CURIOSITA'
- Greatest Hits è rimasto in classifica per 529 settimane nella classifica inglese.
- Bohemian Rhapsody è rimasta al 1 posto in classifica per 14 settimane in 4 diversi anni: 1975, 1976, 1991, 1992.
- Il Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert è stato visto in 76 paesi da oltre 1 miliardo di persone.
- I Queen hanno venduto più di 150 milioni di copie di dischi nel mondo.
- I Queen hanno suonato in 704 concerti.
- Another One Bites The Dust è stato il singolo più venduto della storia dei Queen
I QUEEN SONO STATI LA PRIMA BAND A... | LO SAPEVATE CHE... : |
- Suonare nei De Lane Lea Studios - Fare un video pop -
Avere 4 album nella Top Twenty inglese (Queen, Queen II, Sheer Heart Attack, A
Night At The Opera) - Avere 50 ragazze nude guidando biciclette - Aver scelto il loro singolo di debutto - Aver suonato in Argentina - Aver suonato in Brasile - Avere 131.000 spettatori - Suonare per 3 notti nello stadio della stessa città (Buenos Aires) - Pubblicare la prima raccolta di video promozionali (Greatest Flix) - Suonare a Melbourne (Australia) senza luci (si erano rotte) - Avere tutti gli album pubblicati contemporaneamente su CD - Pubblicare un video singolo in Inghilterra - Avere la prima posizione in classifica per un video - Avere 10 album nella top ten argentina - Aver comprato i Mountain Studios -
Aver registrato God Save The Queen - Avere il cantante trasportato sul palco da Superman, Darth Vader e Babbo Natale - Avere un singolo nella classifica argentina per oltre un anno (Love Of My Life) - Invitare i membri del fan club a partecipare alla realizzazione di un video (We Are The Champions) |
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PREMI
1974
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SOUNDS: 3rd best New British Band, 9th best International Band.
- DISC: 10th Brightest Hope.
- NME: 2nd Most Promising New Name
1975
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RECORD MIRROR: 2nd best British Newcomer, 2nd best Single (Killer Queen), 9th
International Group.
- NME: 8th Best British Group, 7th Best Stage Band, 4th Most Promising Group
In The World, 3rd Most Promising New Name & 17th Best World Group.
- DISC: Top live band, Top International group, Top British Group, Top single
(Killer Queen), 3rd best album (SHA) 5th best album (Queen II).
- IVOR NOVELLO AWARD to Freddie for Killer Queen.
- GOLDEN LION AWARD (Belgium) to Freddie for Killer Queen.
- CARL ALLEN AWARD: for contribution to the Ballroom Dancing Industry
1976
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NME: 1st British Stage Band, 2nd Group, 5th World group, 3rd World stage band,
Freddie 7th World singer, Brian 3rd top guitarist, Bohemian Rhapsody 1st
British single, NATO 2nd album.
- RECORD MIRROR/DISC: 1st Best British Group, 1st World group, Bo Rap number
one single, NATO number 6 album, Freddie 5th British singer, 6th world singer,
4th British songwriter, 5th world songwriter. Brian 4th British musician 4th
world musician.
- IVOR NOVELLO AWARD: To Freddie for Bohemian Rhapsody.
1977
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BRITTANIA AWARD: Best British Single of the Last 25 years - Bohemian Rhapsody
- EUROPE ONE RADIO: Most Potential Rock Band.
- DAILY MAIL: Best group
- DAILY MIRROR: Best rock group
1979
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MUSIC LIFE JAPAN: Top group, Top album (Jazz), Top single, Top Bass Player,
Top Guitarist, To Drummer, Top Singer.
1980
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JUNO AWARDS CANADA: Best International Single (Another One Bites The Dust),
Best International Album (The Game), Best group.
- RECORD WORLD USA: Top male group, Top producer, Top disco crossover (All for
Another One Bites The Dust)
- DICK CLARKE AWARDS USA: Best band
- CIRCUS MAGAZINE USA: 2nd best group, Freddie 2nd make vocalist, 1st live
show, No.1 album The Game, No.1 single Another One Bites The Dust, No.3 best
single Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Freddie 3rd best songwriter, Brian 3rd
best guitarist, John 3rd best bassist, Roger 3rd best drummer. Freddie 3rd
best keyboard player.
1981
MUSIC
LIFE JAPAN: Best group, best bass, best vocalist, 2nd best guitarist, 2nd best
drummer.
Billboard Awards USA: Biggest selling single of 1980 for Another One Bites The
Dust
1984
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NORDOFF-ROBBINS MUSIC THERAPY SILVER CLEF AWARD: Outstanding Contribution To
British Music.
- UK VIDEO AWARDS: Highly Commended in Best Compilation Category for The Works
EP. Best Video award for RADIO GA GA.
1986
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DAILY MIRROR READERS POLL: Top British Group, Top Male vocalist, 5th best
album for Kind Of Magic.
- DAILY EXPRESS: Best Album Cover Award for A Kind Of Magic
- BRITISH VIDEO AWARDS: Top Music Video award for LIVE IN RIO
1987
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SUN: Best male vocalist for Freddie
- CAPITAL RADIO LONDON: Best group
- IVOR NOVELLO AWARD: for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
- BRITISH VIDEO AWARDS: Best video, Music category for Live In Budapest
1988
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GOLDEN ROSE FESTIVAL, Montreux:International Music Media Conference; IMMC
Award for Best Long Form Video worldwide for The Magic Years. (DORO)
- FESTRIO, Rio De Janeiro: Best video documentary award for The Magic Years.
(DORO)
1989
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Independent Television Awards: Best Band Of The Eighties
- US FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL: Silver Screen Award for The Magic Years (DORO)
- DIAMOND AWARDS, Antwerp: Invisible Man, Best Special Effects award.(DORO)
1990
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BRIT AWARDS: Outstanding Contribution to Music.
1991
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AMERICAN FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL, Chicago: "Innuendo" won 1st and
"Slightly Mad" 3rd prize for Creative Excellence in the Art Culture
and Performing Arts category. (DORO)
- MONITOR AWARDS (Int. Teleproduction Society), New York City: Best
Achievement in Music Video award for INNUENDO. (DORO)
1992
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BRIT AWARDS: Freddie received a posthumous Outstanding Contribution To Music
award (the first posthumous award given), and Days Of Our Lives got a Best
Single award.
- IVOR NOVELLO: Best single for "Days Of Our Lives" and Brian May
received a Best TV Commercial Music award for Driven By You.
- MTV AWARDS: Bohemian Rhapsody won Best Video From A Movie category.
- US FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL, Chicago: Gold Camera Awards for The Freddie
Mercury Tribute, Greatest Flix II, The Show Must Go On & These Are The
Days Of Our Lives.(DORO)
1993
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IVOR NOVELLO award to Freddie Mercury for "Living On My Own"
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS: Freddie awarded a
posthumous award for Bohemian Rhapsody as the Most Played Record in the USA of
1993.
- MONITOR AWARDS, Hollywood: "Red Couch" awards for Greatest Flix II
and I'm Going Slightly Mad.(DORO)