The Platinum Collection (Queen album)

The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III
Box set by Queen
Released 13 November 2000 (2000-11-13)
Recorded 1973–1999
Genre Rock
Length 208:12
Label Hollywood (North America)
Parlophone
Queen chronology
Greatest Hits III
(1999)		 The Platinum Collection
(2000)		 Stone Cold Classics
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III is a box set by British rock band Queen which comprises their three greatest hits albums, Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits II and Greatest Hits III. The album was originally released on 13 November 2000 on the Parlophone label. A booklet with song facts and images is also included with the three CD set. The album's US release was delayed by Hollywood Records until September 2002 and featured the 2001 Japanese release remastered versions of Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2 on the US and Canadian versions of The Platinum Collection.

The album peaked at No. 2 in the UK charts, being blocked off the top spot by Moby's album 18.

As part of Queen's 40th anniversary celebrations, The Platinum Collection was released in the UK on 27 June 2011, as well as in other territories around the world. The release consisted of the 2011 remasters of all three albums.

Track listing

Disc one: Greatest Hits (1981 UK version)
No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "Bohemian Rhapsody"  Freddie MercuryA Night at the Opera 5:55
2. "Another One Bites the Dust"  John DeaconThe Game 3:36
3. "Killer Queen"  MercurySheer Heart Attack 2:57
4. "Fat Bottomed Girls (single version)"  Brian MayJazz 3:15
5. "Bicycle Race"  MercuryJazz 3:01
6. "You're My Best Friend"  DeaconA Night at the Opera 2:52
7. "Don't Stop Me Now"  MercuryJazz 3:29
8. "Save Me"  MayThe Game 3:48
9. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"  MercuryThe Game 2:42
10. "Somebody to Love"  MercuryA Day at the Races 4:56
11. "Now I'm Here"  MaySheer Heart Attack 4:10
12. "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"  MercuryA Day at the Races 2:54
13. "Play the Game"  MercuryThe Game 3:33
14. "Flash (single version)"  MayFlash Gordon 2:48
15. "Seven Seas of Rhye"  MercuryQueen II 2:47
16. "We Will Rock You"  MayNews of the World 2:01
17. "We Are the Champions"  MercuryNews of the World 2:59
Disc two: Greatest Hits II (1991)
No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "A Kind of Magic"  Roger TaylorA Kind of Magic 4:22
2. "Under Pressure (edit)" (with David Bowie)Queen, David BowieHot Space 3:56
3. "Radio Ga Ga"  TaylorThe Works 5:43
4. "I Want It All (single version)"  Brian MayThe Miracle 4:01
5. "I Want to Break Free (single version)"  DeaconThe Works 4:18
6. "Innuendo"  Taylor, MercuryInnuendo 6:27
7. "It's a Hard Life"  MercuryThe Works 4:09
8. "Breakthru"  Taylor, MercuryThe Miracle 4:09
9. "Who Wants to Live Forever (edit)"  MayA Kind of Magic 4:57
10. "Headlong (original "Innuendo" LP edit)"  MayInnuendo 4:33
11. "The Miracle (remix)"  Mercury, DeaconThe Miracle 4:24
12. "I'm Going Slightly Mad (original "Innuendo" LP edit)"  Mercury, Peter StrakerInnuendo 4:07
13. "The Invisible Man"  TaylorThe Miracle 3:58
14. "Hammer to Fall (single version)"  MayThe Works 3:40
15. "Friends Will Be Friends"  Mercury, DeaconA Kind of Magic 4:07
16. "The Show Must Go On (early faded)"  MayInnuendo 4:23
17. "One Vision (single version)"  May, TaylorA Kind of Magic 4:02
Disc three: Greatest Hits III (1999)
No. TitleWriter(s)Original album Length
1. "The Show Must Go On" (live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris with Elton John)May  4:35
2. "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie; rah mix)Mercury, Bowie  4:08
3. "Barcelona (single version)" (performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé)Mercury, Mike MoranBarcelona 4:25
4. "Too Much Love Will Kill You"  May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth LamersMade in Heaven 4:18
5. "Somebody to Love" (live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael)MercuryFive Live (EP) 5:07
6. "You Don't Fool Me"  Taylor, MercuryMade in Heaven 5:22
7. "Heaven for Everyone (single version)"  TaylorMade in Heaven 4:37
8. "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)"  MayHot Space 4:29
9. "Driven by You" (performed by Brian May)MayBack to the Light 4:09
10. "Living on My Own (Julian Raymond Album Mix)" (performed by Freddie Mercury)MercuryMr. Bad Guy 3:37
11. "Let Me Live"  Taylor, MercuryMade in Heaven 4:45
12. "The Great Pretender" (The Platters cover, performed by Freddie Mercury)Buck RamThe Freddie Mercury Album 3:26
13. "Princes of the Universe"  MercuryA Kind of Magic 3:31
14. "Another One Bites the Dust" (with additional vocals from Wyclef Jean)DeaconThe Game 4:20
15. "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)"  MayQueen Rocks 4:11
16. "These Are the Days of Our Lives"  TaylorInnuendo 4:22
17. "Thank God It's Christmas"  Taylor, May1984 Christmas single 4:19

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
German Albums Chart[2] 54
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[3] 5
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[4] 10
Italian Top 20 Albums[5] 3
UK Albums Chart[6] 2
US Billboard 200[7] 48
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Top 50 Albums[8] 21
Austrian Top 75 Albums[9] 23
Danish Top 40 Albums[10] 10
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[11] 2
Portuguese Top 30 Albums[12] 29
Chart (2005) Peak
position
French Compilations[13] 13
Spanish Top 100 Albums[14] 5
Swiss Top 100 Albums[15] 41
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Chart (2008) Peak
position
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[16] 10
Swedish Top 60 Albums[17] 4
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Finnish Top 50 Albums[18] 14
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[19] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[21] Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[22] Gold 25,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[23] Gold 15,623[23]
France (SNEP)[24] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[26] Platinum 60,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[28] Platinum 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[29] Gold 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[31] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] 6× Platinum 1,800,000^
United States (RIAA)[33] 2× Platinum 666,666^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[34] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ The Platinum Collection (Queen album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Queen / Longplay". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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  5. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 25th May 2002". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Queen: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Portuguesecharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (PHP). InfoDisc (in French). Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
  14. ↑ "TOP 100 ALBUMES" (pdf). promusicae. promusicae. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  15. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  18. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  19. ↑ "Queen – The Platinum Collection – Greatest Hits I, II & III (Album)". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2002". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  22. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Queen – Platinum Collection". IFPI Denmark.
  23. 1 2 "Queen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  24. ↑ "French album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  25. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'The Platinum Collection')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  26. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Queen – Platinum Collection" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Queen in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  27. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Queen – Platinum Collection". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  28. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Queen – Platinum Collection" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  29. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV).
  30. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  31. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'The Platinum Collection')". Hung Medien.
  32. ↑ "British album certifications – Queen – Queen Platinum Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Queen Platinum Collection in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  33. ↑ "American album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  34. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2005". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

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