Absolute Greatest

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Absolute Greatest
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Greatest hits album by
Queen
Released11 November 2009
Recorded1973–1995
Genre Rock
Length79:28
Label
Producer various
Queen chronology
The Singles Collection Volume 2
(2009)		Absolute Greatest
(2009)		 The Singles Collection Volume 3
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Absolute Greatest is a 2009 compilation album by the British rock band Queen. The album contains 20 of their most famous songs, and is available in several formats, including the single CD edition, a 2 CD special edition featuring audio commentaries by Brian May and Roger Taylor, a 52-page hardback book with the 2 CDs, digital download, and an LP edition box set. Each track has been remastered from the original tapes. [5]

Contents

A promotion running on the band's official website, Queen Online, gave fans the opportunity to guess the placings of the tracks on the album and win a prize if their answer was correct (a new track was revealed daily). The prize winner was then chosen in a random selection. [6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Will Rock You" (from News of the World , 1977) Brian May 2:02
2."We Are the Champions" (from News of the World, 1977) Freddie Mercury 3:01
3."Radio Ga Ga" (from The Works , 1984) Roger Taylor 5:48
4."Another One Bites the Dust" (from The Game , 1980) John Deacon 3:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."I Want It All" (single version, from The Miracle , 1989)Queen (May)4:01
6."Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (from The Game, 1980)Mercury2:44
7."A Kind of Magic" (from A Kind of Magic, 1986)Taylor4:25
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Under Pressure" (with David Bowie, from Hot Space , 1982)Queen, Bowie4:08
9."One Vision" (single version, from A Kind of Magic, 1986)Queen (Taylor)4:04
10."You're My Best Friend" (from, A Night at the Opera , 1975)Deacon2:51
11."Don't Stop Me Now" (from Jazz , 1978)Mercury3:30
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Killer Queen" (from Sheer Heart Attack , 1974)Mercury3:00
13."These Are the Days of Our Lives" (from Innuendo , 1991)Queen (Taylor)4:13
14."Who Wants to Live Forever" (Greatest Hits II edit, from A Kind of Magic, 1986)May4:55
Side five
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Seven Seas of Rhye" (from Queen II , 1974)Mercury2:46
16."Heaven for Everyone" (single version, from Made in Heaven , 1995)Taylor4:43
17."Somebody to Love" (from A Day at the Races , 1976)Mercury4:55
Side six
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
18."I Want to Break Free" (single version, from The Works, 1984)Deacon4:19
19."The Show Must Go On" (from Innuendo, 1991)Queen (May)4:32
20."Bohemian Rhapsody" (from A Night at the Opera, 1975)Mercury5:56

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [37] Gold35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [38] Gold15,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [39] Platinum6,000^
Ireland (IRMA) [40] Platinum15,000^
Italy (FIMI) [41] Gold35,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [42] Platinum15,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [43] Gold10,000*
Portugal (AFP) [44] Gold10,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] 2× Platinum600,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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