Queen Discography List

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ThisComplete List Of Queen Albums And Songs presents the entire discography of Queen studio albums. The band Queen was first formed in 1970. The group Queen hails from the city of London, England. This complete Queen discography also includes every single Queen live album. All these extraordinary, legendary Queen albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Queen album as well as all original Queen album covers. Every Queen album listed below showcases the entire album tracklisting.

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We've paid our dues time after time, and now we must reward ourselves with listening to Queen, one of the greatest bands of our time and beyond. Music simply would not be the same without the presence of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon, and the landscape of the music industry would be very different had these four not gotten together and created the magic they did. "Bohemian Rhapsody," "We Will Rock You," "Another One Bites the Dust," "Radio Ga Ga," and every single freakin song they created are legendary classics, and with today being what would have been Freddie Mercury's birthday, we've put together a guide to the Queen Albums in order just like we've done with Metallica, and most recently The Jacksons.

Prior to the release of Queen's first album in 1973, the group had been slowly establishing a name and audience for themselves in the London area for roughly two or so years. During this time they were sending their demos to record labels, eventually landing at EMI Records in the UK, and Elektra Records in the US. Queen, their self-titled debut, was recorded at Trident Studios and released to the masses on July 13th, 1973. Led by the singles "Keep Yourself Alive," and "Liar," the band was praised for their hard rock/heavy metal sound, but also received some criticism for "being too much like other bands."

That aside, it was mostly agreed that Queen was a young group with wide prospects with Rolling Stone claiming that the band "had all of the tools to become a truly influential force in the rock world." And that, our friends, is exactly what they would become with Queen laying the necessary groundwork for their future sound and success.

Shortly after the release of their debut, Queen got straight to work with their sophomore record Queen II, which was recorded in August 1973 at Trident Studios, and released several months later in March 1974. Queen II was presented as two sides with side 1 being called "Side White," and side 2 being called "Side Black." The album touched on emotional and dark themes with the tracks such as "Seven Seas of Rhye" (which was the only single released off the album," "Procession," "Ogre Battle," and The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke." While Queen II wasn't a massive chart success at the time of it's release (though it did perform better commercially than their debut), it's still beloved by fans as it considered to be one of those albums that's aged beautifully.

That same year, Queen released their third album Sheer Heart Attack, which is the record where they began seeing "mainstream success." Their first single, "Killer Queen," was the band's was a big hit in the UK reaching No. 2 on the British charts, and was their first top 20 hit in the US, reaching the twelfth spot on the Billboard Singles Charts. Defined as being "glam rock," Sheer Heart Attack marked a change in the group's overall sound, which proved to be a new era for them. Speaking of a new era for the first time in their career's, Queen joined forces with English rock band Mott the Hoople for a tour in the US, which further gained the band more exposure.

Here we go! A Night at the Opera. This was the album that officially propelled Queen to global chart-topping success. Their most experimental album sound-wise up to that point, the first single off the album was "Bohemian Rhapsody," which has since gone on to become one of their most recognizable singles. At the time of its release, "Bohemian Rhapsody" reached No. 1 in the UK, their first UK number one record, and was followed up by the singles "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)," "You're My Best Friend/39," and "Love of My Life." A Night at the Opera is considered by many to be Queen's best album in their catalog, with "Bohemian Rhapsody" earning three Grammy nominations.

Queen followed up Night at the Opera with 1976's A Day at the Races, which was meant to be the "sister album" to its predecessor. By this point in the game, Queen was used to garnering mixed reviews from critics as it had been happening since the beginning of their careers, but like their previous two albums, Night at the Opera was a hit on the charts, eventually reaching gold in the U.S. "Somebody to Love" was the first single off the album, followed up by "Tie Your Mother Down," "Teo Toriatte (Let Us Cling Together)," "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy," and "Long Away."

Can you imagine giving News of the World mixed reviews? Guess that's another one Queen had to add to the list. Once again similar to their predecessors they proved their critics wrong again. In the years since the album's release, "We are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You" have become signature sports anthems in stadiums and arenas all over the world with the former being played whenever a team wins a championship, and the latter being played before games to hype the teams and crowd up. To date, News of the World has sold over 4 million copies in the United States.

Up next in Queen's discography is 1978's Jazz, which featured even more musical experimentation than previous albums. The record was predominantly recorded in Montreux from July to October 1978, and released on November 10th of that same year. Led by the singles "Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls," "Don't Stop Me Now," "Mustapha," and "Jealously," and has a case for being their most underrated record in our opinion as the album featured everything from heavy metal to disco. The versatility and musical growth of the group on Jazz is underrated, and paved the way from what we would get from them on future albums.

Almost two years would pass before Queen's next release, which would be 1980's The Game, I.E., the album that brought us the classic "Another One Bites the Dust." If you didn't love Queen before, you most certainly loved them after the release of The Game, which was a truly electric album, which earned them multiple Grammy nominations. In addition to the released singles, you also had gems like "Dragon Attack," "Rock It," and "Don't Try Suicide," which indicated more growth and musical experimentation from the band. The Game hit No. 1 US, and remains their best-selling about in the United States.

1980's Flash Gordon is the soundtrack album for the science fiction film of the same name. Most of the tracks on the record are instrumental with only one single, "Flash," being released in support of the soundtrack, but the record did reach No. 10 on the UK charts and No. 23 in the US, which is actually pretty decent for a soundtrack.

1982's Hot Space was the next studio release for Queen, which was mixture of rock, R&B, and disco. The band linked up with David Bowie for the lead single "Under Pressure," followed by the releases of "Body Language," "Las Palabras de Amor," "Calling All Girls," "Staying Power," and "Back Chat" as singles in the US and UK respectively. "Body Language" was also a success in the US for the group, reaching No. 11 on the US charts. Though Hot Space wasn't appreciated at the time for Queen's direction into the dance-pop space, it has since grown to becoming beloved by fans.

Recorded at Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles between August 1983 and January 1984, The Works hit shelves on February 27th, 1984. Known for the classics "Radio Ga Ga," and "I Want to Break Free," and was praised as being an in-depth body of work from the group. In addition to the singles, there was also songs like "Tear It Up," "Man on the Prowl," and "Machines (Or Back to Humans)" which were fun listens as well. To date, The Works has sold over 6 million copies worldwide.

Queen's first album following their legendary Live Aid performance in 1985, A Kind of Magic spawned seven singles, four of which were major hits: "A Kind of Magic," "One Vision," the orchestra-led "Who Wants to Live Forever," and "Princes of the Universe," which was the theme song to the movie Highlander. The album was recorded between September 1985 and April 1986 in Munich and London, and was praised by fans and critics.

Recorded from January 1988 to January 1989, in London and Montreux, The Miracle was led by the single "I Want It All," and released in full on May 22nd, 1989. You had the jams like "Party" and "My Baby Does Me," which was balanced by more reflective tracks such as "Invisible Man," the third single released from the album, "Rain Must Fall," and "Scandal." Some consider The Miracle to be Queen's greatest albums of the 1980s. Whether you agree or not with that sentiment, its brilliance cannot be understated.

Innuendo, the last Queen album to feature Freddie Mercury before his passing, was released on February 4th, 1991 led by the singles "Innuendo, " "I'm Going Mad," "Headlong," "These Are the Days of Our Lives," and "The Show Must Go On." The theme of the album was a reflective and poignant one, while still staying true to their orchestral incorporations, rock, and dance-pop. Innuendo hit No.1 on the UK charts, and No. 30 on the Billboard 200.

Queen's final release under the moniker "Queen" came four years after the death of Freddie Mercury, and is expectedly a tribute to iconic singer. Some of the album was recorded before Mercury's passing, while some was completed afterwards. "Heaven for Everyone," "A Winter's Tale," "Too Much Love Will Kill You," "I Was Born to Love You," "Let Me Live," and "You Don't Fool Me" were the singles released off the album, which went quadruple platinum in the UK. Long live Freddie Mercury.

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