Queen surpasses seven million sales for the first time with their album Greatest Hits. In 2014, the album already reached a sales figure of six million.
The 1981 hit collection is now dominating the UK charts. According to OCC, the record was achieved through a combination of physical sales, downloads and 1.26 billion streams. Founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor say thank you for the award in a YouTube video – they feel “proud and honored”.
Queens became the first British band to celebrate their 1,000th LP. week in the Official Album Charts. Greatest Hits stayed at the top for four weeks. The record includes “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Flash”, “Killer Queen”, “You’re My Best Friend”, “Somebody To Love”, “We Are The Champions”, “We Will Rock You” and “Under Pressure”. “. According to OCC, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is also the most streamed song in the UK with over 240 million views. Martin Talbot, CEO of Official Charts Company, says the record can be found in at least one in four UK homes.
As part of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th Jubilee, Queen performed a mini-set of “We Will Rock You”, “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “We Are the Champions” with Adam Lambert at Buckingham Palace in June. . They also covered the opera aria “Nessun Dorma” at a show in Bologna. The concert film “Rhapsody over London” will premiere live on the global streaming platform Kiswe on July 24th – including a live conversation with May, Taylor and Lambert. You can find the link to the stream here.