A companion video release entitled Greatest Flix II was released at the same time, but is currently out of print. Most of the videos are now available on the DVD Greatest Video Hits 2 with the exception of the videos from the 1991 Innuendo album.

It also came too late in their career, thus including things I would rather not listen to like Another One Bites The Dust and Flash. Fans would have been better served if this (or, my preference, a live album) had come out between A Day At The Races and News Of The World given the change in direction. Still, it sold a bazillion copies so what do I know? Freddie Mercury designed the crest on the album cover, using the astrological signs of the four members: two Leos ( Roger Taylor and John Deacon), one Cancer ( Brian May) and one Virgo (Mercury). [11] Content [ edit ]As a result of their ubiquity I can hear each of these songs without playing the album. Their melodies are coiled around my brain and wrapped up in memories of my teenage years, reinforced by the transformation from yesterday’s hit singles band to global phenomenon in the five years after they conquered the world at Live Aid. Their 20-minute set in London on July 13th 1985 is as close as we will ever see to an actual phoenix take flight and the fact that two or three minute of that is ‘wasted’ getting the crowd to sing Ay-oh is part of the reason that almost everyone who saw it ‘loves’ Queen. Highest Gold Platinum certifications as of 2008" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2011 . Retrieved 3 July 2020. Oficjalna lista sprzedaży:: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

Top 40 Best Selling Albums 28 July 1956 – 14 June 2009" (PDF). BPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Radiohead live at Le Réservoir (Paris, France)". Music Planet 2nite. 3 July 2003. 26:34 minutes in. Arte. Queen did their Greatest Hits, and the first one is impeccable, isn't it? It's absolutely genius. British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 7 June 2023.If anyone wants affirmation of the continuing relevance of all those great songs recorded by Brian May, Roger Taylor, Deacon and the aptly mercurial Mercury, they might also look at the long list of movies that have benefited from Queen numbers — from Wayne’s World ( Bohemian Rhapsody) to Grosse Pointe Blank ( Under Pressure) to Shaun Of The Dead ( Don’t Stop Me Now). There are many more.And their songs always pop up on The X Factor." ( The Daily Mail) French album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 18 December 2018.

Ultratop.be – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Spanishcharts.com – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Norwegiancharts.com – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Dutchcharts.nl – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'The Platinum Collection ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 16 January 2019.a b c d "American album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.

For a generation of fans too young to have experienced the band's 70s' output first time round, Greatest Hits was their way into the band. For those people, the fade on Don't Stop Me Now will forever be followed by Freddie on the piano as Save Me gathers momentum, rather than as the original was presented, with Roger Taylor's thumping introduction to More Of That Jazz. Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original (PHP) on 18 February 2010. Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.American album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Queen's Greatest Hits becomes first album to sell 6 million in the UK". Official Charts Company. 10 February 2014 . Retrieved 22 February 2019. Top Selling Albums of 1993 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 3 November 2021. Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved 27 August 2013.