Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their self-titled debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, Queen II, in 1974. Sheer Heart Attack later that year and A Night at the Opera in 1975 brought them international success. The latter featured "Bohemian Rhapsody", which topped the UK singles chart for nine weeks and helped popularise the music video format. The band's 1977 album News of the World contained "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions", which have become anthems...
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Members
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- 1970–1970Mike Grose — bass guitar
- 1970–1971Barry Mitchell — bass guitar
- 1970–1991Freddie Mercury — lead vocals, original
- 1970–Brian May — background vocals, guitar, original
- 1970–Roger Taylor — background vocals, drums (drum set), original
- 1971–1971Doug Bogie — bass guitar
- 1971–1997John Deacon — bass guitar
Discography
398 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 8 in my collection
Albums (17)
- 1973Queen
- 1974Queen II
- 1974Sheer Heart Attack
- 1975A Night at the Opera
- 1976A Day at the Races
- 1977News of the World
- 1978Jazz
- 1980★The Game
- 1982Hot Space
- 1984The Works
- 1986A Kind of Magic
- 1989The Miracle
- 1991In the Lap of the Queen
- 1991Innuendo
- 1992Le fleur du mal
- 1994Zoom 1979
- 1995Made in Heaven
EPs (3)
- 1977Queen’s First E.P.
- 1995In the Beginning
- 2002We Will Rock You
Singles (90)
- 1973Keep Yourself Alive
- 1974Killer Queen
- 1974Liar
- 1974Seven Seas of Rhye
- 1974What’s Goin’ On Here / Keep Yourself Alive
- 1975Bohemian Rhapsody
- 1975Now I’m Here / Lily of the Valley
- 1976Somebody to Love
- 1976You’re My Best Friend
- 1977Long Away
- 1977Somebody to Love / Make Me Smile
- 1977Teo Toriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
- 1977Tie Your Mother Down
- 1977We Are the Champions
- 1978Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls
- 1978It’s Late
- 1978Spread Your Wings
- 1979Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- 1979Don’t Stop Me Now
- 1979Jealousy
- 1979Mustapha
- 1980Another One Bites the Dust
- 1980Flash
- 1980Need Your Loving Tonight
- 1980Play the Game
- 1980Save Me
- 1981Under Pressure
- 1982Back Chat
- 1982Body Language
- 1982Calling All Girls
- 1982Las palabras de amor (The Words of Love)
- 1982Staying Power
- 1984Excerpts From Their New Album “The Works”
- 1984Hammer to Fall
- 1984I Want to Break Free
- 1984It’s a Hard Life
- 1984Killer Queen / You’re My Best Friend
- 1984Radio Ga Ga
- 1984Thank God It’s Christmas
- 1984The Miracle
- 1985One Vision
- 1986A Kind of Magic
- 1986Friends Will Be Friends
- 1986One Year of Love
- 1986Pain Is So Close to Pleasure
- 1986Princes of the Universe
- 1986Who Wants to Live Forever
- 1989Breakthru
- 1989I Want It All
- 1989Scandal
- 1989Scandal
- 1989The Invisible Man
- 1990Abbacadabra Mix / Queen Bee Mix
- 1991Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives
- 1991Headlong
- 1991I’m Going Slightly Mad
- 1991Innuendo
- 1991The Show Must Go On
- 1991These Are the Days of Our Lives
- 1991We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions
- 1992Stone Cold Crazy
- 1993Somebody to Love
- 1995A Winter’s Tale
- 1995Heaven for Everyone
- 1995Too Much Love Will Kill You
- 1996I Was Born to Love You
- 1996Let Me Live
- 1996You Don’t Fool Me
- 1997No-One but You
- 1997No-One but You / Tie Your Mother Down
- 1998Another One Bites the Dust — from the 1998 movie “Small Soldiers”
- 2000We Will Rock You
- 2003A Kind of Magic / Radio Ga Ga
- 2003Another One Bites the Dust
- 2003We Will Rock You
- 2006Another One Bites the Dust
- 2009Bohemian Rhapsody
- 2011Stormtroopers in Stilettos
- 2012We Will Rock You VonLichten
- 2014Let Me in Your Heart Again (William Orbit mix)
- 2014Love Kills (The Ballad)
- 2017Rock You (Vermont & Danka Bootleg)
- 2017We Are the Champions (Raw Sessions Version)
- 2017We Will Rock You (Raw Sessions version)
- 2021The Show Must Go On (XiJaro & Pitch remix)
- 2022Face It Alone
- 2023Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’)
- 2023My Radio
- 2024The Night Comes Down (2024 mix)
- 2026Seven Seas of Rhye (2026 mix)
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (124)
- 1975Live in Shizuoka, Japan, 29 April, 1975
- 1976Lazing on a Sunday Evening
- 19771977-05-12: Invite You to a Night at the Warehouse: Broendby Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1977Freddie’s Boys at the Beeb
- 1979Complete Kampuchea Concert
- 1979Live Killers
- 1979Love of My Life
- 1981Morumbi Stadium 1981
- 1985★Live
- 1985Queen at Live Aid (live at Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
- 1985Rock in Japan
- 1986Live Magic
- 1989At the Beeb
- 1989Rare Live (A Concert Through Time and Space)
- 1990From the Beeb to Tokyo
- 1990★Killers
- 199118 Greatest Hits Live From Queen
- 19911975-12-24: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 19911982-10-19: Live USA
- 1991Live USA — 2 CD Set
- 1991Live USA
- 1991Live USA, Vol. 2
- 1991Live USA, Vol. 3
- 19921986-07: Flash Freddie: Wembley Stadium, London, UK
- 1992A Day at the Stadium
- 1992Absolutely Rare
- 1992Live at Wembley ’86
- 1992Opera Omnia
- 1992Queentessence
- 1992Waiting on a Death Trip
- 1992We Will Rock You
- 1992We Will Rock You
- 1992We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions: Live at Wembley ’86
- 1992Who Wants to Live Forever
- 1993Five Live
- 1993★Live
- 1993Live in Montreal
- 1993Live USA
- 1993Nihon
- 1993The Mercury Is Rising
- 1994Big in Japan
- 1994Pearly Queen
- 1997Rock Montreal
- 1998The Prophet’s Queen
- 2000Let Sao Paulo Entertain You
- 2001In the Lap of the Gods
- 2002As It Began
- 2002We Will Rock You — 2002 original London cast
- 2004Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl
- 2004We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan
- 2004We Will Rock You: Banda sonora del espectáculo — 2004 Madrid cast
- 2005A Night at The Summit
- 2005We Will Rock You (Deutsche Originalaufnahme) — 2005 Köln cast
- 2007Keep Yourself Alive
- 2008Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl, Vol. 2
- 2008The Cosmos Rocks Tour 2008
- 2009Good Evening Zürich
- 2009Rock You
- 2009Rock You From Rio – Live
- 2009Young Nobles of Rock
- 2011BBC Sessions, Vol. 1
- 2012A Night at Boston
- 2012Definitive Mannheim
- 2012Hungarian Rhapsody: Live in Budapest
- 2012In Hama
- 2014Live at the Rainbow ’74
- 2014Tokyo – You’ve Got a Beautiful Smile… but Tonight We Rock
- 2015A Night at the Odeon
- 2016On Air
- 2016Piece de resistance
- 2016We Will Rock Rio: The Legendary Broadcasts
- 2016We Will Rock You (Fast)
- 2017Definitive Buenos Aires 1981 1st Night
- 2017Ultimate Houston 1977
- 2018Definitive Final Concert In Tokyo
- 2018Definitive Osaka 1976
- 2018Definitive Osaka 1985
- 2018Definitive Sun City 1984
- 2019Definitive Chicago 1980
- 2019Mannheim 1986
- 2019Morumbi Stadium, Brazil 1981: Live Radio Broadcast
- 20201973-09-13: Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, UK
- 2020Argentina 1981
- 2020Definitive Nishinomiya 1982
- 2020Sun City 1984
- 2020Transmission Impossible
- 2021Box
- 2021The Concert for Kampuchea
- 2023Live in Inglewood 1977
- 2024絆(Kizuna)
- 2025Freddie Mercury Years
- 2026Radio Ga Ga (Live in Budapest)
- —1974-01-09: Live at the Rainbow
- —1974-03-31: High Voltage: Rainbow Theatre, London, UK
- —1974-12-10: 140 Theatre, Brussels, Belgium
- —1975‐11‐26, evening show: Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK
- —1976‐09‐18: Live at Hyde Park 1976: Hyde Park, London, England, UK
- —1977‐06‐06: Earl’s Court, London, UK
- —1978-11-19: Jazz Tour in Long Island 1978: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA
- —1978-12-14: PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- —1979-12-03: Getting Ready for the Game in Newcastle 3/12/79: City Hall, Newcastle, UK
- —1979-12-26: Complete Kampuchea Concert
- —1979‐12‐04: In Concert, City Hall, Newcastle, UK
- —1981-02-16: Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- —1982-07-28: Madison Square Gardens, New York City, NY, USA
- —1982‐05‐21: Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
- —1984‐09‐15: The Jewels: Sports Palace, Milan, Italy
- —1986-06-21: Reigns the World: Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany
- —1986‐07‐11 Aud: Wembley Stadium, London, UK
- —1986‐08‐09: Electric Magic: Knebworth Park, Knebworth, UK
- —1993-11-05: Tokyo, Japan
- —1998‐06‐05: Rome, Italy
- —1999-09-04: Reading, UK
- —2002‐04‐30: Museumplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- —2009‐05‐21: Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- —A Night Up the Chimney
- —Ao Vivo no Rock in Rio 1985
- —Definitive Chicago 1978
- —Hangmania
- —Live in Cologne
- —Made in Japan: Live in Japan 1985
- —Magic in Paris ’86
- —Queen Will Be Crowned
- —Rhapsody in Red
Soundtracks (6)
- 1980Flash Gordon
- 1998The Eye
- 2000Highlander
- 2004Sólo por ti
- 2018Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack
- 2025Who Wants to Live Forever (Stranger Things version)
Compilations (133)
- 1981★Greatest Hits
- 1981Queen
- 1984Golden Collection, Vol. 1
- 1984Golden Collection, Vol. 2
- 1984Queen Collection: 15 of the Best
- 1985The Complete Works
- 1988The 3″ CD‐Singles
- 1989Classic Queen
- 1991Greatest Hits II
- 1991The Vaults
- 1992Bohemian Rhapsody
- 1992Box of Tricks
- 1992Classic Queen
- 1992The 12″ Collection
- 1992The Queen Collection
- 1992You’re My Best Friend
- 1994Ballads
- 1994Coverin’
- 1994Greatest Hits I & II
- 1994The Ultimate Queen Back Catalogue, Volume I
- 1994The Ultimate Queen Back Catalogue, Volume II
- 1994The Ultimate Rarities Collection
- 1994The Unobtainable Royal Chronicles
- 1995Classic Queen Remixes
- 1995Greatest Hits III
- 1995In Nuce
- 1995The Greatest 3
- 1995The Ultimate Collection
- 1995The Ultimate Collection, Volume 3
- 1996Complete Rare Singles
- 1996Pre Ordained
- 1996Royal Rarities
- 1997Queen Rocks
- 1997The Best I
- 1997The Best II
- 1998Back to Queen
- 1998Greatest Karaoke Hits
- 1998Miniatures: Volume 1
- 1998Miniatures: Volume 2
- 1998The Crown Jewels: A 25th Anniversary Celebration
- 1999Ballads
- 1999Greatest Hits III
- 1999MTV History 2000: The Greatest Hits I–II
- 1999MTV Music History: The Greatest Hits III–IV
- 2000A Day at the Races / Single Hits I
- 2000A Kind of Magic / Single Hits II
- 2000A Night at the Opera / The Works
- 2000Grand Collection
- 2000Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection
- 2000In Vision
- 2000Innuendo / Five Live
- 2000Jazz / Flash Gordon
- 2000Live at Wembley / Back to the Light
- 2000News of the World / The Miracle
- 2000Queen / The Great Pretender
- 2000Queen II / Sheer Heart Attack
- 2000The Game / Hot Space
- 2001Tales From the Other Side
- 2002A Night at the Opera / A Day at the Races
- 2002Greatest Video Hits 1
- 2003Greatest Video Hits 2
- 2003Hollywood Remixes
- 2004Greatest Hits: We Will Rock You
- 2004Jewels
- 2004Jewels
- 2004Smiles From Under the Crown
- 2005Forever Gold
- 2005Jewels I & II
- 2005Queen Jewels, Volume 2
- 2006Stone Cold Classics
- 2007Artist Karaoke Series: Queen
- 2007Queen Collection
- 2007The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1
- 2008★Greatest Hits
- 2008Greatest Hits II
- 2008Queen Collection 2
- 2008Queen in Vision 2008
- 2008Spaced Out (Demos and Outtakes)
- 2008Stone Roses
- 2008The Singles Collection, Volume 1
- 2009Absolute Greatest
- 2009The Singles Collection, Volume 2
- 2010In the Mirror (The Lost BBC Sessions)
- 2010In the Mirror Again (More Lost BBC Sessions)
- 2010The Singles Collection, Volume 3
- 2010The Singles Collection, Volume 4
- 2011BBC Sessions, Vol. 2
- 2011Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)
- 2011Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)
- 2011Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
- 2011Queen 40 — Volume 2
- 2011Queen 40 — Volume 1
- 2011Queen 40 — Volume 3
- 2011Queen 40
- 2011Queen 40 Limited Edition Collector's Box Set Vol. 2
- 2011Rare Cuts, Vol. 1
- 2011Rare Cuts, Vol. 2
- 2011Rare Cuts, Vol. 3
- 2011The Orb
- 2011The Ultimate Best Of Queen
- 2012Queen: Greatest Video Hits
- 2012Rare Cuts, Vol. 4
- 2012Rare Cuts, Vol. 5
- 2012Rare Cuts, Vol. 6
- 2013Icon
- 2014Queen Forever
- 2015Studio Collection
- 2018Classic Mixes: I Love Queen, Volume 1
- 2020Greatest Hits in Japan
- 2023★Greatest Hits
- 2025Acoustic
- 2025Anthems
- 2025B-Sides
- 2025Ballads
- 2025Epic
- 2025Funk
- 2025★Heavy
- 2025Pop
- 2025Riffs
- 2025Rock n Roll
- 2025Slightly Mad
- 2025Under the Covers & Over the Moon
- —Best of Queen
- —Best Selection
- —Bohemian Rhapsody
- —Deluxe Collection
- —Golden Ballads
- —Greatest Hits IV
- —Magic Vision
- —Queen Gold
- —Special Edition
- —The Hit Music of Queen
- —The Ultimate Collection: Rarities, Oddities, and Cover Versions
Remixs (9)
- 1996You Don’t Fool Me (The Remixes)
- 2002Flash
- 2007Get Down, Make Love
- 2009The UltraTraxx Mixes
- 2010Another One Bites the Dust vs. Da Funk
- 2014Ultra Rare Tracks, Volume III
- 2020The Show Must Go On (Exhale Bootleg)
- 2024We Will Rock You (Megan Thee Stallion version)
- —Great Dance Remixes
Demos (1)
- 2025De Lane Lea Demos
Others (15)
- 1991Hints of Innuendo
- 1992Noblesse Oblige
- 1992Queen Talks
- 1996Fully Illustrated Book & Interview Disc
- 2003Maximum Queen: The Unauthorized Biography of Queen
- 2005The Making of A Night at the Opera
- 201140 Years of Queen
- —Bohemian Rhapsody Recording Session
- —De Lane Lea Demos
- —Interview Collection: Brian May
- —Interview Collection: Freddie Mercury
- —Interview Collection: John Deacon
- —Interview Collection: Roger Taylor
- —Interviews and Press Conferences
- —Queen: Golden Demos 1973 – 76
Related artists
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Subgroups & offshoots (2)
- ★Queen + Adam Lambert
- Queen + Paul Rodgers
Renamed to / from (1)
- Smile