Thursday, August 5, 2021

The Top 50 Queen Songs / Studio Albums Ranked

Queen

Top 50 Songs

Queen was a glam-rock/classic rock group that formed in England in 1972 with Freddie Mercury on vocals, Brian May on guitar, John Deacon on bass, and Roger Taylor on drums. They kept their lineup intact until 1992 when Mercury died from AIDS. The group continued to tour and record with other singers, including Paul Rodgers (best known for his work with Bad Company) and American Idol contestant Adam Lambert.

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Top 50 Songs


Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards.

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
2. Another One Bites the Dust (1980)
3. We Will Rock You (1977) 4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love (1979)
5. We Are the Champions (1977)
6. Under Pressure (with David Bowie, 1981)

DMDB Top 5%:

7. Somebody to Love (1976)
8. Killer Queen (1974)
9. You’re My Best Friend (1976)

DMDB Top 10%:

10. Don’t Stop Me Now (1979)
11. Fat Bottomed Girls (1978)
12. Radio Ga Ga (1984)
13. Thank God It’s Christmas (1984)
14. The Show Must Go On (1991)
15. I Want to Break Free (1984)
16. Body Language (1982)
17. Bicycle Race (1978)

DMDB Top 20%:

18. Who Wants to Live Forever? (1986)
19. One Vision (1985)
20. Somebody to Love (live with George Michael, 1992)
21. A Kind of Magic (1986)
22. Flash (1980)
23. Play the Game (1980)
24. Tie Your Mother Down (1977)
25. These Are the Days of Our Lives (1991)
26. I Want It All (1989)
27. Love of My Life (1975)
28. Hammer to Fall (1984)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

29. Innuendo (1991)
30. Calling All Girls (1982)
31. It’s a Hard Life (1984)
32. Head Long (1991)
33. Keep Yourself Alive (1973)
34. Seven Seas of Rhye (1974)
35. Princes of the Universe (1986)
36. Save Me (1980)
37. Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) (1982)
38. The Miracle (1989)
39. Now I’m Here (1975)
40. Need Your Loving Tonight (1980)

41. It’s Late (1978)
42. ’39 (1975)
43. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy (1977)
44. I’m Going Slightly Mad (1991)
45. Too Much Love Will Kill You (1996)
46. Dear Friends (1974)
47. Friends Will Be Friends (1986)
48. Breakthru (1989)
49. The March of the Black Queen (1974)
50. Stone Cold Crazy (1974)


Queen: Studio Albums Ranked


Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by album’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, critics’ ratings, and awards. Also factored in are the status of each album’s songs in Dave’s Music Database for songs.

1. A Night at the Opera (1975)
2. The Game (1980)
3. News of the World (1977)
4. Innuendo (1991)
5. A Day at the Races (1976)
6. Queen I (1973)
7. A Kind of Magic (1986)
8. Jazz (1978)
9. Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
10. Made in Heaven (1995)

11. Queen II (1974)
12. The Works (1984)
13. Hot Space (1982)
14. The Miracle (1989)
15. Flash Gordon (soundtrack, 1980)
16. The Cosmos Rock (with Paul Rodgers, 2008)


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First posted 9/8/2011; updated 8/5/2021.

1 comment:

  1. Great list. Not surprised with the Top 10. Bohemian Rhapsody is always no. 1 in all Queen polls

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