British rock band Queen have released 15 studio albums, 10 live albums, 16 compilation albums, 2 soundtrack albums, 2 extended plays, 73 singles, and 7 promotional singles. Queen were formed in London by Freddie Mercury (vocals and keyboards), Brian May (guitar), and Roger Taylor (drums), and in 1971, John Deacon (bassist) became a member.
Since the 1970s, Queen have sold 300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling artists in history. Billboard ranked them as the 87th Greatest Artist of All Time. According to RIAA, Queen have sold 108.7 million certified records in the US.
Founded in 1970, Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973. Despite not being an immediate success, they quickly gained popularity in Britain with their second album Queen II in 1974. Their 1975 single, "Bohemian Rhapsody", was No. 1 in the UK charts for nine weeks (and a further five weeks in 1991 after Mercury's death) and is the third-biggest-selling single of all time in the UK. In the US, "Bohemian Rhapsody" hit the Billboard Top 40 charts in three different decades, reaching No. 9 on its original release in 1975, No. 2 in 1992 after being featured in the film Wayne's World, and hitting the Top 40 once more in 2018 upon the release of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The 1981 compilation Greatest Hits is the biggest-selling album in UK history, with 6 million copies sold by 2014. The 1991 compilation Greatest Hits II is also one of the UK's top ten biggest-sellers of all time, with 3.8 million copies sold by 2012.
In 1972, Queen signed a production deal with Trident Studios. Later in their career, Queen signed a record contract with EMI, and Elektra in the United States. The band would remain with EMI for the rest of their career, although in 1983 they terminated their American contract with Elektra and signed with Capitol Records. However, in 1990, they terminated their US contract with Capitol and signed with Disney's Hollywood Records, which has remained the current recorded-music rights owner and distributor of Queen's entire music catalogue in the US and Canada.
In 1991, Hollywood Records paid tribute to Queen's 20th anniversary and remastered their entire catalogue and released all albums up to The Miracle on compact disc in the US. Each album contains at least one bonus track.
Subsequently, 14 albums (all studio albums up to The Miracle, as well as Live Killers and Greatest Hits) were remastered at Abbey Road Studios and released on CD and cassette in the United Kingdom between July 1993 and March 1994. Queen's entire album back catalog was remastered and re-released in the UK and the rest of the world (excluding the US) through 2011 to commemorate their 40th anniversary (as well as being the 20th anniversary of Mercury's death). The 2011 remasters were released by Universal's Island Records label, as the band's contract with EMI ended in 2010, and then on SACD by Universal Music Japan, between November 2011 and April 2012. In an interview with BBC Wales, Brian May announced a new compilation album titled Queen Forever, which was later released by Hollywood Records in November 2014.Brian May - BBC Wales Interview , Retrieved 24 May 2014.
In 2012, Queen were ranked as the seventh-biggest-selling singles artist in United Kingdom, with 12.6 million singles sold. In a time period stretching from 1991 up to October 1995, Queen sold five million copies in Italy alone.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 12 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Don't Stop Me Now" All ARIA Chart to end of 2025: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT FRA GER JPNNote: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable NLD NOR SWE US QueenReleased: 13 July 1973 Label: EMI (#EMC 3006) 24 77 14 — 6 34 14 — — 83BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold Queen IIReleased: 8 March 1974 Label: EMI (#EMA 767) 5 79 — — — 26 — 19 — 49BPI: Gold Sheer Heart AttackReleased: 8 November 1974 Label: EMI (#EMC 3061) 2 19 — 6 — 23 7 9 — 12BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold A Night at the OperaReleased: 28 November 1975 Label: EMI (#EMTC 103) 1 1 9 16 5 9 1 4 10 4BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum A Day at the RacesReleased: 10 December 1976 Label: EMI (#EMTC 104) 1 8 8 — 10 1 1 3 8 5BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold RIAA: Platinum News of the WorldReleased: 28 October 1977 Label: EMI (#EMA 784) 4 8 9 1 7 3 1 4 9 3BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: Gold JazzReleased: 10 November 1978 Label: EMI (#EMA 788) 2 15 8 7 5 5 3 6 6 6BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold The GameReleased: 30 June 1980 Label: EMI (#EMA 795) 1 11 5 17 2 5 1 2 7 1BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: 4× PlatinumFlash GordonReleased: 8 December 1980 Label: EMI (#EMC 3351)10291—2127252923BPI: Gold Hot SpaceReleased: 4 May 1982 Label: EMI (#EMA 797) 4 15 1 7 5 6 1 3 4 22BPI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: Gold The WorksReleased: 27 February 1984 Label: EMI (#EMC 240014) 2 16 2 14 3 7 1 2 3 23BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: Gold A Kind of MagicReleased: 2 June 1986 Label: EMI (#EU 3509) 1 12 3 6 4 25 2 5 9 46BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold The MiracleReleased: 22 May 1989 Label: Parlophone (#PCSD 107) 1 4 1 11 1 23 1 2 6 24BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold NVPI: Platinum SNEP: Gold InnuendoReleased: 4 February 1991 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#PCSD 115) 1 6 2 9 1 17 1 8 9 30BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: Platinum Made in HeavenReleased: 6 November 1995 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#PCSD 167) 1 3 1 2 1 10 1 2 1 58BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum NVPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT FRA GER JPN NLD SWE SWI US Live KillersRecorded: January–March 1979 Released: 22 June 1979 Label: EMI (#EMSP 330) 3 25 3 — 4 9 9 15 34 16BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum Live MagicRecorded: July–August 1986 Released: 1 December 1986 Label: EMI (#CDP 7464132) 3 51 13 — 15 49 24 50 26 —BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum At the BeebRecorded: 5 February & 3 December 1973 Released: 4 December 1989 Label: Band of Joy (#BOJLP 001) 67 — — — — — — — — — Live at Wembley '86Recorded: 12 July 1986 Released: 26 May 1992 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#CDPCSP 725) 2 96 6 2 20 81 12 29 6 53BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Platinum Queen on Fire– Live at the BowlRecorded: 5 June 1982 Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#8632112) 20 — 23 75 10 85 74 — 52 —BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Queen Rock MontrealRecorded: 24 & 25 November 1981 Released: 29 October 2007 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#5040472) 20 — 25 111 6 — 54 — 13 — Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in BudapestRecorded: 27 July 1986 Released: 20 September 2012 Label: Island, Hollywood — — — 102 23 — 44 — — — Live at the Rainbow '74Recorded: 31 March, 19 & 20 November 1974 Released: 8 September 2014 Label: Virgin EMI, Hollywood 11 99 12 55 9 28 7 — 19 66 A Night at the Odeon – Hammersmith 1975Recorded: 24 December 1975 Released: 20 November 2015 Label: Virgin EMI, Hollywood 40 175 57 118 34 — 28 — 31 — On AirRecorded: February 1973 – October 1977 Released: 4 November 2016 Label: Virgin EMI, Hollywood 25 — 60 123 28 — 48 — 84 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT FRA GER JPN NLD SWE SWI US Greatest Hits Released: 26 October 1981 Label: EMI, Elektra (#EMYV 30) 1 2 1 5 1 9 1 21 5 8 BPI: 26× Platinum ARIA: 15× Platinum BVMI: 7× Gold IFPI AUT: 4× Platinum IFPI SWE: Gold IFPI SWI: 5× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 9× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum Greatest Hits II Released: 28 October 1991 Label: EMI/Parlophone, Hollywood Records (#PMTV 2) 1 4 1 1 2 34 1 2 1 16 BPI: 13× Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BVMI: 9× Gold IFPI AUT: 4× Platinum IFPI SWI: 5× Platinum NVPI: 5× Platinum SNEP: Diamond Classic QueenReleased: 3 March 1992 Label: Hollywood — — — — — — — — — 4RIAA: 3× Platinum The 12" CollectionReleased: May 1992 Label: Parlophone/EMI — — — — — — — — — — Queen RocksReleased: 3 November 1997 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#8230912) 7 — 16 — 12 22 14 51 16 —BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold SNEP: Gold Greatest Hits IIIReleased: 8 November 1999 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#5238942) 5 77 2 9 5 25 8 19 4 —BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Platinum JewelsReleased: 28 January 2004 Label: Parlophone — — — — — 1 — — — — Stone Cold ClassicsReleased: 11 April 2006 Label: Hollywood — — — — — — — — — — The A–Z of Queen,Volume 1Released: 10 July 2007 Label: Hollywood — — — — — — — — — — Absolute GreatestReleased: 11 November 2009 Label: Parlophone, Hollywood (#3091952) 3 18 10 11 23 23 36 5 15 195BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold SNEP: Gold Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)Released: 14 March 2011 Label: Island 92 — — — — — — — — — Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)Released: 27 June 2011 Label: Island 175 — — — — — — — — — Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)Released: 5 September 2011 Label: Island 155 — — — — — — — — — IconReleased: 11 June 2013 Label: Hollywood — — — — — — — — — — Queen Forever Released: 10 November 2014 Label: Island, Hollywood 5 35 8 12 7 16 3 28 4 38 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack Released: 19 October 2018 Label: Virgin EMI, Hollywood 3 1 7 — 8 — 11 21 2 2 2× BPI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: 3× Platinum Greatest Hits in Japan Released: 15 January 2020 Label: Universal Music Japan — — — — — 7 — — — — Kizuna Released: 31 January 2024 Label: Universal Music Japan — — — — — — — — — — Epic Released: 12 June 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Heavy Released: 20 June 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Riffs Released: 27 June 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Pop Released: 4 July 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Anthems Released: 11 July 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Funk Released: 18 July 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Ballads Released: 25 July 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Slightly Mad Released: 1 August 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — Rock N RollReleased: 8 August 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — B-SidesReleased: 15 August 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — — AcousticReleased: 22 August 2025 Label: Universal Music Group — — — — — — — — — —
Notes Before 2011 compilation albums were not listed on the Top 200 Albums Chart in France, but instead on a separate chart for compilation albums only. The French chart positions here for the compilation albums are their peak positions on the French Compilation Albums Chart. A Greatest Hits charted originally at number 5 on the Compilation Albums Chart, but the remastered version in 2011 qualified for an entry on the Top 200 Albums Chart when it peaked at number 56 in March 2011.