GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASQueen: Artist Essentials
A compact route through vocal spectacle, guitar detail, direct pop hooks and the quieter spaces between the anthems.
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When only a year is established, chronological order within that year is approximate.
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First released: 1975 (year verified)
Original single: Bohemian Rhapsody
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Follow the changing scale, from the close piano opening through the vocal theater to the final return to stillness.
Annual appearances: 1975 | 1976
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1975 (year verified)
Original 1975 single, also included on A Night at the Opera that year; later chart revivals and live versions do not reset the date.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Bohemian Rhapsody
About Queen - official band history
Formation in 1970; debut in 1973; Sheer Heart Attack in 1974, A Night at the Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975, A Day at the Races in 1976; subsequent album and film work. Used for these scoped historical facts, not superlative or chart claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Queen: First Five Albums Reissued - original and bonus tracklists
Original album tracklists for Queen through A Day at the Races. Bonus demos, live recordings, the 1975 Keep Yourself Alive retake and later mixes are listed separately. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original single: Somebody to Love
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen to the lead vocal push against the stacked responses; the arrangement keeps a personal plea in motion.
Annual appearances: 1977
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original single and A Day at the Races album cycle in 1976; the 1977 annual appearance is a later listening-list context.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Somebody to Love
A Day at the Races: 48 Years On
1976 album release; Tie Your Mother Down and Somebody to Love; vocal layering and stylistic breadth. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Queen - official band history
Formation in 1970; debut in 1973; Sheer Heart Attack in 1974, A Night at the Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975, A Day at the Races in 1976; subsequent album and film work. Used for these scoped historical facts, not superlative or chart claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original single: We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You
Original studio stomp-and-clap recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The space around the stomp and clap makes the eventual guitar entrance feel unusually large.
Annual appearances: 1977 | 1978
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Released on the original 1977 single before News of the World. This is the familiar slow studio recording, not the fast live arrangement.
Recording: Original studio stomp-and-clap recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You
News of the World: 47 Years On
1977 album preceded by the We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You single; Spread Your Wings later had a separate video and single campaign. Also explicitly identifies Crazy Little Thing Called Love as a 1979 release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original single: We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Notice how the restrained verses give the broad chorus room to arrive without losing the song's vulnerability.
Annual appearances: 1977 | 1978
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original 1977 studio single before News of the World; the individual track is selected separately from the catalog's combined two-song listing.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You
News of the World: 47 Years On
1977 album preceded by the We Are the Champions / We Will Rock You single; Spread Your Wings later had a separate video and single campaign. Also explicitly identifies Crazy Little Thing Called Love as a 1979 release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1974 (year verified)
Original single: Killer Queen / Flick of the Wrist
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A useful introduction to the precise little guitar and vocal gestures inside Queen's more theatrical pop.
Annual appearances: 1975
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1974 (year verified)
The original 1974 single and Sheer Heart Attack recording, preceding its 1975 annual-list appearance.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Killer Queen / Flick of the Wrist
About Queen - official band history
Formation in 1970; debut in 1973; Sheer Heart Attack in 1974, A Night at the Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975, A Day at the Races in 1976; subsequent album and film work. Used for these scoped historical facts, not superlative or chart claims. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Queen: First Five Albums Reissued - original and bonus tracklists
Original album tracklists for Queen through A Day at the Races. Bonus demos, live recordings, the 1975 Keep Yourself Alive retake and later mixes are listed separately. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original album: Jazz
Original Jazz studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Hear the piano as the engine: the vocal races forward while the band keeps sharpening its accents.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
The original Jazz recording was public in 1978. Later single success and the later revisited version are separate events.
Recording: Original Jazz studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Jazz
Greatest Hits in Japan - original audio provenance
Explicitly associates the original audio of Don't Stop Me Now with Jazz (1978), Spread Your Wings with News of the World (1977) and other early tracks with their original albums. The page's erroneous 1990 label for Innuendo is not used. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Jazz: 46 Years On
Original Jazz released in 1978; Bicycle Race / Fat Bottomed Girls single preceded it within that year. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: The Game
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The bass line is an obvious entry point; stay with the small changes around it and the clipped vocal rhythm.
Annual appearances: 1980 | 1981
Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: The Game
The Game: 44 Years On
1980 original album includes Another One Bites the Dust and Save Me; Crazy Little Thing Called Love was issued ahead of the album. Distinguishes 1979 recording sessions from release. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderQueen and David Bowie
First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original single: Under Pressure
Original 1981 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The two lead voices make the same tense pulse feel conversational, argumentative and finally expansive.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1981 (year verified)
Original Queen and David Bowie single in 1981, before Hot Space (1982); not the 1999 Rah Mix.
Recording: Original 1981 studio recording
Credit: Queen and David Bowie
Role in this collection: Joint recording credit
Original single: Under Pressure
Both Under Pressure Videos Now Available on iTunes
Official Bowie source identifies the Queen and David Bowie original single as 1981 and distinguishes the 1999 Rah Mix. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
The Platinum Collection - Queen credits and version distinctions
Names the four Queen songwriters; explicitly credits Under Pressure to Queen + David Bowie and lists later Rah Mix and guest live versions separately. Also documents the band's stylistic move into funk, disco and electronics. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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First released: 1984 (year verified)
Original single: Radio Ga Ga
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The steady electronic pulse leaves room for a chorus built from long, easily held phrases.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1984 (year verified)
Original 1984 single issued ahead of The Works in the same year.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Radio Ga Ga
The Works: 40 Years On
Original 1984 album and its earlier Radio Ga Ga single; I Want to Break Free belongs to this album campaign. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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orderQueen
First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original album: Innuendo
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The ascending vocal lines and repeating harmonic pressure make this a strong way out of the introductory ten.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1991 (year verified)
Original album recording; the year is verified without asserting an exact first-release day.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Queen
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Innuendo
Innuendo: 35 Years On
1991 album release and original The Show Must Go On; the Innuendo single preceded the album in the same year. Sessions dated 1989-1990 do not determine the release year. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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