Complete List of Queen Singles (UK and US)

Complete list of Queen singles

There was a time when people took singles and their chart positions very seriously indeed. Watching the vicissitudes of your favourite songs, singers, and bands in the charts was like supporting your favourite football team. You would cheer your side all the way up the chart, booing all those who had the temerity to stand in the way. I still haven't forgiven David Essex for keeping Queen's 'Killer Queen' of the #1 spot in 1974. I blame my mother, who bought Essex's song the same time I nagged her to buy 'Killer Queen.'

I remember Queen as consistent chart performers, occasionally outstanding, but usually hovering either side of the #10 slot. The lead singles from the albums were usually big hits. I was imbued with a sense of grievance as a result of seeing how often a great Queen track stalled at #2 in the charts, and still harbour a grudge against ABBA for seemingly always standing in the way (once, for certain, which is enough for a grudge), and for the ease with which they would hit the top of the charts with material substantially inferior to that of Queen. Where, I ask, is the ABBA single which contains a bell solo like Bicycle Race? Nowhere, that's where. But it is best to leave all those petty rivalries, jealousies, and animosities behind to just deliver the facts. We are all free to choose our favourites, and have a right to be wrong if we choose.

The list below doesn't aim at being comprehensive but sticks to the Queen 7" single releases in the UK and the US. This is pure nationalistic bias on my part, but an understandable one. Queen were and are a British band and I am British; my eyes were always on the UK charts, with US performance sought for extra validation and confirmation. Queen, of course, were a global band and scored many impressive chart hits in South America, Japan, Europe, and elsewhere. I feel several more lists in preparation.

I won't add a commentary to the list, for the reason that the quality of Queen singles was consistently high, with any controversies and debates to be had centring on personal taste. I love 'Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy' and 'Spread Your Wings' and 'Backchat' and think they should have been #1 smashes. But it follows that lead singles from an album chart higher than later singles. I present an extensive commentary on the 'News' page, making my views on each track clear.

Complete list of Queen singles and chart runs and positions

7" Single 1973

Side A: Keep Yourself Alive

Side B: Son And Daughter

7" Tracklist, 1975 USA Reissue

Side A: Keep Yourself Alive

Side B: Lily Of The Valley / God Save The Queen

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, and John Anthony, except:

Lily Of The Valley and God Save The Queen by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Did not chart (the only Queen single never to chart)

7" Single 1974

Side A: Seven Seas Of Rhye

Side B: See What A Fool I've Been

7" Single, Japan

Side A: Seven Seas Of Rhye

Side B: The Loser In The End

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Peak Position: #10

Chart run:

UK 09/03/1974 45-30-15-15-11-10-14-17-36-50

Weeks on Chart: 10

7" Single 1974

Side A: Killer Queen

Side B: Flick Of The Wrist

7" Single, 1976 Japan Reissue

Side A: Killer Queen

Side B: Seven Seas Of Rhye

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #2

US #12

Chart run:

UK 26/10/1974 23-5-3-2-2-5-9-29-35-35-39-39

USA 08/02/1975 98-92-89-79-70-60-50-40-32-26-22-18-14-13-12-12-32-56-64

Weeks on Chart:

UK 12

US 19

7" Single 1975

Side A: Now I'm Here

Side B: Lily Of The Valley (single edit)

7" Single, 1976 Japan Reissue

Side A: Now I'm Here

Side B: Keep Yourself Alive

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker, except:

Keep Yourself Alive by Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, and John Anthony

Charts:

Peak Position: #11

Chart run:

UK 25/01/1975 Run: 35-20-12-11-16-20-38

Weeks on Chart: 7

7" Single 1975

Side A: Bohemian Rhapsody

Side B: I'm In Love With My Car

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #1

US #9

Chart run:

UK 08/11/1975 47-17-9-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-6-16-32-36

USA 03/01/1976 81-71-59-49-43-38-33-31-29-25-22-19-17-15-12-10-9-9-11-19-27-39-59-93

Weeks on Chart:

UK 17 17 (12 in Top 10, 9 at #1)

US 24

UK (1st re-entry) 21/12/1991 1-1-1-1-1-2-4-10-16-13-21-36-53-55 14 (8 in Top 10, 5 at #1)

USA (1st re-entry) 21/03/1992 81-49-24-10-4-4-4-2-3-5-9-16-22-28-35-43-47 17 (8 in Top 10)

7" Single 1975

Side A: You're My Best Friend

Side B: '39

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position: #7

Chart run:

UK 03/07/1976 24-15-7-8-10-16-24-30

USA 22/05/1976 78-66-46-32-27-23-21-20-

18-17-16-16-24-39-42-59

Weeks on Chart:

UK 8 (3 in Top 10)

US 16

7" Single 1976

Side A: Somebody To Love

Side B: White Man

Credits:

Produced by: Queen

Charts:

Peak Position: #2

Chart run:

UK 27/11/1976 4-4-2-3-4-4-6-13-32

USA 27/11/1976 45-35-26-22-19-19-17-15-13-13-16-31-32-49-59

Weeks on Chart:

UK 9

US 15

7" Single 1976

Side A: Tie Your Mother Down

Side B: You And I

7" Single, USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Side A: Tie Your Mother Down

Side B: Drowse

Credits:

Produced by: Queen

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK # 31

US #49

Chart run:

UK 19/03/1977 42-38-31-43

USA 19/03/1977 80-70-59-49-49-66

Weeks on Chart:

UK 4

US 6

7" Single 1976

Side A: Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy / Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to......

Side B: Tenement Funster / White Queen (As It Began)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, except:

Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to......, Tenement Funster, and White Queen (As It Began) by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker.

Charts:

Peak Position: #17

Chart run:

UK 04/06/1977 36-29-21-24-17-24-19-17-23-22

Weeks on Chart: 10

7" Single 1977

Side A: We Are The Champions

Side B: We Will Rock You

7" Single, USA, Canada, and Italy

Side A: We Are The Champions

Side AA: We Will Rock You

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, assisted by Mike Stone

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #2

US #4

Chart run:

UK 22/10/1977 30-13-6-6-2-2-2-7-10-22-22-32

USA 22/10/1977 87-75-62-51-41-35-31-26-22-18-18-13-10-8-6-4-4-4-7-11-26-36-48-96-91-91-91

Weeks on Chart:

UK 12 (7 in Top 10)

US 27 (7 in Top 10)

7" Single 1977

Side A: Spread Your Wings

Side B: Sheer Heart Attack

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, assisted by Mike Stone

Charts:

Peak Position: #34

Chart run:

UK 02/25/1978 39-40-34-40

Weeks on Chart: 4

7" Single 1978

Side A: Fat Bottomed Girls

Side A: Bicycle Race

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #11

US #24

Chart run:

UK 10/28/1978 27-21-13-13-11-13-21-35-56-56-67-73

US 11/11/1978 70-56-45-41-31-27-25-25-25-24-59-96

Weeks on Chart:

UK 12

US 12

7" Single 1978

Side A: Don't Stop Me Now

Side B: In Only Seven Days

7" Single, USA, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand

Side A: Don't Stop Me Now

Side B: More Of That Jazz

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK 9

US 86

Chart run:

UK 10/02/1979 44-38-31-28-22-22-13-9-13-16-32-49

US 17/02/1979 87-87-86-97

Weeks on Chart:

UK 12 (1 in Top 10)

US 4

7" Single 1979

Side A: Love Of My Life (live)

Side B: Now I'm Here (live)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and John Etchells

Charts:

Peak Position: UK 63

Chart run:

UK 14/07/1979 63-70

Weeks on Chart: 2

7" Single 1979

Side A: Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Side B: We Will Rock You (fast live)

7" Single, USA and Japan

Side A: Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Side B: Spread Your Wings (live)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack, except:

We Will Rock You (fast live) and Spread Your Wings (live) by Queen and John Etchells

Spread Your Wings by Queen, assisted by Mike Stone

Flash by Brian May and Mack; associate producers: Queen

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #2

US #1

Chart run:

UK 20/10/1979 33-21-10-5-3-2-2-7-12-26-26-32-44-75

US 22/12/1979 58-58-43-30-18-8-5-5-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-8-15-27-36-67-93

Weeks on Chart:

UK 14 (6 in Top 10)

US 22 (12 in Top 10, 4 at #1)

7" Single 1980

Side A: Save Me

Side B: Let Me Entertain You (live)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack (Side B produced by Queen and John Etchells)

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #11

Chart run:

UK 02/02/1980 30-20-11-20-24-50

Weeks on Chart: 6

7" Single 1980

Side A: Play The Game

Side B: A Human Body

7" Single, France Promo

Side A: Play The Game

Side B: Rock It (Prime Jive)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #14

US #42

Chart run:

UK 14/06/1980 34-18-16-14-17-22-30-72

US 28/06/1980 67-57-51-44-42-42-45-74-93

Weeks on chart:

UK 8

US 9

7" Single 1980

Side A: Another One Bites The Dust

Side B: Dragon Attack

7" Single, USA, Japan, Canada, Australia

Side A: Another One Bites The Dust

Side B: Don't Try Suicide

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #7

US #1

Chart run:

UK 06/09/1980 54-18- 10-7-8-16-23-36-58

US 16/08/1980 67-50-28-23-9-3-3-1-1-1-2-2-4-4-4-4-3-3-7-14-14-20-30-47-54-67-70-96-96-98-98

Weeks on Chart:

UK 9 (3 in Top 10)

US 31 (15 in Top 10, 3 at #1)

7" Single 1980

Side A: Flash

Side B: Football Fight

Credits:

Produced by: Brian May and Mack; associate producers: Queen

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #10

US #42

Chart run:

UK 06/12/1980 30-20-12-15-15-10-10-10-14-24-41-63-69

US 17/01/1981 79-64-52-46-42-42-53-54-82-99

Weeks on Chart:

UK 13 (3 in Top 10)

US 10

7" Single 1981

Side A: Under Pressure

Side B: Soul Brother

3" CD Single, 1988 Reissue

1. Under Pressure

2. Soul Brother

3. Body Language

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Bowie (Side B produced by Queen and Mack)

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #1

US #29

Chart run:

UK 14/11/1981 8-1-1-2-8-16-35-35-38-41-48

US 07/11/1981 80-66-54-46-40-35-33-31-31-29-29-32-41-53-97

Weeks on Chart:

UK 11 (5 in Top 10, 2 at #1)

US 15

7" Single 1982

Side A: Body Language

Side B: Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)

7" Single, Italy Promo

Side A: Body Language

Side B: Back Chat

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #25

US #11

Chart run:

UK 01/05/1982 33-25-31-41-62-69

US 01/05/1982 78-62-33-25-21-17-12-11-11-28-56-61-77-99

Weeks on Chart:

UK 6

US 14

7" Single 1982

Side A: Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)

Side B: Cool Cat

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #17

Chart run:

UK 12/06/1982 58-32-22-22-17-19-29-36

Weeks on Chart: 8

7" Single 1982

Side A: Back Chat (single remix)

Side B: Staying Power

7" Single, Japan

Side A: Back Chat (single remix)

Side B: Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position: UK 40

Chart run:

UK 21/08/1982 48-40-46-60

Weeks on Chart: 4

7" Single 1984

Side A: Radio Ga Ga

Side B: I Go Crazy

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #2

US #16

Chart run:

UK 04/02/1984 4-2-2-4-7-16-28-37-60-0-0-84-90

US 18/02/1984 65-43-38-35-28-25-19-16-18-35-55-82-96

Weeks on Chart:

UK 11 (5 in Top 10)

US 13

7" Single 1984

Side A: I Want To Break Free (single version)

Side B: Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #3

US #45

Chart run:

UK 14/04/1984 18-5-3-3-3-4-5-9-15-22-28-41-50-64-70

US 28/04/1984 73-60-51-47-45-49-66-95

Weeks on Chart:

UK 15 (7 in Top 10)

US 8

7" Single 1984

Side A: It's A Hard Life

Side B: Is This The World We Created...?

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK 6

US 72

Chart run:

UK 28/07/1984 23-6-9-12-17-28-34-44-60

US 28/07/1984 77-74-72-95

Weeks on Chart:

UK 9 (2 in Top 10)

US 4

7" Single 1984

Side A: Hammer To Fall (edit)

Side B: Tear It Up

Credits:

Produced by: Queen

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #13

Chart run:

UK 22/09/1984 19-13-19-28-37-53-72-0-86

Weeks on Chart: 8

7" Single 1984

Side A: Thank God It's Christmas

Side B: Man On The Prowl / Keep Passing The Open Windows

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #21

Chart run:

UK 08/12/1984 36-21-22-32-44-69 6 weeks

Weeks on Chart: 6

7" Single 1986

Side A: One Vision

Side B: Blurred Vision

7" Single, USA

Side A: A Kind Of Magic

Side B: Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK 3

US 42

Chart run:

UK 29/03/1986 16-7-7-4-3-6-9-15-26-44-51

US 21/06/1986 85-74-63-56-51-48-43-42-52-81-94

Weeks on Chart:

UK 11 (6 in Top 10)

US 11

7" Single 1986

Side A: Friends Will Be Friends

Side B: Seven Seas Of Rhye

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and Mack, except:

Seven Seas Of Rhye by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme) by Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK 14

Chart run:

UK 21/6/1986 21-14-14-20-27-39-46-75-77-80-88-92

Weeks on Chart: 12

7" Single 1986

Side A: Who Wants To Live Forever

Side B: Killer Queen

7" Single, New Zealand

Side A: Who Wants To Live Forever

Side B: Don't Lose Your Head

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards, except:

Killer Queen by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #24

Chart run:

UK 27/09/1986 28-24-31-38-64-0-84-90

Weeks on Chart: 7

7" Single 1986

Side A: I Want It All

Side B: Hang On In There

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK 3

US 50

Chart run:

UK 13/05/1989 3-5-9-18-31-53-73

US 13/05/1989 92-82-74-65-58-50-61-71-83-94

Weeks on Chart:

UK 7 (3 in Top 10)

US 10

7" Single 1989

Side A: Breakthru

Side B: Stealin'

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position: UK 7

Chart run:

UK 01/07/1989 13-7-13-21-42-52-75-0-89

Weeks on Chart: UK 8 (1 in Top 10)

7" Single 1989

Side A: The Invisible Man

Side B: Hijack My Heart

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position:UK 12

Chart run::

UK 19/08/1989 26-12-16-31-44-71

Weeks on Chart: 6

7" Single 1989

Side A: Scandal

Side B: My Life Has Been Saved

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position:UK 25

Chart run::

UK 21/10/1989 26-25-27-44

Weeks on Chart: 4

7" Single 1989

Side A: The Miracle

Side B: Stone Cold Crazy (live)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards, except:

Stone Cold Crazy (live) and My Melancholy Blues (live) by Queen

Charts

Chart run:

UK 09/12/1989 21-27-44-46-73

Weeks on Chart: 5

7" Single 1991

Side A: Innuendo

Side B: Bijou

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards, except:

Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie

Charts:

Peak Position: UK 1

Chart run:

UK 26/1/1991 1-2-12-31-46-70

Weeks on Chart: 6 (2 in Top 10, 1 at #1)

7" Single 1991

Side A: I'm Going Slightly Mad

Side B: The Hitman

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position: UK 22

Chart run:

UK 16/03/1991 24-22-30-47-73

Weeks on Chart: 5

7" Single 1991

Side A: Headlong

Side B: All God's People

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards, except:

Mad The Swine by Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, and John Anthony

Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie

Charts:

Peak Position:

Chart run:

UK 25/05/1991 28-14-24-45

Weeks on Chart: 4

7" Single 1991

Side A: The Show Must Go On

Side B: Keep Yourself Alive

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and David Richards, except:

Keep Yourself Alive by Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, and John Anthony

Queen Talks, produced and compiled by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher

Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) and Body Language by Queen and Mack

Now I'm Here and Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Charts:

Peak Position: #16

Chart run:

UK 26/10/1991 19-16-23-41-62-0-34-27-29-40-52

Weeks on Chart: 10

7" Single 1991

Side A: Bohemian Rhapsody

Side B: These Are The Days Of Our Lives

Credits:

Bohemian Rhapsody produced by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker;

The Show Must Go On by Queen and David Richards

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #1

US #2

UK (1st re-entry) 21/12/1991 1-1-1-1-1-2-4-10-16-13-21-36-53-55

USA (1st re-entry) 21/03/1992 81-49-24-10-4-4-4-2-3-5-9-16-22-28-35-43-47

Weeks on Chart:

UK 14 (8 in Top 10, 5 at #1)

US 17 (8 in Top 10)

7" Single 1993

Side A: Somebody To Love (with George Michael) / Killer (George Michael only) / Papa Was A Rolling Stone (George Michael only)

Side B: These Are The Days Of Our Lives (with George Michael and Lisa Stansfield) / Calling You (George Michael only)

Credits:

Produced by: Queen and George Michael

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #1

US #30

Chart run:

UK 01/05/1993 1-1-1-2-4-6-16-22-27-56-72-0-74

USA (as a single) 15/05/1993 49-37-30-34-38-46-59-67-98

USA (as an EP) 08/05/1993 46-47-50-60-61-71-80-90-104-121-133-138-154-158-176

Weeks on Chart:

UK 9

US (as a single) 9

US (as an EP) 15

CD1 Single 1995

1. Heaven For Everyone (single edit)

2. It's A Beautiful Day (single version)

3. Heaven For Everyone

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith, and Joshua J. Macrae, except:

Keep Yourself Alive by Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, and John Anthony

Seven Seas Of Rhye and Killer Queen by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Soul Brother by Queen and Mack

Charts:

Peak Position: #2

Chart run:

UK 04/11/1995 2-4-8-18-32-34-31-32-27-36-51-67

Weeks on Chart: UK 12 (3 in Top 10)

CD1 Single 1995

1. A Winter's Tale

2. Now I'm Here

3. You're My Best Friend

4. Somebody To Love

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith, and Joshua J. Macrae, except:

Thank God It's Christmas and Rock In Rio Blues by Queen and Mack

Now I'm Here and You're My Best Friend by Queen and Roy Thomas Baker

Somebody To Love by Queen

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #6

Chart run:

UK 23/12/1995 6-13-21-41-59-74

Weeks on Chart: 6 (1 in Top 10)

7" (QUEEN23 - UK) 1996

Side A: Too Much Love Will Kill You

Side B: We Will Rock You

We Are The Champions

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #15

Chart run:

UK xx-xx-1996 18-15-29-50-65-74

Weeks on Chart: 6

7" (QUEENPD24- UK) 1996

Side A: Let Me Live

Side B: Fat Bottomed Girls

Bicycle Race

Credits:

Produced by: Queen, David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith, and Joshua J. Macrae

Charts:

Peak Position:

UK #9

Chart run:

UK xx-xx-1996 9-26-51-75

Weeks on Chart: 4

CD (CDQUEEN25 - UK) 1996

You Don't Fool Me (Album Version)

You Don't Fool Me (Dancing Divaz Club Mix)

You Don't Fool Me (Sexy Club Mix)

You Don't Fool Me (Late Mix)

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #17

Chart run:

UK xx-xx-1996 17-28-44-69

Weeks on Chart: 4

7" (QUEEDPD27 - UK) 1998

Side A: No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)

Tie Your Mother Down (single edit)

Side B:

We Will Rock You (Ruined by Rick Rubin)

Gimme The Prize (instrumental remix)

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #13

Chart run:

UK xx-xx-1998 13-28-43-68

Weeks on Chart: 4

7" (QUEENPD28 - UK) 1999

Side A: Under Pressure (rah mix)

Side B: Bohemian Rhapsody

Charts:

Peak Position: UK #5

Chart run:

UK xx-xx-1999 5-10-22-37-54-74

Weeks on Chart: 6 weeks

The "rah" remix featured additional vocal improvisations from Freddie and David Bowie, recorded during the initial sessions for the song in July 1981.

Bohemian Rhapsody was issued as the B-side on account of its award as Song of the Millennium.