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class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>1974–1976: <i>Sheer Heart Attack</i> to <i>A Night at the Opera</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1974–1976:_Sheer_Heart_Attack_to_A_Night_at_the_Opera-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1976–1979:_A_Day_at_the_Races_to_Live_Killers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1976–1979:_A_Day_at_the_Races_to_Live_Killers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>1976–1979: <i>A Day at the Races</i> to <i>Live Killers</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1976–1979:_A_Day_at_the_Races_to_Live_Killers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1980–1982:_The_Game,_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1980–1982:_The_Game,_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>1980–1982: <i>The Game</i>, <i>Hot Space</i> and stadium tours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1980–1982:_The_Game,_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1983–1984:_The_Works" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1983–1984:_The_Works"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>1983–1984: <i>The Works</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1983–1984:_The_Works-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1985–1986:_Live_Aid,_A_Kind_of_Magic_and_tours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1985–1986:_Live_Aid,_A_Kind_of_Magic_and_tours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>1985–1986: Live Aid, <i>A Kind of Magic</i> and tours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1985–1986:_Live_Aid,_A_Kind_of_Magic_and_tours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1988–1992:_The_Miracle,_Innuendo_and_Mercury&#039;s_final_years" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1988–1992:_The_Miracle,_Innuendo_and_Mercury&#039;s_final_years"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>1988–1992: <i>The Miracle</i>, <i>Innuendo</i> and Mercury's final years</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1988–1992:_The_Miracle,_Innuendo_and_Mercury&#039;s_final_years-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1995–2003:_Made_in_Heaven_to_46664_Concert" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1995–2003:_Made_in_Heaven_to_46664_Concert"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>1995–2003: <i>Made in Heaven</i> to 46664 Concert</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1995–2003:_Made_in_Heaven_to_46664_Concert-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2004–2009:_Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004–2009:_Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>2004–2009: Queen + Paul Rodgers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004–2009:_Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009–2011:_Departure_from_EMI,_40th_anniversary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009–2011:_Departure_from_EMI,_40th_anniversary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>2009–2011: Departure from EMI, 40th anniversary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009–2011:_Departure_from_EMI,_40th_anniversary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011–present:_Queen_+_Adam_Lambert,_Queen_Forever" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–present:_Queen_+_Adam_Lambert,_Queen_Forever"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>2011–present: Queen + Adam Lambert, <i>Queen Forever</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–present:_Queen_+_Adam_Lambert,_Queen_Forever-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music_style_and_influences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music_style_and_influences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Music style and influences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music_style_and_influences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Media-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Software_and_digital_releases" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Software_and_digital_releases"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Software and digital releases</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Software_and_digital_releases-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bohemian_Rhapsody" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bohemian_Rhapsody"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span><i>Bohemian Rhapsody</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bohemian_Rhapsody-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_films" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_films"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Other films</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_films-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Legacy</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Legacy subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Influence" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Influence"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Influence</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Influence-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Band_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Band_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Band members</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Band members subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Band_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Current members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Former members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Long-term_Queen_+_vocalists" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Long-term_Queen_+_vocalists"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Long-term Queen + vocalists</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Long-term_Queen_+_vocalists-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_touring_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_touring_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Current touring members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_touring_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_touring_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_touring_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Former touring members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_touring_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Early_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Early members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>Timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards_and_nominations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards_and_nominations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Awards and nominations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards_and_nominations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Discography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Discography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Discography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Discography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Concert_tours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Concert_tours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Concert tours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Concert_tours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" 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Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(Band)" title="Queen (Band) – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Queen (Band)" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%AD%E1%8B%8A%E1%8A%95" title="ክዊን – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ክዊን" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86" title="كوين – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كوين" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86" title="کوئین – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کوئین" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8_(%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1)" title="কুইন (ব্যান্ড) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কুইন (ব্যান্ড)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD" title="Куийн – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Куийн" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(Band)" title="Queen (Band) – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Queen (Band)" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(strollad_sonerezh)" title="Queen (strollad sonerezh) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Queen (strollad sonerezh)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(gruppu_musicale)" title="Queen (gruppu musicale) – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Queen (gruppu musicale)" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pdc mw-list-item"><a href="https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Pennsylvania German" lang="pdc" hreflang="pdc" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Deitsch" data-language-local-name="Pennsylvania German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deitsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(Band)" title="Queen (Band) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Queen (Band)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86" title="کوئین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کوئین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Queen (band)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(bann)" title="Queen (bann) – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Queen (bann)" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%80%B8_(%EB%B0%B4%EB%93%9C)" title="퀸 (밴드) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="퀸 (밴드)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%94%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AB%D5%B6" title="Քուին – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Քուին" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1)" title="क़्वीन (बैंड) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="क़्वीन (बैंड)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9F" title="קווין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קווין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Квин – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Квин" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lad mw-list-item"><a href="https://lad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Ladino" lang="lad" hreflang="lad" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ladino" data-language-local-name="Ladino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladino</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Lojban" lang="jbo" hreflang="jbo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="La .lojban." data-language-local-name="Lojban" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>La .lojban.</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%80%E0%B5%BB_(%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A4_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%98%E0%B4%82)" title="ക്വീൻ (സംഗീത സംഘം) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ക്വീൻ (സംഗീത സംഘം)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%A1)" title="क्विन (बँड) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="क्विन (बँड)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86" title="كوين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كوين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(kugiran)" title="Queen (kugiran) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Queen (kugiran)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B3)" title="Queen (хамтлаг) – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Queen (хамтлаг)" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%80%E1%80%BD%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8_(%E1%80%90%E1%80%B1%E1%80%B8%E1%80%82%E1%80%AE%E1%80%90%E1%80%A1%E1%80%96%E1%80%BD%E1%80%B2%E1%80%B7)" title="ကွင်း (တေးဂီတအဖွဲ့) – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ကွင်း (တေးဂီတအဖွဲ့)" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_(%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1)" title="क्विन (ब्यान्ड) – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="क्विन (ब्यान्ड)" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89)" title="クイーン (バンド) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="クイーン (バンド)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Napulitano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%88%E0%A8%A8_(%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%A1)" title="ਕੁਈਨ (ਬੈਂਡ) – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕੁਈਨ (ਬੈਂਡ)" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pag mw-list-item"><a href="https://pag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Pangasinan" lang="pag" hreflang="pag" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Pangasinan" data-language-local-name="Pangasinan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangasinan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%83%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9C%E1%9E%B8%E1%9E%93_(%E1%9E%80%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%BB%E1%9E%98%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%93%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%B8)" title="ឃ្វីន (ក្រុមតន្ត្រី) – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ឃ្វីន (ក្រុមតន្ត្រី)" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(Grupp)" title="Queen (Grupp) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Queen (Grupp)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(baund)" title="Queen (baund) – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Queen (baund)" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(gruppu)" title="Queen (gruppu) – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Queen (gruppu)" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Queen (band)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(skupina)" title="Queen (skupina) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Queen (skupina)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_(%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81)" title="குயின் (இசைக்குழு) – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="குயின் (இசைக்குழு)" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-roa-tara mw-list-item"><a href="https://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Tarantino" lang="nap-x-tara" hreflang="nap-x-tara" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Tarandíne" data-language-local-name="Tarantino" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tarandíne</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tet mw-list-item"><a href="https://tet.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Tetum" lang="tet" hreflang="tet" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Tetun" data-language-local-name="Tetum" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tetun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%99" title="ควีน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ควีน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-chr mw-list-item"><a href="https://chr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Cherokee" lang="chr" hreflang="chr" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="ᏣᎳᎩ" data-language-local-name="Cherokee" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᏣᎳᎩ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bug mw-list-item"><a href="https://bug.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Buginese" lang="bug" hreflang="bug" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Basa Ugi" data-language-local-name="Buginese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Ugi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%86" title="کوئین – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="کوئین" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vepsän kel’</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Volapük</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Võro</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wo mw-list-item"><a href="https://wo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen" title="Queen – Wolof" lang="wo" hreflang="wo" data-title="Queen" data-language-autonym="Wolof" data-language-local-name="Wolof" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Wolof</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9A%87%E5%90%8E%E4%B9%90%E9%98%9F" title="皇后乐队 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="皇后乐队" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yi mw-list-item"><a href="https://yi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9F" title="קווין – Yiddish" lang="yi" hreflang="yi" data-title="קווין" data-language-autonym="ייִדיש" data-language-local-name="Yiddish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ייִדיש</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a 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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">Queen</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_(1975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Queen in 1975. From left to right: Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John Deacon"><img alt="Queen in 1975. From left to right: Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John Deacon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_%281975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02%29.jpg/300px-Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_%281975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_%281975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02%29.jpg/450px-Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_%281975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_%281975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02%29.jpg/600px-Queen_A_Night_At_The_Opera_%281975_Elektra_publicity_photo_02%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1798" data-file-height="1146" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Queen in 1975. From left to right: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon">John Deacon</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">London, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Queen_discography" title="Queen discography">Queen discography</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1970–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parlophone" title="Parlophone">Parlophone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Records" title="Hollywood Records">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_EMI_Records" title="Virgin EMI Records">Virgin EMI</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoffs</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers">Queen + Paul Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert" title="Queen + Adam Lambert">Queen + Adam Lambert</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoff of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Smile_(band)" title="Smile (band)">Smile</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon">John Deacon</a></li> <li>See also: <a href="#Early_members">Early members</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://queenonline.com">queenonline<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Queen</b> are a British <a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in London in 1970 by <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a> (lead vocals, piano), <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> (guitar, vocals), and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> (drums, vocals), later joined by <a href="/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon">John Deacon</a> (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a>, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as <a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">arena rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a>. </p><p>Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band <a href="/wiki/Smile_(band)" title="Smile (band)">Smile</a>. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their <a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)" title="Queen (Queen album)">self-titled debut album</a> in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i>, in 1974. <i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i> later that year and <i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i> in 1975 brought them international success. The latter featured "<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>", which topped the <a href="/wiki/UK_singles_chart" title="UK singles chart">UK singles chart</a> for nine weeks and helped popularise the music video format. The band's 1977 album <i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i> contained "<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>", which have become <a href="/wiki/Stadium_anthem" title="Stadium anthem">anthems</a> at sporting events. By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world. "<a href="/wiki/Another_One_Bites_the_Dust" title="Another One Bites the Dust">Another One Bites the Dust</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(Queen_album)" title="The Game (Queen album)">The Game</a></i> (1980) became their best-selling single, and their 1981 compilation album <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Queen album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">best-selling album in the UK</a> and is certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">9x Platinum</a> in the US by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). Their performance at the 1985 <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a> concert is ranked among the greatest in rock history by various publications. In August 1986, Mercury gave his last performance with Queen at <a href="/wiki/Knebworth_Festival" title="Knebworth Festival">Knebworth</a>, England. </p><p>Mercury was diagnosed with <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">AIDS</a> in 1987. The band released two more albums, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i> in 1989 and <i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i> in 1991. On 23 November 1991, Mercury publicly revealed his AIDS diagnosis, and the next day died of <a href="/wiki/Bronchopneumonia" title="Bronchopneumonia">bronchopneumonia</a>, a complication of AIDS. One more album was released featuring Mercury's vocals, 1995's <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven" title="Made in Heaven">Made in Heaven</a></i>. Deacon retired in 1997, while May and Taylor continued to make sporadic appearances together. Since 2004, they have toured as "Queen +", with vocalists <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" title="Paul Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Lambert" title="Adam Lambert">Adam Lambert</a>. </p><p>Queen have been a global presence in popular culture for more than half a century. Estimates of their record sales range from 250&#160;million to 300&#160;million, making them one of the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">best-selling music artists</a>. In 1990, Queen received the <a href="/wiki/Brit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Brit Award">Brit Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Brit_Award_for_Outstanding_Contribution_to_Music" title="Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music">Outstanding Contribution to British Music</a>. They were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2001, and with each member having composed hit singles, all four were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> in 2003. In 2005, they received the <a href="/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivor Novello Award">Ivor Novello Award</a> for Outstanding Song Collection from the <a href="/wiki/British_Academy_of_Songwriters,_Composers,_and_Authors" class="mw-redirect" title="British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors">British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors</a>, and in 2018 were presented the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1968–1971:_Foundations"><span id="1968.E2.80.931971:_Foundations"></span>1968–1971: Foundations</h3></div> <p>The founding members of Queen met in west London during the late 1960s. Guitarist <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> had built <a href="/wiki/Red_Special" title="Red Special">his own guitar</a> with his father in 1963, and formed the group 1984 (named after <a href="/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four" title="Nineteen Eighty-Four">Orwell's novel</a>) the following year with singer <a href="/wiki/Tim_Staffell" title="Tim Staffell">Tim Staffell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201030,_32–33_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201030,_32–33-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May left the group in early 1968 to focus on his degree in Physics and Infrared Astronomy at <a href="/wiki/Imperial_College_London" title="Imperial College London">Imperial College</a> and find a group that could write original material.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201037,_44,_64_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201037,_44,_64-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He formed the group <a href="/wiki/Smile_(band)" title="Smile (band)">Smile</a> with Staffell (now playing bass) and keyboardist Chris Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201059_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201059-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> To complete the line-up, May placed an advertisement on a college notice board for a "<a href="/wiki/Mitch_Mitchell" title="Mitch Mitchell">Mitch Mitchell</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ginger_Baker" title="Ginger Baker">Ginger Baker</a> type" drummer; <a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a>, a young dental student, auditioned and got the job.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004118_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004118-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Smith left the group in early 1969, immediately before a gig at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a> with <a href="/wiki/Free_(band)" title="Free (band)">Free</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bonzo_Dog_Doo-Dah_Band" title="Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band">Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201062_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201062-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_@_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Queen_%40_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg/220px-Queen_%40_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Queen_%40_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg/330px-Queen_%40_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Queen_%40_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg/440px-Queen_%40_Imperial_College_campus_-_1970.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1201" data-file-height="655" /></a><figcaption>Queen in 1970. Left to right; Mike Grose (who was the first of the band's three early bass players before John Deacon joined in 1971), Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury and Brian May</figcaption></figure> <p>While attending <a href="/wiki/Ealing_Art_College" title="Ealing Art College">Ealing Art College</a> in west London, Staffell became friends with fellow student <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara</a>, who was from <a href="/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar">Zanzibar</a> and of Indian <a href="/wiki/Parsi" class="mw-redirect" title="Parsi">Parsi</a> descent.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201044_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201044-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bulsara had studied fashion design for a year before switching to graphic art and design,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201056-57_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201056-57-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and soon became a keen fan of Smile. He asked if he could join the group as <a href="/wiki/Lead_vocalist" title="Lead vocalist">lead singer</a>, but May felt Staffell would not give up that role.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201065_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201065-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also ran a stall in <a href="/wiki/Kensington_Market,_London" title="Kensington Market, London">Kensington Market</a> with Taylor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean19867_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean19867-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg/170px-Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg/255px-Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg/340px-Queen_First_Public_Performance_Here_18_July_1970.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3216" data-file-height="4288" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/PRS_for_Music" title="PRS for Music">PRS for Music</a> heritage award at <a href="/wiki/Prince_Consort_Road" title="Prince Consort Road">Prince Consort Road</a> commemorating Queen's first performance in London</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1970, Staffell quit Smile, feeling his interests in <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&amp;B</a> clashed with the group's hard rock sound and being fed up with the lack of success. He formed the group <a href="/wiki/Humpy_Bong" title="Humpy Bong">Humpy Bong</a> with former <a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a> drummer <a href="/wiki/Colin_Petersen" title="Colin Petersen">Colin Petersen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201092–93_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201092–93-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The remaining members accepted Bulsara as lead singer, and recruited Taylor's friend Mike Grose as bassist. The four played their first gig at a fundraising event in <a href="/wiki/Truro" title="Truro">Truro</a> on 27 June 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201095_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201095-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bulsara suggested the group should be renamed to "Queen". The others were uncertain at first, but he said, "it's wonderful, dear, people will love it".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201095_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201095-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the same time, he decided to <a href="/wiki/Name_change#United_Kingdom" title="Name change">change his surname</a> to Mercury, inspired by the line "Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me" in the song "<a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)#&quot;My_Fairy_King&quot;" title="Queen (Queen album)">My Fairy King</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201096_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201096-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group played their first London gig on 18 July.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The early set consisted of material that later appeared on the first two albums, along with various rock and roll covers, such as <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Shadows" title="The Shadows">the Shadows</a>' "<a href="/wiki/Please_Don%27t_Tease" title="Please Don&#39;t Tease">Please Don't Tease</a>". They attracted the attention of producer <a href="/wiki/John_Anthony_(record_producer)" title="John Anthony (record producer)">John Anthony</a>, who was interested in the group's sound but thought they had the wrong bass player.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201096_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201096-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After three live gigs, Mike Grose decided not to continue with the band and was replaced by Barry Mitchell (ex <a href="/wiki/Crushed_Butler" title="Crushed Butler">Crushed Butler</a>). Mitchell played thirteen gigs with Queen between August 1970 and January 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201097_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201097-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In turn, Mitchell left in January 1971 and was replaced by Doug Bogie for two live gigs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010102,_105_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010102,_105-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1971–1974:_Queen_and_Queen_II"><span id="1971.E2.80.931974:_Queen_and_Queen_II"></span>1971–1974: <i>Queen</i> and <i>Queen II</i></h3></div> <p>In February 1971, <a href="/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon">John Deacon</a> joined Queen. In addition to being an experienced bassist, his quiet demeanour complemented the band, and he was skilled in electronics.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010107_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010107-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 2 July, Queen played their first show with the classic line-up of Mercury, May, Taylor and Deacon at a Surrey college outside London.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe200926_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe200926-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May called Terry Yeadon, an engineer at Pye Studios where Smile had recorded, to see if he knew anywhere where Queen could go. Yeadon had since moved to <a href="/wiki/De_Lane_Lea_Studios" title="De Lane Lea Studios">De Lane Lea Studios</a>' new premises in <a href="/wiki/Wembley" title="Wembley">Wembley</a>, and they needed a group to test out the equipment and recording rooms. He tried asking <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">the Kinks</a> but couldn't get hold of them. Therefore, he told Queen they could record some demos in exchange for the studio's acoustic tests.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010112–113_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010112–113-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They recorded five of their own songs, "<a href="/wiki/Liar_(Queen_song)" title="Liar (Queen song)">Liar</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Keep_Yourself_Alive" title="Keep Yourself Alive">Keep Yourself Alive</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)#&quot;Great_King_Rat&quot;" title="Queen (Queen album)">Great King Rat</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)#&quot;The_Night_Comes_Down&quot;" title="Queen (Queen album)">The Night Comes Down</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)#&quot;Jesus&quot;" title="Queen (Queen album)">Jesus</a>". During the recording, producers John Anthony and <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas_Baker" title="Roy Thomas Baker">Roy Thomas Baker</a> visited the band. The two were taken with "Keep Yourself Alive" and began promoting the band to several record companies.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010114_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010114-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Cavern_Club,_exhibited_signed_guitars_for_memorable_performances_-_The_Rolling_Stones_(5th_November_1963)_-_Crescent_Stratocaster,_Queen_(31st_October_1970)_-_Squier_Stratocaster_(2016-09-04_20.44.17_by_NH53).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Cavern_Club%2C_exhibited_signed_guitars_for_memorable_performances_-_The_Rolling_Stones_%285th_November_1963%29_-_Crescent_Stratocaster%2C_Queen_%2831st_October_1970%29_-_Squier_Stratocaster_%282016-09-04_20.44.17_by_NH53%29.jpg/170px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Cavern_Club%2C_exhibited_signed_guitars_for_memorable_performances_-_The_Rolling_Stones_%285th_November_1963%29_-_Crescent_Stratocaster%2C_Queen_%2831st_October_1970%29_-_Squier_Stratocaster_%282016-09-04_20.44.17_by_NH53%29.jpg/255px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/The_Cavern_Club%2C_exhibited_signed_guitars_for_memorable_performances_-_The_Rolling_Stones_%285th_November_1963%29_-_Crescent_Stratocaster%2C_Queen_%2831st_October_1970%29_-_Squier_Stratocaster_%282016-09-04_20.44.17_by_NH53%29.jpg/340px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Queen guitar (right, next to a Rolling Stones guitar) at the <a href="/wiki/The_Cavern_Club" title="The Cavern Club">Cavern Club</a> in Liverpool, marking a 31 October 1970 Queen concert at the venue</figcaption></figure> <p>Promoter Ken Testi managed to attract the interest of <a href="/wiki/Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma Records</a>, who offered Queen an advance of around £25,000, but the group turned them down as they realised the label would promote <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a> as a priority. Testi then entered discussions with <a href="/wiki/Trident_Studios" title="Trident Studios">Trident Studios</a>' <a href="/wiki/Norman_Sheffield" title="Norman Sheffield">Norman Sheffield</a>, who offered the band a management deal under Neptune Productions, a subsidiary of Trident, to manage the band and enable them to use their facilities, while the management searched for a deal. This suited both parties, as Trident were expanding into management, and under the deal, Queen were able to make use of the hi-tech recording facilities used by signed musicians.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010117–118_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010117–118-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taylor later described these early off-peak studio hours as "gold dust".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen began 1972 with a gig at <a href="/wiki/Bedford_College,_London" title="Bedford College, London">Bedford College</a>, London where only six people turned up. After a few more shows, they stopped live performances for eight months to work on the album with Anthony and Baker.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010117–118_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010117–118-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the sessions at Trident, they saw <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> with <a href="/wiki/The_Spiders_from_Mars" title="The Spiders from Mars">the Spiders from Mars</a> live and realised they needed to make an impact with the album, otherwise they would be left behind.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010119–120_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010119–120-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Co-producers Anthony and Baker initially clashed with the band (May in particular) on the direction of the album, bringing the band's inexperience in the studio to bear.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoherty20118_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoherty20118-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band's fighting centered around their efforts to integrate technical perfection with the reality of live performances, leading to what Baker referred to as "kitchen sink overproduction".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The resulting album was a mix of <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoherty20118_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoherty20118-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group were unhappy with the re-recording of "The Night Comes Down", so the finished album uses the De Lane Lea demo. Another track, "<a href="/wiki/Headlong_(song)#B-sides" title="Headlong (song)">Mad the Swine</a>" was dropped from the running order after the band and Baker could not agree on a mix.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010121_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010121-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Stone_(record_producer)" title="Mike Stone (record producer)">Mike Stone</a> created the final mix for "Keep Yourself Alive", and he went on to work on several other Queen albums.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010122_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010122-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By January 1972, the band finished recording their debut album, but had yet to secure a record contract.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDoherty20118_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDoherty20118-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In order to attract record company interest, Trident booked a "showcase" gig on 6 November at <a href="/wiki/The_Pheasantry" title="The Pheasantry">The Pheasantry</a>, followed by a show at the <a href="/wiki/Marquee_Club" title="Marquee Club">Marquee Club</a> on 20 December.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198617_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198617-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen promoted the unreleased album in February 1973 on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a>, still unsigned. The following month, Trident managed to strike a deal with <a href="/wiki/EMI_Records" title="EMI Records">EMI Records</a>. "Keep Yourself Alive" was released as a single on 6 July, with the album <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)" title="Queen (Queen album)">Queen</a></i> appearing a week later. The front cover showed a shot of Mercury live on stage taken by Taylor's friend Douglass Puddifoot. Deacon was credited as "Deacon John" while Taylor used his full name, Roger Meddows-Taylor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010126–127_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010126–127-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album was received well by critics; Gordon Fletcher of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> called it "superb",<sup id="cite_ref-RS1_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Chicago's <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Herald_(Arlington_Heights)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)">Daily Herald</a></i> called it an "above-average debut".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, it drew little mainstream attention, and "Keep Yourself Alive" sold poorly. Retrospectively, it is cited as the album's highlight, and in 2008 <i>Rolling Stone</i> ranked it 31st in the "100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time", describing it as "an entire album's worth of riffs crammed into a single song".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album was certified gold in the UK and the US.<sup id="cite_ref-bhsa_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhsa-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:TheMarchOfTheBlackQueen.ogg" title="File:TheMarchOfTheBlackQueen.ogg">"The March of the Black Queen"</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="29" data-mwtitle="TheMarchOfTheBlackQueen.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/TheMarchOfTheBlackQueen.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs=&quot;vorbis&quot;" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/3/36/TheMarchOfTheBlackQueen.ogg/TheMarchOfTheBlackQueen.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">A sample of "<a href="/wiki/The_March_of_the_Black_Queen" class="mw-redirect" title="The March of the Black Queen">The March of the Black Queen</a>" from <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i> (1974). The band's earlier songs (such as this) leaned more towards progressive rock and heavy metal compared to their later work.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>The group began to record their second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i> in August 1973. Now able to use regular studio time, they decided to make full use of the facilities available. May created a multi-layer guitar introduction "Procession", while Mercury wrote "The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke" based on <a href="/wiki/The_Fairy_Feller%27s_Master-Stroke" title="The Fairy Feller&#39;s Master-Stroke">the painting of the same name</a> by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dadd" title="Richard Dadd">Richard Dadd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010131–132_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010131–132-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group spent the remainder of the year touring the UK, supporting <a href="/wiki/Mott_The_Hoople" class="mw-redirect" title="Mott The Hoople">Mott the Hoople</a>, and began to attract an audience.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198619_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198619-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The tour ended with two shows at the <a href="/wiki/Hammersmith_Odeon" class="mw-redirect" title="Hammersmith Odeon">Hammersmith Odeon</a> on 14 December, playing to 7,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010136–137_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010136–137-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1974, Queen played the <a href="/wiki/Sunbury_Pop_Festival" title="Sunbury Pop Festival">Sunbury Pop Festival</a> in Australia. They arrived late, and were jeered and taunted by the audience who expected to see home grown acts. Before leaving, Mercury announced, "when we come back to Australia, Queen will be the biggest band in the world!"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010138-139_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010138-139-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198621_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198621-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Queen II</i> was released in March, and features <a href="/wiki/Mick_Rock" title="Mick Rock">Mick Rock</a>'s iconic <a href="/wiki/Marlene_Dietrich" title="Marlene Dietrich">Dietrich</a>-inspired image of the band on the cover.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010137,_142_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010137,_142-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This image would later be used as the basis for "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video production.<sup id="cite_ref-cover_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cover-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-history_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album reached number five on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Album_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Album Chart">British album chart</a> and became the first Queen album to chart in the UK. The Mercury-written lead single "<a href="/wiki/Seven_Seas_of_Rhye" title="Seven Seas of Rhye">Seven Seas of Rhye</a>" reached number 10 in the UK, giving the band their first hit.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010148_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010148-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album featured a 'layered' sound which would become their signature, and features long complex instrumental passages, fantasy-themed lyrics, and instrumental virtuosity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004127_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004127-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Erlewine_Queen_II_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erlewine_Queen_II-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Aside from its only single, the album also included the song "<a href="/wiki/The_March_of_the_Black_Queen" class="mw-redirect" title="The March of the Black Queen">The March of the Black Queen</a>", a six-minute epic which lacks a chorus.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Critical reaction was mixed; the <i><a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Free_Press" title="Winnipeg Free Press">Winnipeg Free Press</a></i>, while praising the band's debut album, described <i>Queen II</i> as an "over-produced monstrosity".<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> has described the album as a favourite among the band's hardcore fans,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and it is the first of three Queen albums to feature in the book <i><a href="/wiki/1001_Albums_You_Must_Hear_Before_You_Die" title="1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die">1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1001albums_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1001albums-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group ended their early 1974 UK tour with a show at the <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Theatre" title="Rainbow Theatre">Rainbow Theatre</a> on 31 March. Mercury chose to a wear a <a href="/wiki/Zandra_Rhodes" title="Zandra Rhodes">Zandra Rhodes</a>-designed tunic for the gig, changing into a slashed black top midway through the show.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010147_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010147-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1974–1976:_Sheer_Heart_Attack_to_A_Night_at_the_Opera"><span id="1974.E2.80.931976:_Sheer_Heart_Attack_to_A_Night_at_the_Opera"></span>1974–1976: <i>Sheer Heart Attack</i> to <i>A Night at the Opera</i></h3></div> <p>In May 1974, a month into the band's first US tour opening for Mott the Hoople, May collapsed and was diagnosed with hepatitis, forcing the cancellation of their remaining dates.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004127_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004127-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May was still absent when the band started work on their third album, but he returned midway through the recording process.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198620_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198620-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Released in 1974, <i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i> reached number two in the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> sold well throughout Europe, and went gold in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It gave the band their first real experience of international success, and was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album experimented with a variety of musical genres, including <a href="/wiki/Music_hall" title="Music hall">British music hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a>, ballads, ragtime, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Caribbean_music_genres" title="List of Caribbean music genres">Caribbean</a>. May's "<a href="/wiki/Now_I%27m_Here" title="Now I&#39;m Here">Now I'm Here</a>" documented the group's curtailed American tour, and "Brighton Rock" served as a vehicle for his regular on-stage solo guitar spot. Deacon wrote his first song for the group, "Misfire", while the live favourite "<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Crazy" title="Stone Cold Crazy">Stone Cold Crazy</a>" was credited to the whole band. Mercury wrote the closing number, "In the Lap of the Gods", with the intention that the audience could sing along to the chorus when played live. This would be repeated later on, more successfully, in songs such as "We Are the Champions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010155_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010155-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BBC_TV_Centre.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/BBC_TV_Centre.jpg/220px-BBC_TV_Centre.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/BBC_TV_Centre.jpg/330px-BBC_TV_Centre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/BBC_TV_Centre.jpg/440px-BBC_TV_Centre.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Queen performed "<a href="/wiki/Killer_Queen" title="Killer Queen">Killer Queen</a>" at <a href="/wiki/BBC_Television_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Television Centre">BBC Television Centre</a> (pictured) on the music chart show <i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a></i> in December 1974. This was their second appearance on the show; their previous (performing "<a href="/wiki/Seven_Seas_of_Rhye" title="Seven Seas of Rhye">Seven Seas of Rhye</a>") brought them overnight fame.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The single "<a href="/wiki/Killer_Queen" title="Killer Queen">Killer Queen</a>" was written by Mercury about a high-class prostitute.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198622_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198622-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It reached number two on the British charts,<sup id="cite_ref-bhsa_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhsa-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and became their first US hit, reaching number 12 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song was partly recorded at <a href="/wiki/Rockfield_Studios" title="Rockfield Studios">Rockfield Studios</a> in Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With Mercury playing the grand piano, it combines camp, <a href="/wiki/Vaudeville" title="Vaudeville">vaudeville</a>, and British music hall with May's guitar. "Now I'm Here" was released as the second single, reached number eleven.<sup id="cite_ref-Jones_BBC_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones_BBC-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2006, <i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_(magazine)" title="Classic Rock (magazine)">Classic Rock</a></i> ranked <i>Sheer Heart Attack</i> number 28 in "The 100 Greatest British Rock Albums Ever",<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and in 2007, <i><a href="/wiki/Mojo_(magazine)" title="Mojo (magazine)">Mojo</a></i> ranked it No.88 in "The 100 Records That Changed the World".<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is also the second of three Queen albums to feature in the book <i>1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1001albums_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1001albums-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1975, Queen left for a world tour with an upgraded light show. They toured the US as headliners, and played in Canada for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198625_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198625-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several dates were cancelled after Mercury contracted <a href="/wiki/Laryngitis" title="Laryngitis">laryngitis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198624–27_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198624–27-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band then toured Japan from mid-April to the beginning of May. They were greeted by thousands of screaming fans, and played eight times in seven cities.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010163_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010163-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198627_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198627-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Despite the success, Queen were still tied to the original Trident deal and wages. They were all living in relative poverty in bedsits, and Deacon was refused money for a deposit on a house. EMI contacted lawyer <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beach" title="Jim Beach">Jim Beach</a>, who tried to find a way of extracting them from their contract. Trident complained that they had invested £200,000 in Queen and wanted their money back first.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010160,_165_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010160,_165-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August, after an acrimonious split with Trident, the band negotiated themselves out of their contract and searched for new management.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010166_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010166-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One of the options they considered was an offer from <a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>'s manager, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Grant_(music_manager)" title="Peter Grant (music manager)">Peter Grant</a>, who wanted them to sign with Led Zeppelin's own production company, <a href="/wiki/Swan_Song_Records" title="Swan Song Records">Swan Song Records</a>. The band were concerned about being a lower priority than Zeppelin and <a href="/wiki/Bad_Company" title="Bad Company">Bad Company</a> (also signed to Swan Song) and instead contacted <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>'s manager, <a href="/wiki/John_Reid_(music_manager)" title="John Reid (music manager)">John Reid</a>, who accepted the position.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010166_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010166-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004166_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson2004166-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Reid's first instruction to the band was "I'll take care of the business; you make the best record you can".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010168_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010168-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen started work on their fourth album <i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i>, taking its name from the popular <a href="/wiki/Marx_Brothers" title="Marx Brothers">Marx Brothers</a> movie. At the time, it was the most expensive album ever produced, costing £40,000 and using three different studios.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010177_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010177-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Like its predecessor, the album features diverse musical styles and experimentation with stereo sound. Mercury wrote the opening song "<a href="/wiki/Death_on_Two_Legs_(Dedicated_to...)" class="mw-redirect" title="Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)">Death on Two Legs</a>", a savage dig at perceived wrongdoers (and later dedicated to Trident in concert)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010178_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010178-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198625_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198625-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the camp vaudeville "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" and "Seaside Rendezvous".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010178_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010178-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May's "<a href="/wiki/The_Prophet%27s_Song" title="The Prophet&#39;s Song">The Prophet's Song</a>" was an eight-minute epic; the middle section is a <a href="/wiki/Canon_(music)" title="Canon (music)">canon</a>, with simple phrases layered to create a full-choral sound. The Mercury penned ballad, "<a href="/wiki/Love_of_My_Life_(Queen_song)" title="Love of My Life (Queen song)">Love of My Life</a>", featured a harp and overdubbed vocal harmonies.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010179_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010179-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:18em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>He knew exactly what he was doing. It was Freddie's baby. We just helped him bring it to life. We realized we'd look odd trying to mime such a hugely complex thing on TV. It had to be presented in some other way. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Brian May on Mercury writing "<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>" and the groundbreaking music video.<sup id="cite_ref-Black_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Black-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>The best-known song on the album, "<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>", originated from pieces of music that Mercury had written at Ealing College. Mercury played a run-through of the track on piano in his flat to Baker, stopping suddenly to announce, "This is where the opera section comes in".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010170_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010170-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> When the rest of the band started recording the song they were unsure as to how it would be pieced together. After recording the backing track, Baker left a 30-second section of tape to add the operatic vocals. Reportedly, 180 overdubs were used, to the extent that the original tape wore thin.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010170_74-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010170-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> EMI initially refused to release the single, thinking it too long, and demanded a radio edit which Queen refused. Mercury's close friend and advisor, <a href="/wiki/Capital_London" title="Capital London">Capital London</a> radio DJ <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Everett" title="Kenny Everett">Kenny Everett</a>, played a pivotal role in giving the single exposure.<sup id="cite_ref-Everett_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Everett-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He was given a promotional copy on the condition he didn't play it, but ended up doing so fourteen times over a single weekend.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010173_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010173-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Capital's switchboard was overwhelmed with callers inquiring when the song would be released.<sup id="cite_ref-Everett_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Everett-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With EMI forced to release "Bohemian Rhapsody" due to public demand, the single reached number one in the UK for nine weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-bhsa_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhsa-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010174_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010174-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling singles in the United Kingdom">third-best-selling single</a> of all time in the UK, surpassed only by <a href="/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)" title="Band Aid (band)">Band Aid</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Do_They_Know_It%27s_Christmas%3F" title="Do They Know It&#39;s Christmas?">Do They Know It's Christmas?</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997" title="Candle in the Wind 1997">Candle in the Wind 1997</a>", and is the best-selling commercial single (i.e. <i>not</i> for charity) in the UK. It also reached number nine in the US (a 1992 re-release reached number two on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 for five weeks).<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is the only single ever to sell a million copies on two separate occasions,<sup id="cite_ref-Queen_Online_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Queen_Online-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and became the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Christmas_number_one_singles_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Christmas number one singles (UK)">Christmas number one</a> twice in the UK, the only single ever to do so. It has also been voted the greatest song of all time in three different polls.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Bohemian Rhapsody" was promoted with a music video directed by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gowers" title="Bruce Gowers">Bruce Gowers</a>, who had already shot several of Queen's live concerts. The group wanted a video so they could avoid appearing on the BBC's <i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a></i>, which would clash with tour dates, and it would have looked strange miming to such a complex song.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Filmed at <a href="/wiki/Elstree_Studios" title="Elstree Studios">Elstree Studios</a> in Hertfordshire, the video cost £3,500, five times the typical promotional budget, and was shot in three hours. The operatic section featured a reprise of the <i>Queen II</i> cover, with the band member's heads animated.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010174_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010174-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198628_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198628-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the impact of the "Bohemian Rhapsody" promotional video, <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> states: "Its influence cannot be overstated, practically inventing the music video seven years before MTV went on the air."<sup id="cite_ref-BR_music_vid_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR_music_vid-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Ranking it number 31 on their list of the 50 key events in rock music history, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> stated it "ensured videos would henceforth be a mandatory tool in the marketing of music".<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Radio broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Vance" title="Tommy Vance">Tommy Vance</a> states, "It became the first record to be pushed into the forefront by virtue of a video. Queen were certainly the first band to create a 'concept' video. The video captured the musical imagery perfectly. You cannot hear that music without seeing the visuals in your mind's eye."<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>A Night at the Opera</i> was very successful in the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-bhsa_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhsa-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and went <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">triple platinum</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The British public voted it the 13th-greatest album of all time in a 2004 <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> poll.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It has also ranked highly in international polls; in a worldwide <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness</a> poll, it was voted the 19th-greatest of all time,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and an <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> poll saw the Australian public vote it the 28th-greatest of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>A Night at the Opera</i> has frequently appeared in "greatest albums" lists reflecting the opinions of critics. Among other accolades, it was ranked number 16 in <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i> magazine's "The 50 Best British Albums Ever" in 2004, a poll done in collaboration with British music and entertainment retailer <a href="/wiki/HMV" title="HMV">HMV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was also placed at number 230 on <i>Rolling Stone</i> magazine's list of "<a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone&#39;s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time">The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>" in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>A Night at the Opera</i> is the third and final Queen album to be featured in the book <i>1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1001albums_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1001albums-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The second single from the album was Deacon's "<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Best_Friend_(Queen_song)" title="You&#39;re My Best Friend (Queen song)">You're My Best Friend</a>", which peaked at number sixteen on the US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100,<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and went on to become a worldwide top-ten hit.<sup id="cite_ref-Queen_Online_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Queen_Online-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band's <a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_Tour" class="mw-redirect" title="A Night at the Opera Tour">A Night at the Opera Tour</a> began in November 1975, and covered Europe, the US, Japan, and Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198627–31_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198627–31-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 24 December, Queen played a special concert at the Hammersmith Odeon which was broadcast live on the BBC show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Grey_Whistle_Test" title="The Old Grey Whistle Test">The Old Grey Whistle Test</a></i>, with the audio being later broadcast on BBC Radio 1. It became one of the band's most popular <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootleg recordings</a> for decades before being <a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Odeon_%E2%80%93_Hammersmith_1975" title="A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975">officially released</a> in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1976–1979:_A_Day_at_the_Races_to_Live_Killers"><span id="1976.E2.80.931979:_A_Day_at_the_Races_to_Live_Killers"></span>1976–1979: <i>A Day at the Races</i> to <i>Live Killers</i></h3></div> <p>By 1976, Queen were back in the studio recording <i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album)" title="A Day at the Races (album)">A Day at the Races</a></i>, which is often regarded as a sequel album to <i>A Night at the Opera</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010192_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010192-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It again borrowed the name of a Marx Brothers movie, and its cover was similar to that of <i>A Night at the Opera</i>, a variation on the same Queen logo.<sup id="cite_ref-night_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-night-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The most recognisable of the Marx Brothers, <a href="/wiki/Groucho_Marx" title="Groucho Marx">Groucho Marx</a>, invited Queen to visit him in his Los Angeles home in March 1977; there the band thanked him in person, and performed "<a href="/wiki/%2739" title="&#39;39">'39</a>" <i><a href="/wiki/A_cappella" title="A cappella">a cappella</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe200996_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe200996-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Baker did not return to produce the album; instead the band self-produced with assistance from Mike Stone, who performed several of the backing vocals.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010193,_206_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010193,_206-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The major hit on the album was "<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(Queen_song)" title="Somebody to Love (Queen song)">Somebody to Love</a>", a gospel-inspired song in which Mercury, May, and Taylor multi-tracked their voices to create a gospel choir.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010193–194_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010193–194-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song went to number two in the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-bhsa_33-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhsa-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and number thirteen in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album also featured one of the band's heaviest songs, May's "<a href="/wiki/Tie_Your_Mother_Down" title="Tie Your Mother Down">Tie Your Mother Down</a>", which became a staple of their live shows.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Musically, <i>A Day at the Races</i> was by both fans' and critics' standards a strong effort, reaching number one in the UK and Japan, and number five in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-bhsa_33-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhsa-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-night_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-night-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen played a <a href="/wiki/Queen_Hyde_Park_1976" title="Queen Hyde Park 1976">landmark gig</a> on 18 September 1976, a free concert in <a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London" title="Hyde Park, London">Hyde Park</a>, London, organised by the entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hyde_Park_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hyde_Park-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It set an attendance record at the park, with 150,000 people confirmed in the audience.<sup id="cite_ref-Hyde_Park_103-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hyde_Park-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010191_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010191-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen were late arriving onstage and ran out of time to play an encore; the police informed Mercury that he would be arrested if he attempted to go on stage again.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010192_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010192-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May enjoyed the gig particularly, as he had been to see previous concerts at the park, such as the first one organised by <a href="/wiki/Blackhill_Enterprises" title="Blackhill Enterprises">Blackhill Enterprises</a> in 1968, featuring <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDean198630_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDean198630-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_News_Of_The_World_(1977_Press_Kit_Photo_02).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_02%29.jpg/220px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_02%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_02%29.jpg/330px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_02%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_02%29.jpg/440px-Queen_News_Of_The_World_%281977_Press_Kit_Photo_02%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1354" /></a><figcaption>Queen press photo in early 1977 in promotion of <i>News of the World</i></figcaption></figure> <p>On 1 December 1976, Queen were the intended guests on London's early evening <i>Today</i> programme, but they pulled out at the last-minute, which saw their late replacement on the show, EMI labelmate the <a href="/wiki/Sex_Pistols" title="Sex Pistols">Sex Pistols</a>, give their infamous expletive-strewn interview with <a href="/wiki/Bill_Grundy" title="Bill Grundy">Bill Grundy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009119_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009119-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_Tour" title="A Day at the Races Tour">A Day at the Races Tour</a> in 1977, Queen performed sold-out shows at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, New York, in February, supported by <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a>, and Mercury and Taylor socialised with that group's leader <a href="/wiki/Phil_Lynott" title="Phil Lynott">Phil Lynott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010198–199_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010198–199-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They ended the tour with two concerts at <a href="/wiki/Earls_Court_Exhibition_Centre" title="Earls Court Exhibition Centre">Earls Court</a>, London, in June, which commemorated the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Jubilee_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II">Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II</a>, and at the cost of £50,000 the band used a lighting rig in the shape of a crown for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010201_109-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010201-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The band's sixth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i> was released in 1977, which has gone <a href="/wiki/Platinum_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Platinum album">four times platinum</a> in the US, and twice in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album contained many songs tailor-made for live performance, including two of rock's most recognisable anthems, "<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>" and the rock ballad "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>", both of which became enduring international <a href="/wiki/Stadium_anthem" title="Stadium anthem">sports anthems</a>, and the latter reached number four in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-alm_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alm-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen commenced the <a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_Tour" title="News of the World Tour">News of the World Tour</a> in November 1977, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hilburn" title="Robert Hilburn">Robert Hilburn</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> called this concert tour the band's "most spectacularly staged and finely honed show".<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the tour they sold out another two shows at MSG, and in 1978 they received the <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_Gold_Ticket_Award" title="Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award">Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award</a> for passing more than 100,000 unit ticket sales at the venue.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:QueenPerforming1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="l-r: John Deacon, Brian May, and Freddie Mercury seen live in 1978" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/QueenPerforming1977.jpg/220px-QueenPerforming1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/QueenPerforming1977.jpg/330px-QueenPerforming1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/QueenPerforming1977.jpg/440px-QueenPerforming1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="756" data-file-height="466" /></a><figcaption>Queen in <a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a>, Connecticut in November 1977</figcaption></figure><p> In 1978, Queen released <i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)" title="Jazz (Queen album)">Jazz</a></i>, which reached number two in the UK and number six on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a> in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album included the hit singles "<a href="/wiki/Fat_Bottomed_Girls" title="Fat Bottomed Girls">Fat Bottomed Girls</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Bicycle_Race" title="Bicycle Race">Bicycle Race</a>" on a double-sided record. Critical reviews of the album in the years since its release have been more favourable than initial reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Another notable track from <i>Jazz</i>, "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_Me_Now" title="Don&#39;t Stop Me Now">Don't Stop Me Now</a>", provides another example of the band's exuberant vocal harmonies.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1978, Queen <a href="/wiki/Jazz_Tour" title="Jazz Tour">toured</a> the US and Canada, and spent much of 1979 touring in Europe and Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-tour_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tour-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They released their first live album, <i><a href="/wiki/Live_Killers" title="Live Killers">Live Killers</a></i>, in 1979; it went platinum twice in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen also released the very successful single "<a href="/wiki/Crazy_Little_Thing_Called_Love" title="Crazy Little Thing Called Love">Crazy Little Thing Called Love</a>", a <a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a> inspired song done in the style of <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Crazy_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crazy-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song made the top 10 in many countries, topped the Australian <a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA Charts</a> for seven consecutive weeks, and was the band's first number one single in the US where it topped the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 for four weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Having written the song on guitar and played rhythm on the record, Mercury played rhythm guitar when performing the song live, the first time he ever played guitar in concert.<sup id="cite_ref-Crazy_122-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crazy-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 26 December 1979, Queen played the opening night at the <a href="/wiki/Concert_for_the_People_of_Kampuchea" class="mw-redirect" title="Concert for the People of Kampuchea">Concert for the People of Kampuchea</a> in London, having accepted a request by the event's organiser, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crazy_122-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crazy-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The concert was the last date of their <a href="/wiki/Crazy_Tour" title="Crazy Tour">Crazy Tour</a> of London.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFreestoneEvans200118_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFreestoneEvans200118-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980–1982:_The_Game,_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours"><span id="1980.E2.80.931982:_The_Game.2C_Hot_Space_and_stadium_tours"></span>1980–1982: <i>The Game</i>, <i>Hot Space</i> and stadium tours</h3></div> <p>Queen began their 1980s career with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(Queen_album)" title="The Game (Queen album)">The Game</a></i>. It featured the singles "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "<a href="/wiki/Another_One_Bites_the_Dust" title="Another One Bites the Dust">Another One Bites the Dust</a>", both of which reached number one in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-bbtfh_57-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbtfh-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After attending a Queen concert in Los Angeles, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> suggested to Mercury backstage that "Another One Bites the Dust" be released as a single, and in October 1980 it spent three weeks at number one.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009155_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009155-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album topped the <i>Billboard</i> 200 for five weeks,<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and sold over four million copies in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was also the first appearance of a synthesiser on a Queen album. Heretofore, their albums featured a distinctive "No Synthesisers!" sleeve note. The note is widely assumed to reflect an anti-synth, pro-"hard"-rock stance by the band,<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but was later revealed by producer <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas_Baker" title="Roy Thomas Baker">Roy Thomas Baker</a> to be an attempt to clarify that those albums' multi-layered solos were created with guitars, not synths, as record company executives kept assuming at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-sos1995_128-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sos1995-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September 1980, Queen performed three sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden.<sup id="cite_ref-history_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1980, Queen also released <a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flash Gordon (album)">the soundtrack</a> they had recorded for <i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(film)" title="Flash Gordon (film)">Flash Gordon</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1981" title="American Music Awards of 1981">1981 American Music Awards</a> in January, "Another One Bites the Dust" won the award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single, and Queen were nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p> In February 1981, Queen travelled to South America as part of <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Tour" title="The Game Tour">The Game Tour</a>, and became the first rock band to play stadiums in Latin America.<sup id="cite_ref-SA_Concerts_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SA_Concerts-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On playing the concerts, <i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_(magazine)" title="Classic Rock (magazine)">Classic Rock</a></i> magazine states, "They were under the spotlight from all quarters, as the entire music industry waited to see if their ambitious plans would bear fruit".<sup id="cite_ref-SA_Concerts_132-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SA_Concerts-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Tom Pinnock in the March 1981 issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Maker" title="Melody Maker">Melody Maker</a></i> wrote, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Queen chalked up a major international "first" by becoming the band to do for popular music in South America what The Beatles did for North America 17 years ago. Half a million Argentinians and Brazilians, starved of appearances of top British or American bands at their peak, gave Queen a heroic welcome which changed the course of pop history in this uncharted territory of the world rock map. The ecstatic young people saw eight Queen concerts at giant stadia, while many more millions saw the shows on TV and heard the radio broadcasts live.<sup id="cite_ref-Melody_Maker_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Melody_Maker-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:219px;max-width:219px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:217px;max-width:217px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg/215px-Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg/323px-Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg/430px-Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4754" data-file-height="3560" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Queen played to over 250,000 over two concerts at the <a href="/wiki/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi" title="Estádio do Morumbi">Morumbi Stadium</a> in São Paulo, Brazil during the South American part of The Game Tour</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:217px;max-width:217px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_maradona.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Queen_maradona.jpg/215px-Queen_maradona.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Queen_maradona.jpg/323px-Queen_maradona.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Queen_maradona.jpg/430px-Queen_maradona.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2012" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The band with Argentine footballer <a href="/wiki/Diego_Maradona" title="Diego Maradona">Diego Maradona</a> (middle) at the <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Amalfitani_Stadium" title="José Amalfitani Stadium">Vélez Sarsfield Stadium</a> in Buenos Aires</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The tour included five shows in Argentina, one of which drew the largest single concert crowd in Argentine history with an audience of 300,000 in <a href="/wiki/Buenos_Aires" title="Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and two concerts at the <a href="/wiki/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Morumbi" title="Estádio do Morumbi">Morumbi Stadium</a> in São Paulo, Brazil, where they played to more than 131,000 people in the first night (then the largest paying audience for a single band anywhere in the world)<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and more than 120,000 people the following night.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A region then largely ruled by military dictatorships, the band were greeted with scenes of fan-fever, and the promoter of their first shows at the <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Amalfitani_Stadium" title="José Amalfitani Stadium">Vélez Sarsfield Stadium</a> in Buenos Aires was moved to say: "For music in Argentina, this has been a case of before the war and after the war. Queen have liberated this country, musically speaking."<sup id="cite_ref-Melody_Maker_133-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Melody_Maker-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group's second show at Vélez Sarsfield was broadcast on national television and watched by over 30 million. Backstage, they were introduced to footballer <a href="/wiki/Diego_Maradona" title="Diego Maradona">Diego Maradona</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010255_137-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010255-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Topping the charts in Brazil and Argentina, the ballad "<a href="/wiki/Love_of_My_Life_(Queen_song)" title="Love of My Life (Queen song)">Love of My Life</a>" stole the show in South American concerts. Mercury would stop singing and would then conduct the audience as they took over, with <a href="/wiki/Lesley-Ann_Jones" title="Lesley-Ann Jones">Lesley-Ann Jones</a> writing "the fans knew the song by heart. Their English was word-perfect."<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later that year Queen performed for more than 150,000 on 9 October at Monterrey (<a href="/wiki/Estadio_Universitario_(UANL)" title="Estadio Universitario (UANL)">Estadio Universitario</a>) and 17 and 18 at Puebla (<a href="/wiki/Estadio_Ol%C3%ADmpico_Ignacio_Zaragoza" title="Estadio Olímpico Ignacio Zaragoza">Estadio Zaragoza</a>), Mexico.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2006315_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2006315-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Though the gigs were successful, they were marred by a lack of planning and suitable facilities, with audiences throwing projectiles on stage. Mercury finished the final gig saying, "Adios, amigos, you motherfuckers!"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010261_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010261-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 24 and 25 November, Queen played two nights at the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Forum" title="Montreal Forum">Montreal Forum</a>, Quebec, Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> One of Mercury's most notable performances of <i>The Game</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;s</span> final track, "<a href="/wiki/Save_Me_(Queen_song)" title="Save Me (Queen song)">Save Me</a>", took place in Montreal, and the concert is recorded in the live album, <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rock_Montreal" title="Queen Rock Montreal">Queen Rock Montreal</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen worked with <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> on the 1981 single "<a href="/wiki/Under_Pressure" title="Under Pressure">Under Pressure</a>". The first-time collaboration with another artist was spontaneous, as Bowie happened to drop by the studio while Queen were recording. Mercury and Bowie recorded their vocals on the track separately to each other, each coming up with individual ideas. The song topped the UK charts.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010258_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010258-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In October, Queen released their first compilation album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Queen album)">Greatest Hits</a></i>, which showcased the group's highlights from 1974 to 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010262_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010262-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">best-selling album</a> in UK chart history, it is the only album to sell over seven million copies in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-OCC_GH_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCC_GH-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of July 2022, it has spent over <a href="/wiki/List_of_albums_which_have_spent_the_most_weeks_on_the_UK_Albums_Chart" title="List of albums which have spent the most weeks on the UK Albums Chart">1000 weeks in the UK Album Chart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Queen_head_all-time_sales_chart_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Queen_head_all-time_sales_chart-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to <i>The Telegraph</i>, approximately one in three families in the UK own a copy.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album is certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">nine times platinum</a> in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of August 2024, it has spent over <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200#Most_weeks_on_the_chart" title="Billboard 200">600 weeks on the US <i>Billboard</i> 200</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_all_time_149-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_all_time-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Greatest Hits</i> has sold over 25&#160;million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:20em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>We moved out to Munich to isolate ourselves from normal life so we could focus on the music. We all ended up in a place that was rather unhealthy. A difficult period. We weren't getting along together. We all had different agendas. It was a difficult time for me, personally – some dark moments. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">— May on the recording of <i>Hot Space</i> during a difficult period for the band.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>In 1982, the band released the album <i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i>, a departure from their trademark seventies sound, this time being a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a>, dance, disco, <a href="/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">funk</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&amp;B</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Most of the album was recorded in <a href="/wiki/Munich" title="Munich">Munich</a> during the most turbulent period in the band's history.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010263_153-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010263-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury and Deacon enjoyed the new soul and funk influences, but Taylor and May were less favourable, and were critical of the influence Mercury's personal manager <a href="/wiki/Paul_Prenter" title="Paul Prenter">Paul Prenter</a> had on him.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010263,_267,_273_154-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010263,_267,_273-154"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Reinhold_Mack" title="Reinhold Mack">Mack</a>, Queen's producer, Prenter loathed rock music and was in Mercury's ear throughout the <i>Hot Space</i> sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May was also scathing of Prenter—Mercury's manager from 1977 to 1984—for being dismissive of the importance of radio stations and their vital connection between the artist and the community, and for denying them access to Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May states, "this guy, in the course of one tour, told every record station to fuck off".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen roadie Peter Hince wrote "None of the band cared for him [Prenter], apart from Freddie", with Hince regarding Mercury's favouring of Prenter as an act of "misguided loyalty".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the Munich sessions, Mercury spent time with Mack and his family, becoming godfather to Mack's first child.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010264_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010264-157"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)"><i>Q</i></a> magazine would list <i>Hot Space</i> as one of the top fifteen albums where great rock acts lost the plot.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Though the album confused some fans with the change of musical direction, it still reached number 4 in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010268_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010268-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg/220px-Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg/330px-Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg/440px-Queen_12041982_01_800b.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="523" /></a><figcaption>Queen performing in Norway during the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Space_Tour" title="Hot Space Tour">Hot Space Tour</a> in 1982</figcaption></figure> <p>Queen toured to promote <i>Hot Space</i>, but found some audience unreceptive to the new material. At a gig in <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, Mercury told some people heckling the new material, "If you don't want to listen to it, go home!"<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010266_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010266-160"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Former Mott the Hoople keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Fisher" title="Morgan Fisher">Morgan Fisher</a> joined as an additional touring member.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010265_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010265-161"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Shows were planned at <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_Stadium" title="Arsenal Stadium">Arsenal Stadium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford" title="Old Trafford">Old Trafford</a>, but these were cancelled as <a href="/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II" title="Pope John Paul II">Pope John Paul II</a> was touring Britain, leading to a lack of available outdoor facilities such as toilets. The gigs were moved to the <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Bowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Milton Keynes Bowl">Milton Keynes Bowl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elland_Road" title="Elland Road">Elland Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a> instead. The Milton Keynes concert was filmed by <a href="/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees" title="ITV Tyne Tees">Tyne Tees Television</a> and later released on DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010268_159-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010268-159"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 14 and 15 September 1982, the band performed their last two gigs in the US with Mercury on lead vocals, playing at <a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood, California)">The Forum</a> in Inglewood, California.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Fisher was replaced as touring keyboardist by <a href="/wiki/Fred_Mandel" title="Fred Mandel">Fred Mandel</a> for the North American shows.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010270_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010270-163"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band stopped touring North America after their Hot Space Tour, as their success there had waned, although they performed on American television for the only time during the eighth-season premiere of <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> on 25 September of the same year;<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> it became the final public performance of the band in North America before the death of their frontman. Their fall in popularity in the US has been partially attributed to <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">homophobia</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010272_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010272-165"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mikal Gilmore for <i>Rolling Stone</i> writes, "At some shows on the band's 1980 American tour, fans tossed disposable razor blades onstage: They didn't like this identity of Mercury—what they perceived as a brazenly gay rock &amp; roll hero—and they wanted him to shed it."<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group finished the year with a Japanese tour.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010273_167-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010273-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1983–1984:_The_Works"><span id="1983.E2.80.931984:_The_Works"></span>1983–1984: <i>The Works</i></h3></div> <p>After the Hot Space Tour concluded with a concert at <a href="/wiki/MetLife_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="MetLife Dome">Seibu Lions Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokorozawa,_Saitama" title="Tokorozawa, Saitama">Tokorozawa</a>, Japan in November 1982, Queen decided they would take a significant amount of time off. May later said at that point, "we hated each other for a while".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010273_167-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010273-167"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band reconvened nine months later to begin recording a new album at the <a href="/wiki/Record_Plant_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Record Plant Studios">Record Plant Studios</a>, Los Angeles and <a href="/wiki/Musicland_Studios" title="Musicland Studios">Musicland Studios</a>, Munich.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several members of the band also explored side projects and solo work. Taylor released his second solo album, <i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Frontier" title="Strange Frontier">Strange Frontier</a></i>. May released the mini-album <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Fleet_Project" title="Star Fleet Project">Star Fleet Project</a></i>, collaborating with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen" title="Eddie Van Halen">Eddie Van Halen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen left <a href="/wiki/Elektra_Records" title="Elektra Records">Elektra Records</a>, their label in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, and signed onto <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a>/<a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_1984_011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Queen_1984_011.jpg/220px-Queen_1984_011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Queen_1984_011.jpg/330px-Queen_1984_011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Queen_1984_011.jpg/440px-Queen_1984_011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="871" data-file-height="689" /></a><figcaption>Queen on stage in Frankfurt, West Germany in 1984</figcaption></figure> <p>In February 1984, Queen released their eleventh studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Works (Queen album)">The Works</a></i>. Hit singles included "<a href="/wiki/Radio_Ga_Ga" title="Radio Ga Ga">Radio Ga Ga</a>", which makes a nostalgic defence of the radio format, "<a href="/wiki/Hammer_to_Fall" title="Hammer to Fall">Hammer to Fall</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Break_Free" title="I Want to Break Free">I Want to Break Free</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> hailed the album as "the <i><a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_II" title="Led Zeppelin II">Led Zeppelin II</a></i> of the eighties."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the UK <i>The Works</i> went triple platinum and remained in the albums chart for two years.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album failed to do well in the US, where, in addition to issues with their new record label Capitol Records (who had recently severed ties with their independent promotions teams due to a government report on <a href="/wiki/Payola" title="Payola">payola</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the cross-dressing video for "I Want to Break Free", a spoof of the British soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/Coronation_Street" title="Coronation Street">Coronation Street</a></i>, proved controversial and was banned by <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The concept of the video came from Roger Taylor via a suggestion from his girlfriend.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He told <i><a href="/wiki/Q_(magazine)" title="Q (magazine)">Q</a></i> magazine: "We had done some really serious, epic videos in the past, and we just thought we'd have some fun. We wanted people to know that we didn't take ourselves too seriously, that we could still laugh at ourselves."<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Director of the video <a href="/wiki/David_Mallet_(director)" title="David Mallet (director)">David Mallet</a> said Mercury was reluctant to do it, commenting "it was a hell of a job to get him out of the dressing room".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>That year, Queen began <a href="/wiki/The_Works_Tour" title="The Works Tour">The Works Tour</a>, the first tour to feature keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Spike_Edney" title="Spike Edney">Spike Edney</a> as an extra live musician. The tour featured nine sold-out dates in October in <a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana" title="Bophuthatswana">Bophuthatswana</a>, South Africa, at the arena in <a href="/wiki/Sun_City,_North_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun City, North West">Sun City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hotshotdigital_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hotshotdigital-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Upon returning to England, they were the subject of outrage, having played in South Africa during the height of <a href="/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a> and in violation of worldwide <a href="/wiki/Disinvestment_from_South_Africa" title="Disinvestment from South Africa">divestment efforts</a> and a United Nations cultural boycott. The band responded to the critics by stating that they were playing music for fans in South Africa, and they also stressed that the concerts were played before integrated audiences.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009&#91;&#91;Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_May_2020&#93;&#93;&lt;sup_class=&quot;noprint_Inline-Template_&quot;_style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;&lt;i&gt;&#91;&#91;Wikipedia:Citing_sources&#124;&lt;span_title=&quot;This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&amp;#32;(May_2020)&quot;&gt;page&amp;nbsp;needed&lt;/span&gt;&#93;&#93;&lt;/i&gt;&amp;#93;&lt;/sup&gt;_177-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_May_2020]]&lt;sup_class=&quot;noprint_Inline-Template_&quot;_style=&quot;white-space:nowrap;&quot;&gt;&amp;#91;&lt;i&gt;[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|&lt;span_title=&quot;This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&amp;#32;(May_2020)&quot;&gt;page&amp;nbsp;needed&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/i&gt;&amp;#93;&lt;/sup&gt;-177"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen donated to a school for the deaf and blind as a philanthropic gesture but were fined by the <a href="/wiki/Musicians%27_Union_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Musicians&#39; Union (UK)">British Musicians' Union</a> and placed on the United Nations' <a href="/wiki/Blacklisting" title="Blacklisting">blacklisted</a> artists.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2021, Taylor voiced his regret for the decision to perform at Sun City, saying that "we went with the best intentions, but I still think it was kind of a mistake."<sup id="cite_ref-Scarlett_2021_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scarlett_2021-179"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1985–1986:_Live_Aid,_A_Kind_of_Magic_and_tours"><span id="1985.E2.80.931986:_Live_Aid.2C_A_Kind_of_Magic_and_tours"></span>1985–1986: Live Aid, <i>A Kind of Magic</i> and tours</h3></div> <p>In January 1985, Queen headlined two nights of the first <a href="/wiki/Rock_in_Rio" title="Rock in Rio">Rock in Rio</a> festival at <a href="/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro" title="Rio de Janeiro">Rio de Janeiro</a>, Brazil, and played in front of over 300,000 people each night.<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> described it as a "mesmerising performance".<sup id="cite_ref-globe_181-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Highlights from both nights were released on VHS as <i>Queen: Live in Rio</i>, which was broadcast on MTV in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-globe_181-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-globe-181"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In April and May 1985, Queen completed the Works Tour with sold-out shows in Australia and Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:17em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Queen were absolutely the best band of the day ... they just went and smashed one hit after another ... it was the perfect stage for Freddie: the whole world. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—<a href="/wiki/Bob_Geldof" title="Bob Geldof">Bob Geldof</a>, on Queen's performance at <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>At <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a>, held at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley</a> on 13 July 1985, in front of the biggest-ever TV audience of an estimated 400 million, Queen performed some of their greatest hits. Many of the sold-out stadium audience of 72,000 people clapped, sang, and swayed in unison.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake20101–3_185-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake20101–3-185"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The show's organisers, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Geldof" title="Bob Geldof">Bob Geldof</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midge_Ure" title="Midge Ure">Midge Ure</a>; other musicians such as <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Richard" title="Cliff Richard">Cliff Richard</a>; and journalists writing for the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>, among others, described Queen as the highlight.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_-_Queen_win_greatest_live_gig_poll_187-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_-_Queen_win_greatest_live_gig_poll-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Mysterious_Mr_Mercury_189-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Mysterious_Mr_Mercury-189"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Interviewed backstage, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Waters" title="Roger Waters">Roger Waters</a> stated: "Everybody's been buzzing about Queen that I've run into. They had everybody completely spellbound."<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> An industry poll in 2005 ranked it the greatest rock performance of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_-_Queen_win_greatest_live_gig_poll_187-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_-_Queen_win_greatest_live_gig_poll-187"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury's powerful, sustained note—"Aaaaaay-o"—during the <a href="/wiki/Call-and-response" class="mw-redirect" title="Call-and-response">call-and-response</a> <i>a cappella</i> segment came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World".<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band were revitalised by the response to Live Aid—a "shot in the arm" Roger Taylor called it—and the ensuing increase in record sales.<sup id="cite_ref-mojo_194-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mojo-194"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1986 Mercury commented: "From our perspective, the fact that Live Aid happened when it did was really lucky. It came out of nowhere to save us. For sure that was a turning point. Maybe you could say that in the history of Queen, it was a really special moment."<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen ended 1985 by releasing the single "<a href="/wiki/One_Vision" title="One Vision">One Vision</a>" and a limited-edition boxed set of Queen albums, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Complete Works (Queen album)">The Complete Works</a></i>. The package included the 1984 Christmas single "<a href="/wiki/Thank_God_It%27s_Christmas" title="Thank God It&#39;s Christmas">Thank God It's Christmas</a>" and previously unreleased material.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In early 1986, Queen recorded the album <i><a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic" title="A Kind of Magic">A Kind of Magic</a></i>, containing several reworkings of songs written for the fantasy action film <i><a href="/wiki/Highlander_(film)" title="Highlander (film)">Highlander</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Highlander_197-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Highlander-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album was successful in the UK, West Germany and several other countries, producing a string of hits including "<a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic_(song)" title="A Kind of Magic (song)">A Kind of Magic</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Friends_Will_Be_Friends" title="Friends Will Be Friends">Friends Will Be Friends</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Princes_of_the_Universe" title="Princes of the Universe">Princes of the Universe</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever" title="Who Wants to Live Forever">Who Wants to Live Forever</a>"; the latter featuring an orchestra conducted by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kamen" title="Michael Kamen">Michael Kamen</a>. The album was less successful in North America, reaching 46 in the US, and was described by biographer <a href="/wiki/Mark_Blake_(writer)" title="Mark Blake (writer)">Mark Blake</a> as "a so-so album" and "a somewhat uneven listening experience".<sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2007, <i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_(magazine)" title="Classic Rock (magazine)">Classic Rock</a></i> ranked it the 28th greatest soundtrack album of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg/170px-Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg/255px-Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg/340px-Freddy_Mercury_jacket_designed_by_Diana_Moseley.jpg 2x" data-file-width="969" data-file-height="1772" /></a><figcaption>Mercury's yellow military jacket (one of three designed by Diana Moseley) worn during the 1986 <a href="/wiki/Magic_Tour_(Queen)" title="Magic Tour (Queen)">Magic Tour</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In mid-1986, Queen went on the <a href="/wiki/Magic_Tour_(Queen)" title="Magic Tour (Queen)">Magic Tour</a>, their final tour with Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They once again hired Spike Edney.<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen began the tour at the <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A5sunda_Stadium" title="Råsunda Stadium">Råsunda Stadium</a> in Stockholm, Sweden, and later performed a <a href="/wiki/Slane_Concert" class="mw-redirect" title="Slane Concert">concert</a> at <a href="/wiki/Slane_Castle" title="Slane Castle">Slane Castle</a>, Ireland, in front of an audience of 95,000, which broke the venue's attendance record.<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band also played behind the <a href="/wiki/Iron_Curtain" title="Iron Curtain">Iron Curtain</a> when they performed to a crowd of 80,000 at the <a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Pusk%C3%A1s_Stadium_(1953)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferenc Puskás Stadium (1953)">Népstadion</a> in <a href="/wiki/Budapest" title="Budapest">Budapest</a> (released in the concert film <i><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody:_Queen_Live_in_Budapest" title="Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest">Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest</a></i>), in what was one of the biggest rock concerts ever held in Eastern Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> More than one million people saw Queen on the tour—400,000 in the UK alone, a record at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-hotshotdigital_176-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hotshotdigital-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Magic Tour's highlight was at Wembley Stadium and resulted in the live double album <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_at_Wembley" title="Queen at Wembley">Queen at Wembley</a></i>, released on CD and as a live concert VHS/DVD, which has gone five times platinum in the US and four times platinum in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The demand for tickets saw extra dates added to the tour, with concert promoter <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Goldsmith" title="Harvey Goldsmith">Harvey Goldsmith</a> stating "they seem to have an endless market."<sup id="cite_ref-Goldsmith_206-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldsmith-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen could not book Wembley for a third night, but played at <a href="/wiki/Knebworth_Festival" title="Knebworth Festival">Knebworth Park</a> in Hertfordshire on 9 August. The show sold out within two hours and over 120,000 fans packed the park for what was Queen's final performance with Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the end of the concert the band appeared on stage for the final time to an encore of "God Save the Queen", with Mercury, in his crown and gown, bidding the crowd "goodnight and sweet dreams".<sup id="cite_ref-Goldsmith_206-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldsmith-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Roadie Peter Hince states, "At Knebworth, I somehow felt it was going to be the last for all of us"; Brian May recalled Mercury saying "I'm not going to be doing this forever. This is probably the last time."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1988–1992:_The_Miracle,_Innuendo_and_Mercury's_final_years"><span id="1988.E2.80.931992:_The_Miracle.2C_Innuendo_and_Mercury.27s_final_years"></span>1988–1992: <i>The Miracle</i>, <i>Innuendo</i> and Mercury's final years</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:16em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>There was all that time when we knew Freddie was on the way out, we kept our heads down. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Brian May<sup id="cite_ref-BrianQuoteFreddie_209-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrianQuoteFreddie-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>In October 1986, two months after his final concert, Mercury, on his return to London from holiday, was confronted by a tabloid frenzy at <a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">Heathrow Airport</a> with the British newspapers the <i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World" title="News of the World">News of the World</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i> reporting he had his blood tested for HIV/AIDS at a <a href="/wiki/Harley_Street" title="Harley Street">Harley Street</a> clinic, but Mercury was quoted as saying he was "perfectly fit and healthy".<sup id="cite_ref-Goldsmith_206-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Goldsmith-206"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Fans noticed his increasingly gaunt appearance in 1988, with Mercury insisting he was merely "exhausted" and too busy to provide interviews; he was now 42 years old and had been involved in music for nearly two decades.<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He had in fact been diagnosed as HIV positive in 1987, but did not make his illness public, with only his inner circle of colleagues and friends aware of his condition.<sup id="cite_ref-BrianQuoteFreddie_209-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrianQuoteFreddie-209"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:224px;max-width:224px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mountain-studios.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Mountain-studios.jpg/220px-Mountain-studios.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Mountain-studios.jpg/330px-Mountain-studios.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Mountain-studios.jpg/440px-Mountain-studios.jpg 2x" data-file-width="785" data-file-height="535" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Queen recorded six studio albums at <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Studios" title="Mountain Studios">Mountain Studios</a> in Montreux, Switzerland from 1978 to 1995, with Mercury making his final recording here in June 1991.</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience,_2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience%2C_2022.jpg/220px-Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience%2C_2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience%2C_2022.jpg/330px-Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience%2C_2022.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience%2C_2022.jpg/440px-Queen_tribute_wall_in_Montreux_Queen_Studio_Experience%2C_2022.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1772" data-file-height="1329" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The tribute wall in the studio. The free tour, <a href="/wiki/Queen:_The_Studio_Experience" title="Queen: The Studio Experience">Queen: The Studio Experience</a>, was opened in December 2013, with fans asked for a donation to the <a href="/wiki/Mercury_Phoenix_Trust" title="Mercury Phoenix Trust">Mercury Phoenix Trust</a> charity.<sup id="cite_ref-Montreux_studio_211-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montreux_studio-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></div></div></div></div></div> <p>After working on various solo projects during 1988 (including Mercury's collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9" title="Montserrat Caballé">Montserrat Caballé</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Barcelona_(Freddie_Mercury_and_Montserrat_Caball%C3%A9_album)" title="Barcelona (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé album)">Barcelona</a></i>), the band released <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i> in 1989. The album continued the direction of <i>A Kind of Magic</i>, using a pop-rock sound mixed with a few heavy numbers. It spawned the hit singles "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_It_All_(Queen_song)" title="I Want It All (Queen song)">I Want It All</a>"—which became an anti-apartheid anthem in South Africa—"<a href="/wiki/Scandal_(song)" title="Scandal (song)">Scandal</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(song)" title="The Miracle (song)">The Miracle</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-212" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-212"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>212<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-213" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-213"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>213<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>The Miracle</i> also began a change in direction of Queen's songwriting philosophy. Beforehand, nearly all songs had been written by and credited to a single member. With <i>The Miracle</i>, their songwriting became more collaborative, and they vowed to credit the final product only to Queen as a group.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis200667_214-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis200667-214"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>214<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990, Queen ended their contract with Capitol and signed with <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Records" title="Hollywood Records">Hollywood Records</a>; through the deal, <a href="/wiki/Disney_Music_Group" title="Disney Music Group">Disney</a> acquired the North American distribution rights to Queen's catalogue for $10&#160;million, and remains the group's music catalogue owner and distributor in the US and Canada; the band retained ownership of the global rights through the UK-based Queen Productions <a href="/wiki/Private_company_limited_by_shares" title="Private company limited by shares">Ltd.</a><sup id="cite_ref-215" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-215"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>215<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-216" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-216"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>216<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In February that year, Mercury made what would prove to be his final public appearance when he joined the rest of Queen onstage at the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_Theatre" title="Dominion Theatre">Dominion Theatre</a> in London to collect the <a href="/wiki/Brit_Awards" title="Brit Awards">Brit Award</a> for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.<sup id="cite_ref-217" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-217"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>217<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their fourteenth studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i>, was released in early 1991 with "<a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(song)" title="Innuendo (song)">Innuendo</a>" and other charting singles released later in the year. The music video for "<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>" featured archive footage of Queen's performances between 1981 and 1989, and along with the manner of the song's lyrics, fuelled reports that Mercury was dying.<sup id="cite_ref-218" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-218"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>218<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-219" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-219"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>219<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury was increasingly ill and could barely walk when the band recorded "The Show Must Go On" in 1990. Because of this, May had concerns about whether he was physically capable of singing it, but May recalled that he "completely killed it".<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStoneSingers_220-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStoneSingers-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The rest of the band were ready to record when Mercury felt able to come into the studio, for an hour or two at a time. May says of Mercury: "He just kept saying. 'Write me more. Write me stuff. I want to just sing this and do it and when I am gone you can finish it off.' He had no fear, really."<sup id="cite_ref-Montreux_studio_211-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montreux_studio-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band's second-greatest hits compilation, <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (Queen album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i>, followed in October 1991; it is the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">tenth best-selling album</a> in the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-bpialbums_221-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpialbums-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_Germany#By_Units" title="List of best-selling albums in Germany">seventh best-selling album in Germany</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-222" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-222"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>222<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> is certified Diamond in France where it is one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_France#List_of_the_20_best-selling_albums_of_all-time_in_France_by_sales" title="List of best-selling albums in France">best-selling albums</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-223" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-223"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>223<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and has sold 16&#160;million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-224" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-224"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>224<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-225" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-225"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>225<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/220px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/330px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg/440px-Wembley_Stadium_Twin_Towers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="427" /></a><figcaption>Following Mercury's death on 24 November 1991, <a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">his tribute concert</a> was held at the original <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a> in London on 20 April 1992, the same venue where Queen performed at Live Aid in July 1985</figcaption></figure> <p>On 23 November 1991, in a prepared statement made on his deathbed, Mercury confirmed that he had AIDS.<sup id="cite_ref-Bret_1996_179_226-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bret_1996_179-226"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>226<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Within 24 hours of the statement, he <a href="/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Mercury" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Freddie Mercury">died</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bronchopneumonia" title="Bronchopneumonia">bronchial pneumonia</a>, which was brought on as a complication of the disease.<sup id="cite_ref-227" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-227"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>227<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His funeral service on 27 November in <a href="/wiki/Kensal_Green" title="Kensal Green">Kensal Green</a>, West London was private, and held in accordance with the <a href="/wiki/Zoroastrianism" title="Zoroastrianism">Zoroastrian</a> religious faith of his family.<sup id="cite_ref-FreddieFuneral_228-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FreddieFuneral-228"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>228<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-229" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-229"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>229<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single shortly after Mercury's death, with "<a href="/wiki/These_Are_the_Days_of_Our_Lives" title="These Are the Days of Our Lives">These Are the Days of Our Lives</a>" as the double A-side. The <a href="/wiki/These_Are_the_Days_of_Our_Lives#Music_video" title="These Are the Days of Our Lives">music video</a> for the latter contains Mercury's final scenes in front of the camera. Ron Hart of <i>Rolling Stone</i> wrote, "the conga-driven synth ballad "These Are the Days of Our Lives" is <i>Innuendo</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">&#39;s</span> most significant single, given that its video marked the last time his fans were able to see the singer alive."<sup id="cite_ref-230" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-230"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>230<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The video was recorded on 30 May 1991 (which proved to be Mercury's final work with Queen).<sup id="cite_ref-231" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-231"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>231<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The single went to <a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one singles (UK)">number one</a> in the UK, remaining there for five weeks—the only recording to top the Christmas chart twice and the only one to be number one in four different years (1975, 1976, 1991, and 1992).<sup id="cite_ref-232" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-232"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>232<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Initial proceeds from the single—approximately £1,000,000—were donated to the <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Higgins_Trust" title="Terrence Higgins Trust">Terrence Higgins Trust</a>, an AIDS charity.<sup id="cite_ref-Avert_-_History_of_HIV_&amp;_AIDS_in_the_UK_233-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avert_-_History_of_HIV_&amp;_AIDS_in_the_UK-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen's popularity was stimulated in North America when "Bohemian Rhapsody" was featured in the 1992 comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Wayne%27s_World_(film)" title="Wayne&#39;s World (film)">Wayne's World</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard1992_234-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard1992-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Its inclusion helped the song reach number two on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 for five weeks in 1992 (including its 1976 chart run, it remained in the Hot 100 for a combined 41 weeks),<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard1992_234-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard1992-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and won the band an <a href="/wiki/MTV_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MTV Award">MTV Award</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1992_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1992 MTV Video Music Awards">1992 MTV Video Music Awards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-235" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-235"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>235<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The compilation album <i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Queen" title="Classic Queen">Classic Queen</a></i> also reached number four on the <i>Billboard</i> 200, and is certified three times platinum in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAAC_34-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAAC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Billboard1992_234-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard1992-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Wayne's World</i> footage was used to make a new music video for "Bohemian Rhapsody", with which the band and management were delighted.<sup id="cite_ref-236" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-236"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>236<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 April 1992, <a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert</a> was held at London's <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a> to a crowd of 72,000.<sup id="cite_ref-definitive3_237-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-definitive3-237"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>237<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Performers, including <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Plant" title="Robert Plant">Robert Plant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Iommi" title="Tony Iommi">Tony Iommi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Daltrey" title="Roger Daltrey">Roger Daltrey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N&#39; Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a>, <a href="/wiki/Annie_Lennox" title="Annie Lennox">Annie Lennox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seal_(musician)" title="Seal (musician)">Seal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Extreme_(band)" title="Extreme (band)">Extreme</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> performed various Queen songs along with the three remaining Queen members (and <a href="/wiki/Spike_Edney" title="Spike Edney">Spike Edney</a>.) The concert is listed in the <i>Guinness Book of Records</i> as "The largest rock star <a href="/wiki/Benefit_concert" title="Benefit concert">benefit concert</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-238" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-238"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>238<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as it was televised to over 1.2&#160;billion viewers worldwide,<sup id="cite_ref-hotshotdigital_176-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hotshotdigital-176"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities.<sup id="cite_ref-Avert_-_History_of_HIV_&amp;_AIDS_in_the_UK_233-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Avert_-_History_of_HIV_&amp;_AIDS_in_the_UK-233"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>233<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995–2003:_Made_in_Heaven_to_46664_Concert"><span id="1995.E2.80.932003:_Made_in_Heaven_to_46664_Concert"></span>1995–2003: <i>Made in Heaven</i> to 46664 Concert</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg/170px-2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg/255px-2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg/340px-2010_1129_Montreux_029t.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2175" data-file-height="3262" /></a><figcaption>Statue of Mercury overlooking <a href="/wiki/Lake_Geneva" title="Lake Geneva">Lake Geneva</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montreux" title="Montreux">Montreux</a>, Switzerland</figcaption></figure> <p>Queen's last album with Mercury, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven" title="Made in Heaven">Made in Heaven</a></i>, was released in 1995, four years after his death.<sup id="cite_ref-239" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-239"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>239<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Featuring tracks such as "<a href="/wiki/Too_Much_Love_Will_Kill_You" title="Too Much Love Will Kill You">Too Much Love Will Kill You</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Heaven_for_Everyone" title="Heaven for Everyone">Heaven for Everyone</a>", it was constructed from Mercury's final recordings in 1991, material left over from their previous studio albums and re-worked material from May, Taylor, and Mercury's solo albums. The album also featured the song "<a href="/wiki/Mother_Love_(song)" title="Mother Love (song)">Mother Love</a>", the last vocal recording Mercury made, which he completed using a drum machine, over which May, Taylor and Deacon later added the instrumental track.<sup id="cite_ref-240" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-240"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>240<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After completing the penultimate verse, Mercury had told the band he "wasn't feeling that great" and stated, "I will finish it when I come back, next time". Mercury never returned to the studio afterwards, leaving May to record the final verse of the song.<sup id="cite_ref-Montreux_studio_211-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montreux_studio-211"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>211<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Both stages of recording, before and after Mercury's death, were completed at the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Studios" title="Mountain Studios">band's studio</a> in <a href="/wiki/Montreux" title="Montreux">Montreux</a>, Switzerland.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_241-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH-241"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album reached number one in the UK following its release, their <a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_by_number_of_UK_Albums_Chart_number_ones" class="mw-redirect" title="List of artists by number of UK Albums Chart number ones">ninth number one album</a>, and sold 20&#160;million copies worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-GUAR_242-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GUAR-242"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-definitive2_243-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-definitive2-243"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 25 November 1996, a statue of Mercury was unveiled in Montreux overlooking <a href="/wiki/Lake_Geneva" title="Lake Geneva">Lake Geneva</a>, almost five years to the day since his death.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_241-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH-241"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>241<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-244" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-244"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>244<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:20em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>You guys should go out and play again. It must be like having a Ferrari in the garage waiting for a driver. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—<a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, on Queen being without a lead singer since the death of Freddie Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_245-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-245"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>In 1997, Queen returned to the studio to record "<a href="/wiki/No-One_but_You_(Only_the_Good_Die_Young)" title="No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)">No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)</a>", a song dedicated to Mercury and all those who die too soon.<sup id="cite_ref-246" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-246"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>246<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was released as a bonus track on the <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i> compilation album later that year, and features in <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_III_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits III (Queen album)">Greatest Hits III</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-247" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-247"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>247<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 1997, Queen performed "<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>" live with Elton John and the <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9jart_Ballet" title="Béjart Ballet">Béjart Ballet</a> in Paris on a night Mercury was remembered, and it marked the last performance and public appearance of John Deacon, who chose to retire.<sup id="cite_ref-248" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-248"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>248<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Paris concert was only the second time Queen had played live since Mercury's death, prompting Elton John to urge them to perform again.<sup id="cite_ref-Chronicle_245-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chronicle-245"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>245<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Brian May and Roger Taylor performed together at several award ceremonies and charity concerts, sharing vocals with various guest singers. During this time, they were billed as <i>Queen +</i> followed by the guest singer's name. In 1998, the duo appeared at <a href="/wiki/Luciano_Pavarotti" title="Luciano Pavarotti">Luciano Pavarotti</a>'s benefit concert with May performing "<a href="/wiki/Too_Much_Love_Will_Kill_You" title="Too Much Love Will Kill You">Too Much Love Will Kill You</a>" with Pavarotti, later playing "Radio Ga Ga", "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions" with <a href="/wiki/Zucchero" class="mw-redirect" title="Zucchero">Zucchero</a>. They again attended and performed at Pavarotti's benefit concert in <a href="/wiki/Modena" title="Modena">Modena</a>, Italy in May 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-249" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-249"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>249<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Several of the guest singers recorded new versions of Queen's hits under the <i>Queen +</i> name, such as <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a> providing vocals for "We Are the Champions" for the soundtrack of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Knight%27s_Tale" title="A Knight&#39;s Tale">A Knight's Tale</a></i> (2001).<sup id="cite_ref-RobbieWATC_250-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RobbieWATC-250"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>250<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen-star-hollywood.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Queen-star-hollywood.jpg/220px-Queen-star-hollywood.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Queen-star-hollywood.jpg/330px-Queen-star-hollywood.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Queen-star-hollywood.jpg/440px-Queen-star-hollywood.jpg 2x" data-file-width="938" data-file-height="675" /></a><figcaption>Queen's star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> at 6358 Hollywood Boulevard</figcaption></figure> <p>In November 1999, <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_III_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits III (Queen album)">Greatest Hits III</a></i> was released. This featured, among others, "Queen + <a href="/wiki/Wyclef_Jean" title="Wyclef Jean">Wyclef Jean</a>" on a <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Hip hop music">rap</a> version of "Another One Bites the Dust". A live version of "Somebody to Love" by <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a> and a live version of "The Show Must Go On" with <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> were also featured in the album.<sup id="cite_ref-251" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-251"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>251<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By this point, Queen's vast amount of record sales made them the second-bestselling artist in the UK of all time, behind <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-definitive2_243-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-definitive2-243"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>243<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November 2000, the band released the box set, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Platinum_Collection_(Queen_album)" title="The Platinum Collection (Queen album)">The Platinum Collection</a></i>. It is certified seven times platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-252" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-252"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>252<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-253" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-253"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>253<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 18 October 2002, Queen were awarded the 2,207th star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>, for their work in the music industry, which is located at 6358 <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Blvd." class="mw-redirect" title="Hollywood Blvd.">Hollywood Blvd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-254" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-254"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>254<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 29 November 2003, May and Taylor performed at the <a href="/wiki/46664_(concerts)" class="mw-redirect" title="46664 (concerts)">46664 Concert</a> hosted by <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela" title="Nelson Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> at <a href="/wiki/Green_Point_Stadium" title="Green Point Stadium">Green Point Stadium</a>, Cape Town, to raise awareness of the spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-SAConcert_255-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAConcert-255"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A new song, "Invincible Hope", featuring Mandela's speech and credited to Queen + Nelson Mandela, was performed during the concert and later released on the <i>46664: One Year On</i> EP.<sup id="cite_ref-256" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-256"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>256<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During that period May and Taylor spent time at Mandela's home, discussing how Africa's problems might be approached, and two years later the band were made ambassadors for the 46664 cause.<sup id="cite_ref-SAConcert_255-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAConcert-255"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–2009:_Queen_+_Paul_Rodgers"><span id="2004.E2.80.932009:_Queen_.2B_Paul_Rodgers"></span>2004–2009: Queen + Paul Rodgers</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers">Queen + Paul Rodgers</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="l-r:Paul Rodgers, Roger Taylor, and Brian May live in 2005 for the Queen + Paul Rodgers tour" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg/220px-2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg/330px-2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg/440px-2005_Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="773" /></a><figcaption>Queen performing with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" title="Paul Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a> during their 2005 <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers_Tour" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour">tour</a></figcaption></figure> <p>At the end of 2004, May and Taylor announced that they would reunite and return to touring in 2005 with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" title="Paul Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a> (founder and former lead singer of <a href="/wiki/Free_(band)" title="Free (band)">Free</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bad_Company" title="Bad Company">Bad Company</a>). Brian May's website also stated that Rodgers would be "featured with" Queen as "Queen + Paul Rodgers", not replacing Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-bmcom_jdr_257-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bmcom_jdr-257"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>257<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November 2004, Queen were among the inaugural inductees into the <a href="/wiki/UK_Music_Hall_of_Fame" title="UK Music Hall of Fame">UK Music Hall of Fame</a>, and the award ceremony was the first event at which Rodgers joined May and Taylor as vocalist.<sup id="cite_ref-SAConcert_255-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAConcert-255"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>255<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 2005 and 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on a <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers_Tour" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour">world tour</a>, which was the first time Queen toured since their <a href="/wiki/Magic_Tour_(Queen)" title="Magic Tour (Queen)">last tour</a> with Freddie Mercury in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-2005Guardian_258-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2005Guardian-258"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taylor said: "We never thought we would tour again, Paul came along by chance and we seemed to have a chemistry. Paul is just such a great singer. He's not trying to be Freddie."<sup id="cite_ref-2005Guardian_258-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2005Guardian-258"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>258<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first leg was in Europe, the second in Japan, and the third in the US in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-concertography_259-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-concertography-259"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>259<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen received the inaugural <a href="/wiki/VH1_Rock_Honors" title="VH1 Rock Honors">VH1 Rock Honors</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Mandalay_Bay_Events_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Mandalay Bay Events Center">Mandalay Bay Events Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley">Las Vegas</a>, Nevada, on 25 May 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-260" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-260"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>260<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a> performed "<a href="/wiki/Tie_Your_Mother_Down" title="Tie Your Mother Down">Tie Your Mother Down</a>" to open the ceremony before being joined on stage by May, Taylor, and Rodgers, who played a selection of Queen hits.<sup id="cite_ref-261" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-261"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>261<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG/220px-KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG/330px-KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG/440px-KharkovQueenNightConcert01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="669" /></a><figcaption>Queen + Paul Rodgers concert in <a href="/wiki/Freedom_Square,_Kharkiv" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom Square, Kharkiv">Kharkiv's Freedom Square</a>, Ukraine, 12 September 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>Queen + Paul Rodgers performed at the <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela_90th_Birthday_Tribute" title="Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute">Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London" title="Hyde Park, London">Hyde Park</a>, London on 27 June 2008, to commemorate Mandela's ninetieth birthday, and again promote awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-262" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-262"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>262<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first Queen + Paul Rodgers album, titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosmos_Rocks" title="The Cosmos Rocks">The Cosmos Rocks</a></i>, was released in Europe on 12 September 2008 and in the US on 28 October 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-GUAR_242-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GUAR-242"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>242<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band again toured Europe, opening on <a href="/wiki/Freedom_Square_(Kharkiv)" title="Freedom Square (Kharkiv)">Kharkiv's Freedom Square</a> in front of 350,000 Ukrainian fans;<sup id="cite_ref-QANDPR_263-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QANDPR-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the concert was <a href="/wiki/Live_in_Ukraine" title="Live in Ukraine">released on DVD</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-QANDPR_263-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QANDPR-263"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>263<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The tour then moved to Russia, and the band performed two sold-out shows at the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Moscow_arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)">Moscow Arena</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-QROD_264-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QROD-264"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Having completed the first leg of the European tour, which saw the band play 15 sold-out dates across nine countries, the UK leg of the tour sold out within 90 minutes of going on sale and included three London dates, the first of which was <a href="/wiki/The_O2_Arena" title="The O2 Arena">the O<sub>2</sub> Arena</a> on 13 October.<sup id="cite_ref-265" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-265"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>265<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The last leg of the tour was in South America, and included a sold-out concert at <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Amalfitani_Stadium" title="José Amalfitani Stadium">José Amalfitani Stadium</a>, Buenos Aires.<sup id="cite_ref-QROD_264-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QROD-264"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>264<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen and Paul Rodgers split up on 12 May 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-QNME_266-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QNME-266"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rodgers stated: "My arrangement with [Queen] was similar to my arrangement with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Page" title="Jimmy Page">Jimmy</a> [Page] in <a href="/wiki/The_Firm_(rock_band)" title="The Firm (rock band)">The Firm</a> in that it was never meant to be a permanent arrangement".<sup id="cite_ref-QNME_266-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QNME-266"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>266<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rodgers did not rule out the possibility of working with Queen again.<sup id="cite_ref-267" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-267"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>267<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-268" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-268"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>268<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009–2011:_Departure_from_EMI,_40th_anniversary"><span id="2009.E2.80.932011:_Departure_from_EMI.2C_40th_anniversary"></span>2009–2011: Departure from EMI, 40th anniversary</h3></div> <p>On 20 May 2009, May and Taylor performed "We Are the Champions" live on the season finale of <i><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a></i> with winner <a href="/wiki/Kris_Allen" title="Kris Allen">Kris Allen</a> and runner-up <a href="/wiki/Adam_Lambert" title="Adam Lambert">Adam Lambert</a> providing a vocal duet.<sup id="cite_ref-AIdol_269-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AIdol-269"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A new greatest hits compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Greatest" title="Absolute Greatest">Absolute Greatest</a></i> was released on 16 November and peaked at number 3 in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-270" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-270"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>270<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It contains 20 of Queen's hits spanning their career and was released in four different formats: single disc, double disc (with commentary), double disc with feature book, and a <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl record">vinyl record</a>. Before its release, Queen ran an online competition to guess the track listing as a promotion for the album.<sup id="cite_ref-271" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-271"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>271<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 15 November 2009, May and Taylor performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" live on the British TV show <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="The X Factor (UK)">The X Factor</a></i> alongside the finalists.<sup id="cite_ref-272" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-272"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>272<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:23em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Many of you will have read bits and pieces on the internet about Queen changing record companies and so I wanted to confirm to you that the band have signed a new contract with Universal Music ... we would like to thank the EMI team for all their hard work over the years, the many successes and the fond memories, and of course we look forward to continuing to work with EMI Music Publishing who take care of our songwriting affairs. Next year we start working with our new record company to celebrate Queen's 40th anniversary and we will be announcing full details of the plans over the next 3 months. As Brian has already said Queen's next moves will involve 'studio work, computers and live work. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—<a href="/wiki/Jim_Beach" title="Jim Beach">Jim Beach</a>, Queen's Manager, on the change of record label.<sup id="cite_ref-label_273-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-label-273"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>On 20 August 2010, Queen's manager <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beach" title="Jim Beach">Jim Beach</a> announced that the band had signed a new contract with Universal Music<sup id="cite_ref-label_273-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-label-273"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>273<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> after almost 40 years with <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-274" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-274"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>274<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 22 September, May confirmed that the band's new deal was with <a href="/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island Records</a>, a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-275" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-275"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>275<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-276" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-276"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>276<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Records" title="Hollywood Records">Hollywood Records</a> remained as the group's label in the US and Canada. For the first time since the late 1980s, Queen's catalogue now has the same distributor worldwide, as Universal distributes for both the Island and Hollywood labels (for a time in the late 1980s, Queen was on EMI-owned <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a> in the US).<sup id="cite_ref-277" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-277"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>277<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 March 2011, the band's 40th anniversary, Queen's first five albums were re-released in the UK and some other territories as remastered deluxe editions; the US versions were released on 17 May.<sup id="cite_ref-278" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-278"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>278<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The second five albums of Queen's back catalogue were released worldwide on 27 June, and on 27 September in the US and Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-279" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-279"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>279<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-280" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-280"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>280<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The final five were released in the UK on 5 September.<sup id="cite_ref-281" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-281"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>281<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2011, <a href="/wiki/Jane%27s_Addiction" title="Jane&#39;s Addiction">Jane's Addiction</a> vocalist <a href="/wiki/Perry_Farrell" title="Perry Farrell">Perry Farrell</a> said that Queen were scouting their live bassist <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chaney" title="Chris Chaney">Chris Chaney</a> to join the band.<sup id="cite_ref-282" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-282"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>282<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the same month, Paul Rodgers stated he might tour with Queen again in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-283" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-283"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>283<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the 2011 <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_Music,_Incorporated" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadcast Music, Incorporated">Broadcast Music, Incorporated</a> (BMI) Awards held in London on 4 October, Queen received the BMI Icon Award for their airplay success in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-284" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-284"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>284<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-285" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-285"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>285<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/2011_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2011 MTV Europe Music Awards">2011 MTV Europe Music Awards</a> on 6 November, Queen received the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Global_Icon" title="MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon">Global Icon Award</a>, which <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a> presented to Brian May.<sup id="cite_ref-EMA_286-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EMA-286"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen closed the awards ceremony, with Lambert singing "The Show Must Go On", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".<sup id="cite_ref-EMA_286-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EMA-286"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>286<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The collaboration received a positive response from fans and critics, resulting in speculation about future projects together.<sup id="cite_ref-Sonisphere_287-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sonisphere-287"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>287<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–present:_Queen_+_Adam_Lambert,_Queen_Forever"><span id="2011.E2.80.93present:_Queen_.2B_Adam_Lambert.2C_Queen_Forever"></span>2011–present: Queen + Adam Lambert, <i>Queen Forever</i></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert" title="Queen + Adam Lambert">Queen + Adam Lambert</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg/220px-Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg/330px-Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg/440px-Adam_Lambert_and_Queen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Queen + <a href="/wiki/Adam_Lambert" title="Adam Lambert">Adam Lambert</a> concert at the <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, Boston in July 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>On 25 and 26 April, May and Taylor appeared on the eleventh series of <i><a href="/wiki/American_Idol_season_11" title="American Idol season 11">American Idol</a></i> at the <a href="/wiki/Nokia_Theatre_L.A._Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Nokia Theatre L.A. Live">Nokia Theatre</a>, Los Angeles, performing a Queen medley with the six finalists on the first show, and the following day performed "<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(Queen_song)" title="Somebody to Love (Queen song)">Somebody to Love</a>" with the 'Queen Extravaganza' band.<sup id="cite_ref-288" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-288"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>288<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen were scheduled to headline <a href="/wiki/Sonisphere" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonisphere">Sonisphere</a> at <a href="/wiki/Knebworth_Festival" title="Knebworth Festival">Knebworth</a> on 7 July 2012 with Adam Lambert<sup id="cite_ref-289" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-289"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>289<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> before the festival was cancelled.<sup id="cite_ref-Cancelled_290-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cancelled-290"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>290<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen said that they were looking to find another venue.<sup id="cite_ref-queenstate_291-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-queenstate-291"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>291<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen + Adam Lambert played two shows at the <a href="/wiki/Hammersmith_Apollo" title="Hammersmith Apollo">Hammersmith Apollo</a>, London on 11 and 12 July 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-292" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-292"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>292<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-293" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-293"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>293<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Both shows sold out within 24 hours of tickets going on sale.<sup id="cite_ref-294" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-294"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>294<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A third London date was scheduled for 14 July.<sup id="cite_ref-295" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-295"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>295<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 30 June, Queen + Lambert performed in <a href="/wiki/Kyiv" title="Kyiv">Kyiv</a>, Ukraine at a joint concert with <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a> for the Elena Pinchuk ANTIAIDS Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-296" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-296"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>296<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen also performed with Lambert on 3 July 2012 at Moscow's <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(Moscow)" title="Olympic Stadium (Moscow)">Olympic Stadium</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-297" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-297"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>297<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-298" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-298"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>298<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and on 7 July 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Stadion_Miejski_(Wroc%C5%82aw)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stadion Miejski (Wrocław)">Municipal Stadium</a> in Wroclaw, Poland.<sup id="cite_ref-299" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-299"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>299<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AdamQueenMSG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/AdamQueenMSG.jpg/220px-AdamQueenMSG.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/AdamQueenMSG.jpg/330px-AdamQueenMSG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/AdamQueenMSG.jpg/440px-AdamQueenMSG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4096" data-file-height="2731" /></a><figcaption>Lambert on stage with Queen at Madison Square Garden, New York City in July 2014 during a performance of "<a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever" title="Who Wants to Live Forever">Who Wants to Live Forever</a>"</figcaption></figure> <p>On 12 August 2012, Queen performed at the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics_closing_ceremony" title="2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony">closing ceremony</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a> in London.<sup id="cite_ref-300" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-300"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>300<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The performance at London's <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Stadium_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Stadium (London)">Olympic Stadium</a> opened with a remastered video clip of Mercury on stage performing his <a href="/wiki/Call_and_response" title="Call and response">call and response</a> routine during their 1986 concert at Wembley Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-Olympics2012_301-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympics2012-301"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following this, May performed part of the "<a href="/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(song)" title="Brighton Rock (song)">Brighton Rock</a>" solo before being joined by Taylor and solo artist <a href="/wiki/Jessie_J" title="Jessie J">Jessie J</a> for a performance of "We Will Rock You".<sup id="cite_ref-Olympics2012_301-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympics2012-301"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>301<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-302" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-302"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>302<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 September 2013, Queen + Adam Lambert performed at the <a href="/wiki/IHeartRadio_Music_Festival" title="IHeartRadio Music Festival">iHeartRadio Music Festival</a> at the <a href="/wiki/MGM_Grand_Hotel_%26_Casino" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM Grand Hotel &amp; Casino">MGM Grand Hotel &amp; Casino</a> in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-303" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-303"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>303<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen + Adam Lambert toured North America in 2014<sup id="cite_ref-304" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-304"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>304<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-305" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-305"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>305<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and Australia and New Zealand in August and September 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-306" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-306"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>306<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i>, May and Taylor said that although the tour with Lambert is a limited thing, they are open to him becoming an official member, and cutting new material with him.<sup id="cite_ref-307" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-307"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>307<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2014 Queen released a new album <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Forever" title="Queen Forever">Queen Forever</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-queenforever_308-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-queenforever-308"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>308<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The album is largely a compilation of previously released material but features three new tracks featuring vocals from Mercury with backing added by the surviving members of Queen. One new track, "<a href="/wiki/There_Must_Be_More_to_Life_Than_This" title="There Must Be More to Life Than This">There Must Be More to Life Than This</a>", is a duet between Mercury and Michael Jackson.<sup id="cite_ref-309" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-309"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>309<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen + Adam Lambert performed in <a href="/wiki/Central_Hall,_Westminster" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Hall, Westminster">Central Hall, Westminster</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Rock_Big_Ben_Live" title="Queen + Adam Lambert Rock Big Ben Live">Big Ben New Year concert</a> on New Year's Eve 2014 and New Year's Day 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-310" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-310"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>310<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_(39066611155).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_%2839066611155%29.jpg/220px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_%2839066611155%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_%2839066611155%29.jpg/330px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_%2839066611155%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_%2839066611155%29.jpg/440px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-45_%2839066611155%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5422" data-file-height="3057" /></a><figcaption>Queen performing with Lambert during their <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2017%E2%80%932018" title="Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018">2017 tour</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 2016, the group embarked across Europe and Asia on the <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_2016_Summer_Festival_Tour" title="Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour">Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour</a>. This included closing the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_2016" class="mw-redirect" title="Isle of Wight Festival 2016">Isle of Wight Festival</a> in England on 12 June where they performed "<a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever" title="Who Wants to Live Forever">Who Wants to Live Forever</a>" as a tribute to the victims of the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando nightclub shooting">mass shooting at a gay nightclub</a> in Orlando, Florida earlier that day.<sup id="cite_ref-311" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-311"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>311<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 12 September they performed at the <a href="/wiki/Yarkon_Park" title="Yarkon Park">Yarkon Park</a> in Tel Aviv, Israel for the first time in front of 58,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-312" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-312"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>312<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As part of the <a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2017%E2%80%932018" title="Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018">Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018</a>, the band toured North America in mid-2017, Europe in late 2017, then played Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-313" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-313"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>313<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 24 February 2019, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the <a href="/wiki/91st_Academy_Awards" title="91st Academy Awards">91st Academy Awards</a> ceremony held at the <a href="/wiki/Dolby_Theatre" title="Dolby Theatre">Dolby Theatre</a> in Hollywood, Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-314" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-314"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>314<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In July 2019 they embarked on the North American leg of <a href="/wiki/The_Rhapsody_Tour" title="The Rhapsody Tour">The Rhapsody Tour</a>, with the dates sold out in April.<sup id="cite_ref-315" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-315"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>315<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They toured Japan and South Korea in January 2020 followed by Australia and New Zealand the following month.<sup id="cite_ref-316" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-316"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>316<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-317" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-317"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>317<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-318" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-318"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>318<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 16 February the band reprised their Live Aid set for the first time in 35 years at the <i><a href="/wiki/Fire_Fight_Australia" title="Fire Fight Australia">Fire Fight Australia</a></i> concert at <a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">ANZ Stadium</a> in Sydney to raise money for the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Australian_bushfire_season" title="2019–20 Australian bushfire season">2019–20 Australian bushfire crisis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-319" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-319"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>319<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because Queen were not able to tour due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, they released a live album with Adam Lambert on 2 October 2020. The song collection, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Live_Around_the_World_(Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_album)" title="Live Around the World (Queen + Adam Lambert album)">Live Around the World</a></i>, contains highlights selected by the band members from over 200 shows throughout their history. It marked their first live album with Lambert who, as of 2020, has played 218 shows with the band.<sup id="cite_ref-320" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-320"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>320<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 31 December 2020, Queen performed on the Japanese New Year's Eve television special <i><a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dhaku_Uta_Gassen" title="Kōhaku Uta Gassen">Kōhaku</a></i> with composer <a href="/wiki/Yoshiki_(musician)" title="Yoshiki (musician)">Yoshiki</a> and vocalist <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Brightman" title="Sarah Brightman">Sarah Brightman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-321" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-321"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>321<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2021, Queen received the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Gold_Disc_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Gold Disc Award">Japan Gold Disc Award</a> for the fourth time (having previously won it in 2005, 2019 and 2020) as the most popular Western act in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-322" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-322"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>322<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 4 June 2022, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the <a href="/wiki/Platinum_Party_at_the_Palace" title="Platinum Party at the Palace">Platinum Party at the Palace</a> outside Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's <a href="/wiki/Platinum_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Platinum Jubilee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-323" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-323"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>323<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Performing a three-song set, they opened with "We Will Rock You" which had been introduced in a comedy segment where Queen Elizabeth II and <a href="/wiki/Paddington_Bear" title="Paddington Bear">Paddington Bear</a> tapped their tea cups to the beat of the song.<sup id="cite_ref-324" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-324"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>324<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-325" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-325"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>325<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A previously unheard Queen song with Mercury's vocals, "<a href="/wiki/Face_It_Alone" title="Face It Alone">Face It Alone</a>", recorded over thirty years previously and originally thought "unsalvageable" by May and Taylor, was released on 13 October 2022; five more songs — "You Know You Belong to Me", "When Love Breaks Up", "Dog With a Bone", "Water", and "I Guess We're Falling Out" — were released on 18 November 2022 as part of <i>The Miracle Collector's Edition</i> box set.<sup id="cite_ref-326" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-326"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>326<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_style_and_influences">Music style and influences</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_(39066620425).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_%2839066620425%29.jpg/220px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_%2839066620425%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_%2839066620425%29.jpg/330px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_%2839066620425%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_%2839066620425%29.jpg/440px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-28_%2839066620425%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5542" data-file-height="3097" /></a><figcaption>Brian May playing his custom-made <a href="/wiki/Red_Special" title="Red Special">Red Special</a> at <a href="/wiki/The_O2_Arena" title="The O2 Arena">the O<sub>2</sub> Arena</a> in London in 2017. He has used this guitar almost exclusively since the band's advent in the early 1970s.</figcaption></figure> <p>Queen drew artistic influence from British rock acts of the 1960s and early 1970s, such as <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">the Beatles</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">the Kinks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cream_(band)" title="Cream (band)">Cream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">the Who</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slade" title="Slade">Slade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yes_(band)" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-327" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-327"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>327<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with Mercury also inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> singers <a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200461_328-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHodkinson200461-328"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>328<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a><sup id="cite_ref-chilton_329-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chilton-329"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Gospel_music" title="Gospel music">gospel</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurvis2006251_330-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurvis2006251-330"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>330<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the Beatles, Brian May stated they "built our bible as far as musical composition, arrangement and production went. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_(album)" title="The Beatles (album)">The White Album</a></i> is a complete catalogue of how you should use a studio to build songs."<sup id="cite_ref-331" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-331"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>331<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury said, "<a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a> was larger than life, and an absolute genius. Even at a very early stage when they were the Beatles, I always preferred John Lennon's things. I don't know why. He just had that magic."<sup id="cite_ref-chilton_329-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chilton-329"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May and Mercury were influenced by <a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>, with Mercury saying "he really had everything any rock 'n' roll star should have",<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201025_332-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201025-332"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>332<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and May saying "Jimi is, of course, my number one. And I've always said that [...] I never stop learning from Jimi."<sup id="cite_ref-333" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-333"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>333<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Mercury's thesis for his Ealing College diploma was on Hendrix, and Mercury and Taylor closed their Kensington Market stall on 18 September 1970 to commemorate his death.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake201071,_99–100_334-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake201071,_99–100-334"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>334<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>At their outset in the early 1970s, Queen's music has been characterised as "Led Zeppelin meets Yes" due to its combination of "acoustic/electric guitar extremes and fantasy-inspired multi-part song epics".<sup id="cite_ref-335" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-335"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>335<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Although Mercury stated <a href="/wiki/Robert_Plant" title="Robert Plant">Robert Plant</a> as his favourite singer and Led Zeppelin as "the greatest" rock band, he also said Queen "have more in common with <a href="/wiki/Liza_Minnelli" title="Liza Minnelli">Liza Minnelli</a> than Led Zeppelin. We're more in the showbiz tradition than the rock'n'roll tradition".<sup id="cite_ref-chilton_329-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chilton-329"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>329<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In his book on <i>Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal</i>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Trunk" title="Eddie Trunk">Eddie Trunk</a> described Queen as "a <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> band at the core but one with a high level of majesty and theatricality that delivered a little something for everyone", as well as observing that the band "sounded British".<sup id="cite_ref-trunk_336-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trunk-336"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>336<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Halford" title="Rob Halford">Rob Halford</a> of <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> commented, "It's rare that you struggle to label a band. If you're a <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> band you're meant to look and sound like a heavy metal band but you can't really call Queen anything. They could be a pop band one day or the band that wrote 'Bicycle Race' the next and a full-blown metal band the next. In terms of the depth of the musical landscape that they covered, it was very similar to some extent to the Beatles."<sup id="cite_ref-337" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-337"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>337<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While stating they were influenced by various artists and genres, Joe Bosso of <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_World" title="Guitar World">Guitar World</a></i> magazine writes, "Queen seemed to occupy their own lane."<sup id="cite_ref-338" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-338"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>338<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen composed music that drew inspiration from many different genres of music, often with a tongue-in-cheek attitude.<sup id="cite_ref-339" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-339"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>339<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The music styles and genres they have been associated with include <a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a> (also known as symphonic rock),<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_340-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Art_rock" title="Art rock">art rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Erlewine_Queen_II_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erlewine_Queen_II-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-marsh_1977_341-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsh_1977-341"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>341<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Glam_rock" title="Glam rock">glam rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-342" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-342"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>342<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">arena rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_340-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> heavy metal,<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_340-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Operatic_pop" title="Operatic pop">operatic pop</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_340-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">pop rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_340-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-340"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>340<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Psychedelic_rock" title="Psychedelic rock">psychedelic rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-343" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-343"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>343<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Baroque_pop" title="Baroque pop">baroque pop</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-gilmore_344-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gilmore-344"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>344<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Rockabilly" title="Rockabilly">rockabilly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gilmore_344-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gilmore-344"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>344<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen also wrote songs that were inspired by musical styles not typically associated with rock groups, such as opera,<sup id="cite_ref-a_night_at_the_opera_345-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a_night_at_the_opera-345"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>345<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Music_hall" title="Music hall">music hall</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-a_night_at_the_opera_345-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a_night_at_the_opera-345"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>345<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk music</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-a_day_at_the_races_346-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a_day_at_the_races-346"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>346<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> gospel,<sup id="cite_ref-347" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-347"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>347<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ragtime" title="Ragtime">ragtime</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-348" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-348"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>348<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and dance/<a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-349" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-349"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>349<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Their 1980 single "Another One Bites the Dust" became a major hit single in the <a href="/wiki/Funk_rock" title="Funk rock">funk rock</a> genre.<sup id="cite_ref-350" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-350"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>350<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Known for their <a href="/wiki/Stadium_anthem" title="Stadium anthem">anthemic</a> songs which are a staple of sports arenas and stadiums the world over,<sup id="cite_ref-351" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-351"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>351<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-352" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-352"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>352<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> several Queen songs were written with audience participation in mind, such as "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".<sup id="cite_ref-353" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-353"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>353<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Similarly, "Radio Ga Ga" became a live favourite for the band because it would have "crowds clapping like they were at a <a href="/wiki/Nuremberg_Rally" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuremberg Rally">Nuremberg rally</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-354" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-354"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>354<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1096940132"><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_-_News_Of_The_World_-_We_Will_Rock_You.ogg" title="File:Queen - News Of The World - We Will Rock You.ogg">"We Will Rock You"</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="13" 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The stamping and clapping effects were created by the band <a href="/wiki/Overdubbing" title="Overdubbing">overdubbing</a> sounds of themselves stamping and clapping many times, and adding delay effects to create a sound that seemed many people were participating.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>In 1963, the teenage Brian May and his father <a href="/wiki/Experimental_musical_instrument" title="Experimental musical instrument">custom-built</a> his signature guitar <a href="/wiki/Red_Special" title="Red Special">Red Special</a>, which was purposely designed to <a href="/wiki/Feedback" title="Feedback">feedback</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-355" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-355"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>355<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-356" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-356"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>356<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> May has used <a href="/wiki/Vox_(company)" title="Vox (company)">Vox</a> <a href="/wiki/Vox_AC30" title="Vox AC30">AC30</a> amplifiers almost exclusively since a meeting with <a href="/wiki/Rory_Gallagher" title="Rory Gallagher">Rory Gallagher</a> at a gig in London during the late 1960s or early 1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-357" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-357"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>357<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He also uses a <a href="/wiki/Sixpence_(British_coin)" title="Sixpence (British coin)">sixpence</a> as a plectrum.<sup id="cite_ref-358" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-358"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>358<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Sonic experimentation figured heavily in Queen's songs. A distinctive characteristic of Queen's music are the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_harmonies" class="mw-redirect" title="Vocal harmonies">vocal harmonies</a> which are usually composed of the voices of May, Mercury, and Taylor best heard on the studio albums <i>A Night at the Opera</i> and <i>A Day at the Races</i>. Some of the development of this sound is attributed to the producer <a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas_Baker" title="Roy Thomas Baker">Roy Thomas Baker</a> and engineer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Stone_(record_producer)" title="Mike Stone (record producer)">Mike Stone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-359" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-359"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>359<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-360" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-360"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>360<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen were also known for <a href="/wiki/Multitrack_recording" title="Multitrack recording">multi-tracking</a> voices to imitate the sound of a large choir through <a href="/wiki/Overdubbing" title="Overdubbing">overdubs</a>. For instance, according to Brian May, there are over 180 vocal overdubs in "Bohemian Rhapsody".<sup id="cite_ref-361" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-361"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>361<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band's vocal structures have been compared with <a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">the Beach Boys</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-marsh_1977_341-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marsh_1977-341"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>341<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-362" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-362"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>362<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logo">Logo</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Crest.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Queen_Crest.png/220px-Queen_Crest.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Queen_Crest.png/330px-Queen_Crest.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Queen_Crest.png/440px-Queen_Crest.png 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="610" /></a><figcaption>Queen logo</figcaption></figure> <p>Having studied graphic design in art college, Mercury also designed Queen's logo, called the Queen crest, shortly before the release of the band's first album.<sup id="cite_ref-LOGO_363-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOGO-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The logo combines the <a href="/wiki/Zodiac" title="Zodiac">zodiac</a> signs of all four members: two lions for <a href="/wiki/Leo_(astrology)" title="Leo (astrology)">Leo</a> (Deacon and Taylor), a crab for <a href="/wiki/Cancer_(astrology)" title="Cancer (astrology)">Cancer</a> (May), and two <a href="/wiki/Fairy" title="Fairy">fairies</a> for <a href="/wiki/Virgo_(astrology)" title="Virgo (astrology)">Virgo</a> (Mercury).<sup id="cite_ref-LOGO_363-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOGO-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The lions embrace a stylised letter Q, the crab rests atop the letter with flames rising directly above it, and the fairies are each sheltering below a lion.<sup id="cite_ref-LOGO_363-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOGO-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> There is also a crown inside the Q and the whole logo is over-shadowed by an enormous <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)" title="Phoenix (mythology)">phoenix</a>. The whole symbol bears a passing resemblance to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom">royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom</a>, particularly with the lion supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-LOGO_363-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOGO-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The original logo, as found on the reverse side of the cover of the band's first album, was a simple line drawing. Later sleeves bore more intricately coloured versions of the logo.<sup id="cite_ref-LOGO_363-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOGO-363"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>363<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-364" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-364"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>364<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_videos">Music videos</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg/170px-FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg/255px-FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/FreddieMercurySinging1977.jpg 2x" data-file-width="336" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>Mercury performing in a Harlequin outfit. He appeared in a half black, half white version in the music video for "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>".</figcaption></figure> <p>Directed by <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Gowers" title="Bruce Gowers">Bruce Gowers</a>, the groundbreaking <a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody#Promotional_video" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">"Bohemian Rhapsody" promotional video</a> sees the band adopt a "decadent 'glam' sensibility".<sup id="cite_ref-Rock_VH1_365-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rock_VH1-365"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>365<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Replicating <a href="/wiki/Mick_Rock" title="Mick Rock">Mick Rock</a>'s photograph of the band from the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i>—which itself was inspired by a photo of actress <a href="/wiki/Marlene_Dietrich" title="Marlene Dietrich">Marlene Dietrich</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/Shanghai_Express_(film)" title="Shanghai Express (film)">Shanghai Express</a></i> (1932)—the video opens with "Queen standing in diamond formation, heads tilted back like <a href="/wiki/Easter_Island_statues" class="mw-redirect" title="Easter Island statues">Easter Island statues</a>" in near darkness as they sing the <i>a cappella</i> part.<sup id="cite_ref-Rock_VH1_365-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rock_VH1-365"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>365<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the industry's leading music video directors, <a href="/wiki/David_Mallet_(director)" title="David Mallet (director)">David Mallet</a>, directed some of their subsequent videos. Some of their later videos use footage from classic films: "<a href="/wiki/Under_Pressure" title="Under Pressure">Under Pressure</a>" incorporates 1920s silent films, <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Eisenstein" title="Sergei Eisenstein">Sergei Eisenstein</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Battleship_Potemkin" title="Battleship Potemkin">Battleship Potemkin</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/F._W._Murnau" title="F. W. Murnau">F. W. Murnau</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Nosferatu" title="Nosferatu">Nosferatu</a></i>; the 1984 video for "<a href="/wiki/Radio_Ga_Ga" title="Radio Ga Ga">Radio Ga Ga</a>" includes footage from <a href="/wiki/Fritz_Lang" title="Fritz Lang">Fritz Lang</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)" title="Metropolis (1927 film)">Metropolis</a></i> (1927); "<a href="/wiki/Calling_All_Girls" title="Calling All Girls">Calling All Girls</a>" was a homage to <a href="/wiki/George_Lucas" title="George Lucas">George Lucas</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/THX_1138" title="THX 1138">THX 1138</a></i>;<sup id="cite_ref-366" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-366"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>366<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the 1995 video "<a href="/wiki/Heaven_for_Everyone" title="Heaven for Everyone">Heaven for Everyone</a>" shows footage from <a href="/wiki/Georges_M%C3%A9li%C3%A8s" title="Georges Méliès">Georges Méliès</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon" title="A Trip to the Moon">A Trip to the Moon</a></i> (1902) and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Impossible_Voyage" title="The Impossible Voyage">The Impossible Voyage</a></i> (1904).<sup id="cite_ref-367" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-367"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>367<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The first part of Mallet's music video for "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Break_Free" title="I Want to Break Free">I Want to Break Free</a>" spoofed the popular long-running British soap opera <i><a href="/wiki/Coronation_Street" title="Coronation Street">Coronation Street</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009180_368-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe2009180-368"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>368<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The music video for "<a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(song)" title="Innuendo (song)">Innuendo</a>" combines <a href="/wiki/Stop_motion" title="Stop motion">stop motion</a> animation with <a href="/wiki/Rotoscoping" title="Rotoscoping">rotoscoping</a> and band members appear as illustrations and images taken from earlier Queen music videos on a cinema screen akin to the dystopian film <i><a href="/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four_(1984_film)" title="Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)">Nineteen Eighty-Four</a></i> (1984).<sup id="cite_ref-369" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-369"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>369<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The music videos for "<a href="/wiki/Flash_(Queen_song)" title="Flash (Queen song)">Flash</a>" (from <i>Flash Gordon</i>) and "<a href="/wiki/Princes_of_the_Universe" title="Princes of the Universe">Princes of the Universe</a>" (from <i>Highlander</i>) are themed on the films the band recorded soundtracks for, with the latter featuring Mercury briefly re-enact the sword-fighting scene with the titular character.<sup id="cite_ref-370" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-370"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>370<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen also appeared in conventional music videos. "We Will Rock You" was filmed outdoors in Roger Taylor's back garden during a cold day in early January 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod_371-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod-371"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>371<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Filmed at the <a href="/wiki/Gillian_Lynne_Theatre" title="Gillian Lynne Theatre">New London Theatre</a> later that year, the music video for "We Are the Champions" features the band—with Mercury in a trademark Harlequin outfit—performing in front of an enthusiastic crowd who wave Queen scarves in a manner similar to English football fans.<sup id="cite_ref-McLeod_371-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McLeod-371"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>371<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The last music video of the group while Mercury was alive, "<a href="/wiki/These_Are_the_Days_of_Our_Lives" title="These Are the Days of Our Lives">These Are the Days of Our Lives</a>", was filmed in black and white to hide the full extent of his illness.<sup id="cite_ref-372" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-372"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>372<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Musical_theatre">Musical theatre</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_(4913991699).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_%284913991699%29.jpg/170px-They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_%284913991699%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_%284913991699%29.jpg/255px-They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_%284913991699%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_%284913991699%29.jpg/340px-They_Still_Turn_Out_for_the_Music_of_Queen_%284913991699%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1584" data-file-height="2376" /></a><figcaption>Statue of Mercury at the West End's <a href="/wiki/Dominion_Theatre" title="Dominion Theatre">Dominion Theatre</a> where Queen and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Elton" title="Ben Elton">Ben Elton</a>'s musical <i><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(musical)" title="We Will Rock You (musical)">We Will Rock You</a></i> was performed from 2002 to 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>In May 2002, a musical or "rock theatrical" based on the songs of Queen, titled <i><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(musical)" title="We Will Rock You (musical)">We Will Rock You</a></i>, opened at the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_Theatre" title="Dominion Theatre">Dominion Theatre</a> in London's <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wwry_373-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwry-373"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>373<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The musical was written by British comedian and author <a href="/wiki/Ben_Elton" title="Ben Elton">Ben Elton</a> in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor, and produced by <a href="/wiki/Robert_De_Niro" title="Robert De Niro">Robert De Niro</a>. It has since been staged in many cities around the world.<sup id="cite_ref-wwry_373-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwry-373"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>373<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The launch of the musical coincided with <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II's</a> <a href="/wiki/Golden_Jubilee_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II">Golden Jubilee</a>. As part of the Jubilee celebrations, Brian May performed a <a href="/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">guitar solo</a> of "<a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen" class="mw-redirect" title="God Save the Queen">God Save the Queen</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-brian_may_biography_374-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brian_may_biography-374"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>374<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as featured on Queen's <i>A Night at the Opera</i>, from the roof of <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a>. The recording of this performance was used as video for the song on the 30th Anniversary DVD edition of <i>A Night at the Opera</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-375" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-375"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>375<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-376" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-376"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>376<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following the Las Vegas premiere on 8 September 2004, Queen were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Guitar_Center#Hollywood&#39;s_RockWalk" title="Guitar Center">Hollywood RockWalk</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sunset_Boulevard" title="Sunset Boulevard">Sunset Boulevard</a>, Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-377" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-377"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>377<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:We_Will_Rock_You_(musical_Tokyo).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical_Tokyo%29.jpg/220px-We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical_Tokyo%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical_Tokyo%29.jpg/330px-We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical_Tokyo%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical_Tokyo%29.jpg/440px-We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical_Tokyo%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption><i>We Will Rock You</i> musical in Tokyo, Japan, November 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>The original London production was scheduled to close on Saturday, 7 October 2006, at the <a href="/wiki/Dominion_Theatre" title="Dominion Theatre">Dominion Theatre</a>, but due to public demand, the show ran until May 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-378" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-378"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>378<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>We Will Rock You</i> has become the longest-running musical ever to run at this prime London theatre, overtaking the previous record holder, the musical <i><a href="/wiki/Grease_(musical)" title="Grease (musical)">Grease</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-379" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-379"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>379<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Brian May stated in 2008 that they were considering writing a sequel to <i>We Will Rock You</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-380" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-380"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>380<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The musical toured around the UK in 2009, playing at <a href="/wiki/Palace_Theatre,_Manchester" title="Palace Theatre, Manchester">Manchester Palace Theatre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunderland_Empire_Theatre" title="Sunderland Empire Theatre">Sunderland Empire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hippodrome" title="Birmingham Hippodrome">Birmingham Hippodrome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Hippodrome" title="Bristol Hippodrome">Bristol Hippodrome</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Playhouse" title="Edinburgh Playhouse">Edinburgh Playhouse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-381" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-381"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>381<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By December 2022 the musical had been seen by 20 million people across 28 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_Times_382-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_Times-382"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>382<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the summer of 2023 it returned to London with a 12-week run at the <a href="/wiki/London_Coliseum" title="London Coliseum">London Coliseum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Radio_Times_382-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Radio_Times-382"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>382<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sean Bovim created "<a href="/wiki/Queen_at_the_Ballet" title="Queen at the Ballet">Queen at the Ballet</a>", a tribute to Mercury, which uses Queen's music as a soundtrack for the show's dancers, who interpret the stories behind tracks such as "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Radio Ga Ga", and "Killer Queen".<sup id="cite_ref-383" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-383"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>383<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen's music also appears in the Off-Broadway production <i><a href="/wiki/Power_Balladz" title="Power Balladz">Power Balladz</a></i>, most notably the song "We Are the Champions", with the show's two performers believing the song was "the apex of artistic achievement in its day".<sup id="cite_ref-384" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-384"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>384<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Software_and_digital_releases">Software and digital releases</h3></div> <p>In conjunction with <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a>, Queen released the computer game <i><a href="/wiki/Queen:_The_eYe" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen: The eYe">Queen: The eYe</a></i> in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-385" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-385"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>385<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The game received mixed reviews. Several reviewers described the fight sequences as frustrating, due to unresponsive controls and confusing camera angles.<sup id="cite_ref-pczone_386-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pczone-386"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>386<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pcpowerplay_387-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcpowerplay-387"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>387<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Zone" title="PC Zone">PC Zone</a></i> found the game's graphics unimpressive,<sup id="cite_ref-pczone_386-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pczone-386"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>386<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although <i><a href="/wiki/PC_PowerPlay" title="PC PowerPlay">PC PowerPlay</a></i> considered them "absolutely stunning".<sup id="cite_ref-pcpowerplay_387-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcpowerplay-387"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>387<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The extremely long development time resulted in graphic elements that already seemed outdated by the time of release.<sup id="cite_ref-388" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-388"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>388<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_(2CD,_DVD;_inside_view).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_%282CD%2C_DVD%3B_inside_view%29.jpg/220px-Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_%282CD%2C_DVD%3B_inside_view%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_%282CD%2C_DVD%3B_inside_view%29.jpg/330px-Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_%282CD%2C_DVD%3B_inside_view%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_%282CD%2C_DVD%3B_inside_view%29.jpg/440px-Hungarian_Rhapsody_-_Queen_Live_in_Budapest_%282CD%2C_DVD%3B_inside_view%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2873" data-file-height="1865" /></a><figcaption>2012 DVD and CD set of <i><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody:_Queen_Live_in_Budapest" title="Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest">Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>Under the supervision of May and Taylor, numerous restoration projects have been under way involving Queen's lengthy audio and video catalogue. DVD releases of their 1986 Wembley concert (titled <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_at_Wembley" title="Queen at Wembley">Live at Wembley Stadium</a></i>), 1982 Milton Keynes concert (<i><a href="/wiki/Queen_on_Fire_%E2%80%93_Live_at_the_Bowl" title="Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl">Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl</a></i>), and two Greatest Video Hits (Volumes 1 and 2, spanning the 1970s and 1980s) have seen the band's music remixed into <a href="/wiki/Surround_sound" title="Surround sound">5.1</a> and <a href="/wiki/DTS_(sound_system)" class="mw-redirect" title="DTS (sound system)">DTS</a> <a href="/wiki/Surround_sound" title="Surround sound">surround sound</a>. So far, only two of the band's albums, <i>A Night at the Opera</i> and <i>The Game</i>, have been fully remixed into high-resolution multichannel surround on <a href="/wiki/DVD-Audio" title="DVD-Audio">DVD-Audio</a>. <i>A Night at the Opera</i> was re-released with some revised 5.1 mixes and accompanying videos in 2005 for the 30th anniversary of the album's original release (CD+DVD-Video set). In 2007, a Blu-ray edition of Queen's previously released concerts, <i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rock_Montreal" title="Queen Rock Montreal">Queen Rock Montreal</a></i> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">Live Aid</a>, was released, marking their first project in 1080p HD.<sup id="cite_ref-389" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-389"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>389<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen have been featured multiple times in the <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero" title="Guitar Hero">Guitar Hero</a></i> franchise: a cover of "Killer Queen" in the original <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_(video_game)" title="Guitar Hero (video game)">Guitar Hero</a></i>, "We Are The Champions", "Fat Bottomed Girls", and the Paul Rodgers collaboration "C-lebrity" in a track pack for <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour" title="Guitar Hero World Tour">Guitar Hero World Tour</a></i>, "Under Pressure" with David Bowie in <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_5" title="Guitar Hero 5">Guitar Hero 5</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-390" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-390"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>390<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "I Want It All" in <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Van_Halen" title="Guitar Hero: Van Halen">Guitar Hero: Van Halen</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-391" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-391"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>391<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "Stone Cold Crazy" in <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Metallica" title="Guitar Hero: Metallica">Guitar Hero: Metallica</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-392" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-392"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>392<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and "Bohemian Rhapsody" in <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Warriors_of_Rock" title="Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock">Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-393" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-393"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>393<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 13 October 2009, Brian May revealed there was "talk" going on "behind the scenes" about a dedicated Queen <i>Rock Band</i> game.<sup id="cite_ref-394" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-394"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>394<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen have also been featured multiple times in the <i>Rock Band</i> franchise: a track pack of 10 songs which are compatible with <i>Rock Band</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_2" title="Rock Band 2">Rock Band 2</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Rock_Band_3" title="Rock Band 3">Rock Band 3</a></i> (three of those are also compatible with <i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Rock_Band" title="Lego Rock Band">Lego Rock Band</a></i>). Their hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" was featured in <i>Rock Band 3</i> with full harmony and keys support. The band also appeared in the video game <i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Rock_Band" title="Lego Rock Band">Lego Rock Band</a></i> as playable Lego avatars.<sup id="cite_ref-395" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-395"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>395<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2009, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Computer Entertainment">Sony Computer Entertainment</a> released a Queen branded version of the company's karaoke franchise, <i><a href="/wiki/SingStar" title="SingStar">SingStar</a></i>. The game, which is available on <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, is titled <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_in_SingStar_games_(PlayStation_2)" title="List of songs in SingStar games (PlayStation 2)">SingStar Queen</a></i> and has 25 songs on the PS3 and 20 on the PS2.<sup id="cite_ref-396" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-396"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>396<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> "We Will Rock You" and other songs by Queen also appear in <i><a href="/wiki/DJ_Hero" title="DJ Hero">DJ Hero</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-397" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-397"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>397<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bohemian_Rhapsody"><i>Bohemian Rhapsody</i></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (film)">Bohemian Rhapsody (film)</a></div> <p>In a September 2010 BBC interview, Brian May announced that <a href="/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen" title="Sacha Baron Cohen">Sacha Baron Cohen</a> was to play Mercury in a biographical film about the band.<sup id="cite_ref-398" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-398"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>398<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> commented with approval on his singing ability and visual similarity to Mercury.<sup id="cite_ref-399" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-399"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>399<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, in July 2013, Baron Cohen dropped out of the role due to "creative differences" between him and the surviving band members.<sup id="cite_ref-400" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-400"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>400<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2013, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Ben_Whishaw" title="Ben Whishaw">Ben Whishaw</a>, known for playing <a href="/wiki/Q_(James_Bond)" title="Q (James Bond)">Q</a> in the <a href="/wiki/James_Bond_in_film" class="mw-redirect" title="James Bond in film">James Bond film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Skyfall" title="Skyfall">Skyfall</a></i>, was a possible replacement for Baron Cohen in the role of Mercury,<sup id="cite_ref-whishaw_401-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whishaw-401"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>401<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but Whishaw pulled out a few months later amidst uncertainty about how the film was progressing.<sup id="cite_ref-402" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-402"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>402<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_(26092172118).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_%2826092172118%29.jpg/220px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_%2826092172118%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_%2826092172118%29.jpg/330px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_%2826092172118%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_%2826092172118%29.jpg/440px-Queen_And_Adam_Lambert_-_The_O2_-_Tuesday_12th_December_2017_QueenO2121217-80_%2826092172118%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3049" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption>The two remaining members of Queen's classic line-up, May and Taylor (pictured in 2017), were creative consultants for <i><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(film)" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (film)">Bohemian Rhapsody</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>The project regained momentum in 2016. It was announced on 4 November that the film had secured the backing of <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Regency" class="mw-redirect" title="New Regency">New Regency</a> and <a href="/wiki/GK_Films" title="GK Films">GK Films</a>. By this time, the film's working title was <i>Bohemian Rhapsody</i>, after the band's <a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (song)">song of the same name</a>. Freddie Mercury was to be played by <a href="/wiki/Rami_Malek" title="Rami Malek">Rami Malek</a>, and shooting was scheduled to begin in early 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-403" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-403"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>403<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The motion picture was written by <a href="/wiki/Anthony_McCarten" title="Anthony McCarten">Anthony McCarten</a>, with a story by McCarten and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Morgan" title="Peter Morgan">Peter Morgan</a>, who received <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Oscar</a> nominations for his screenplays <i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_(2006_film)" title="The Queen (2006 film)">The Queen</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Frost/Nixon_(film)" title="Frost/Nixon (film)">Frost/Nixon</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-404" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-404"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>404<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Released in October 2018, <i>Bohemian Rhapsody</i> focuses on Queen's formative years and the period leading up to the celebrated performance at the <a href="/wiki/Live_Aid" title="Live Aid">1985 Live Aid</a> concert.<sup id="cite_ref-405" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-405"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>405<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film has grossed over $900&#160;million worldwide,<sup id="cite_ref-406" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-406"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>406<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> making it the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-407" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-407"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>407<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Despite receiving mixed reviews, it won the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Motion_Picture_%E2%80%93_Drama" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture&#160;– Drama</a>. Malek received wide acclaim and numerous accolades for his portrayal of Mercury, including the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor" title="Academy Award for Best Actor">Academy Award for Best Actor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-408" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-408"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>408<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Live Aid segment was praised, but there was criticism from not exploring more complex themes involving Mercury, with the <i>New York Post'</i>s Johnny Oleksinski stating, "What we ultimately wanted from Bohemian Rhapsody was not carbon-copied concerts, but behind-closed-doors insight into a deeply private, complicated, internationally beloved superstar."<sup id="cite_ref-409" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-409"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>409<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> After the release of the film, "Bohemian Rhapsody" re-entered the US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 for the third time (having previously charted in 1976 and 1992), charting at number 33 on 12 November 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-410" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-410"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>410<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody:_The_Original_Soundtrack" title="Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack">Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack</a></i> received an <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_Top_Soundtrack" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award for Top Soundtrack">Top Soundtrack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-411" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-411"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>411<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_films">Other films</h3></div> <p>The soundtrack for the film <i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(film)" title="Flash Gordon (film)">Flash Gordon</a></i> (1980) was by Queen. The band also contributed music to <i><a href="/wiki/Highlander_(film)" title="Highlander (film)">Highlander</a></i> (the original 1986 film),<sup id="cite_ref-Highlander_197-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Highlander-197"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-412" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-412"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>412<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with "<a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic_(song)" title="A Kind of Magic (song)">A Kind of Magic</a>", "<a href="/wiki/One_Year_of_Love" title="One Year of Love">One Year of Love</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever" title="Who Wants to Live Forever">Who Wants to Live Forever</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Hammer_to_Fall" title="Hammer to Fall">Hammer to Fall</a>", and the theme "<a href="/wiki/Princes_of_the_Universe" title="Princes of the Universe">Princes of the Universe</a>", which was also used as the theme of the <a href="/wiki/Highlander:_The_Series" title="Highlander: The Series"><i>Highlander</i> TV series</a> (1992–1998).<sup id="cite_ref-413" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-413"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>413<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In choosing music for <i>Highlander</i>, director <a href="/wiki/Russell_Mulcahy" title="Russell Mulcahy">Russell Mulcahy</a> stated, "I thought about one band – Queen. They write strong, anthemic songs and this movie needs their energy".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2016_155-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2016-155"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the US, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single in 1992 after appearing in the comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Wayne%27s_World_(film)" title="Wayne&#39;s World (film)">Wayne's World</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard1992_234-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard1992-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The single subsequently reached number two on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> (with "<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>" as the first track on the single) and helped rekindle the band's popularity in North America.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard1992_234-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard1992-234"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>234<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-414" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-414"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>414<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robb_Queen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Robb_Queen.jpg/200px-Robb_Queen.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Robb_Queen.jpg/300px-Robb_Queen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Robb_Queen.jpg/400px-Robb_Queen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="697" data-file-height="812" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a>, on stage in 2015 with the Queen image in the background, performed "We Are the Champions" for the 2001 medieval adventure film <i><a href="/wiki/A_Knight%27s_Tale" title="A Knight&#39;s Tale">A Knight's Tale</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>Several films have featured their songs performed by other artists. A version of "Somebody to Love" by <a href="/wiki/Anne_Hathaway" title="Anne Hathaway">Anne Hathaway</a> was in the 2004 film <i><a href="/wiki/Ella_Enchanted_(film)" title="Ella Enchanted (film)">Ella Enchanted</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-415" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-415"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>415<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2006, <a href="/wiki/Brittany_Murphy" title="Brittany Murphy">Brittany Murphy</a> also recorded a cover of the same song for the 2006 film <i><a href="/wiki/Happy_Feet" title="Happy Feet">Happy Feet</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-416" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-416"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>416<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2001, a version of "The Show Must Go On" was performed by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Broadbent" title="Jim Broadbent">Jim Broadbent</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kidman" title="Nicole Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a> in the film musical <i><a href="/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!" title="Moulin Rouge!">Moulin Rouge!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-417" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-417"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>417<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The 2001 film <i><a href="/wiki/A_Knight%27s_Tale" title="A Knight&#39;s Tale">A Knight's Tale</a></i> has a version of "We Are the Champions" performed by <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a> and Queen; the film also features "We Will Rock You" played by the medieval audience.<sup id="cite_ref-418" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-418"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>418<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <p>"<a href="/wiki/I_Was_Born_to_Love_You_(song)" title="I Was Born to Love You (song)">I Was Born to Love You</a>" was used as the theme song of the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_television_drama" title="Japanese television drama">Japanese television drama</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Pride_(Japanese_TV_series)" title="Pride (Japanese TV series)">Pride</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/Fuji_Television" title="Fuji Television">Fuji Television</a> in 2004, starring <a href="/wiki/Takuya_Kimura" title="Takuya Kimura">Takuya Kimura</a> and <a href="/wiki/Y%C5%ABko_Takeuchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Yūko Takeuchi">Yūko Takeuchi</a>. The show's soundtrack also contained other songs by Queen.<sup id="cite_ref-419" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-419"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>419<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A song that has grown in popularity four decades since its release, the initial rebirth of "<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_Me_Now" title="Don&#39;t Stop Me Now">Don't Stop Me Now</a>" has been attributed to its appearance in the 2004 cult classic zombie apocalypse film <i><a href="/wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead" title="Shaun of the Dead">Shaun of the Dead</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-420" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-420"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>420<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song has featured in the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> television show <i><a href="/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)" title="Top Gear (2002 TV series)">Top Gear</a></i>, and in 2005 it was voted as "The Greatest Driving Song Ever" by the series' viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-421" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-421"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>421<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Keeping in a tradition of naming each season's episodes after songs by 1970s rock bands, the eighth and final season of <i><a href="/wiki/That_%2770s_Show" title="That &#39;70s Show">That '70s Show</a></i> had episodes named after Queen songs. "<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody_(That_%2770s_Show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bohemian Rhapsody (That &#39;70s Show)">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>" served as the season premiere.<sup id="cite_ref-422" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-422"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>422<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> With an entry for the year 1977, Queen featured in the <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_the_%2770s_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="I Love the &#39;70s (U.S. TV series)">I Love the '70s</a></i>, broadcast in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-423" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-423"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>423<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> has made storylines which have featured Queen songs such as "We Will Rock You", "We Are the Champions" (both sung by <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer</a>), and "You're My Best Friend".<sup id="cite_ref-424" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-424"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>424<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The latter also appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>, as does "Another One Bites the Dust", and an episode of the show, "<a href="/wiki/Killer_Queen_(Family_Guy)" title="Killer Queen (Family Guy)">Killer Queen</a>", is named after (and features) the song.<sup id="cite_ref-425" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-425"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>425<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen were profiled in season 1, episode 16 of <i><a href="/wiki/VH1%27s_Legends" title="VH1&#39;s Legends">VH1's Legends</a></i>, broadcast in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-426" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-426"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>426<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 April 2006, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the American singing contest television show <i><a href="/wiki/American_Idol" title="American Idol">American Idol</a></i>. Each contestant was required to sing a Queen song during that week of the competition. Songs which appeared on the show included "Bohemian Rhapsody", "<a href="/wiki/Fat_Bottomed_Girls" title="Fat Bottomed Girls">Fat Bottomed Girls</a>", "<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever" title="Who Wants to Live Forever">Who Wants to Live Forever</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(song)" title="Innuendo (song)">Innuendo</a>". Brian May later criticised the show for editing specific scenes,<sup id="cite_ref-427" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-427"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>427<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> one of which made the group's time with contestant <a href="/wiki/Ace_Young" title="Ace Young">Ace Young</a> look negative, despite it being the opposite. Taylor and May again appeared on the <i>American Idol</i> season 8 finale in May 2009, performing "We Are the Champions" with finalists Adam Lambert and <a href="/wiki/Kris_Allen" title="Kris Allen">Kris Allen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AIdol_269-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AIdol-269"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>269<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On 15 November 2009, Brian May and Roger Taylor appeared on the singing contest television show <i><a href="/wiki/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series)" title="The X Factor (British TV series)">The X Factor</a></i> in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_428-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-428"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>428<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, Queen featured as one of the main artists in the fifth episode of the BBC/VH1 series <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Ages_of_Rock" title="Seven Ages of Rock">Seven Ages of Rock</a></i>—focusing on <a href="/wiki/Stadium_rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Stadium rock">stadium rock</a>, the episode itself was named "We Are the Champions".<sup id="cite_ref-429" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-429"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>429<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the autumn of 2009, <i><a href="/wiki/Glee_(TV_series)" title="Glee (TV series)">Glee</a></i> featured the fictional high school's show choir singing "<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(Queen_song)" title="Somebody to Love (Queen song)">Somebody to Love</a>" as their second act performance in the episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Rhodes_Not_Taken" title="The Rhodes Not Taken">The Rhodes Not Taken</a>". The performance was included on the show's <i><a href="/wiki/Glee:_The_Music,_Volume_1" title="Glee: The Music, Volume 1">Volume 1</a></i> soundtrack CD.<sup id="cite_ref-430" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-430"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>430<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In June 2010, the choir performed "Another One Bites the Dust" in the episode "<a href="/wiki/Funk_(Glee)" title="Funk (Glee)">Funk</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-431" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-431"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>431<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following week's episode, "<a href="/wiki/Journey_to_Regionals" title="Journey to Regionals">Journey to Regionals</a>", features a rival choir performing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in its entirety. The song was featured on the <a href="/wiki/Glee:_The_Music,_Journey_to_Regionals" title="Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals">episode's EP</a>. In May 2012, the choir performed "We Are the Champions" in the episode "<a href="/wiki/Nationals_(Glee)" title="Nationals (Glee)">Nationals</a>", and the song features in <i><a href="/wiki/Glee:_The_Music,_The_Graduation_Album" title="Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album">The Graduation Album</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-432" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-432"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>432<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November 2014, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nation%27s_Favourite" title="The Nation&#39;s Favourite">The Nation's Favourite Queen Song</a></i>, a 90-minute television special counting down Britain's 20 favourite Queen songs, aired on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-433" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-433"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>433<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November 2021, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Queen_Family_Singalong" title="The Queen Family Singalong">The Queen Family Singalong</a></i>, featuring performances of songs by Queen accompanied with on-screen karaoke lyrics encouraging viewers to sing along, aired on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-434" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-434"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>434<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2></div> <p>In 2002, Queen's "<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>" was voted "the UK's favourite hit of all time" in a poll conducted by the <i><a href="/wiki/British_Hit_Singles_%26_Albums" title="British Hit Singles &amp; Albums">Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-435" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-435"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>435<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2004, the song was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame" title="Grammy Hall of Fame">Grammy Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-436" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-436"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>436<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Many scholars consider the "Bohemian Rhapsody" music video groundbreaking, crediting it with popularising the medium.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_music_vid_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR_music_vid-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Welch_437-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Welch-437"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>437<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-438" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-438"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>438<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rock historian Paul Fowles stated that the song is "widely credited as the first global hit single for which an accompanying video was central to the marketing strategy".<sup id="cite_ref-Fowles_439-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fowles-439"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>439<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It has been hailed as paving the way for the <a href="/wiki/MTV_Generation" title="MTV Generation">MTV Generation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-440" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-440"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>440<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2018, "Bohemian Rhapsody" became the most-streamed song from the 20th century, and the most-streamed classic rock song of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_Sales_441-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_Sales-441"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>441<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The song and original video were downloaded more than 1.6&#160;billion times.<sup id="cite_ref-442" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-442"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>442<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March 2021 it was <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_in_the_United_States#Diamond_certification" title="List of best-selling singles in the United States">certified Diamond</a> in the US for combined digital sales and streams equal to 10 million units.<sup id="cite_ref-443" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-443"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>443<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Acclaimed for their <a href="/wiki/Arena_rock" title="Arena rock">stadium rock</a>, in 2005 an industry poll ranked Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985 as the best live act in history.<sup id="cite_ref-QueenBestLive_444-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QueenBestLive-444"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>444<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2007, they were also voted the greatest British band in history by <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a> listeners.<sup id="cite_ref-QueenBestBritishBand_445-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QueenBestBritishBand-445"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>445<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1224211176"><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:18em; ; padding:10px;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>If you have to go back and watch one performance it has to be Queen. That was not just a career-defining moment ... rock 'n' roll might have peaked right there. Freddie Mercury on stage at Live Aid is the summit of rock 'n' roll. For a band some people said was washed up, that was just the most stunning, breathtaking, flawless, powerful, jubilant performance. It was everything you want in rock 'n' roll. </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—1980s <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> VJ <a href="/wiki/Martha_Quinn" title="Martha Quinn">Martha Quinn</a> speaking in July 2015 on the 30th anniversary of Live Aid.<sup id="cite_ref-446" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-446"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>446<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>As of 2005, according to the <i>Guinness Book of World Records</i>, Queen albums have spent a total of 1,322 weeks (twenty-six years) on the UK Album Charts, more time than any other act.<sup id="cite_ref-BCS_447-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCS-447"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>447<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Also in 2005, with the release of their live album with Paul Rodgers, Queen moved into third place on the list of acts with the most aggregate time spent on the British record charts.<sup id="cite_ref-448" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-448"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>448<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2022, <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Queen album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom">best-selling album</a> in UK chart history, and the only album to sell over seven million copies in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-OCC_GH_145-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OCC_GH-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of August 2024, the album has spent over 600 weeks on the US <i>Billboard</i> 200.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_all_time_149-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_all_time-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Their <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (Queen album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i> album is the UK's tenth best seller, with sales of 3,746,404 copies.<sup id="cite_ref-bpialbums_221-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpialbums-221"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>221<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-449" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-449"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>449<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Based on record sales, <a href="/wiki/Billboard_charts" title="Billboard charts"><i>Billboard</i> charts</a> performance, online views and popularity on <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a>, in 2018 <i><a href="/wiki/Business_Insider" title="Business Insider">Business Insider</a></i> in the US ranked Queen the third most popular rock band of all time, after the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.<sup id="cite_ref-450" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-450"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>450<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Museum_RockArt,_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Museum_RockArt%2C_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG/220px-Museum_RockArt%2C_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Museum_RockArt%2C_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG/330px-Museum_RockArt%2C_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Museum_RockArt%2C_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG/440px-Museum_RockArt%2C_Queen_grootste_hits.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Gold and silver discs issued by <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> in 1982 for <i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Queen album)">Greatest Hits</a></i> (1981). With more than 25 million copies sold it is Queen's best selling album.</figcaption></figure> <p>The band have released a total of 18 number-one albums, 18 number-one singles, and 10 number-one DVDs worldwide, making them one of the world's <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">best-selling music artists</a>. Estimates of their record sales range from 250&#160;million to 300&#160;million worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_Sales_441-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_Sales-441"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>441<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-451" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-451"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>451<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-QUEEN&#39;S_ROGER_TAYLOR_BBC_News_452-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QUEEN&#39;S_ROGER_TAYLOR_BBC_News-452"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>452<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-453" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-453"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>453<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> in 2001, the band is the only group in which every member has composed more than one chart-topping single, and all four members were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Songwriters Hall of Fame">Songwriters Hall of Fame</a> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall_Bio_454-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall_Bio-454"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>454<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-455" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-455"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>455<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2009, "<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>" were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame,<sup id="cite_ref-456" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-456"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>456<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-457" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-457"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>457<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and the latter was voted the world's favourite song in a 2005 <a href="/wiki/Sony_Ericsson" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Ericsson">Sony Ericsson</a> global music poll.<sup id="cite_ref-458" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-458"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>458<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band received <a href="/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Awards" title="Ivor Novello Awards">Ivor Novello Awards</a> for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, in 1987, and Outstanding Song Collection, in 2005, from the <a href="/wiki/British_Academy_of_Songwriters,_Composers,_and_Authors" class="mw-redirect" title="British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors">British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-459" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-459"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>459<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-460" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-460"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>460<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In recognition of the vocal harmonies of Mercury, May and Taylor, in 2006 Queen were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Vocal_Group_Hall_of_Fame" title="Vocal Group Hall of Fame">Vocal Group Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-461" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-461"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>461<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2018 they were presented the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award" title="Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-462" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-462"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>462<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In their top 10 list for the <a href="/wiki/Global_Recording_Artist_of_the_Year" title="Global Recording Artist of the Year">Global Recording Artist of the Year</a>, the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_the_Phonographic_Industry" title="International Federation of the Phonographic Industry">IFPI</a> named Queen the sixth best-selling artist worldwide in 2018, and the fifth best-selling artist in 2019, in both cases the most popular act of their contemporaries.<sup id="cite_ref-463" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-463"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>463<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-464" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-464"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>464<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 2020, Queen became the first band to join Queen Elizabeth II on a British coin. Issued by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mint" title="Royal Mint">Royal Mint</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Commemorative_coins_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom">commemorative £5 coin</a> features the instruments of all four members of the band.<sup id="cite_ref-465" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-465"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>465<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In July 2020, Queen became the third band (after the Beatles and <a href="/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a>) to feature on a <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_commemorative_stamps_2020%E2%80%932029#2020" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Britain commemorative stamps 2020–2029">series of UK postage stamps</a> issued by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail" title="Royal Mail">Royal Mail</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-466" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-466"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>466<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Queen are one of the most bootlegged bands ever, according to Nick Weymouth, who manages the band's official website.<sup id="cite_ref-MusicWeek_467-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MusicWeek-467"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>467<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A 2001 survey discovered the existence of 12,225 websites dedicated to Queen bootlegs, the highest number for any band.<sup id="cite_ref-468" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-468"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>468<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Bootleg recordings have contributed to the band's popularity in certain countries where Western music is censored, such as Iran.<sup id="cite_ref-469" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-469"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>469<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In a project called <i>Queen: The Top 100 Bootlegs</i>, many of these have been made officially available to download for a nominal fee from Queen's website, with profits going to the <a href="/wiki/The_Mercury_Phoenix_Trust" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mercury Phoenix Trust">Mercury Phoenix Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MusicWeek_467-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MusicWeek-467"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>467<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2004, Queen became the first Western rock act to be officially accepted in Iran following the release of their <i>Greatest Hits</i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-470" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-470"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>470<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> ranked Queen at number 52 on its list of the "<a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone%27s_100_Greatest_Artists_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone&#39;s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time">100 Greatest Artists of All Time</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-471" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-471"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>471<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> while ranking Mercury the 18th-greatest singer,<sup id="cite_ref-RollingStoneSingers_220-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RollingStoneSingers-220"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>220<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and May the twenty-sixth-greatest guitarist.<sup id="cite_ref-472" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-472"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>472<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>Rolling Stone</i> readers voted Mercury the second-greatest frontman.<sup id="cite_ref-473" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-473"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>473<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen were named 13th on <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>'s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list,<sup id="cite_ref-474" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-474"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>474<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and in 2010 were ranked 17th on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time list.<sup id="cite_ref-475" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-475"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>475<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2012, <i><a href="/wiki/Gigwise" title="Gigwise">Gigwise</a></i> readers named Queen the best band of the past 60 years.<sup id="cite_ref-476" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-476"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>476<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Eddie Trunk argued that Queen's importance, in common with <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a>, was "not as fully recognized" in the US because elsewhere they "often played to much bigger crowds in stadium venues".<sup id="cite_ref-trunk_336-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trunk-336"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>336<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen had stopped touring the US in 1982 as their success there had started to wane, but they remained a touring "juggernaut", filling stadiums and arenas internationally in the 1980s until their final tour (with Mercury) in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-gilmore_344-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gilmore-344"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>344<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influence">Influence</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg/220px-Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg/330px-Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg/440px-Thom_Yorke_Nimes_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>At 10 years old, <a href="/wiki/Thom_Yorke" title="Thom Yorke">Thom Yorke</a> of <a href="/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> built a homemade guitar in an attempt to emulate Brian May.</figcaption></figure> <p>Queen have been credited with making a significant contribution to genres such as hard rock and heavy metal.<sup id="cite_ref-trunk_336-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-trunk-336"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>336<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rollingstone.com_477-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rollingstone.com-477"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>477<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The band have been cited as an influence by many other musicians. Moreover, like their music, the bands and artists that have claimed to be influenced by Queen or have expressed admiration for them are diverse, spanning different generations, countries, and genres, including heavy metal: <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-478" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-478"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>478<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-queencuttings.com_479-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-queencuttings.com-479"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>479<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-480" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-480"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>480<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Trivium_(band)" title="Trivium (band)">Trivium</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-481" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-481"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>481<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Megadeth" title="Megadeth">Megadeth</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-482" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-482"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>482<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anthrax_(American_band)" title="Anthrax (American band)">Anthrax</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MP3_David_Lee_Roth_interview_483-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MP3_David_Lee_Roth_interview-483"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>483<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Melvins" title="Melvins">Melvins</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-484" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-484"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>484<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-485" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-485"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>485<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Zombie" title="Rob Zombie">Rob Zombie</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_legacy_486-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_legacy-486"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>486<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Rage_Against_the_Machine" title="Rage Against the Machine">Rage Against the Machine</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-487" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-487"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>487<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> hard rock: <a href="/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses" title="Guns N&#39; Roses">Guns N' Roses</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-488" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-488"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>488<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Def_Leppard" title="Def Leppard">Def Leppard</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-489" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-489"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>489<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/M%C3%B6tley_Cr%C3%BCe" title="Mötley Crüe">Mötley Crüe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESutcliffe200927_490-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESutcliffe200927-490"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>490<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Vai" title="Steve Vai">Steve Vai</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-491" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-491"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>491<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Cult" title="The Cult">the Cult</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-492" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-492"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>492<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Darkness_(band)" title="The Darkness (band)">the Darkness</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-493" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-493"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>493<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Foo_Fighters" title="Foo Fighters">Foo Fighters</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-494" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-494"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>494<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> alternative rock: <a href="/wiki/Nirvana_(band)" title="Nirvana (band)">Nirvana</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-495" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-495"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>495<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Trent_Reznor" title="Trent Reznor">Trent Reznor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nine_Inch_Nails" title="Nine Inch Nails">Nine Inch Nails</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-496" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-496"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>496<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)" title="Muse (band)">Muse</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-497" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-497"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>497<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-498" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-498"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>498<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jane%27s_Addiction" title="Jane&#39;s Addiction">Jane's Addiction</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-499" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-499"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>499<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/The_Flaming_Lips" title="The Flaming Lips">the Flaming Lips</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-500" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-500"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>500<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kid_Rock" title="Kid Rock">Kid Rock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-501" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-501"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>501<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Corgan" title="Billy Corgan">Billy Corgan</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Smashing_Pumpkins" title="The Smashing Pumpkins">the Smashing Pumpkins</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-502" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-502"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>502<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> shock rock: <a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Manson_(band)" title="Marilyn Manson (band)">Marilyn Manson</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-503" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-503"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>503<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> pop rock: <a href="/wiki/The_Killers" title="The Killers">the Killers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-504" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-504"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>504<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/My_Chemical_Romance" title="My Chemical Romance">My Chemical Romance</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-505" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-505"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>505<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Panic!_at_the_Disco" title="Panic! at the Disco">Panic! at the Disco</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Panic!_At_the_Disco_506-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Panic!_At_the_Disco-506"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>506<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> country: <a href="/wiki/Faith_Hill" title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_legacy_486-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_legacy-486"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>486<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Underwood" title="Carrie Underwood">Carrie Underwood</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-507" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-507"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>507<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> pop: <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-508" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-508"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>508<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-509" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-509"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>509<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-510" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-510"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>510<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-511" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-511"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>511<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Katy_Perry" title="Katy Perry">Katy Perry</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-512" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>512<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and K-pop: <a href="/wiki/Psy" title="Psy">Psy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-513" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-513"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>513<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/BTS" title="BTS">BTS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-514" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-514"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>514<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Musicians have been saying for decades Queen are in the pantheon of all-time greats. In the countless interviews I have done over the years they have been name checked by numerous superstars. What is most impressive though is the diversity of artists they've influenced. Why Queen were able to cut across such an incredibly wide range of musicians is easy to see – they are one of the most versatile bands that rock has ever had.</p><div class="templatequotecite">—&#8202;<cite>Steve Baltin writing for <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> magazine in January 2019: <i>Queen's Greatest Legacy: Shaping The Last Two Decades Of Pop And Rock Music</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Forbes_legacy_486-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes_legacy-486"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>486<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>In the early 1970s, Queen helped spur the <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> genre's evolution by discarding much of its <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> influence.<sup id="cite_ref-RS1_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS1-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-515" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-515"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>515<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Queen's 1974 song "<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Crazy" title="Stone Cold Crazy">Stone Cold Crazy</a>" has been cited as a precursor of <a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jones_BBC_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones_BBC-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a> recorded a cover version of "Stone Cold Crazy", which first appeared on the <i><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A1iy%C3%A1t:_Elektra%27s_40th_Anniversary" title="Rubáiyát: Elektra&#39;s 40th Anniversary">Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary</a></i> album in 1990, and they still performed it live in the 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-516" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-516"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>516<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Swedish guitarist <a href="/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a>, a pioneer of "<a href="/wiki/Neo-classical_metal" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-classical metal">neo-classical metal</a>", listened to Queen as a kid, and spoke of Brian May being "very inventive when it comes to tones and having all those pickup configurations. Brian tends not to stick to just pentatonics, either; he mixes it all up, which is how I like to think, too."<sup id="cite_ref-517" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-517"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>517<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Thom_Yorke" title="Thom Yorke">Thom Yorke</a> of <a href="/wiki/Radiohead" title="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> received his first guitar at 7 years old, encouraged after seeing May in a broadcast of a Queen concert.<sup id="cite_ref-radiohead_518-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiohead-518"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>518<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At 10 years old, Yorke made his own homemade guitar, trying to imitate what May had done with his Red Special, but he was not satisfied with the result.<sup id="cite_ref-519" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-519"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>519<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Subsequently, Queen was one of the first influences of his band.<sup id="cite_ref-radiohead_518-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiohead-518"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>518<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_members">Current members</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a> – guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970–present)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)" title="Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)">Roger Taylor</a> – drums, vocals, percussion, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970–present)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_members">Former members</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freddie_Mercury" title="Freddie Mercury">Freddie Mercury</a> – vocals, piano, keyboards, occasional guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970–1991; his death)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Deacon" title="John Deacon">John Deacon</a> – bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(1971–1997)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Long-term_Queen_+_vocalists"><span id="Long-term_Queen_.2B_vocalists"></span>Long-term Queen + vocalists</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Rodgers" title="Paul Rodgers">Paul Rodgers</a> – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(2004–2009)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Lambert" title="Adam Lambert">Adam Lambert</a> – lead vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2011–present)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_touring_members">Current touring members</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Edney" title="Spike Edney">Spike Edney</a> – keyboards, piano, rhythm guitar, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(1984–present)</span></li> <li>Neil Fairclough – bass, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2011–present)</span></li> <li>Tyler Warren – percussion, drums, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2017–present)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_touring_members">Former touring members</h3></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Fisher" title="Morgan Fisher">Morgan Fisher</a> – keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Mandel" title="Fred Mandel">Fred Mandel</a> – keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1982)</span></li> <li>David Grosman – bass, backing vocals, keyboards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1998–2004)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moses" title="Jamie Moses">Jamie Moses</a> – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1998–2009)</span></li> <li>Danny Miranda – bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(2005–2009)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Murray_(British_musician)" title="Neil Murray (British musician)">Neil Murray</a> – bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(substitute 2008)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Tiger_Taylor" title="Rufus Tiger Taylor">Rufus Tiger Taylor</a> – percussion, drums, backing vocals <span style="font-size:85%;">(2011–2017)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_members">Early members</h3></div> <ul><li>Mike Grose – bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970; died 2019)</span><sup id="cite_ref-Ultimate_Classic_Rock_520-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ultimate_Classic_Rock-520"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>520<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Barry Mitchell – bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970–1971)</span></li> <li>Doug Bogie – bass <span style="font-size:85%;">(1971)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_r4skqexpqtrvg442sg82zplgws9q7qk"></map><img usemap="#timeline_r4skqexpqtrvg442sg82zplgws9q7qk" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/r4skqexpqtrvg442sg82zplgws9q7qk.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Queen" title="List of awards and nominations received by Queen">List of awards and nominations received by Queen</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Queen_discography" title="Queen discography">Queen discography</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Queen" title="List of songs recorded by Queen">List of songs recorded by Queen</a></div> <p><b>Studio albums</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_(Queen_album)" title="Queen (Queen album)">Queen</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album)" title="A Day at the Races (album)">A Day at the Races</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)" title="Jazz (Queen album)">Jazz</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(Queen_album)" title="The Game (Queen album)">The Game</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(soundtrack)" title="Flash Gordon (soundtrack)">Flash Gordon</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Works (Queen album)">The Works</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic" title="A Kind of Magic">A Kind of Magic</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven" title="Made in Heaven">Made in Heaven</a></i> (1995)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concert_tours">Concert tours</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Queen_concert_tours" title="List of Queen concert tours">List of Queen concert tours</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 27em;"> <ul><li>Queen Tour (1973)</li> <li>Queen II Tour (1974)</li> <li>Sheer Heart Attack Tour (1974–1975)</li> <li>A Night at the Opera Tour (1975–1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_Tour" title="A Day at the Races Tour">A Day at the Races Tour</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_Tour" title="News of the World Tour">News of the World Tour</a> (1977–1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Tour" title="Jazz Tour">Jazz Tour</a> (1978–1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Tour" title="Crazy Tour">Crazy Tour</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Tour" title="The Game Tour">The Game Tour</a> (1980–1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space_Tour" title="Hot Space Tour">Hot Space Tour</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Works_Tour" title="The Works Tour">The Works Tour</a> (1984–1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Tour_(Queen)" title="Magic Tour (Queen)">The Magic Tour</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers_Tour" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour">Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour</a> (2005–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_the_Cosmos_Tour" title="Rock the Cosmos Tour">Rock the Cosmos Tour</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2012" title="Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012">Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2012</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2014%E2%80%932015" title="Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015">Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2014–2015</a> (2014–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_2016_Summer_Festival_Tour" title="Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour">Queen + Adam Lambert 2016 Summer Festival Tour</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert_Tour_2017%E2%80%932018" title="Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018">Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018</a> (2017–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rhapsody_Tour" title="The Rhapsody Tour">The Rhapsody Tour</a> (2019–2024)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 May</span> 2011</span>. <q>... and in November released Sheer Heart Attack which was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft.btitle=Queen+Discography&amp;rft.pub=Queen+Online&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenonline.com%2Fen%2Fthe-band%2Fdiscography%2Fqueen%2F&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AQueen+%28band%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBlake2010155-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBlake2010155_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBlake2010">Blake 2010</a>, p.&#160;155.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRamazzotti2020" class="citation news cs1">Ramazzotti, Giorgina (25 June 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/queen/band-first-tv-gig-video-top-of-the-pops-david-bowie/">"Queen: The pivotal moment unknown band stood in for David Bowie on TV and found overnight fame – video"</a>. 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December 1998. 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title="At the Beeb">At the Beeb</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_Wembley_%2786" title="Live at Wembley &#39;86">Live at Wembley '86</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_on_Fire_%E2%80%93_Live_at_the_Bowl" title="Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl">Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rock_Montreal" title="Queen Rock Montreal">Queen Rock Montreal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody:_Queen_Live_in_Budapest" title="Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest">Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Rainbow_%2774" title="Live at the Rainbow &#39;74">Live at the Rainbow '74</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Odeon_%E2%80%93_Hammersmith_1975" title="A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975">A Night at the Odeon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Air_(Queen_album)" title="On Air (Queen album)">On Air</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Queen album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_II_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits II (Queen album)">Greatest Hits II</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Queen" title="Classic Queen">Classic Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_12%E2%80%B3_Collection" title="The 12″ Collection">The 12″ Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_III_(Queen_album)" title="Greatest Hits III (Queen album)">Greatest Hits III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Classics" title="Stone Cold Classics">Stone Cold Classics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_A%E2%80%93Z_of_Queen,_Volume_1" title="The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1">The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Absolute_Greatest" title="Absolute Greatest">Absolute Greatest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Cuts,_Volume_1_(1973%E2%80%931976)" title="Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)">Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Cuts,_Volume_2_(1977%E2%80%931982)" title="Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)">Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deep_Cuts,_Volume_3_(1984%E2%80%931995)" title="Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)">Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Icon_(Queen_album)" title="Icon (Queen album)">Icon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Forever" title="Queen Forever">Queen Forever</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_in_Japan" title="Greatest Hits in Japan">Greatest Hits in Japan</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Box sets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Complete_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Complete Works (Queen album)">The Complete Works</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_CD_Single_Box" title="Queen CD Single Box">Queen CD Single Box</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crown_Jewels_(box_set)" title="The Crown Jewels (box set)">The Crown Jewels</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Platinum_Collection_(Queen_album)" title="The Platinum Collection (Queen album)">The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II &amp; III</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_1" title="The Singles Collection Volume 1">The Singles Collection Volume 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_2" title="The Singles Collection Volume 2">The Singles Collection Volume 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_3" title="The Singles Collection Volume 3">The Singles Collection Volume 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Singles_Collection_Volume_4" title="The Singles Collection Volume 4">The Singles Collection Volume 4</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_Air_(Queen_album)" title="On Air (Queen album)">On Air</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Extended plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_First_E.P." title="Queen&#39;s First E.P.">Queen's First E.P.</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Five_Live_(George_Michael_and_Queen_EP)" title="Five Live (George Michael and Queen EP)">Five Live</a></i> (with <a href="/wiki/George_Michael" title="George Michael">George Michael</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Soundtracks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(soundtrack)" title="Flash Gordon (soundtrack)">Flash Gordon</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody:_The_Original_Soundtrack" title="Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack">Bohemian Rhapsody</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Queen_videography" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen videography">Videography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(video)" title="We Will Rock You (video)">We Will Rock You</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_in_Rio#Rock_in_Rio_(1985)" title="Rock in Rio">Live in Rio</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_at_Wembley" title="Queen at Wembley">Queen at Wembley</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions:_Final_Live_in_Japan" title="We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan">We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Tribute_Concert" title="The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert">The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Video_Hits_1" title="Greatest Video Hits 1">Greatest Video Hits 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Video_Hits_2" title="Greatest Video Hits 2">Greatest Video Hits 2</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_on_Fire_%E2%80%93_Live_at_the_Bowl" title="Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl">Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rock_Montreal" title="Queen Rock Montreal">Queen Rock Montreal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody:_Queen_Live_in_Budapest" title="Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest">Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_at_the_Rainbow_%2774" title="Live at the Rainbow &#39;74">Live at the Rainbow '74</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Odeon_%E2%80%93_Hammersmith_1975" title="A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975">A Night at the Odeon</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Queen_concert_tours" title="List of Queen concert tours">Tours</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_Tour" title="A Day at the Races Tour">A Day at the Races Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_Tour" title="News of the World Tour">News of the World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz_Tour" title="Jazz Tour">Jazz Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crazy_Tour" title="Crazy Tour">Crazy Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Tour" title="The Game Tour">The Game Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space_Tour" title="Hot Space Tour">Hot Space Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Works_Tour" title="The Works Tour">The Works Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Tour_(Queen)" title="Magic Tour (Queen)">The Magic Tour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tributes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/One_Night_of_Queen" title="One Night of Queen">One Night of Queen</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_at_the_Ballet" title="Queen at the Ballet">Queen at the Ballet</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_Extravaganza_Tour" title="Queen Extravaganza Tour">Queen Extravaganza Tour</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Attack:_A_Tribute_to_Queen" title="Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen">Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Queen:_A_Tribute" title="Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute">Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Killer_Queen:_A_Tribute_to_Queen" title="Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen">Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Hip_Hopera" title="A Night at the Hip Hopera">A Night at the Hip Hopera</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_Queen_(band)" title="God Save the Queen (band)">God Save the Queen</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tie_Your_Mix_Down:_A_Queen_Tribute" title="Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute">Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Queen_discography" title="Queen discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Queen" title="List of songs recorded by Queen">Songs</a></li> <li><a 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The Eye</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(musical)" title="We Will Rock You (musical)"><i>We Will Rock You</i> (musical)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You:_10th_Anniversary_Tour" title="We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour">We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacy_Amp" title="Deacy Amp">Deacy Amp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercury_Phoenix_Trust" title="Mercury Phoenix Trust">Mercury Phoenix Trust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Studios" title="Mountain Studios">Mountain Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Special" title="Red Special">Red Special</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spike_Edney" title="Spike Edney">Spike Edney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Beach" title="Jim Beach">Jim Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Reid_(music_manager)" title="John Reid (music manager)">John Reid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bohemian_Rhapsody_cover_versions" title="List of Bohemian Rhapsody cover versions">List of 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album)">Queen</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Keep_Yourself_Alive" title="Keep Yourself Alive">Keep Yourself Alive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Liar_(Queen_song)" title="Liar (Queen song)">Liar</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_II" title="Queen II">Queen II</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Seven_Seas_of_Rhye" title="Seven Seas of Rhye">Seven Seas of Rhye</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack" title="Sheer Heart Attack">Sheer Heart Attack</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Killer_Queen" title="Killer Queen">Killer Queen</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Now_I%27m_Here" title="Now I&#39;m Here">Now I'm Here</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Flick_of_the_Wrist" title="Flick of the Wrist">Flick of the Wrist</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lily_of_the_Valley_(song)" title="Lily of the Valley (song)">Lily of the Valley</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stone_Cold_Crazy" title="Stone Cold Crazy">Stone Cold Crazy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(song)" title="Brighton Rock (song)">Brighton Rock</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album)" title="A Night at the Opera (Queen album)">A Night at the Opera</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_My_Best_Friend_(Queen_song)" title="You&#39;re My Best Friend (Queen song)">You're My Best Friend</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Death_on_Two_Legs_(Dedicated_to...)" class="mw-redirect" title="Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)">Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_in_Love_with_My_Car" title="I&#39;m in Love with My Car">I'm in Love with My Car</a>"</li> <li><span style="padding-right:.15em;">"</span><a href="/wiki/%2739" title="&#39;39">'39</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sweet_Lady_(Queen_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweet Lady (Queen song)">Sweet Lady</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Prophet%27s_Song" title="The Prophet&#39;s Song">The Prophet's Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_of_My_Life_(Queen_song)" title="Love of My Life (Queen song)">Love of My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Company_(Queen_song)" title="Good Company (Queen song)">Good Company</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Save_the_King" title="God Save the King">God Save the Queen</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Day_at_the_Races_(album)" title="A Day at the Races (album)">A Day at the Races</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(Queen_song)" title="Somebody to Love (Queen song)">Somebody to Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tie_Your_Mother_Down" title="Tie Your Mother Down">Tie Your Mother Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Teo_Torriatte_(Let_Us_Cling_Together)" title="Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)">Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Old-Fashioned_Lover_Boy" title="Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy">Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Long_Away" title="Long Away">Long Away</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World_(album)" title="News of the World (album)">News of the World</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You" title="We Will Rock You">We Will Rock You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spread_Your_Wings" title="Spread Your Wings">Spread Your Wings</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Late_(Queen_song)" title="It&#39;s Late (Queen song)">It's Late</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sheer_Heart_Attack_(song)" title="Sheer Heart Attack (song)">Sheer Heart Attack</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Jazz_(Queen_album)" title="Jazz (Queen album)">Jazz</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bicycle_Race" title="Bicycle Race">Bicycle Race</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Fat_Bottomed_Girls" title="Fat Bottomed Girls">Fat Bottomed Girls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_Me_Now" title="Don&#39;t Stop Me Now">Don't Stop Me Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mustapha_(song)" title="Mustapha (song)">Mustapha</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jealousy_(Queen_song)" title="Jealousy (Queen song)">Jealousy</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Game_(Queen_album)" title="The Game (Queen album)">The Game</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Crazy_Little_Thing_Called_Love" title="Crazy Little Thing Called Love">Crazy Little Thing Called Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Save_Me_(Queen_song)" title="Save Me (Queen song)">Save Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_the_Game_(song)" title="Play the Game (song)">Play the Game</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_One_Bites_the_Dust" title="Another One Bites the Dust">Another One Bites the Dust</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Need_Your_Loving_Tonight" title="Need Your Loving Tonight">Need Your Loving Tonight</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(soundtrack)" title="Flash Gordon (soundtrack)">Flash Gordon</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Flash_(Queen_song)" title="Flash (Queen song)">Flash's Theme</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Hot_Space" title="Hot Space">Hot Space</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Under_Pressure" title="Under Pressure">Under Pressure</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Body_Language_(Queen_song)" title="Body Language (Queen song)">Body Language</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Las_Palabras_de_Amor" title="Las Palabras de Amor">Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Calling_All_Girls" title="Calling All Girls">Calling All Girls</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Staying_Power_(Queen_song)" title="Staying Power (Queen song)">Staying Power</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_Chat" title="Back Chat">Back Chat</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Works_(Queen_album)" title="The Works (Queen album)">The Works</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Radio_Ga_Ga" title="Radio Ga Ga">Radio Ga Ga</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Break_Free" title="I Want to Break Free">I Want to Break Free</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Hard_Life" title="It&#39;s a Hard Life">It's a Hard Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hammer_to_Fall" title="Hammer to Fall">Hammer to Fall</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Is_This_the_World_We_Created...%3F" title="Is This the World We Created...?">Is This the World We Created...?</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic" title="A Kind of Magic">A Kind of Magic</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Vision" title="One Vision">One Vision</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Kind_of_Magic_(song)" title="A Kind of Magic (song)">A Kind of Magic</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Princes_of_the_Universe" title="Princes of the Universe">Princes of the Universe</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Friends_Will_Be_Friends" title="Friends Will Be Friends">Friends Will Be Friends</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pain_Is_So_Close_to_Pleasure" title="Pain Is So Close to Pleasure">Pain Is So Close to Pleasure</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Wants_to_Live_Forever" title="Who Wants to Live Forever">Who Wants to Live Forever</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Year_of_Love" title="One Year of Love">One Year of Love</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(album)" title="The Miracle (album)">The Miracle</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_It_All_(Queen_song)" title="I Want It All (Queen song)">I Want It All</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Breakthru_(song)" title="Breakthru (song)">Breakthru</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_(song)" title="The Invisible Man (song)">The Invisible Man</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scandal_(song)" title="Scandal (song)">Scandal</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_(song)" title="The Miracle (song)">The Miracle</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(album)" title="Innuendo (album)">Innuendo</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Innuendo_(song)" title="Innuendo (song)">Innuendo</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Going_Slightly_Mad" title="I&#39;m Going Slightly Mad">I'm Going Slightly Mad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Headlong_(song)" title="Headlong (song)">Headlong</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/These_Are_the_Days_of_Our_Lives" title="These Are the Days of Our Lives">These Are the Days of Our Lives</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Show_Must_Go_On_(Queen_song)" title="The Show Must Go On (Queen song)">The Show Must Go On</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Can%27t_Live_with_You" title="I Can&#39;t Live with You">I Can't Live with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ride_the_Wild_Wind" title="Ride the Wild Wind">Ride the Wild Wind</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven" title="Made in Heaven">Made in Heaven</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Heaven_for_Everyone" title="Heaven for Everyone">Heaven for Everyone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Winter%27s_Tale_(Queen_song)" title="A Winter&#39;s Tale (Queen song)">A Winter's Tale</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Much_Love_Will_Kill_You" title="Too Much Love Will Kill You">Too Much Love Will Kill You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Was_Born_to_Love_You_(song)" title="I Was Born to Love You (song)">I Was Born to Love You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Me_Live" title="Let Me Live">Let Me Live</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Don%27t_Fool_Me" title="You Don&#39;t Fool Me">You Don't Fool Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Made_in_Heaven_(song)" title="Made in Heaven (song)">Made in Heaven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mother_Love_(song)" title="Mother Love (song)">Mother Love</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Rocks" title="Queen Rocks">Queen Rocks</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No-One_but_You_(Only_the_Good_Die_Young)" title="No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)">No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Queen_Forever" title="Queen Forever">Queen Forever</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Me_in_Your_Heart_Again" title="Let Me in Your Heart Again">Let Me in Your Heart Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Kills_(Freddie_Mercury_song)" title="Love Kills (Freddie Mercury song)">Love Kills</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_Must_Be_More_to_Life_Than_This" title="There Must Be More to Life Than This">There Must Be More to Life Than This</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Thank_God_It%27s_Christmas" title="Thank God It&#39;s Christmas">Thank God It's Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Face_It_Alone" title="Face It Alone">Face It Alone</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody" title="Bohemian Rhapsody">Bohemian Rhapsody</a>" by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a> / "<a href="/wiki/A_Whiter_Shade_of_Pale" title="A Whiter Shade of Pale">A Whiter Shade of Pale</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Procol_Harum" title="Procol Harum">Procol Harum</a> (1977)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Tainted_Love" title="Tainted Love">Tainted Love</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Soft_Cell" title="Soft Cell">Soft Cell</a> (1982)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_On_Eileen" title="Come On Eileen">Come On Eileen</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Dexys_Midnight_Runners" title="Dexys Midnight Runners">Dexys Midnight Runners</a> (1983)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Karma_Chameleon" title="Karma Chameleon">Karma Chameleon</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Culture_Club" title="Culture Club">Culture Club</a> (1984)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Relax_(song)" title="Relax (song)">Relax</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Goes_to_Hollywood" title="Frankie Goes to Hollywood">Frankie Goes to Hollywood</a> (1985)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Everybody_Wants_to_Rule_the_World" title="Everybody Wants to Rule the World">Everybody Wants to Rule the World</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Tears_for_Fears" title="Tears for Fears">Tears for Fears</a> (1986)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/West_End_Girls" title="West End Girls">West End Girls</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Pet_Shop_Boys" title="Pet Shop Boys">Pet Shop Boys</a> (1987)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up" title="Never Gonna Give You Up">Never Gonna Give You Up</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Astley" title="Rick Astley">Rick Astley</a> (1988)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Perfect_(Fairground_Attraction_song)" title="Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)">Perfect</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Fairground_Attraction" title="Fairground Attraction">Fairground Attraction</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Another_Day_in_Paradise" title="Another Day in Paradise">Another Day in Paradise</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (1990)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Enjoy_the_Silence" title="Enjoy the Silence">Enjoy the Silence</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Depeche_Mode" title="Depeche Mode">Depeche Mode</a> (1991)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/These_Are_the_Days_of_Our_Lives" title="These Are the Days of Our Lives">These Are the Days of Our Lives</a>" by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a> (1992)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Could_It_Be_Magic" title="Could It Be Magic">Could It Be Magic</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Take_That" title="Take That">Take That</a> (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pray_(Take_That_song)" title="Pray (Take That song)">Pray</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Take_That" title="Take That">Take That</a> (1994)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Parklife_(song)" title="Parklife (song)">Parklife</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Blur_(band)" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a> (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_for_Good_(song)" title="Back for Good (song)">Back for Good</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Take_That" title="Take That">Take That</a> (1996)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Wannabe" title="Wannabe">Wannabe</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Spice_Girls" title="Spice Girls">Spice Girls</a> (1997)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Never_Ever_(All_Saints_song)" title="Never Ever (All Saints song)">Never Ever</a>" by <a href="/wiki/All_Saints_(group)" title="All Saints (group)">All Saints</a> (1998)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angels_(Robbie_Williams_song)" title="Angels (Robbie Williams song)">Angels</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/She%27s_the_One_(World_Party_song)" title="She&#39;s the One (World Party song)">She's the One</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a> (2000)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_DJ" title="Rock DJ">Rock DJ</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Williams" title="Robbie Williams">Robbie Williams</a> (2001)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Stop_Movin%27_(S_Club_7_song)" title="Don&#39;t Stop Movin&#39; (S Club 7 song)">Don't Stop Movin'</a>" by <a href="/wiki/S_Club" title="S Club">S Club 7</a> (2002)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Just_a_Little_(Liberty_X_song)" title="Just a Little (Liberty X song)">Just a Little</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Liberty_X" title="Liberty X">Liberty X</a> (2003)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Flag_(Dido_song)" title="White Flag (Dido song)">White Flag</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Dido_(singer)" title="Dido (singer)">Dido</a> (2004)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Your_Game" title="Your Game">Your Game</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Will_Young" title="Will Young">Will Young</a> (2005)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Speed_of_Sound_(song)" title="Speed of Sound (song)">Speed of Sound</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a> (2006)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Patience_(Take_That_song)" title="Patience (Take That song)">Patience</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Take_That" title="Take That">Take That</a> (2007)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shine_(Take_That_song)" title="Shine (Take That song)">Shine</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Take_That" title="Take That">Take That</a> (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Promise_(Girls_Aloud_song)" title="The Promise (Girls Aloud song)">The Promise</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Girls_Aloud" title="Girls Aloud">Girls Aloud</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Beat_Again" title="Beat Again">Beat Again</a>" by <a href="/wiki/JLS" title="JLS">JLS</a> (2010)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pass_Out_(song)" title="Pass Out (song)">Pass Out</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Tinie_Tempah" title="Tinie Tempah">Tinie Tempah</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Labrinth" title="Labrinth">Labrinth</a> (2011)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What_Makes_You_Beautiful" title="What Makes You Beautiful">What Makes You Beautiful</a>" by <a href="/wiki/One_Direction" title="One Direction">One Direction</a> (2012)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Skyfall_(song)" title="Skyfall (song)">Skyfall</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2013)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Waiting_All_Night" title="Waiting All Night">Waiting All Night</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Rudimental" title="Rudimental">Rudimental</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Ella_Eyre" title="Ella Eyre">Ella Eyre</a> (2014)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Uptown_Funk" title="Uptown Funk">Uptown Funk</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ronson" title="Mark Ronson">Mark Ronson</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Mars" title="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a> (2015)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hello_(Adele_song)" title="Hello (Adele song)">Hello</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2016)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Shout_Out_to_My_Ex" title="Shout Out to My Ex">Shout Out to My Ex</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Little_Mix" title="Little Mix">Little Mix</a> (2017)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Human_(Rag%27n%27Bone_Man_song)" title="Human (Rag&#39;n&#39;Bone Man song)">Human</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Rag%27n%27Bone_Man" title="Rag&#39;n&#39;Bone Man">Rag'n'Bone Man</a> (2018)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Kiss_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="One Kiss (song)">One Kiss</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Calvin_Harris" title="Calvin Harris">Calvin Harris</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dua_Lipa" title="Dua Lipa">Dua Lipa</a> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Someone_You_Loved" title="Someone You Loved">Someone You Loved</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Capaldi" title="Lewis Capaldi">Lewis Capaldi</a> (2020)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Watermelon_Sugar" title="Watermelon Sugar">Watermelon Sugar</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Styles" title="Harry Styles">Harry Styles</a> (2021)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Easy_on_Me" title="Easy on Me">Easy on Me</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Adele" title="Adele">Adele</a> (2022)</li> <li>"<a 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title="Mahalia Jackson">Mahalia Jackson</a></li></ul></li> <li>1984 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Berry" title="Chuck Berry">Chuck Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Parker" title="Charlie Parker">Charlie Parker</a></li></ul></li> <li>1985 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein" title="Leonard Bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a></li></ul></li> <li>1986 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Goodman" title="Benny Goodman">Benny Goodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Segovia" title="Andrés Segovia">Andrés Segovia</a></li></ul></li> <li>1987 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Acuff" title="Roy Acuff">Roy Acuff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Carter" title="Benny Carter">Benny Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enrico_Caruso" title="Enrico Caruso">Enrico Caruso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Charles" title="Ray Charles">Ray Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Domino" title="Fats Domino">Fats Domino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woody_Herman" title="Woody Herman">Woody Herman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Holiday" title="Billie Holiday">Billie Holiday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B.B._King" class="mw-redirect" title="B.B. King">B.B. King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Stern" title="Isaac Stern">Isaac Stern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Igor_Stravinsky" title="Igor Stravinsky">Igor Stravinsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Toscanini" title="Arturo Toscanini">Arturo Toscanini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams" title="Hank Williams">Hank Williams</a></li></ul></li> <li>1989 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Astaire" title="Fred Astaire">Fred Astaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pablo_Casals" title="Pablo Casals">Pablo Casals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Gillespie" title="Dizzy Gillespie">Dizzy Gillespie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jascha_Heifetz" title="Jascha Heifetz">Jascha Heifetz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lena_Horne" title="Lena Horne">Lena Horne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leontyne_Price" title="Leontyne Price">Leontyne Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Smith" title="Bessie Smith">Bessie Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Tatum" title="Art Tatum">Art Tatum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan" title="Sarah Vaughan">Sarah Vaughan</a></li></ul></li> <li>1990 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Davis" title="Miles Davis">Miles Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz" title="Vladimir Horowitz">Vladimir Horowitz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">1991–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1991 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Anderson" title="Marian Anderson">Marian Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Wells" title="Kitty Wells">Kitty Wells</a></li></ul></li> <li>1992 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Brown" title="James Brown">James Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Coltrane" title="John Coltrane">John Coltrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muddy_Waters" title="Muddy Waters">Muddy Waters</a></li></ul></li> <li>1993 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Atkins" title="Chet Atkins">Chet Atkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Richard" title="Little Richard">Little Richard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelonious_Monk" title="Thelonious Monk">Thelonious Monk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Monroe" title="Bill Monroe">Bill Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Seeger" title="Pete Seeger">Pete Seeger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Waller" title="Fats Waller">Fats Waller</a></li></ul></li> <li>1994 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Evans" title="Bill Evans">Bill Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aretha_Franklin" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Rubinstein" title="Arthur Rubinstein">Arthur Rubinstein</a></li></ul></li> <li>1995 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Cline" title="Patsy Cline">Patsy Cline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Mancini" title="Henry Mancini">Henry Mancini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Mayfield" title="Curtis Mayfield">Curtis Mayfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a></li></ul></li> <li>1996 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Brubeck" title="Dave Brubeck">Dave Brubeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georg_Solti" title="Georg Solti">Georg Solti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" title="Stevie Wonder">Stevie Wonder</a></li></ul></li> <li>1997 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bland" title="Bobby Bland">Bobby "Blue" Bland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers" title="The Everly Brothers">The Everly Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Garland" title="Judy Garland">Judy Garland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St%C3%A9phane_Grappelli" title="Stéphane Grappelli">Stéphane Grappelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Holly" title="Buddy Holly">Buddy Holly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Mingus" title="Charles Mingus">Charles Mingus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Peterson" title="Oscar Peterson">Oscar Peterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a></li></ul></li> <li>1998 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Diddley" title="Bo Diddley">Bo Diddley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Mills_Brothers" title="The Mills Brothers">The Mills Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Orbison" title="Roy Orbison">Roy Orbison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Robeson" title="Paul Robeson">Paul Robeson</a></li></ul></li> <li>1999 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Cooke" title="Sam Cooke">Sam Cooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Redding" title="Otis Redding">Otis Redding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smokey_Robinson" title="Smokey Robinson">Smokey Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9" title="Mel Tormé">Mel Tormé</a></li></ul></li> <li>2000 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Belafonte" title="Harry Belafonte">Harry Belafonte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woody_Guthrie" title="Woody Guthrie">Woody Guthrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker" title="John Lee Hooker">John Lee Hooker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Miller" title="Mitch Miller">Mitch Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2001–2010</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2001 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Boys" title="The Beach Boys">The Beach Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Bennett" title="Tony Bennett">Tony Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Davis_Jr." title="Sammy Davis Jr.">Sammy Davis Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Marley" title="Bob Marley">Bob Marley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a></li></ul></li> <li>2002 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemary_Clooney" title="Rosemary Clooney">Rosemary Clooney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_Como" title="Perry Como">Perry Como</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Green" title="Al Green">Al Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a></li></ul></li> <li>2003 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Etta_James" title="Etta James">Etta James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mathis" title="Johnny Mathis">Johnny Mathis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Miller" title="Glenn Miller">Glenn Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tito_Puente" title="Tito Puente">Tito Puente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon &amp; Garfunkel">Simon &amp; Garfunkel</a></li></ul></li> <li>2004 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Van_Cliburn" title="Van Cliburn">Van Cliburn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Funk_Brothers" title="The Funk Brothers">The Funk Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella_Jenkins" title="Ella Jenkins">Ella Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Rollins" title="Sonny Rollins">Sonny Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artie_Shaw" title="Artie Shaw">Artie Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Watson" title="Doc Watson">Doc Watson</a></li></ul></li> <li>2005 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Arnold" title="Eddy Arnold">Eddy Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Art_Blakey" title="Art Blakey">Art Blakey</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Carter_Family" title="Carter Family">Carter Family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morton_Gould" title="Morton Gould">Morton Gould</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janis_Joplin" title="Janis Joplin">Janis Joplin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jelly_Roll_Morton" title="Jelly Roll Morton">Jelly Roll Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinetop_Perkins" title="Pinetop Perkins">Pinetop Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Staple_Singers" title="The Staple Singers">The Staple Singers</a></li></ul></li> <li>2006 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cream_(band)" title="Cream (band)">Cream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Johnson" title="Robert Johnson">Robert Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessye_Norman" title="Jessye Norman">Jessye Norman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pryor" title="Richard Pryor">Richard Pryor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Weavers" title="The Weavers">The Weavers</a></li></ul></li> <li>2007 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Baez" title="Joan Baez">Joan Baez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Booker_T._%26_the_M.G.%27s" title="Booker T. &amp; the M.G.&#39;s">Booker T. &amp; the M.G.'s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Callas" title="Maria Callas">Maria Callas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ornette_Coleman" title="Ornette Coleman">Ornette Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Doors" title="The Doors">The Doors</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Grateful_Dead" title="Grateful Dead">Grateful Dead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wills" title="Bob Wills">Bob Wills</a></li></ul></li> <li>2008 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burt_Bacharach" title="Burt Bacharach">Burt Bacharach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Band" title="The Band">The Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cab_Calloway" title="Cab Calloway">Cab Calloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Day" title="Doris Day">Doris Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itzhak_Perlman" title="Itzhak Perlman">Itzhak Perlman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Max_Roach" title="Max Roach">Max Roach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Scruggs" title="Earl Scruggs">Earl Scruggs</a></li></ul></li> <li>2009 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Blind_Boys_of_Alabama" title="The Blind Boys of Alabama">The Blind Boys of Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Four_Tops" title="Four Tops">The Four Tops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Jones" title="Hank Jones">Hank Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brenda_Lee" title="Brenda Lee">Brenda Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Paxton" title="Tom Paxton">Tom Paxton</a></li></ul></li> <li>2010 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leonard_Cohen" title="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_%22Honeyboy%22_Edwards" title="David &quot;Honeyboy&quot; Edwards">David "Honeyboy" Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Previn" title="André Previn">André Previn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Terry" title="Clark Terry">Clark Terry</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">2011–2020</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2011 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Andrews" title="Julie Andrews">Julie Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Haynes" title="Roy Haynes">Roy Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juilliard_String_Quartet" title="Juilliard String Quartet">Juilliard String Quartet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kingston_Trio" title="The Kingston Trio">The Kingston Trio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramones" title="Ramones">Ramones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Beverly_Shea" title="George Beverly Shea">George Beverly Shea</a></li></ul></li> <li>2012 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Allman_Brothers_Band" title="The Allman Brothers Band">The Allman Brothers Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B4nio_Carlos_Jobim" title="Antônio Carlos Jobim">Antônio Carlos Jobim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Jones" title="George Jones">George Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Memphis_Horns" title="The Memphis Horns">The Memphis Horns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Ross" title="Diana Ross">Diana Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron" title="Gil Scott-Heron">Gil Scott-Heron</a></li></ul></li> <li>2013 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Gould" title="Glenn Gould">Glenn Gould</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Haden" title="Charlie Haden">Charlie Haden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins" title="Lightnin&#39; Hopkins">Lightnin' Hopkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carole_King" title="Carole King">Carole King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patti_Page" title="Patti Page">Patti Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravi_Shankar" title="Ravi Shankar">Ravi Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a></li></ul></li> <li>2014 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Chenier" title="Clifton Chenier">Clifton Chenier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers" title="The Isley Brothers">The Isley Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraftwerk" title="Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson">Kris Kristofferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armando_Manzanero" title="Armando Manzanero">Armando Manzanero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maud_Powell" title="Maud Powell">Maud Powell</a></li></ul></li> <li>2015 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Boulez" title="Pierre Boulez">Pierre Boulez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Guy" title="Buddy Guy">Buddy Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flaco_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Flaco Jiménez">Flaco Jiménez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Louvin_Brothers" title="The Louvin Brothers">The Louvin Brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Shorter" title="Wayne Shorter">Wayne Shorter</a></li></ul></li> <li>2016 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Brown" title="Ruth Brown">Ruth Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celia_Cruz" title="Celia Cruz">Celia Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind &amp; Fire">Earth, Wind &amp; Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbie_Hancock" title="Herbie Hancock">Herbie Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Airplane" title="Jefferson Airplane">Jefferson Airplane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Ronstadt" title="Linda Ronstadt">Linda Ronstadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Run-DMC" title="Run-DMC">Run-DMC</a></li></ul></li> <li>2017 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Caesar" title="Shirley Caesar">Shirley Caesar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Jamal" title="Ahmad Jamal">Ahmad Jamal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Pride" title="Charley Pride">Charley Pride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Rodgers_(country_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)">Jimmie Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nina_Simone" title="Nina Simone">Nina Simone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sly_Stone" title="Sly Stone">Sly Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Velvet_Underground" title="The Velvet Underground">The Velvet Underground</a></li></ul></li> <li>2018 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Blaine" title="Hal Blaine">Hal Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Diamond" title="Neil Diamond">Neil Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmylou_Harris" title="Emmylou Harris">Emmylou Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Jordan" title="Louis Jordan">Louis Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Meters" title="The Meters">The Meters</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a></li></ul></li> <li>2019 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)" title="George Clinton (funk musician)">George Clinton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Parliament-Funkadelic" title="Parliament-Funkadelic">Parliament-Funkadelic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Eckstine" title="Billy Eckstine">Billy Eckstine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donny_Hathaway" title="Donny Hathaway">Donny Hathaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julio_Iglesias" title="Julio Iglesias">Julio Iglesias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_%26_Dave" title="Sam &amp; Dave">Sam &amp; Dave</a></li> <li><a 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Mahal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roxanne_Shante" title="Roxanne Shante">Roxanne Shante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankie_Valli" title="Frankie Valli">Frankie Valli</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Recording_Industry_Association_of_Japan_–_Gold_Disc_Award_for_Artist_of_the_Year133" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#cedff2;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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and Aska">Chage and Aska</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wands_(band)" title="Wands (band)">Wands</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TRF_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TRF (band)">TRF</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TRF_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TRF (band)">TRF</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Namie_Amuro" title="Namie Amuro">Namie Amuro</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glay" title="Glay">Glay</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%27z" title="B&#39;z">B'z</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikaru_Utada" title="Hikaru Utada">Hikaru Utada</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikaru_Utada" title="Hikaru Utada">Hikaru Utada</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki" title="Ayumi Hamasaki">Ayumi Hamasaki</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Range" title="Orange Range">Orange 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href="/wiki/Namie_Amuro" title="Namie Amuro">Namie Amuro</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arashi" title="Arashi">Arashi</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Man" title="Snow Man">Snow Man</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Man" title="Snow Man">Snow Man</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Man" title="Snow Man">Snow Man</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#cedff2;;width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> 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Beatles</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariana_Grande" title="Ariana Grande">Ariana Grande</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2018)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a> (2019)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a> (2020)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="MTV_Europe_Music_Award_for_Global_Icon42" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist 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title="Montserrat Caballé">Montserrat Caballé</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Freddie_Mercury_Album" title="The Freddie Mercury Album">The Freddie Mercury Album</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Solo_Collection" title="The Solo Collection">The Solo Collection</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lover_of_Life,_Singer_of_Songs" title="Lover of Life, Singer of Songs">Lover of Life, Singer of Songs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Messenger_of_the_Gods:_The_Singles" title="Messenger of the Gods: The Singles">Messenger of the Gods: The Singles</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Never_Boring" title="Never Boring">Never Boring</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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style="width:1%">Tours</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Born_Free_Tour" title="The Born Free Tour">The Born Free Tour</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Paul_Rodgers" title="Queen + Paul Rodgers">Queen + Paul Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_%2B_Adam_Lambert" title="Queen + Adam Lambert">Queen + Adam Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smile_(band)" title="Smile (band)">Smile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Brian_May_Band" title="The Brian May Band">The Brian May Band</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Astronomy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/52665_Brianmay" class="mw-redirect" title="52665 Brianmay">52665 Brianmay</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asteroid_Day" title="Asteroid Day">Asteroid Day</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_Special" title="Red Special">Red Special</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deacy_Amp" title="Deacy Amp">Deacy Amp</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosmos_Rocks" title="The Cosmos Rocks">The Cosmos Rocks</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Champions" title="Return of the Champions">Return of the Champions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_in_Ukraine" title="Live in Ukraine">Live in Ukraine</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Videography</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Champions" 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