Day at the Races
  • Released: 10 December 1976
  • Label: Parlophone
 1 8 8 — 10 15 1 1 3 8 5
1977 News of the World
  • Released: 28 October 1977
  • Label: Parlophone
 4 8 9 1 5 16 3 1 4 9 3
  • UK: Gold[4]
  • US: 4x Platinum[9]
1978 Jazz
  • Released: 10 November 1978
  • Label: Parlophone
 2 15 8 2 5 36 5 4 6 6 6
1980 The Game
  • Released: 30 June 1980
  • Label: Parlophone
 1 1 5 17 2 9 5 2 2 7 1
1982 Hot Space
  • Released: 21 May 1982
  • Label: Parlophone
 4 15 1 7 5 8 6 2 3 4 22
1984 The Works
  • Released: 27 May 1984
  • Label: Parlophone
 2 12 2 14 3 2 7 1 2 3 23
1986 A Kind of Magic
  • Released: 2 June 1986
  • Label: EMI
 1 12 3 6 4 8 25 2 5 9 46
1989 The Miracle
  • Released: 22 May 1989
  • Label: EMI
 1 4 1 11 1 3 23 1 2 6 24
  • UK: Platinum[4]
1991 Innuendo
  • Released: 5 Feb 1991
  • Label: EMI
 1 6 2 9 1 1 17 1 8 1 30
1995 Made in Heaven
  • Released: 6 Nov 1995
  • Label: EMI
 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
(sales thresholds)
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 JPN
 NL
 NOR
 SWE
 US
1980 Flash Gordon
  • Released: 8 Dec 1980
  • Label: Parlophone
 10 29 1 — 2 15 12 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
 ITA
 JPN
 NL
 NOR
 SWE
 US
1979 Live Killers
  • Released: 26 June 1979
  • Label: Parlophone
 3 25 3 — 4 — 9 10 10 15 16
1986 Live Magic
  • Released: 1 December 1986
  • Label: EMI
 3 51 13 — 15 22 49 17 — 50 —
  • UK: Platinum[4]
1992 Live at Wembley '86
  • Released: 26 May 1992
  • Label: Parlophone
 2 6 6 2 20 1 81 9 — 29 53
2004 Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl
  • Released: 4 November 2004
  • Label: Parlophone
 20 — 23 75 10 15 85 74 — — —
2007 Queen Rock Montreal
  • Released: 29 October 2007
  • Label: Parlophone
 20 — 25 111 17 13 — 54 — — —
"—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 FRA
 GER
 ITA
 JPN
 NL
 NOR
 SWE
 US
1981 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2 November 1981
  • Label: Parlophone
 1 2 1 4 1 1 9 1 — — 11
  • UK: 11x Platinum[4]
  • US: 8x Platinum[21]
1991 Greatest Hits II
  • Released: 28 October 1991
  • Label: Parlophone
 1 4 1 1 2 1 65 1 4 2 —
  • UK: 8x Platinum[4]
1992 Classic Queen
  • Released: 10 March 1992
  • Label: Hollywood
 — — — — — — — — — — 4
1997 Queen Rocks
  • Released: 3 November 1997
  • Label: Parlophone
 7 — 16 — 12 — — 19 — 51 —
  • UK: Platinum[4]
1999 Greatest Hits III (Queen+)
  • Released: 9 November 1999
  • Label: Parlophone
 5 2 2 — 5 7 — 8 5 19 —
  • UK: Platinum[4]
2009 Absolute Greatest
  • Released: 16 November 2009
  • Label: Parlophone
 3 18 10 — 23 21 — 37 6 5 —
  • UK: 2x Platinum[4]
"—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released.

Boxset albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
 AUS
 AUT
 FRA
 GER
 NL
 NOR
 SWE
 US
1998 The Crown Jewels
  • Released: November 24, 1998 (US)
  • Label: Parlophone
 — — — — — — — — —
2000 The Platinum Collection
  • Released: November 13, 2000 (UK),September 24, 2002 (US)
  • Label: Parlophone
 2 21 23 — 54 5 2 4 48
2008 The Singles Collection Volume 1
  • Label: Parlophone
 — — — — — — — — —
2009 The Singles Collection Volume 2
  • Label: Parlophone
 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released.

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 Sheer Heart Attack
1975 "Now I'm Here" 11 — — — 25 14 32 —
"Bohemian Rhapsody" 1 1 8 15 7 1 1 2 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 Jazz
1979 "Don't Stop Me Now" 9 — — 49 35 10 16 86
"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
"Flash" 10 13 1 11 3 10 18 42 Flash Gordon OST
1981 "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) 1 7 10 50 22 2 1 29 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 2 24 2 1 1 16 The Works
"I Want to Break Free" 3 8 1 9 4 2 1 45
"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 12 5 6 4 4 42
"Friends Will Be Friends" 14 — — — 20 4 17 —
"Who Wants to Live Forever" 24 — — — 52 15 6 —
"Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" — — — — 57 — 26 —
1989 "I Want It All" 3 10 11 46 9 3 2 50 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 — 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 2
"Bohemian Rhapsody"/"These Are the Days of Our Lives" 1 5 8 — 18 1 1 -
  • UK: Platinum[4]
 A Night at the Opera / Innuendo
1995 "Heaven for Everyone" 2 15 4 7 15 7 3 — 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
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 + Queen) 		1 3 2 — — 6 20 — Invincible
2003 "Flash"
(Queen + Vanguard) 		15 — — — — — — —
2003 "Another One Bites The Dust"
(Queen + Annie Crummer) 		— — — — — — — — We Will Rock You: The Musical
2004 "Solo Por Ti (No One But You)"
(Queen + Eva Maria) 		— — — — — — — —
2006 "Another One Bites The Dust "
(Queen + The Miami Project) 		— — — — — — — —

References

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  3. ^ "Billboard Chart Positions - Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
  4. ^ 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 am "BPI - Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18-09-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Queen". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Sheer Heart Attack". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - A Night At The Opera". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - A Day At The Races". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - News Of The World". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Jazz". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - The Game". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Hot Space". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - The Works". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - A Kind Of Magic". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Innuendo". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Made In Heaven". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Live Killers". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Live At Wembley". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  19. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Live At The Bowl". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  20. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Queen Rock Montreal". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Greatest Hits". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Classic Queen". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  23. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - The Platinum Collection". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  24. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Bohemian Rhapsody". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - We Are The Champions". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  26. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  27. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Another One Bites The Dust". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  28. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - The Show Must Go On". Retrieved 24-10-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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