Did Queen do any disco songs?

Q: What is Queens most successful song?

Bohemian Rhapsody As well as being Queens best seller, its also one of the UKs biggest singles of all time, with 2.6 million pure sales. For comparison, We Are The Champions - their second best-seller - is on 962,000 sales.

Q: Was Another One Bites the Dust a disco song?

Another One Bites the Dust is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by bassist John Deacon, the song was featured on the groups eighth studio album The Game (1980). ... Another One Bites the Dust..

Queen discography

Studio albums	15
Live albums	10
Compilation albums	16
EPs	2
Singles	73
Soundtrack albums	2
Box sets	11
Other releases	1

Queen are a British rock band, whose classic line-up consisted of vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Deacon. Since the 1970s, Queen has sold 300 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling artists in history.[1][2] Billboard ranked them as the 87th Greatest Artist of all time.[3] According to RIAA, Queen has sold 86.5 million certified records in the US.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

In 1972, Queen signed a production deal with Trident Studios.[8] 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,[9] which has remained the current owner and distributor of Queen's entire music catalogue in North America.[10]

In 1991, Queen's entire catalog was remastered and released by Hollywood on CD in the United States, and 13 albums (all studio albums up to The Works, 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,[11] 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.[12]

In 2012, Queen were ranked as being the seventh-biggest-selling singles artist in United Kingdom, with 12.6 million singles sold.[13] In a time period stretching from 1991 up to October 1995, Queen sold five million copies in Italy alone.[14]

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Live albums[edit]

Compilation albums[edit]

Notes

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.[18]
B^ Greatest Hits II charted originally at number 1 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 57 in March 2011.[18]

^ 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.

Box sets[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

Singles[edit]

1970s[edit]

1980s[edit]

1990s[edit]

2000s[edit]

2010s[edit]

2020s[edit]

Promotional singles[edit]

Year	Song	Airplay charts	Album
POL [65]	US Main. Rock [66]
1986	"Under Pressure" (live)	—	—	Live Magic
1991	"I Can't Live with You"	—	28	Innuendo
"Ride the Wild Wind"	1	—
"Stone Cold Crazy" (1991 remix)	—	—	Sheer Heart Attack
2003	"A Kind of Magic"	—	—	The Platinum Collection
2004	"I'm in Love with My Car"	—	—	Greatest Hits (2004 edition)
2015	"Love Kills – the Ballad"	—	—	Queen Forever
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
UK [15]	AUS [16]	AUT [17]	FRA [18]	GER [50]	IRE [51][67]	NLD [23]	NZL [44]	SWI [52]	US [68]
1993	"Somebody to Love" (Live) (With George Michael)	1	19	15	16	21	1	6	8	—	30	Five Live (George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield)
2000	"We Will Rock You" (With 5ive)	1	3	2	—	8	6	15	29	18	—	Invincible (5ive)
2003	"Flash" (Queen + Vanguard)	15	95	44	—	17	43	—	—	—	—
2005	"Reaching Out" / "Tie Your Mother Down" (Queen + Paul Rodgers)	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	Return of the Champions (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
2006	"Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen vs. The Miami Project)	31	—	72	—	88	—	49	—	78	—
2007	"Say It's Not True" (Queen + Paul Rodgers)	90	—	—	75	82	—	62	—	—	—	The Cosmos Rocks (Queen + Paul Rodgers)
2008	"C-lebrity" (Queen + Paul Rodgers)	33	—	—	96	67	—	50	—	—	—
"We Believe" (Queen + Paul Rodgers)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen + The Muppets)	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"We Will Rock You Von Lichten" (Queen + Von Lichten)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"You Are the Champions" (Queen + Adam Lambert)	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Album
2001	"We Are the Champions"[69] (Queen + Robbie Williams)	A Knight's Tale: Music From The Motion Picture
2003	"We Will Rock You"[A][70] (Queen + John Farnham)	True Colors: The World In Union

Notes

A^ The song was also released on John Farnham's 2003 compilation album One Voice: Greatest Hits.

Chart re-entries[edit]

Collaborations and other appearances[edit]

Year	Album/single	Collaborator	Comment
2002	Party at the Palace	Various Artists	Queen appearance on the live album include the songs "God Save the Queen", "Radio Ga Ga", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" performed with contribution from various artists. The DVD release also included "Bohemian Rhapsody".[71]
2004	46664: The Event	Various Artists	Queen appearance on the live album spawned on three CD's include the songs "Say It’s Not True", "Invincible Hope", "46664: The Call", "The Show Must Go On", "Is This the World We Created", "Amandla", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "I Want It All", "I Want to Break Free", "Radio Ga Ga", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions". Performances featured a number of guest musicians on lead vocals.[72]
2005	46664: One Year On	Various Artists	4-track EP includes a new song "Invincible Hope" credited to Queen + Nelson Mandela
2011	Sucker Punch: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	The album features a mashup of the songs "I Want It All" / "We Will Rock You" credited to Queen With Armageddon AKA Geddy
2012	A Symphony of British Music	Various Artists	The album features live tracks "Queen Medley: Day-O/Brighton Rock" and "We Will Rock You", the latter featuring Jessie J on lead vocals
2018	Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story The Soundtrack	Various Artists	The album includes Queen + David Bowie performances of the songs "All the Young Dudes" and "Heroes" from The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
2020	Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief	Various Artists	The album includes Queen + Adam Lambert performance of the song "Hammer to Fall"

Video games[edit]

Music videos[edit]

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External links[edit]

Queen discography at Queen official website
Queen discography at Discogs

Is the Queen a disco?

More than any other rock band, before or since, Queen were both a great albums band and a great singles band. They could do it all – heavy rock, pop, opera, disco, gospel – and they did it all brilliantly.

What is Queen's most successful song?

Bohemian Rhapsody As well as being Queen's best seller, it's also one of the UK's biggest singles of all time, with 2.6 million pure sales. For comparison, We Are The Champions - their second best-seller - is on 962,000 sales.

Did Queen make pop music?

Though Queen were absolute masters of pop, as evidenced on songs like the '50s-flavored "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and the masterfully simplistic "You're My Best Friend," the band could rock as hard as Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. Just check out "Tie Your Mother Down" or the frenetic "Stone Cold Crazy."

Was Another One Bites the Dust a disco song?

"Another One Bites the Dust" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by bassist John Deacon, the song was featured on the group's eighth studio album The Game (1980). ... Another One Bites the Dust..