Absolute Greatest

Absolute Greatest
Greatest hits album by Queen
Released 11 November 2009
Recorded 1973–1995
Genre Rock
Length 79:29
Label Parlophone (Europe)
Hollywood (North America)
Producer various
Queen chronology
The Singles Collection Volume 2
(2009)		 Absolute Greatest
(2009)		 The Singles Collection Volume 3
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Classic Rock[2]
Q[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Absolute Greatest is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. The album features 20 of their most famous hits throughout their career on one CD for the very first time and is available in several formats, including the single CD edition, a 2 CD special edition featuring audio commentaries by Brian May and Roger Taylor, a 52-page hardback book with the 2 CDs, digital download, and an LP edition box set. Each track has been remastered from the original tapes.[5]

A promotion running on the band's official website, Queen Online, gave fans the opportunity to guess the placings of the tracks on the album and win a prize if their answer was correct (a new track was revealed daily). The prize winner was then chosen in a random selection.[6]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "We Will Rock You" (from News of the World, 1977)Brian May 2:02
2. "We Are the Champions" (from News of the World, 1977)Freddie Mercury 3:01
3. "Radio Ga Ga" (from The Works, 1984)Roger Taylor 5:48
4. "Another One Bites the Dust" (from The Game, 1980)John Deacon 3:35
5. "I Want It All" (single version, from The Miracle, 1989)Queen (May) 4:01
6. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (from The Game, 1980)Mercury 2:44
7. "A Kind of Magic" (from A Kind of Magic, 1986)Taylor 4:25
8. "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie, from Hot Space, 1982)Queen, Bowie 4:08
9. "One Vision" (single version, from A Kind of Magic, 1986)Queen (Taylor) 4:04
10. "You're My Best Friend" (from, A Night at the Opera, 1975)Deacon 2:51
11. "Don't Stop Me Now" (from Jazz, 1978)Mercury 3:30
12. "Killer Queen" (from Sheer Heart Attack, 1974)Mercury 3:00
13. "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (from Innuendo, 1991)Queen (Taylor) 4:13
14. "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Greatest Hits II edit, from A Kind of Magic, 1986)May 4:55
15. "Seven Seas of Rhye" (from Queen II, 1974)Mercury 2:46
16. "Heaven for Everyone" (single version, from Made in Heaven, 1995)Taylor 4:43
17. "Somebody to Love" (from A Day at the Races, 1976)Mercury 4:55
18. "I Want to Break Free" (single version, from The Works, 1984)Deacon 4:19
19. "The Show Must Go On" (from Innuendo, 1991)Queen (May) 4:32
20. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)Mercury 5:56

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Top 50 Albums[7] 18
Austrian Top 75 Albums[8] 10
Belgium (Wallonia) 100 Albums[9] 22
Danish Top 40 Albums[10] 6
French Compilations[11] 11
German Albums Chart[12] 23
Hungarian Top 40 Albums[13] 4
Mexican Top 100 Albums[14] 22
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[15] 6
Portuguese Top 30 Albums[16] 4
Spanish Top 100 Albums[17] 20
Swedish Top 60 Albums[18] 5
Swiss Top 100 Albums[19] 15
UK Albums Chart[20] 3
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) 100 Albums[21] 15
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[22] 36
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[23] 6
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[24] 16
Finnish Top 50 Albums[25] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[27] Gold 15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[28] Platinum 6,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[29] Platinum 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[30] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[32] Gold 10,000*
Portugal (AFP)[33] Gold 10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] 2× Platinum 600,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ Absolute Greatest at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Terry Staunton. "Queen – Absolute Greatest" (JPG).
  3. ↑ "The Official Queen Website". QueenOnline.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Press Release: Absolute Greatest Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine.. Queen online, 3 September 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Tracklisting Competition Archived 13 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine.. Queen online. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Danish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  11. ↑ "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé". InfoDisc (in French). Archived from the original (PHP) on 20 August 2008. Find "QUEEN" under the drop-down menu to see statistics.
  12. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Queen / Longplay". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Archivum: Top 40 Album". Mahasz (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Mexican Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Portuguese Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  18. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  19. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  20. ↑ "Chart Archive: Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive – 28th November 2009". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  21. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  22. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  23. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  24. ↑ "Queen Album & Song Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 29 July 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  25. ↑ "Queen – Absolute Greatest (Album)" (ASP). Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  27. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Queen – Absolute Greatest". IFPI Denmark. Click on næste to go to page 50 if certification from official website
  28. ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2010" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  29. ↑ "Irish album certifications – Queen – Absolute Greatest". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  30. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Queen – Absolute Greatest" (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
  31. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
  32. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Queen – Absolute Greatest" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  33. ↑ "Portuguese album certifications – Queen – Absolute Greatest" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Enter 2009 in the field Ano at the bottom of the page. Click Vêr
  34. ↑ "British album certifications – Queen – Absolute Greatest". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Absolute Greatest 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

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