Launched on October 26, 1981, the Greatest Hits by Queen became the UK’s best-selling album of all time, selling seven million copies.
This is the first time that an album has reached this figure which includes sales in physical and digital format. It exceeds by a million copies the album Goldfrom the Swedish group Abba, which owned this brand.
Figures reveal that one in four houses in the UK own this Queen album which has just spent 1000 weeks on the UK chart. This is the first time that a British group has established this mark.
The albums Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band des Beatles, 21 of Adele and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory ? follow respectively in third, fourth and fifth position.
We find, on this opus, all the essentials of the group, with the Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are the Champions, We Will Rock You, Don’t Stop Me Now, Crazy Little Thing Called Love et Another One Bites the Dust.
A public with taste
“The British public, which has taste, made this album the best-selling album in history. Thanks a lot. We are touched and honored. We salute you, ”said drummer Roger Taylor in an interview published on the BBC News site.
In 2014, the Greatest Hits by Queen had become the first opus to reach six million copies.
Accompanied by singer Adam Lambert, Queen will offer, on July 24, in webcast, the recording of a concert which was recorded last June during their visit to the O2 Arena in London on the occasion of the European tour. Rhapsody.