Hitting a jaw-dropping 439 weeks, and counting, on the Billboard200 – currently sitting at #21 on the prestigious US chart – and already wearing the crown as the UK’s biggest selling album of all time, achieving the third longest chart run on the UK Official Charts, Queen’s 1981 Greatest Hits collection is getting a limited edition makeover to mark not only the band’s historic 50th landmark, but also the album’s 40th anniversary.
First released in 1981, Greatest Hits is certified 9x Platinum in the U.S. and stands alone as the first and only album to have sold over 6 million copies in the UK (6.75 million sales to date), has now spent over 900 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified a staggering 22 platinum with global sales in excess of 25 million.
And there’s more according to the Official Charts Company who crowned it Britain’s most popular album of the past 60 years, one in four British households already own a copy of the album.
Now, following the record-breaking global success of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody feature film earning almost $1billion at the international box office – a new generation of faithful Queen followers has emerged ensuring that Queen’s undiminishing appeal will continue well beyond their current record-breaking achievements.
These historic landmarks are now to be marked and celebrated with a brand new collector’s edition Greatest Hits CD with exclusive slipcase cover and a limited edition cassette format, both to be released globally July 2.
In addition, the Official Queen Online Store will exclusively offer the collector’s edition Greatest Hits CD and four highly limited band member color cassettes. This version of the Slipcase CD encases a CD-sized print personally signed by band members Brian May and Roger Taylor (limited to 1000 copies only).
Global Formats
- Collector’s Edition Greatest Hits CD With Exclusive Slipcase Cover
- Collector’s Edition Clear Cassette
Queen Online Store Exclusive Formats
- Collector’s Edition CD With Exclusive Slipcase Cover signed by Brian May and Roger Taylor, bundled with all 4 band member colour cassettes and a Greatest Hits gold plated badge (limited to 1000 signed copies)
- Collector’s Edition Frosted Aqua Cassette Freddie Mercury Cover
- Collector’s Edition Transparent Pink Cassette Brian May Cover
- Collector’s Edition Transparent Green Cassette Roger Taylor Cover
- Collector’s Edition Transparent Blue Cassette John Deacon Cover
All formats available to pre-order HERE
