The Platinum Collection (Queen album)
2000 box set by Queen
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The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III is a box set by British rock band Queen which comprises their three greatest hits albums, Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits II and Greatest Hits III. The album was originally released on 13 November 2000 on the Parlophone label. A booklet with song facts and images is also included with the three CD set. The US release was delayed by Hollywood Records until September 2002 and featured the 2001 Japanese release remastered versions of Greatest Hits Volumes 1 and 2 on the US and Canadian versions of The Platinum Collection. The album peaked at number 2 in the UK.
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| Released | 13 November 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1973–1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 208:12 | |||
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On 27 June 2011, as part of Queen's 40th anniversary celebrations, The Platinum Collection was re-released in the UK as well as in other territories around the world. The release consisted of the 2011 remasters of all three albums.[2]
In 2018, the album reached a peak of number 9 on the US Billboard 200 following the success of the Bohemian Rhapsody film and soundtrack, making it their first time with two albums in the US albums chart top 10.[3] In 2019, the album reached a higher peak at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 thanks to sale pricing in the iTunes Store during the tracking week.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | Freddie Mercury | A Night at the Opera, 1975 | 5:55 |
| 2. | "Another One Bites the Dust" | John Deacon | The Game, 1980 | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Killer Queen" | Mercury | Sheer Heart Attack, 1974 | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Fat Bottomed Girls" (Single Version) | Brian May | Jazz, 1978 | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Bicycle Race" | Mercury | Jazz | 3:01 |
| 6. | "You're My Best Friend" | Deacon | A Night at the Opera | 2:52 |
| 7. | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Mercury | Jazz | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Save Me" | May | The Game | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Mercury | The Game | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Somebody to Love" | Mercury | A Day at the Races, 1976 | 4:56 |
| 11. | "Now I'm Here" | May | Sheer Heart Attack | 4:14 |
| 12. | "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" | Mercury | A Day at the Races | 2:54 |
| 13. | "Play the Game" | Mercury | The Game | 3:33 |
| 14. | "Flash" (Single Version) | May | Flash Gordon, 1980 | 2:48 |
| 15. | "Seven Seas of Rhye" | Mercury | Queen II, 1974 | 2:47 |
| 16. | "We Will Rock You" | May | News of the World, 1977 | 2:01 |
| 17. | "We Are the Champions" | Mercury | News of the World | 3:02 |
| 18. | "Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)" (Bonus Track for Japan) | May | A Day at the Races | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 1:03:08 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "A Kind of Magic" | Roger Taylor | A Kind of Magic, 1986 | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Under Pressure" (With David Bowie) (Edited Version) | Queen, David Bowie | Hot Space, 1982 | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Radio Ga Ga" | Taylor | The Works, 1984 | 5:43 |
| 4. | "I Want It All" (Single Version) | Brian May | The Miracle, 1989 | 4:01 |
| 5. | "I Want to Break Free" (Single Version) | Deacon | The Works | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Innuendo" | Taylor, Mercury | Innuendo, 1991 | 6:27 |
| 7. | "It's a Hard Life" | Mercury | The Works | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Breakthru" | Taylor, Mercury | The Miracle | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" (Edited Version) | May | A Kind of Magic | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Headlong" (Original Innuendo LP Edit) | May | Innuendo | 4:33 |
| 11. | "The Miracle" | Mercury, Deacon | The Miracle | 4:54 |
| 12. | "I'm Going Slightly Mad" (Original Innuendo LP Edit) | Mercury, Peter Straker | Innuendo | 4:07 |
| 13. | "The Invisible Man" | Taylor | The Miracle | 3:58 |
| 14. | "Hammer to Fall" (Single Version) | May | The Works | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Friends Will Be Friends" | Mercury, Deacon | A Kind of Magic | 4:07 |
| 16. | "The Show Must Go On" (Early Fade-Out) | May | Innuendo | 4:23 |
| 17. | "One Vision" (Single Version) | May, Taylor | A Kind of Magic | 4:04 |
| 18. | "I Was Born to Love You" (Bonus Track for Japan) | Mercury | Made in Heaven, 1995 | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 1:20:38 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "The Show Must Go On" (Live at Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris, France, With Elton John) | May | 4:35 | |
| 2. | "Under Pressure" (With David Bowie) (Rah Mix) | Deacon, Mercury, Bowie | 4:08 | |
| 3. | "Barcelona" (Single Version) (Performed by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé) | Mercury, Mike Moran | Barcelona, 1988 | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Too Much Love Will Kill You" | May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers | Made in Heaven | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Somebody to Love" (Live at Wembley Stadium with George Michael, The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, 20 April 1992) | Mercury | Five Live EP, 1993 | 5:07 |
| 6. | "You Don't Fool Me" | Taylor, Mercury | Made in Heaven | 5:22 |
| 7. | "Heaven for Everyone" (Single Version) | Taylor | Made in Heaven | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Las Palabras de Amor (The Words of Love)" | May | Hot Space | 4:29 |
| 9. | "Driven by You" (Performed by Brian May) | May | Back to the Light, 1992 | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Living on My Own" (Julian Raymond Album Mix) (Performed by Freddie Mercury) | Mercury | Remix from The Freddie Mercury Album, 1992, Original Version on Mr. Bad Guy, 1985 | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Let Me Live" | Taylor, Mercury | Made in Heaven | 4:45 |
| 12. | "The Great Pretender" (The Platters Cover) (Performed by Freddie Mercury) | Buck Ram | Non-Album Single, 1987, Later released on The Freddie Mercury Album | 3:26 |
| 13. | "Princes of the Universe" | Mercury | A Kind of Magic | 3:31 |
| 14. | "Another One Bites the Dust" (With additional vocals from Wyclef Jean, Pras, Free & Canibus) | Deacon | Small Soldiers soundtrack, 1998 | 4:20 |
| 15. | "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" | May | Queen Rocks, 1997 | 4:11 |
| 16. | "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | Taylor | Innuendo | 4:22 |
| 17. | "Thank God It's Christmas" | Taylor, May | non-album Christmas single, 1984 | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 1:13:41 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[75] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[76] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[77] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[78] | Gold | 15,623[78] |
| France (SNEP)[79] | 2× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[80] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[81] sales since 2009 |
4× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[82] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[83] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[84] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Poland (ZPAV)[85] | Diamond | 100,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[86] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
| South Korea (Gaon Chart) | — | 11,805[87] |
| Spain (Promusicae)[88] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[89] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[90] | 8× Platinum | 2,400,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[91] | 5× Platinum | 1,666,665^ |
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| Europe (IFPI)[92] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||