Live in 1984 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 15 | |
| ↙Live albums | 9 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 12 | |
| ↙EPs | 2 | |
| ↙Singles | 62 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 1 | |
| ↙Other appearances | 3 | |
Queen are an English rock group, which consisted of vocalist Freddie Mercury (d.1991), guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. Their discography consists of fifteen studio albums (one of which is a soundtrack album), five live albums, ten compilation albums, 48 singles and a number of other appearances. Founded in 1970, Queen released their self-titled debut album in 1973. Despite not being an immediate success, Queen gained popularity in Britain with their second self-titled album in 1974.[1] Their 1975 single, "Bohemian Rhapsody", was number 1 for nine weeks (and a further five weeks in 1991) and is the third biggest selling single of all time in the UK.[2] The band's 1981 Greatest Hits album is the biggest selling album in UK history with 5.6 million copies sold by 2009. The band's 1991 compilation Greatest Hits II is also one of the UK's top ten biggest sellers of all time, with 3.7 million copies sold by 2009.[3]
In 1972, Queen signed a production deal with Trident Studios.[4] 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, though, in 1983, they terminated their contract with Elektra and signed with Capitol Records. In 1990, they once again terminated their U.S. record contract and signed with Hollywood Records. In 1991, Queen's entire catalogue was remastered and released on compact disc in the United States, and thirteen 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 album back catalogue will be remastered and re-released in the UK and 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 will be released on Universal's Island label as the band's contract with EMI has now ended.
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9][10] |
GER [11] |
JPN [12][13] |
NL [14] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
US [17] |
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| 1973 | Queen
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24 | 77 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 83 | |
| 1974 | Queen II
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5 | 79 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 19 | — | 49 |
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Sheer Heart Attack
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2 | 19 | — | 6 | — | 23 | 7 | 9 | — | 12 | ||
| 1975 | A Night at the Opera
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1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| 1976 | A Day at the Races
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1 | 8 | 8 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| 1977 | News of the World
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4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1978 | Jazz
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2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 1980 | The Game
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1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
Flash Gordon
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10 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 23 |
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| 1982 | Hot Space
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4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | |
| 1984 | The Works
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2 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |
| 1986 | A Kind of Magic
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1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 46 | |
| 1989 | The Miracle
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1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 1991 | Innuendo
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1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 30 | |
| 1995 | Made in Heaven
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 58 | |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9][10] |
GER [11] |
ITA |
JPN |
NL [14] |
SWE |
SWI [28] |
US | |||
| 1979 | Live Killers
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3 | 25 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 16 | |
| 1986 | Live Magic
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3 | 51 | 13 | — | 15 | 22 | 49 | 24 | 50 | 26 | — | |
| 1989 | At the Beeb
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67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Live at Wembley '86
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2 | — | 6 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 81 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 53 | |
| 2004 | Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl
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20 | — | 23 | 75 | 10 | 15 | 85 | 74 | — | 52 | — | |
| 2007 | Queen Rock Montreal
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20 | — | 25 | 111 | 17 | 13 | — | 54 | — | 27 | — |
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| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA[!] [9][10] |
GER [11] |
ITA |
JPN |
NL [14] |
SWE |
SWI [28] |
US | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Greatest Hits
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1 | 2 | 1 | 5 [A] |
1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | 11 |
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| 1991 | Greatest Hits II
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1 | 4 | 1 | 1 [B] |
2 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Classic Queen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||
The 12" Collection
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| 1997 | The Best I
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— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Best II
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Queen Rocks
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7 | — | 16 | — | 12 | — | 22 | 14 | 51 | 16 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Greatest Hits III
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5 | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | The A-Z of Queen, Volume 1
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| 2009 | Absolute Greatest
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3 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 195 |
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| 2011 | Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973-1976)
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92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)
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175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
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155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
^ 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.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [5] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA[!] [9][10] |
GER [11] |
NL [14] |
SWE |
SWI [28] |
US |
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| 1985 | The Complete Works
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| 1992 | Box of Tricks
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| 1994 | Greatest Hits I & II
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37 | 50 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | Ultimate Queen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | The Crown Jewels
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III
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2 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 48 | ||
| 2008 | The Singles Collection Volume 1
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | The Singles Collection Volume 2
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | The Singles Collection Volume 3
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | The Singles Collection Volume 4
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes albums that failed to chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
^ 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.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| UK [5] |
AUS [7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [32] |
GER [11] |
IRE | NL [14] |
SWI [28] |
US | |||
| 1993 | Five Live (with George Michael and Lisa Stansfield) |
1 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 30 | |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
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| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [14] |
NZ [35] |
SWI [36] |
US |
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| 1973 | "Keep Yourself Alive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Queen | |
| 1974 | "Liar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Seven Seas of Rhye" | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Queen II | ||
| "Killer Queen" | 2 | 24 | 10 | — | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 12 |
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Sheer Heart Attack | |
| 1975 | "Now I'm Here" | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | ||
| "Lily of the Valley" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | A Night at the Opera | ||
| 1976 | "You're My Best Friend" | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 16 | ||
| "Somebody to Love" | 2 | 15 | — | 54 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 13 | A Day at the Races | ||
| 1977 | "Tie Your Mother Down" | 31 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 49 | ||
| "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Queen's First EP)" |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Long Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Are the Champions" / "We Will Rock You" | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | News of the World | ||
| 1978 | "Spread Your Wings" | 34 | — | — | 31 | 29 | — | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Late" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||
| "Bicycle Race" / "Fat Bottomed Girls" | 11 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 20 | — | 24 |
|
Jazz | |
| 1979 | "Don't Stop Me Now" | 9 | — | — | 49 | 35 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 86 |
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| "Jealousy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mustapha" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love of My Life (Live)" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live Killers | ||
| "We Will Rock You (Live)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | 2 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | The Game | ||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [14] |
NZ [35] |
SWI [36] |
US | ||||
| 1980 | "Save Me" | 11 | 76 | — | — | 42 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | The Game | |
| "Play the Game" | 14 | 85 | — | 41 | 40 | 9 | 10 | — | 8 | 42 | |||
| "Another One Bites the Dust" | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
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| "Need Your Loving Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | |||
| "Flash" | 10 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 32 | — | 42 |
|
Flash Gordon OST | |
| 1981 | "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie) | 1 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
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Hot Space |
| 1982 | "Body Language" | 25 | 23 | 11 | 58 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 19 | — | 11 | ||
| "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" | 17 | — | — | — | 68 | 10 | 18 | — | 13 | — | |||
| "Calling All Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||
| "Staying Power" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Back Chat" | 40 | — | — | — | 69 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Radio Ga Ga" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
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The Works |
| "I Want to Break Free" | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
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| "It's a Hard Life" | 6 | 65 | — | — | 26 | 2 | 20 | 30 | — | 72 | |||
| "Hammer to Fall" | 13 | 69 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Thank God It's Christmas" | 21 | — | 21 | — | 57 | 8 | 31 | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1985 | "One Vision" | 7 | 35 | — | 76 | 26 | 5 | 21 | — | 24 | 61 | A Kind of Magic | |
| 1986 | "A Kind of Magic" | 3 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 42 | ||
| "Princes of the Universe" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Friends Will Be Friends" | 14 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | 16 | 50 | 19 | — | |||
| "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure" | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 43 | — | — | — | |||
| "Who Wants to Live Forever" | 24 | — | — | — | 52 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | |||
| "One Year of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "I Want It All" | 3 | 10 | 11 | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 50 |
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The Miracle |
| "Breakthru" | 7 | 45 | — | — | 24 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 28 | — | |||
| "The Invisible Man" | 12 | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 30 | — | |||
| "Scandal" | 25 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Miracle" | 21 | — | — | — | 78 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [14] |
NZ [35] |
SWI [36] |
US | ||||
| 1991 | "Innuendo" | 1 | 28 | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | — |
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Innuendo |
| "I'm Going Slightly Mad" | 22 | — | — | — | 42 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | |||
| "Headlong" | 14 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Can't Live With You"(American promo only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Show Must Go On" | 16 | 75 | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 11 | — |
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| "Ride The Wild Wind"(Poland Only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bohemian Rhapsody" / "These Are the Days of Our Lives" |
1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
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A Night at the Opera / Innuendo | |
| 1992 | "Who Wants to Live Forever" / "Friends Will Be Friends" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 36 | — | Greatest Hits II | |
| "We Will Rock You (Live)" / "We are the Champions (Live)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | Live At Wembley '86 | ||
| "We are the Champions" / "We Will Rock You" (re-release) |
— | 81 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||
| 1995 | "Heaven for Everyone" | 2 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 9 | — |
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Made In Heaven |
| "A Winter's Tale" | 6 | 71 | 23 | — | 62 | 23 | 16 | — | 28 | — | |||
| 1996 | "I Was Born to Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | 15 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let Me Live" | 9 | — | — | — | 67 | — | 28 | — | — | — | |||
| "You Don't Fool Me" | 17 | — | 23 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 22 | — | 27 | — | |||
| 1997 | "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" / "Tie Your Mother Down" |
13 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 33 | — | — | — | Queen Rocks | |
| 1998 | "We are the Champions" (re-release) | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
| 1999 | "Under Pressure (Rah Mix)" (with David Bowie) | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits III | |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [14] |
NZ [35] |
SWI [36] |
US | ||||
| 2000 | "Princes of the Universe" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits III | |
| 2003 | "We Will Rock You" (re-release) | — | — | — | 10 | 69 | — | — | — | 49 | — | The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III | |
| "Another One Bites the Dust" / "We Will Rock You" (re-release) |
— | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [14] |
NZ [35] |
SWI [36] |
US | ||||
| 2011 | "Stormtroopers in Stilettos" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
AUS [6][7] |
AUT [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [33] |
IRE [34] |
NL [14] |
NZ [35] |
SWI [36] |
US |
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| 1993 | "Somebody to Love (Live)" (Queen + George Michael) |
1 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | 30 | Five Live |
| 1998 | "Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen + Wyclef Jean ft. Pras and Free) |
5 | — | 23 | 62 | 46 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 35 | — | Greatest Hits III |
| 2000 | "We Will Rock You" (5ive + Queen) |
1 | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 18 | — | Invincible |
| 2003 | "Flash" (Queen + Vanguard) |
15 | 95 | 44 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Reaching Out" / "Tie Your Mother Down" (Queen + Paul Rodgers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen vs. The Miami Project) |
31 | — | — | — | 88 | — | 49 | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Say It's Not True" (Queen + Paul Rodgers) |
90 | — | — | 75 | 82 | — | 62 | — | — | — | The Cosmos Rock |
| 2008 | "C-lebrity" (Queen + Paul Rodgers) |
33 | — | — | 96 | 67 | — | 50 | — | — | — | The Cosmos Rock |
| 2008 | "We Believe" (Queen + Paul Rodgers) |
The Cosmos Rock | ||||||||||
| 2009 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen + The Muppets) |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |