Freddie Mercury discography

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Freddie Mercury discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Compilation albums 5
↙Singles 16
↙Box Sets 1

This is a discography of works by Freddie Mercury as a solo artist. For information about recordings made by Queen see Queen discography.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1][2]
[3][4]		 AUT
[5]		 GER
[6]		 ITA
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 NOR
[10]		 SWE
[11]		 SWI
[12]		 US
[13]
1985 Mr. Bad Guy
  • Released: April 29, 1985
  • Label: CBS
 6 23 11 — 17 — 13 20 14 159
1988 Barcelona 25* 24 — — 10 13 — 37 18 —
  • UK: Silver[14]
  • SWI: Platinum
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or not released in that region.
  • Barcelona charted #47 in the UK after 2012 rerelease.

Compilation albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1][2]
[3][4]		 AUT
[5]		 GER
[6]		 ITA
[7]		 NLD
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 NOR
[10]		 SWE
[11]		 SWI
[12]		 US
[13]
1992 The Freddie Mercury Album 4 2 3 1 9 4 12 35 8 —
  • UK: 2× Platinum[14]
The Great Pretender
  • Released: November 24, 1992 (US)
  • Label: Hollywood
 — — — — — — — — — —
1993 Remixes — 25 22 2 83 — — — 18 —
2000 Solo 13 36 55 — 21 — — — 42 —
2006 Lover of Life, Singer of Songs —
The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo 		6 7 13 1 30 - 8 14 16 -
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Box Sets

Year Album details Notes
The Solo Collection
  • Released: October 23, 2000
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: 10 CD / 2 DVD
  • The box set includes Freddie Mercury's both studio albums, The Great Pretender compilation, singles, rarities and interviews. DVDs include music videos and interviews.

Singles

Year Song Peak chart Positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album

UK
[1][2]
[3][4]		 AUT
[5]		 FRA
[15]		 GER
[16]		 IRE
[17]		 NLD
[8]		 NZ
[9]		 SWE
[11]		 SWI
[12]		 US
[18]
1973 "I Can Hear Music" / "Goin' Back" (as Larry Lurex) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
1984 "Love Kills" 10 9 — 25 4 24 — — 27 69 Metropolis: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1985 "I Was Born to Love You" 11 20 — 17 7 22 — — 24 76 Mr. Bad Guy
"Made in Heaven" 57 — — 60 30 — — — — —
"Living on My Own" 50 — — — — — — — — —
"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" 76 — — — — — — — — —
1986 "Time" 32 — — — 12 — — — — — Dave Clark's "Time": The Album
1987 "The Great Pretender" 4 — — 26 2 11 5 14 — — Non-album single
"Barcelona"
(with Montserrat Caballé)		 8 — — 47 8 37 — 15 — — Barcelona
1988 "The Golden Boy"
(with Montserrat Caballé)		 86 — — — — — — — — —
1989 "How Can I Go On"
(with Montserrat Caballé)		 95 — — — — — — — — —
1992 "Barcelona" [re-release]
(with Montserrat Caballé)		 2 — 6 32 3 2 2 12 8 — Barcelona / The Freddie Mercury Album
"How Can I Go On" [re-release]
(with Montserrat Caballé)		 — — — — — — — — — — Barcelona
"In My Defence" 8 — 50 — 12 — — — — — The Freddie Mercury Album
1993 "The Great Pretender" [re-release] 29 26 13 38 — 21 36 — 15 —
"Living on My Own" (Remix) 1 2 1 2 1 2 — 1 2 — Remixes
2000 "Guide Me Home"
(with Montserrat Caballé)		 — — — — — 70 — — — — Barcelona / Solo
2006 "Love Kills" (Sunshine People Remix) — — — 83 — 49 — — 98 — Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations and guest appearances

  • 1975 All four members of Queen helped produce a session with the soul band Trax. Nothing was ever released.
  • 1976 "Man From Manhattan" by Eddie Howell backing vocals, played piano and produced this track.
  • 1976 "You Nearly Did Me In" by Ian Hunter backing vocals on this song, from the album "All-American Alien Boy."
  • 1978 "Never Let Her Slip Away", a UK top five hit for Andrew Gold, saw Mercury perform harmony vocals as an uncredited background singer.[19][20][21][22][23][24]
  • 1982 "Emotions in Motion" by Billy Squier backing vocals on this song, from album of same name. Also on the 1996 Billy Squier anthology "Reach For The Sky."
  • 1983 "Victory", "There Must Be More To Life Than This" and "State of Shock" were recorded by Mercury and Michael Jackson, but never released. The latter two have, however, turned up on bootlegs. Later 'There' was reworked by Mercury for Mr. Bad Guy, and Jackson re-recorded 'State' with Mick Jagger. Popular rumours dictate that a Queen version of "Victory" exists, but has not surfaced anywhere yet.
  • 1986 "Love Is The Hero" by Billy Squier backing vocals on this song from the album "Enough Is Enough". Freddie sings the intro on the 12" single. also co-wrote and co-produced track "Lady With a Tenor Sax", from the same album Both also on the 1996 Billy Squier anthology "Reach For The Sky."
  • 1986 "Hold On" duet with Jo Dare co-wrote this song from the German soundtrack of "Zabou."
  • 1988 "Heaven For Everyone" by The Cross lead vocals on the LP version, backing vocals on the single version (or the version on the US album) from the album "Shove It."

Video albums

Year Video details
2012 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Freddie Mercury in the Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Chart Stats - Freddie Mercury". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Chart Stats - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Chart Log UK. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Austrian Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "German Album Chart - Freddie Mercury". PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Italian Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Dutch Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "New Zealand Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Norwegian Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Swedish Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Swiss Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Allmusic - Billboard Albums > Freddie Mercury". All Music. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 "British certifications – Queen". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-08-22.  Enter Queen in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Click Go
  15. ↑ "Les Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  16. ↑ "German Singles Chart - Freddie Mercury". PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts - search the charts (search: Freddie Mercury)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Allmusic - Billboard Singles > Freddie Mercury". All Music. Retrieved 13 February 2011. 
  19. ↑ Sweeting, Adam. Andrew Gold obituary. The Guardian. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  20. ↑ Johnnie Walker's Sounds Of The 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012, 15:00. "...with backing vocals from Freddie Mercury."
  21. ↑ O'Neal, Sean. R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of "Lonely Boy" and The Golden Girls theme. The A.V. Club. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  22. ↑ Singer/Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies. Contactmusic. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  23. ↑ Drive with Russell Woolf; Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  24. ↑ Newton, Steve. "Thank You For Being a Friend" singer-songwriter Andrew Gold dies at 59. The Georgia Straight. June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

External links

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