Queen has over 40 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone. We have compiled a list of Queen’s ten most popular songs, ranging from “Bohemian Rhapsody” to “We Will Rock You” to “Somebody To Love”.
1. “Bohemian rhapsody”
The song was released in 1975 as a detachment from the album “A Night at the Opera”. The single sold over five million copies worldwide and became Queen’s first number one hit. She was eventually replaced at the top of the chart by ABBA’s “Mamma Mia”. Proceeds from the 1992 reissue went to an AIDS foundation.
2. “Another one bites the dust”
The song was released in 1980 and can be heard on The Game disc. It was written by Queens bassist John Deacon, who also composed “I Want To Break Free” (1984). The song is considered to be the band’s best-selling single. It was inspired by Chic’s disco song “Good Times” and recorded in Munich.
3. “Don’t stop me now”
“Don’t Stop Me Now” is taken from the 1978 “Jazz” album. The song was written by Freddie Mercury. It consists of several individual recordings that have been overlaid, resulting in a polyphonic refrain. It was only performed live once – in 1979. It can also be heard on Greatest Hits (1981) and Absolute Greatest (2009) records.
4. “Under pressure”
Queen co-produced the song with David Bowie. He appeared on the album Hot Space (1982). “The song is about how constant pressure can be harmful and love can be a way out,” says Freddie Mercury. Initially, Queen wanted to produce a track called “Feel Like”. Not happy with the result, they teamed up with Bowie.
5. “We will rock you”
The track was written by Queens guitarist Brian May during their 1977 tour. Released on the News Of The World album, he was inspired by his fans: “We played an encore and got off the stage and instead of continuing to clap. , the audience sang ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ for us and we were just completely impressed and overwhelmed – it really was a pretty emotional experience, “said May.
6. “Killer Queen”
Killer Queen appeared in Sheer Heart Attack in 1974. Queen made their big commercial breakthrough with the single written by Freddie Mercury. The song is about a prostitute. “It was the song that best summed up our musical style and it was a huge hit and we desperately needed it as a sign of success for us,” said May.
7. “The show must go on”
The song was released in 1991. It appeared in “Innuendo”, the band played the piece live with Elton John in 1992 at the tribute concert for Mercury. In 2021 the concert film “Live Around The World” was released, in which Queen performed the song together with Adam Lambert.
8. “Crazy little thing called love”
The song was written by Freddie Mercury and appeared in The Game (1980). The song is said to have been created in ten minutes: “I composed it on my guitar, which I don’t know how to play very well, in a way it was pretty good because I only know a few chords,” says the singer.
9. “Who wants to live forever”
Who Wants To Live Forever was released in 1986 on A Kind Of Magic. It was written by Brian May for the soundtrack of the movie “Highlander: There Can Only Be One”. There is an instrumental version of the song called “Forever”. Although May sings the first verse, when he performs live, Mercury wrote all the lyrics.
10. “Someone to love”
“Somebody To Love” was released as a single on “A Day At The Races” in 1976. Queens drummer Roger Taylor said the song was inspired by Aretha Franklin. The song has been performed in many films, including Anne Hathaway’s, and is one of the most famous Queen songs in the world.
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