QUEEN albums and sales

Updated: January 16, 2025

QUEEN sold over 100 million albums. The best-selling album by QUEEN is GREATEST HITS I, which sold over 22.4 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, QUEEN is the 14th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of QUEEN have sold over 3.54 million units, led by LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM with over 1.31 million units sold.

QUEEN albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GREATEST HITS I QUEEN 1981	1981	22,459,936	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 1 7 27
2	GREATEST HITS II QUEEN 1991	1991	15,974,606	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 4 24 64
3	MADE IN HEAVEN QUEEN 1995	1995	6,229,282	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 19 179 490
4	THE PLATINUM COLLECTION QUEEN 2000	2000	5,615,080	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 20 113 588
5	NEWS OF THE WORLD QUEEN 1977	1977	5,295,218	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 7 72 652
6	Greatest Hits (Hollywood Records) QUEEN 1992	1992	5,000,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 21 252 726
7	THE GAME QUEEN 1980	1980	4,613,577	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 17 151 797
8	A NIGHT AT THE OPERA QUEEN 1975	1975	4,425,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 11 94 848
9	CLASSIC QUEEN QUEEN 1992	1992	3,500,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 39 402 1,162
10	A KIND OF MAGIC QUEEN 1986	1986	2,719,216	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 32 300 1,660
11	INNUENDO QUEEN 1991	1991	2,201,304	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 62 719 2,100
12	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (SOUNDTRACK) QUEEN 2018	2018	2,041,583	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 31 258 2,544
13	LIVE AT WEMBLEY '86 QUEEN 1992	1992	1,822,640	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 101 1,015 2,949
14	THE WORKS QUEEN 1984	1984	1,819,805	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 48 496 2,952
15	JAZZ QUEEN 1978	1978	1,752,187	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 44 337 3,041
16	QUEEN JEWELS QUEEN 2004	2004	1,601,250	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 78 716 3,210
17	A DAY AT THE RACES QUEEN 1976	1976	1,598,261	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 44 353 3,267
18	GREATEST HITS III QUEEN 1999	1999	1,312,500	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 144 1,226 3,747
19	THE MIRACLE QUEEN 1989	1989	1,307,898	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 87 667 3,761
20	LIVE KILLERS QUEEN 1979	1979	1,306,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 52 397 3,768
21	GREATEST HITS I & II QUEEN 1994	1994	1,243,350	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 138 1,263 3,929
22	ABSOLUTE GREATEST QUEEN 2009	2009	1,164,477	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 46 1,020 4,305
23	SHEER HEART ATTACK QUEEN 1974	1974	925,296	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 51 793 7,023
24	LIVE MAGIC QUEEN 1986	1986	782,840	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 126 1,296 7,533
25	HOT SPACE QUEEN 1982	1982	732,012	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 105 1,334 7,775
26	QUEEN QUEEN 1973	1973	645,137	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 77 886 8,274
27	QUEEN ROCKS QUEEN 1997	1997	585,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 317 2,781 9,030
28	QUEEN ON FIRE - LIVE AT THE BOWL QUEEN 2004	2004	355,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 376 3,424 15,065
29	QUEEN FOREVER QUEEN 2014	2014	237,039	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 194 2,177 18,541
30	THE BEST VOL. 1 QUEEN 1997	1997	200,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 691 5,642 19,937
31	FLASH GORDON (SOUNDTRACK) QUEEN 1980	1980	189,115	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 265 3,315 20,968
32	QUEEN II QUEEN 1974	1974	177,332	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 180 2,038 21,132
33	QUEEN IN VISION QUEEN 2000	2000	166,880	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 711 5,309 21,298
34	JEWELS 2 QUEEN 2005	2005	100,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 839 7,412 26,824
35	THE BEST VOL. 2 QUEEN 1997	1997	100,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 965 7,609 29,355
36	ICON QUEEN 2013	2013	80,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 536 4,917 33,758
37	RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS 2005	2005	80,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,000 9,471 33,932
38	THE COSMOS ROCKS QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS 2008	2008	70,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 727 9,914 34,939
39	LIVE AROUND THE WORLD QUEEN & ADAM LAMBERT 2020	2020	60,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 444 1,628 35,884
40	THE SINGLES COLLECTION 2 QUEEN 2009	2009	60,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 744 10,328 36,813
41	QUEEN COLLECTION QUEEN 2007	2007	60,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 923 10,563 37,048
42	HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY - LIVE IN BUDAPEST QUEEN 2012	2012	1,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,569 14,335 64,431
43	QUEEN + SYMPHONIC QUEEN 2019	2019	N/A	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,676 15,420 66,825

QUEEN videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LIVE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM QUEEN 1991	1991	1,318,486	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1 4 10
2	QUEEN ON FIRE - LIVE AT THE BOWL QUEEN 2004	2004	522,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 5 28 80
3	GREATEST VIDEO HITS 1 QUEEN 2002	2002	425,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2 44 116
4	GREATEST VIDEO HITS 2 QUEEN 2003	2003	258,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 29 111 242
5	QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL & LIVE AID QUEEN 2007	2007	245,807	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 19 139 293
6	WE WILL ROCK YOU QUEEN 1984	1984	200,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 2 30 416
7	QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL QUEEN 2007	2007	129,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 31 296 619
8	THE FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE CONCERT QUEEN 2002	2002	108,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 32 366 735
9	RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS 2005	2005	92,500	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 77 605 1,292
10	CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD QUEEN 1995	1995	60,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 26 314 1,601
11	BOX OF FLIX QUEEN 1991	1991	45,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 48 520 2,448
12	HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY - LIVE IN BUDAPEST QUEEN 1993	1993	35,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 37 526 2,590
13	MADE IN HEAVEN - THE FILMS QUEEN 2003	2003	25,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 250 1,629 3,137
14	LIVE IN RIO QUEEN 2001	2001	25,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 133 1,693 3,201
15	GREATEST FLIX III QUEEN 1999	1999	25,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 75 539 3,225
16	A NIGHT AT THE OPERA QUEEN & CLASSIC ALBUMS SERIES 2005	2005	15,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 271 1,876 3,593
17	GREATEST FLIX QUEEN 1992	1992	10,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 61 659 3,920
18	LIVE IN JAPAN 1985 QUEEN 2006	2006	8,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 245 2,179 3,981
19	A NIGHT AT THE ODEON QUEEN 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 116 1,339 4,965
20	LIVE AT THE RAINBOW '74 - SOLD OUT QUEEN 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 147 1,417 5,043
21	DAYS OF OUR LIVES QUEEN 2011	2011	N/A	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 180 1,689 5,315
22	AN EVENING AT THE CONCERT HALL QUEEN 2006	2006	N/A	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 358 2,886 5,748

QUEEN sales by country

QUEEN album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by QUEEN are the United States (42.6 million), the United Kingdom (21.2 million) and Germany (11.1 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	1,280,000	8
2	Australia	2,030,000	7
3	Austria	905,000	17
4	Belgium	215,000	5
5	Brazil	910,000	4
6	Canada	2,542,000	11
7	Czech Republic	60,000	1
8	Denmark	310,000	9
9	Finland	372,322	7
10	France	3,850,000	16
11	Germany	11,100,000	19
12	Hong Kong	10,000	1
13	Hungary	7,000	2
14	Iceland	800	2
15	Ireland	15,000	1
16	Italy	1,285,000	13
17	Japan	4,199,508	27
18	Korea	226,614	7
19	Netherlands	1,730,000	14
20	New Zealand	585,000	15
21	Norway	425,429	9
22	Poland	643,000	25
23	Portugal	500,000	12
24	Russia	10,000	1
25	Singapore	7,500	1
26	South Africa	50,000	1
27	Spain	1,690,000	15
28	Sweden	190,000	3
29	Switzerland	1,175,000	15
30	United Kingdom	21,240,000	32
31	United States	42,666,667	21
32	USSR	31,400	1
33	Yugoslavia	38,641	2

QUEEN video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by QUEEN are the United Kingdom (2.46 million), Germany (1.6 million) and the United States (1.26 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	40,000	5
2	Australia	495,000	8
3	Austria	10,000	2
4	Belgium	25,000	1
5	Canada	115,000	3
6	France	320,000	10
7	Germany	1,600,000	6
8	Italy	54,500	2
9	Japan	105,381	2
10	Mexico	70,000	5
11	New Zealand	7,500	2
12	Poland	67,500	6
13	Portugal	116,000	3
14	Spain	10,000	1
15	Switzerland	6,000	2
16	United Kingdom	2,465,000	13
17	United States	1,264,912	5