Greatest Hits I & II

For the Billy Joel album, see Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II.
Greatest Hits I & II
Box set by
Queen
Released14 November 1994[1]
RecordedDecember 1971—November 1990
GenreRock
Length134:05
Label
Queen chronology
Five Live
(1993) 		Greatest Hits I & II
(1994) 		Made in Heaven
(1995)

Greatest Hits I & II is box set by Queen, released on 14 November 1994 by Parlophone, EMI and Hollywood Records.[1]

Background and content

In the early 1990s, Hollywood Records purchased Queen's catalogue, and alongside rereleasing the 1981 compilation Greatest Hits, they also released a new compilation titled Classic Queen. In 1992, the band released a sequel to Greatest Hits titled Greatest Hits II. This box set contains both Greatest Hits one and two, alongside a 40-page booklet.[2]

Release and reception

The set was initially released on 14 November 1994 and was later released in the United States in 1995 to capitalise on the release of the band's final album Made in Heaven, which was released on 6 November 1995.[3] The box set did not do very well on the charts due to a limited amount of promotion.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

In a review for BBC Music, John Doran wrote that the first disk includes "songs that even your grandma knows", and that the second disk "isn’t quite as stunningly impressive, it still charts the second half of their career well".[5]

Track listing

Greatest Hits track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Bohemian Rhapsody"Freddie MercuryA Night at the Opera (1975)5:57
2."Another One Bites the Dust"John DeaconThe Game (1980)3:36
3."Killer Queen"MercurySheer Heart Attack (1974)2:57
4."Fat Bottomed Girls" (single mix)Brian MayJazz (1978)3:22
5."Bicycle Race"MercuryJazz3:01
6."You're My Best Friend"DeaconA Night at the Opera2:52
7."Don't Stop Me Now"MercuryJazz3:29
8."Save Me"MayThe Game3:48
9."Crazy Little Thing Called Love"MercuryThe Game2:42
10."Somebody to Love"MercuryA Day at the Races (1976)4:56
11."Now I'm Here"MaySheer Heart Attack4:10
12."Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"MercuryA Day at the Races2:54
13."Play the Game"MercuryThe Game3:33
14."Flash" (single mix)MayFlash Gordon (1980)2:48
15."Seven Seas of Rhye"MercuryQueen II (1974)2:47
16."We Will Rock You"MayNews of the World (1977)2:01
17."We Are the Champions"MercuryNews of the World3:00
Total length:58:19
Greatest Hits II track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."A Kind of Magic"Roger TaylorA Kind of Magic (1986)4:22
2."Under Pressure" (with David Bowie)Queen, David BowieHot Space (19823:57
3."Radio Ga Ga"TaylorThe Works (1984)5:43
4."I Want It All" (single mix)Queen (May)The Miracle (1989)4:01
5."I Want to Break Free" (single mix)DeaconThe Works4:18
6."Innuendo"Queen (Mercury/Taylor)Innuendo (1991)6:27
7."It's a Hard Life"MercuryThe Works4:09
8."Breakthru"Queen (Mercury/Taylor)The Miracle4:09
9."Who Wants to Live Forever"MayA Kind of Magic5:16
10."Headlong"Queen (May)Innuendo4:37
11."The Miracle"Queen (Mercury/Deacon)The Miracle5:01
12."I'm Going Slightly Mad"Queen (Mercury)Innuendo4:22
13."The Invisible Man"Queen (Taylor)The Miracle3:58
14."Hammer to Fall" (single mix)MayThe Works3:40
15."Friends Will Be Friends"Mercury, DeaconA Kind of Magic4:08
16."The Show Must Go On"Queen (May)Innuendo4:37
17."One Vision" (single mix)Queen (Taylor)A Kind of Magic4:02
Total length:76:32

Personnel

Queen

Additional performers

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits I & II by Queen
Chart (1994–2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 50
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 47
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 2
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 2
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[16] 3

Year–end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 74
Chart (1995) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 64

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[19] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[20] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[22] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23] 4× Platinum 60,000^
South Korea — 10.027[24]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "New Albums". Music Week. 12 November 1994. p. 34.
  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 Review". Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b Purvis, Georg. "Queen: The Complete Works." Titan Books. p, 333 ISBN 9781789090499
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). "Queen". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Doran, John (2011). "BBC - Music - Review of Queen - Greatest Hits I and II". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ^ "SongVest".
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  11. ^ "Queen Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  16. ^ "Queen Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1992". dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Rapports annuels 1995". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  19. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1997". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  20. ^ "French album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Queen; 'Greatest Hits I & II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  22. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits I + II" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 3 December 2025. Enter Greatest Hits I + II in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  23. ^ Scapolo, Dean (2007). The complete New Zealand music charts, 1966-2006: singles, albums, DVDs, compilations. Wellington, N.Z: Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
  24. ^ "자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다.: 2000.10월 – POP 음반 판매량" (in Korean). Music Industry Association of Korea. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  25. ^ Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1991–1995. Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Greatest Hits I & II')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  27. ^ "British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits I & II". British Phonographic Industry.
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits Volume I &II". Recording Industry Association of America.

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