“Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Queen, originally released worldwide in 1981. The album consisted of Queen’s best-selling singles since their first chart appearance in 1974 with ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’, up to their 1980 hit ‘Flash’. Queen’s Greatest Hits was an instant success, peaking at #1 on the UK Albums Chart for four weeks. It is certified eight times platinum in the United States, and is Queen’s most commercially successful album worldwide with over 25 million copies sold, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. Double vinyl LP pressing. NOTE: The 17 song tracklisting on this vinyl LP is the original UK release and differs slightly from the 14 song U.S. version.” – Hollywood Records
- bestselling 1980 compilation of Queen’s greatest hits, w/ original 17-song UK tracklisting
- 180g black double vinyl pressing
- half-speed remaster cut at Abbey Road Studios
- housed in gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeves
- original release year: 1980
- music label: Hollywood Records 2016