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Your Ultimate Queen Songs with Steve Wright

As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s first single and album in 1973, Steve Wright counts down the Ultimate Queen Songs you voted for.

As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s first single and album in 1973, Steve Wright counts down the Ultimate Queen Songs - voted for by you.

In 1970, Freddie Mercury met Roger Taylor and Brian May (who had been performing as students in Brian’s band Smile); they recruited John Deacon in 1971 and the group, under Freddie’s suggested name of Queen, was fully formed.

Queen released their eponymous debut album and first single Keep Yourself Alive in July 1973, but they didn’t chart until March of the following year, with Seven Seas of Rhye reaching number ten, their debut album also entering the album charts and the Queen II album peaking at number five.

Since then, they have been pioneers in the world of huge live concert events and the emerging era of music videos with six UK number ones, 26 top ten singles and a total of 55 songs, spending 462 weeks in the Top 75 .

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Mon 10 Apr 2023 16:00
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Music Played

  • Queen

    Headlong

    • Innuendo.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Queen

    Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)

    • Hot Space.
    • EMI.
    • 9.

  • Queen

    No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)

    • Greatest Hits III.
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Queen

    Friends Will Be Friends

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    I'm Going Slightly Mad

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    It's A Hard Life

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Too Much Love Will Kill You

    • Made In Heaven.
    • EMI.
    • 8.

  • Queen

    Bicycle Race

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 4.

  • Queen

    Save Me

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 10.

  • Queen & The Muppets

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Bohemian Rhapsody.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 1.

  • Queen

    Flash

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.

  • Five + Queen, Mista Dexter, Jake Davies, Dave McCracken, Biff, Jules, Five & Queen

    We Will Rock You (Radio Edit)

    • Greatest Hits.
    • RCA Records Label.
    • 1.

  • Queen

    Breakthru

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    I Want It All

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • George Michael & Queen

    Somebody To Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Spread Your Wings

    • News Of The World.
    • EMI.
    • 5.

  • Queen

    Tie Your Mother Down

    • Queen - Queen Rocks.
    • EMI.

  • Queen

    Now I'm Here

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 6.

  • Queen

    Innuendo

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    One Vision

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

    • A Day At The Races.
    • Island.
    • 8.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Queen

    Fat Bottomed Girls

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    You're My Best Friend

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • Queen

    Hammer To Fall

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Seven Seas Of Rhye

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Queen

    The Show Must Go On

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    I Want To Break Free

    • The Works.
    • EMI.

  • Queen

    These Are The Days Of Our Lives

    • More Than Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Queen

    Love Of My Life

    • Queen - A Night At The Opera.
    • Parlophone.
    • 9.

  • Queen & David Bowie

    Under PressureΒ 

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Killer Queen

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 2.

  • Queen

    Who Wants To Live Forever

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    We Will Rock You

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Queen

    Somebody To Love

    • A Day At The Races.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Queen

    Don't Stop Me Now

    • Jazz.
    • Island.
    • 12.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Greatest Hits I II & III (The Platinum Collection).
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Apr 2023 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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