Greatest Hits

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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? Anderson, Sarah (12 November 2010). "The 50 best-selling albums ever". NME . Retrieved 22 February 2019. The way those early hits were presented on this album was inspired – the breadth of Queen’s scope perfectly illustrated by the way the epic grandeur of opener Bohemian Rhapsodyleads into the disco sizzle of Another One Bites The Dust. Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela had "Love of My Life" (live version) instead of "Seven Seas of Rhye". I have a problem with "greatest hits" albums because they use the single versions of songs instead of the full length album cuts, the edited Fat Bottomed Girls being the most egregious example here. That intro is just too brilliant to be cut.

Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 September 2012. Charts.nz – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2020. Dutch album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 4 August 2021. Enter Greatest Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1991 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen". Los más vendidos 2016" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017 . Retrieved 18 January 2017.Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien . Retrieved 24 July 2011. Jones, Alan; Lazell, Barry; Rees, Dafydd (1982). "The Top 200 Albums (UK)". Chart File 1982. Virgin Books. pp.78–81. ISBN 0-907080-49-9. Hoskyns, Barney (31 October 1981). "Superbrats: Heartbeat, halitosis, pop pulse and pomp". NME. p.36. So, is Greatest Hits even a “real” album? As it is an official release the answer has to be yes in some shape or form. But it doesn’t add anything to my knowledge of the band, it doesn’t add anything in terms of music or in terms of liner notes, and it doesn’t even have a mind blowing cover art to make it desirable somehow. It’s a rather pointless release from my point of view, but it’s their best selling one, so surely it deserves some respect.

Caulfield, Keith (10 February 2014). "Queen's 'Greatest Hits' Becomes First Album to Sell 6 Million in U.K." Billboard . Retrieved 11 February 2014. New Zealand album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 23 December 2018. ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 15 January 2021. Copsey, Rob (11 December 2019). "The UK's Official Top 100 biggest albums of the decade". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 12 December 2019. Let's get this part out of the way up front. I love Queen and the songs themselves are still spectacular. I have no problem awarding this a 10 based on the music alone.The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits II ')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Grein, Paul (31 October 1981). "Queen Pulls Out from Warner Vid Rental Plan". Billboard. pp.1 & 114.