Queen :: Charts & Sales History

[borderwolf]

https://www.billboard.com/articles/colu ... -hot-tours
3/23/2018 by Bob Allen

HOT TOURS - MARCH 20, 2018
Ranked by Gross. Compiled from Boxscores reported March 13-19

Rank ACT
Total Gross
Show Date Range
Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity)

1 BLAKE SHELTON
$3,389,777
March 15-17
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (1/1)
Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore (1/1)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia (1/1)
43,697 (43,697)

2 STEREOPHONICS
$2,238,608
Feb. 24-March 3
SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland (1/0)
SSE Arena, Wembley, London (2/0)
34,969 (35,345)

3 KID ROCK
$2,132,003
Jan. 19-Feb. 2
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville (1/1)
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. (1/0)
25,650 (26,887)

4 KENDRICK LAMAR
$2,086,233
Feb. 11-20
SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland (1/1)
SSE Arena, Wembley, London (1/0)
21,903 (22,003)

5 PINK
$1,734,989
March 5
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. (1/1)
14,146 (14,146)

6 LUKE BRYAN
$1,479,280
March 16
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney (1/0)
14,663 (15,008)

7 ROGER WATERS
$1,476,330
Feb. 6-7
Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre (2/0)
12,927 (16,444)

8 ROBBIE WILLIAMS
$1,387,110
Feb. 20
Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre (1/0)
11,385 (11,552)

9 QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT
$1,322,200
Feb. 24
Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Centre (1/1)
9,681 (9,681)

10 DEMI LOVATO
$1,224,291
March 2
The Forum, Inglewood, Calif. (1/1)
14,436 (14,436)

[thebigham]

Why not albums?

RIAA.com:

QUEEN
Title: FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS
Certification Date: March 20, 2018
Label: HOLLYWOOD RECORDS
Format: SINGLE
2xP

QUEEN, DAVID BOWIE
Title: UNDER PRESSURE
Certification Date: March 20, 2018
Label: HOLLYWOOD RECORDS
Format: SINGLE
2xP

[thebigham]

3/31/18 Billboard's Top Album Sales
Total = Chain, Independent, Mass Merchants, Non Traditional

164. QUEEN|PLATINUM COLLECTION 1,421 = 201 14 548 658

191. QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 1 1,280 = 77 192 296 714

Both this week!

[slightlymad]

Billboard Top200 - 31/03/2018
69 (71) Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection - Queen - Hollywood

Top Catalogue Albums - 31/03/2018
4 (5) Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection - Queen

Top Rock Albums - 31/03/2018
10 (13) Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection - Queen

Hard Rock Albums - 31/03/2018
6 (7) Greatest Hits I II & III: The Platinum Collection - Queen

Hard Rock Digital Songs - 31/03/2018
9 9 11 376 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
19 23 21 344 We Will Rock You - Queen
20 10 19 77 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

[slightlymad]

This week on the Official Charts website Bob Marley is credited with 817 Top100 weeks matching Queen's total. So it looks like the OCC have rectified there mistake as pointed out by Zeus555

Current UK Album Chart W/E 29th March 2018
No26 - Bob Marley - Legend
No29 - ABBA - Gold
No54- Queen - Greatest Hits

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 75 Official Figures
574Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend
553Weeks = Queen Greatest Hits
551Weeks = ABBA - Gold

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 100 Official Figures
829Weeks = ABBA - Gold
817Weeks = Queen - Greatest Hits
817Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend

[thebigham]

4/7/18 Billboard's Top Album Sales
Total = Chain, Independent, Mass Merchants, Non Traditional

185. QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 1 1,363 = 173 123 284 783 72061612652

186. QUEEN|PLATINUM COLLECTION 1,361 = 201 29 496 635 72061623602

Close to the same exact sales

[slightlymad]

Current UK Album Chart W/E 05th April 2018
No27 - Bob Marley - Legend
No30 - ABBA - Gold
No46- Queen - Greatest Hits

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 75 Official Figures
575Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend
554Weeks = Queen Greatest Hits
552Weeks = ABBA - Gold

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 100 Official Figures
830Weeks = ABBA - Gold
818Weeks = Queen - Greatest Hits
818Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend

[slightlymad]

Billboard Top200 - 07/04/2018
86 Re-Entry Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

Top Catalogue Albums - 07/04/2018
8 Re-Entry Greatest Hits - Queen

Top Rock Albums - 07/04/2018
11 Re-Entry Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Albums - 07/04/2018
4 Re-Entry Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Digital Songs - 07/04/2018
10 9 9 377 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
13 20 10 78 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
20 19 23 345 We Will Rock You - Queen

[slightlymad]

Current UK Album Chart W/E 12th April 2018
No28 - Bob Marley - Legend
No40 - ABBA - Gold
No46- Queen - Greatest Hits

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 75 Official Figures
576Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend
555Weeks = Queen Greatest Hits
553Weeks = ABBA - Gold

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 100 Official Figures
831Weeks = ABBA - Gold
819Weeks = Queen - Greatest Hits
819Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend

[slightlymad]

Billboard Top200 - 14/04/2018
82 (86) Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

Top Catalogue Albums -14/04/2018
7 (8) Greatest Hits - Queen

Top Rock Albums - 14/04/2018
10 (11) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Albums - 14/04/2018
3 (4) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Digital Songs - 14/04/2018
10 10 9 378 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
18 13 20 79 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie
21 20 19 346 We Will Rock You - Queen

[thebigham]

4/14/18 Billboard's Top Album Sales
Total = Chain, Independent, Mass Merchants, Non Traditional

189. QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 1 1,425 = 188 197 308 731

[slightlymad]

Current UK Album Chart W/E 19th April 2018
No30 - Bob Marley - Legend
No52 - ABBA - Gold
No54- Queen - Greatest Hits

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 75 Official Figures
577Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend
556Weeks = Queen Greatest Hits
554Weeks = ABBA - Gold

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 100 Official Figures
832Weeks = ABBA - Gold
820Weeks = Queen - Greatest Hits
820Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend

[slightlymad]

I don't think anyone has posted this from MJD's site. It's a breakdown of Album sales per country, interesting to see how well Queen have performed, especially in Europe!

Worldwide Album Sales
1 The Beatles 342,050,000
2 Michael Jackson 226,150,000
3 Elvis Presley 224,210,000
4 Pink Floyd 203,900,000
5 Madonna 195,700,000
6 The Rolling Stones 189,250,000
7 Elton John 178,700,000
8 Queen 178,020,000
9 Led Zeppelin 171,100,000
10 Celine Dion 167,525,000

Europe
1 The Beatles 88,390,000
2 Queen 87,910,000
3 Pink Floyd 85,950,000
4 Michael Jackson 81,000,000
5 Madonna 76,780,000
6 ABBA 70,390,000
7 U2 63,220,000
8 The Rolling Stones 61,850,000
9 Dire Straits 61,170,000
10 Celine Dion 56,280,000

UK
1 The Beatles 34,095,000
2 Queen 25,720,000
3 Elvis Presley 23,255,000
4 Michael Jackson 22,690,000
5 Madonna 22,490,000
6 Rod Stewart 20,980,000
7 Robbie Williams 18,930,000
8 ABBA 18,735,000
9 U2 18,070,000
10 Elton John 17,470,000

Germany
1 Queen 16,215,000
2 Phil Collins 14,290,000
3 Pink Floyd 13,900,000
4 ABBA 12,785,000
5 The Beatles 12,680,000
6 AC/DC 11,955,000
7 Michael Jackson 11,470,000
8 Madonna 11,075,000
9 The Rolling Stones 9,615,000
10 Robbie Williams 8,475,000

Holland
1 Queen 4,542,000
2 ABBA 3,695,000
3 Michael Jackson 3,560,000
4 U2 3,290,000
5 Dire Straits 3,205,000
6 Celine Dion 2,938,000
7 The Rolling Stones 2,926,000
8 Madonna 2,525,000
9 Andrea Bocelli 2,505,000
10 Pink Floyd 2,435,000

Spain
1 Pink Floyd 4,405,000
2 Gloria Estefan 4,345,000
3 Queen 4,330,000
4 Michael Jackson 3,750,000
5 Bruce Springsteen 3,555,000
6 Madonna 3,545,000
7 The Beatles 3,543,000
8 U2 3,420,000
9 Phil Collins 3,390,000
10 Elton John 3,218,000

Argentina
1 The Beatles 3,095,000
2 Queen 1,940,000
3 Pink Floyd 1,745,000
4 Michael Jackson 1,515,000
5 U2 1,410,000
6 Guns N' Roses 1,405,000
7 Phil Collins 1,315,000
8 Madonna 1,295,000
9 Led Zeppelin 1,185,000
10 Shakira 1,070,000

Austria
1 Queen 1,529,000
2 Michael Jackson 1,370,000
3 Pink Floyd 1,145,000
4 U2 1,050,000
5 Madonna 1,050,000
6 ABBA 965,000
7 Robbie Williams 945,000
8 Tina Turner 935,000
9 AC/DC 898,000
10 Eros Ramazzotti 865,000

Switzerland
1 Queen 1,955,000
2 Celine Dion 1,870,000
3 Eros Ramazzotti 1,660,000
4 Dire Straits 1,585,000
5 AC/DC 1,578,000
6 Madonna 1,570,000
7 Michael Jackson 1,515,000
8 Pink Floyd 1,435,000
9 U2 1,385,000
10 Phil Collins 1,380,000

Italy
1 Eros Ramazzotti 11,750,000
2 Pink Floyd 10,845,000
3 Madonna 8,435,000
4 Queen 6,955,000
5 U2 6,815,000
6 Dire Straits 6,385,000
7 Michael Jackson 5,620,000
8 Bruce Springsteen 4,890,000
9 Elton John 4,762,000
10 Andrea Bocelli 4,600,000

Finland
1 Madonna 729,000
2 ABBA 695,000
3 Queen 638,000
4 Metallica 561,000
5 Bruce Springsteen 546,000
6 Dire Straits 500,000
7 Celine Dion 481,000
8 Michael Jackson 412,000
9 Guns N' Roses 350,000
10 U2 345,000

Japan
1 B'z 58,550,000
2 Ayumi Hamasaki 33,230,000
3 Hikaru Utada 26,320,000
4 The Beatles 20,655,000
5 Carpenters 10,160,000
6 Madonna 9,180,000
7 Michael Jackson 8,705,000
8 Celine Dion 8,360,000
9 ABBA 8,150,000
10 Queen 8,110,000

Other Countries
USA - No30
Canada - No18
Brazil - No5
Mexico - No11
Australia - No14
New Zealand - No7
France - No12
Sweden - No10

[Lawyeris]

I don't think anyone has posted this from MJD's site. It's a breakdown of Album sales per country, interesting to see how well Queen have performed, especially in Europe!

Worldwide Album Sales
1 The Beatles 342,050,000
2 Michael Jackson 226,150,000
3 Elvis Presley 224,210,000
4 Pink Floyd 203,900,000
5 Madonna 195,700,000
6 The Rolling Stones 189,250,000
7 Elton John 178,700,000
8 Queen 178,020,000
9 Led Zeppelin 171,100,000
10 Celine Dion 167,525,000

From what source (site) did you take this?
Because here http://chartmasters.org/2017/10/cspc-data-collector/18/ (MJD's site), he shows us different numbers of album sales in the world:
1. The Beatles – 333,145,000 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Michael Jackson – 235,440,000 (as of Sep 2017)
3. Pink Floyd – 203,010,000 (as of Jun 2017)
4. Madonna – 201,900,000 (as of Aug 2017)
5. The Rolling Stones – 201,100,000 (as of Dec 2016)
6. Led Zeppelin – 182,500,000 (as of Aug 2016)
7. Queen – 179,295,000 (as of Oct 2017)
8. Céline Dion – 171,625,000 (as of Sep 2016)
9. AC/DC – 169,670,000 (as of Feb 2018)
10. U2 – 169,000,000 (as of Aug 2016)
11. Elton John – 167,640,000 (as of Feb 2018)

[slightlymad]

From what source (site) did you take this?

This is from MJD's site 'Fan of Music', so I guess the figures are a little out of date, however it was just to show how successful Queen are in the individual countries. I am aware of the list you quoted and if you look Elvis is not there as his CSPC hasn't been completed yet.

On a completely different subject, it has been reported this week that a preview was shown in Los Angeles of the up and coming Queen / Freddie biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It's going to interesting to see if the success of the movie impacts upon Queen's record sales, time will tell.

[thebigham]

^Always post a link to where you get your chart stats from.

and...

4/21/18 Billboard's Top Album Sales
Total = Chain, Independent, Mass Merchants, Non Traditional

170. QUEEN|GREATEST HITS 1 1,455 = 171 208 404 672

[nighteg]

I don't think anyone has posted this from MJD's site. It's a breakdown of Album sales per country, interesting to see how well Queen have performed, especially in Europe!

Worldwide Album Sales
1 The Beatles 342,050,000
2 Michael Jackson 226,150,000
3 Elvis Presley 224,210,000
4 Pink Floyd 203,900,000
5 Madonna 195,700,000
6 The Rolling Stones 189,250,000
7 Elton John 178,700,000
8 Queen 178,020,000
9 Led Zeppelin 171,100,000
10 Celine Dion 167,525,000

From what source (site) did you take this?
Because here http://chartmasters.org/2017/10/cspc-data-collector/18/ (MJD's site), he shows us different numbers of album sales in the world:
1. The Beatles – 333,145,000 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Michael Jackson – 235,440,000 (as of Sep 2017)
3. Pink Floyd – 203,010,000 (as of Jun 2017)
4. Madonna – 201,900,000 (as of Aug 2017)
5. The Rolling Stones – 201,100,000 (as of Dec 2016)
6. Led Zeppelin – 182,500,000 (as of Aug 2016)
7. Queen – 179,295,000 (as of Oct 2017)
8. Céline Dion – 171,625,000 (as of Sep 2016)
9. AC/DC – 169,670,000 (as of Feb 2018)
10. U2 – 169,000,000 (as of Aug 2016)
11. Elton John – 167,640,000 (as of Feb 2018)

Those are pure albums sales. Here's the overall Equivalent Album Sales:

1. The Beatles – 405,737,000 (as of Mar 2017)
2. Michael Jackson – 323,741,000 (as of Sep 2017)
3. Madonna – 241,134,000 (as of Aug 2017)
4. Queen – 238,637,000 (as of Oct 2017)
5. The Rolling Stones – 237,135,000 (as of Dec 2016)
6. Pink Floyd – 229,426,000 (as of Jun 2017)
7. Led Zeppelin – 200,459,000 (as of Aug 2016)
8. Elton John – 196,130,000 (as of Feb 2018)
9. U2 – 194,519,000 (as of Aug 2016)
10. Céline Dion – 193,422,000 (as of Sep 2016)
11. AC/DC – 191,030,000 (as of Feb 2018)
12. Eagles – 171,069,000 (as of Dec 2017)
13. Mariah Carey – 167,149,000 (as of Apr 2017)
14. Bruce Springsteen – 157,024,000 (as of Jul 2017)
15. Bee Gees – 156,874,000 (as of Apr 2017)
16. ABBA – 156,623,000 (as of Nov 2016)
17. Eminem – 154,954,000 (as of Aug 2016)
18. Barbra Streisand – 152,498,000 (as of Mar 2018)
19. Whitney Houston – 151,693,000 (as of May 2017)
20. Phil Collins – 147,408,000 (as of Apr 2018)
21. Billy Joel – 146,695,000 (as of Oct 2016)
22. Fleetwood Mac – 144,842,000 (as of Oct 2016)
23. Bon Jovi – 144,095,000 (as of Nov 2016)
24. Bob Dylan – 142,291,000 (as of Oct 2016)
25. Metallica – 139,406,000 (as of Aug 2016)
26. Bob Marley – 135,464,000 (as of Nov 2017)
27. David Bowie – 125,785,000 (as of Jan 2017)
28. Guns N’ Roses – 117,930,000 (as of Mar 2018)
29. Dire Straits – 108,525,000 (as of Mar 2018)
30. George Michael & Wham! – 104,743,000 (as of May 2017)

http://chartmasters.org/2017/10/cspc-data-collector/19/

[nighteg]

According to his site, Queen are the best selling artist ever in Europe (inc. UK). MJD said they've outsold the Beatles in most European countries by a large margin.

Queen – 91,245,000
Michael Jackson – 90,730,000
The Beatles – 86,230,000
Pink Floyd – 80,780,000
Madonna – 79,330,000
Rolling Stones – 68,590,000

[slightlymad]

Billboard Top200 - 21/04/2018
84 (82) Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

Top Catalogue Albums -21/04/2018
5 (7) Greatest Hits - Queen

Top Rock Albums - 21/04/2018
11 (10) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Albums - 21/04/2018
3 (3) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Digital Songs - 21/04/2018
11 10 10 379 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
22 21 20 347 We Will Rock You - Queen
23 18 13 80 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

Rock Streaming Songs - 21/04/2018
23 19 21 88 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

[slightlymad]

Current UK Album Chart W/E 26th April 2018
No23 - Bob Marley - Legend
No54- Queen - Greatest Hits
No55 - ABBA - Gold


UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 75 Official Figures
578Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend
557Weeks = Queen Greatest Hits
555Weeks = ABBA - Gold

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 100 Official Figures
833Weeks = ABBA - Gold
821Weeks = Queen - Greatest Hits
821Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend

[slightlymad]

Billboard Top200 - 28/04/2018
93 (84) Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

Top Catalogue Albums -28/04/2018
11 (5) Greatest Hits - Queen

Top Rock Albums - 28/04/2018
15 (11) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Albums - 28/04/2018
5 (3) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Digital Songs - 28/04/2018
11 11 10 380 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
20 22 21 348 We Will Rock You - Queen
24 23 18 81 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

Rock Streaming Songs - 21/04/2018
21 - 23 - 100 - 2 - Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen - Hollywood

[slightlymad]

The buzz around 'Bohemian Rhapsody - The Movie' is definitely starting to ramp up! Yesterday the first trailer was shown at CinemaCon in Las Vegas with a brief introduction (See Below) by Remi Malek who plays Freddie in the film. By all accounts the feedback seems universally positive, with talk of Malek and 'Awards' already being banded about. Can't wait to see the trailer and how this will impact on Freddie and Queen's legacy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=7um-zB_GZ8k

[slightlymad]

Current UK Album Chart W/E 3rd May 2018
No19 - Bob Marley - Legend
No51 - ABBA - Gold
No60- Queen - Greatest Hits

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 75 Official Figures
579Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend
558Weeks = Queen Greatest Hits
556Weeks = ABBA - Gold

UK Album Chart - Most Weeks Top 100 Official Figures
834Weeks = ABBA - Gold
822Weeks = Queen - Greatest Hits
822Weeks = Bob Marley - Legend

[slightlymad]

Billboard Top200 - 05/05/2018
93 (93) Greatest Hits - Queen - Hollywood

Top Catalogue Albums -05/05/2018
13 (11) Greatest Hits - Queen

Top Rock Albums - 05/05/2018
17 (15) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Albums - 05/05/2018
5 (5) Greatest Hits - Queen

Hard Rock Digital Songs - 05/05/2018
11 11 11 381 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
18 20 22 349 We Will Rock You - Queen
20 24 23 82 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

[Lawyeris]

Queen are the worst (with Bon Jovi) rock n roll group, inducted to Hall of fame
http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/rock-and ... worst.html

213. Queen — John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor (2001)
?When popularity is factored in, Queen is the most overrated band in the history of pop music. This preposterous aggregation looked and sounded awful from the beginning, their music a pastiche of pastiches of things no one in the band were inclined to understand, all of it culminating in “We Will Rock You.” Queen haters love to say the song is appropriate for a Nuremburg rally, but you can also sort of see Leni Riefenstahl giving it a listen, cocking her head and saying, “Nein. A little too much.” Their popularity in the U.S. went down quickly after their heyday, but they remained unaccountable super-duper-stars in the U.K. and in time became the rock equivalent to the beloved ugly toy you had when you grew up. Docked 30 notches because of this: After the band’s closeted lead singer, Freddie Mercury, died of AIDS, the entire rock universe held a televised tribute show, broadcast on MTV, during which mentions of homosexuality and AIDS were kept closely under wraps. The band (and everyone else at the show) let a new generation of vulnerable kids — and thousands of the unloved, dying alone on the streets — know that, yes, they should be ashamed of who they are. Thirty years earlier, the Lovin’ Spoonful, in one of the best songs about rock and roll, captured it this way: “Believe in the magic that can set you free.” By that wholly credible standard, Queen aren’t rock and roll at all and don’t belong in the hall of fame.