Cool article in Billboard Magazine about recent soundtrack success
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8484309/queen-highest-charting-album-38-years-billboard-200
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Yep. Queen are bigger in the US now than probably ever.
Nobody could've seen this coming 20 years ago.
Nobody could've seen this coming 20 years ago.
Better late than never! Sad Freddie can't experience this American resurgance, though.
Billboard 200
Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack: #3
Platinum Collection: #2
Billboard Hot Rock Chart (airplay chart)
Bohemian Rhapsody: #4
Another One Bites The Dust: #6
We Will Rock You: #7
Somebody To Love: #8
Under Pressure: #9
We Are The Champions: #11
Don't Stop Me Now: #13
Killer Queen: #14
Crazy Little Thing Called Love: #18
Fat Bottomed Girls: #19
I Want To Break Free: #20
Radio Ga Ga: #21
Hammer To Fall (Live Aid): #23
You're My Best Friend: #24
Love Of My Life: #25
If Hollywood Records was smart, they'd start releasing some physical singles ASAP! They won't do that, though. Maybe... Bohemian Rhapsody, which I won't buy!
Technically speaking, some of this shit is making it to the radio more than when Freddie was alive. Can you imagine a live version of Hammer To Fall charting and being played all over radio stations? I was hoping for I Want To Break Free and Radio Ga Ga to be more common.... and stuff from A Kind Of Magic, The Miracle, and Innuendo.... but that shit will still be overlooked due to the movie.
Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack: #3
Platinum Collection: #2
Billboard Hot Rock Chart (airplay chart)
Bohemian Rhapsody: #4
Another One Bites The Dust: #6
We Will Rock You: #7
Somebody To Love: #8
Under Pressure: #9
We Are The Champions: #11
Don't Stop Me Now: #13
Killer Queen: #14
Crazy Little Thing Called Love: #18
Fat Bottomed Girls: #19
I Want To Break Free: #20
Radio Ga Ga: #21
Hammer To Fall (Live Aid): #23
You're My Best Friend: #24
Love Of My Life: #25
If Hollywood Records was smart, they'd start releasing some physical singles ASAP! They won't do that, though. Maybe... Bohemian Rhapsody, which I won't buy!
Technically speaking, some of this shit is making it to the radio more than when Freddie was alive. Can you imagine a live version of Hammer To Fall charting and being played all over radio stations? I was hoping for I Want To Break Free and Radio Ga Ga to be more common.... and stuff from A Kind Of Magic, The Miracle, and Innuendo.... but that shit will still be overlooked due to the movie.
*Platinum - #9.... was looking at the Rock Album chart
Success as well here in OZ, where the soundtrack album remains at No 2, Greatest HIts at No 3, Platinum at No 5, (That's 3 albums in the top 10) Greatest Hits II at No 26, and Bohemian Rhapsody the single at 26. As Freddie said "Talent will out".
It's about freakin time.
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