Classic Queen

Classic Queen
Compilation album by
Released3 March 1992
Recorded1972–1990
GenreRock
Length75:10
LabelHollywood
ProducerRoy Thomas Baker, David Bowie, David Richards, Mack and Queen
Queen chronology
Greatest Hits II
(1991)
Classic Queen
(1992)
Live at Wembley '86
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]

Classic Queen is a 1992 compilation album by the British rock band Queen. The album was seen as a US version of Greatest Hits II and was issued to capitalize on the renewed popularity of Queen in the United States following the release of the movie Wayne's World[2] and the death of Freddie Mercury. The album reached number four on the US Billboard 200 and was certified three times platinum in the US and five times platinum in Canada.[3][4] Accumulated sales (Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 25 million worldwide.[5][6]

  1. ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide
  2. ^ Billboard 25 July 1992 p.8. Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2011
  3. ^ RIAA – Gold and Platinum Archived 4 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 17 June 2011
  4. ^ Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 17 June 2011
  5. ^ BPI – UK Best Selling Albums of All Time (14 June 2009) Archived 22 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 13 June 2011
  6. ^ Queen Greatest Hits I and II Review BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2011

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