Queen\u2019s<\/a> catalog is one of the most valuable in the history of the music business. The rock band changed what could be a hit in the genre, both in terms of sound and length, as \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d one of the outfit\u2019s most famous tunes, sounds absolutely nothing like anything that was popular at the time of its release \u2013 or that has risen to the same heights in the decades since it emerged. <\/p>\nQueen has released dozens of popular tunes, and most of them are gathered together on the aptly titled Greatest Hits compilation. That set is also one of the most successful of all time, and it\u2019s maintained a constant presence on the charts since Billboard began including streaming activity in its methodologies, as plays of even one track \u2014 as well as purchases of individual tunes and consumption of the project as a whole \u2014 help ensure Queen not only lives on Billboard\u2019s rankings, but typically appears in lofty positions on a handful of rosters. <\/p>\n
Greatest Hits returns to No. 1 on one chart in America this frame, and as it does, the set nears an incredible milestone, one which might mark a first across all major rosters.<\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits Returns to No. 1<\/p>\n
UNSPECIFIED – FEBRUARY 01: Photo of Freddie MERCURY and QUEEN; Freddie Mercury performing live on stage (Photo by Fin Costello\/Redferns)<\/p>\n
Redferns<\/p>\n
Queen returns to No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums this frame as Greatest Hits finds its way back to the peak position. Greatest Hits only needs to improve by two spots, as last time around it sat at No. 3. <\/p>\n
Last week\u2019s winner, Linkin Park\u2019s Papercuts compilation, descends rapidly as it falls from the summit to No. 20. In its space, the Grammy-winning hard rock act fills two positions within the top five, as Hybrid Theory improves by one spot to No. 3, while Meteora reenters the list at No. 4.<\/p>\n
How Many Weeks Has Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits Spent at No. 1?<\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits has now spent an almost-unbelievable 196 weeks at No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums. The Billboard tally ranks the most consumed hard rock full-lengths and EPs throughout the nation, with both sales and streams factoring into where a title lands. In time \u2013 perhaps in just a month or so \u2013 the set may reach 200 periods running the show.<\/p>\n
Which Queen Albums Have Reached No. 1?<\/p>\n
Queen has only accrued three No. 1s on the Top Hard Rock Albums throughout the years, and Greatest Hits is far and away its longest-running leader. In fact, the compilation may be the full-length with the most frames spent atop any of Billboard\u2019s rock albums rankings. <\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s second-longest-running champion is the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack, which is up to 34 turns at No. 1, while Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection reached the top spot in September 2017 and managed just two weeks at No. 1. <\/p>\n
Greatest Hits has spent five times as many weeks running the show as both of Queen\u2019s other leaders combined.<\/p>\n
The Incredible Truth About Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits Compilation<\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits is so successful on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart that it has spent more time at No. 1 than any other Queen release has managed in any position on the list. Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection is the group\u2019s second-longest-charting title, with 174 weeks anywhere on the roster \u2013 more than 20 fewer than Greatest Hits has lived at No. 1. Greatest Hits is up to 464 weeks anywhere on the Top Hard Rock Albums tally \u2013 also longer than all of the group\u2019s 11 other appearances combined.<\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits Needed a Decade Before Hitting No. 1<\/p>\n
Queen in Rio to perform at the Rock in Rio festival, Brazil, January 11 & 18 1985. From left to right, John Deacon, Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury and Brian May. (Photo by Dave Hogan\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Impressively, Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits needed more than a decade before it finally became a No. 1 for the band on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart. The singles project debuted in September 2007, earning Queen its first placement on the roster. Greatest Hits didn\u2019t soar to the highest rung until June of 2018. By that point, Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection had already earned the group a ruler.<\/p>\n
Queen Rocks Into the Top 10 on Several Billboard Charts<\/p>\n
Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits lives on four Billboard rankings this frame, and it\u2019s on the rise on all but one of them. The set, which features beloved tracks like \u201cAnother One Bites the Dust,\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re My Best Friend,\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Stop Me Now,\u201d \u201cSomebody to Love,\u201d \u201cWe Will Rock You,\u201d and of course, \u201cBohemian Rhapsody,\u201d returns to the top 10 on the Top Rock Albums chart, inching from No. 12 to No. 10. Over on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums list, it also improves by two spaces and now makes a home in twelfth place. Queen\u2019s Greatest Hits does descend slightly on the Billboard 200, dipping to No. 65.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queen’s Greatest Hits compilation returns to No. 1 and nears 200 weeks running a Billboard chart, standing out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,30616,13509,13511,30618,30615,13512,30614,30612,30617,30613,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-56454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queen-album-resurgence","tag-queen-billboard-charts","tag-queen-bohemian-rhapsody","tag-queen-chart-performance","tag-queen-classic-songs","tag-queen-greatest-hits","tag-queen-hard-rock-success","tag-queen-platinum-collection","tag-queen-rock-legacy","tag-queen-top-rock-albums","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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