Three Queen albums, Greatest Hits, The Platinum Collection, and the Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack, … More
Three different Queen albums currently appear on the charts in the United Kingdom. That’s quite the accomplishment for a group that hasn’t produced brand new material in a long time, but it’s not unusual for superstars. The band’s catalog is so successful and so beloved to this day that fans in the outfit’s home country typically flock to more than one project at a time.
Amazingly, all three of Queen’s currently-charting titles are essentially greatest hits compilations. Most of the time, for many acts, just one would suffice, but Queen is so popular that it takes a trio of projects to fulfill the needs of the general public – and multiple efforts have returned this time around.
The Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack Returns
Two of Queen’s three charting full-lengths reappear on the U.K. lists this week. The Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack is Queen’s highest-rising returning favorite. That set, which accompanied the film of the same name, reenters the Official Soundtrack Albums chart at No. 48. The project has spent just over five years on the list of the biggest soundtracks in the U.K. and, shockingly, has never reached No. 1, instead stalling in the runner-up position.
Queen’s The Platinum Collection Reappears
Queen’s The Platinum Collection is also back on just a single list. That compilation breaks back onto the Official Album Downloads chart at No. 92. The Platinum Collection has now racked up 357 stays somewhere on that roster, where it has climbed as high as No. 4 in the past.
Greatest Hits Remains a Major Winner
As is always the case, Greatest Hits is the go-to title for most fans and casual listeners in the U.K. That Queen compilation rises to No. 35 on the Official Albums Streaming chart and dips almost 30 spots to No. 76 on the Official Album Downloads ranking.
It also narrowly falls outside the top 40 on the Official Albums chart, the ranking of the most consumed projects in the nation, where it has hit No. 1 and is approaching 1,200 weeks somewhere on that 100-spot roster.
