Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
1976
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1975
Release: 1975Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original 1975 single, also included on A Night at the Opera that year; later chart revivals and live versions do not reset the date.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1976.html, 1976.html, 1992.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
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.
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.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 1992: older return
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Freddie Mercury's complex emotional and musical journey.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1976.html, song-list position 42
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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