Queen · 1973
Queen's raw debut, mixing hard rock with progressive touches and the early single "Keep Yourself Alive".
Queen's raw debut, mixing hard rock with progressive touches and the early single "Keep Yourself Alive".
A denser, more elaborate record split into "White" and "Black" sides, built on multi-tracked vocals and guitars.
The album that brought wider success, ranging from hard rock to music-hall, with the hit "Killer Queen".
An ambitious, eclectic record carrying "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "You're My Best Friend".
A companion to its predecessor, polished and varied, featuring "Somebody to Love".
A leaner, harder album that opens with the anthems "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".
An eclectic set spanning rock, funk and pop, with "Don't Stop Me Now", "Bicycle Race" and "Fat Bottomed Girls".
A more streamlined, rhythm-driven album with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust".
The soundtrack to the science-fiction film "Flash Gordon", largely instrumental and built on synthesizers.
A turn toward funk, disco and dance-pop, including "Under Pressure" with David Bowie.
A return to a bigger rock sound, with "Radio Ga Ga" and "I Want to Break Free".
An album tied to the film "Highlander", carrying "A Kind of Magic" and "Who Wants to Live Forever".
A tighter, band-credited album with "I Want It All" and "The Miracle".
The last album released in Mercury's lifetime, ranging from the epic title track to "The Show Must Go On".
A posthumous album completed by the surviving members from Mercury's final vocal recordings.