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Greatest Hits 1 [VINYL]

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It is certified 8 x Platinum in the United States, and is Queen's most commercially successful album worldwide with over 25 million copies sold, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Queen – Greatest Hits III (1999, Vinyl) - Discogs Queen – Greatest Hits III (1999, Vinyl) - Discogs

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. There was no universal track listing or cover art for the album, and each territory's tracks were dependent on what singles had been released there and which were successful. Greatest Hits is the band's best-selling album to date, with total sales of over 25 million copies, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.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).

Queen – Greatest Hits (1981, Vinyl) - Discogs Queen – Greatest Hits (1981, Vinyl) - Discogs

The third compilation was released in 1999 and largely showcases Queen’s collaborations and solo recordings.In 2004, to promote the Las Vegas production of the musical We Will Rock You, Hollywood Records released Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You Edition, which was the UK Greatest Hits with three bonus tracks. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. In Argentina and Brazil, the LP edition included the same track listing as the UK Greatest Hits, minus " Seven Seas of Rhye" and including "Love of My Life" ( Live Killers version).

Queen - Greatest Hits | Releases | Discogs Queen - Greatest Hits | Releases | Discogs

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released worldwide on 26 October 1981. Although Greatest Flix only listed 17 videos on its sleeve, it contained two videos for "We Will Rock You". Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2019: Un anno con la musica Italiana" (Download the attachment and open the Album file) (in Italian).

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).

Queen – Greatest Hits (Vinyl) - Discogs

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".

It’s available in the new 6LP Platinum Collection but I bet it will get a stand alone sooner or later. Commercial performance [ edit ] Gold and silver discs issued by EMI in 1982 for Greatest Hits (1981). However, the song was not included on the European versions of Greatest Hits – according to Queen's business manager Jim Beach, this was because the longer manufacturing time required to press records in Europe meant that several hundred thousand copies of the album had already been pressed up before the song had been recorded.

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