  Queen formed in 1972 in England
with Freddie Mercury (born Farok Bulsara) on
vocals, Brain May on guitar, John Deacon on
bass, and Roger Taylor on drums. The
formation of Queen happened first with a trio
consisting of May, Taylor and Tim Staffell
named Smile. When Staffell
left the group to pursue other musical
interests, Mercury came on board and Queen
was formed (using temporary bass players the
first year together). Deacon officially
joined the group in 1971. By 1972, Queen's
unique rock sound had landed them a recording
deal.
 Queen was released and
Queen's success started in the UK before
hitting the US.
Queen
II
was released and Queen toured the US although
May had to leave the tour after coming down
with hepatitis and an ulcer.
 Sheer
Heart Attack was released. Queen
was hitting the singles charts in the UK with
"Killer Queen" and "Seven Seas
Of Rhye" but not finding single success
in the US.
Queen was voted by Melody
Maker as 'Band of the Year.'
Queen's "Killer Queen"
became their first hit single in the US.
the UK Singles chart for 9
weeks.
Sheer
Heart Attack was certified gold.
 A
Night At The Opera was released
and topped the UK LP charts.
A
Night At The Opera was certified gold.
The single "Bohemian Rhapsody" was certified
gold.
 A
Day At The Races was released and Queen
had US hits with "Bohemian Rhapsody" and
"Somebody To Love."
A
Day At The Races was certified gold.
Queen was certified gold.
 News
Of The World was released and was certified
gold.
News
Of The World was certified platinum.
Queen had a monster hit
with the double-sided single "We Are The
Champions / We Will Rock You."
The single
"We Are The Champions" was
certified gold.
The single
"We Are The Champions" was
certified platinum.
 Jazz was released and Queen
hit the charts with "Bicycle Race / Fat
Bottomed Girls."
Queen's first live LP, Live
Killers, was released.
 Live
Killers was certified gold.
Jazz was certified
platinum.
 # 3
Singles Artist of the Year (# 1
Group/Duo of the Year)
Queen hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love."
 Queen hit #1 for 4 weeks with "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love."
Queen topped the Billboard Hot
100 for 4 weeks with "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love." Mercury said he wrote
the song while in the bathtub and its the
first track Mercury played guitar on. The
song peaked at # 2 in the UK the previous
year and almost wasn't released as a single
in the US until radio stations began playing
it.
 The
Game was released.
Queen hit the Top 40 with "Play The Game."
Queen topped
the UK LP chart for 2 weeks with The
Game.
Queen hit the Top 40 with "Another One Bites The
Dust."
The
Game spent 5 weeks topping the US LP
charts.
The
Game was certified gold.
Queen hit the Top 10 with "Another One Bites The
Dust."
Queen hit #1 for 2 weeks with "Another One Bites The
Dust."
Queen topped the Billboard Hot
100 with "Another One Bites The
Dust"
for 3 weeks and became only the second hit
Queen song to be written by Deacon. The track
also hit big in the club and with R&B
radio.
 The single "Another One Bites The
Dust"
was certified gold.
The
Game was certified platinum.
The single "Another One Bites The
Dust"
was certified platinum and "Crazy Little Thing
Called Love" was certified gold.
 # 82
Singles Artist of the Year
 Queen won an American Music
Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single ("Another One Bites The
Dust")
and were nominated for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group.
The Flash
Gordon soundtrack was
released.
Queen were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group ("Another One Bites The
Dust").
Queen hit the Top 40 with "Flash's Theme."
Queen performed 2 shows in Sao
Paulo, Brazil to over 250,000 concert goers.
 Greatest
Hits was released.
Queen had a hit with
the collaboration with David
Bowie, "Under Pressure."
Greatest
Hits was certified gold.
 # 73
Singles Artist of the Year
 Hot
Space was released.
Queen hit the Top 40 with "Body Language."
Queen hit the Top 10 with "Body Language."
Hot
Space was certified gold.
 Queen performed in California at
what would be their last live performance as
a group in the US.
 # 86
Singles Artist of the Year
The
Works was released with the hit
"Radio Ga-Ga."
 Queen hit the Top 40 with "Radio Ga-Ga."
The
Works was certified gold.
The video for "Radio Ga-Ga" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Art Direction.
Queen got into the holiday
spirit with the release of the UK single
"Thank God It's Christmas."
Queen performed a memorable set
at Live Aid in the UK.
 # 151
Singles Artist of the Year
 A
Kind Of Magic was released.
Live
Magic was released.
Queen performed for the last
time together (their 658th concert
performance) at Knebworth Stadium in the UK.
 # 208
Singles Artist of the Year
 The
Miracle was released.
Innuendo was released.
Innuendo was certified gold.
 On the 24th, Mercury died of
complications from AIDS at the age of 45.
Although Mercury hadn't revealed his illness
until 2 days prior to his death, it was
evident that he was struggling with his
health in the months prior to his death.
 # 47
Singles Artist of the Year
At the Brit Awards, Queen won
the Best British Single ("Bohemian Rhapsody") and Mercury was
posthumously honored with the Outstanding
Contribution to British Music honored.
 Classic
Queen was released.
Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" had a resurgence
on the pop charts thanks to it being featured
in the film Wayne's
World and hit the Top 10.
The remaining Queen members
joined forces with many other musicians for
'A Concert For Life' at Wembley Stadium to
honor Mercury and to raise awareness about
AIDS.
Classic
Queen was certified
platinum.
The single "The Show Must
Go On" was certified gold.
 Live
At Wembley '86 was released.
Greatest
Hits was released.
The video for "Bohemian Rhapsody" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Video from a Film.
Greatest
Hits was certified gold.
 # 155
Singles Artist of the Year
 Greatest
Hits was certified platinum.
Queen along with George
Michael and Lisa Stansfield
topped the UK LP charts for 3 weeks with Five
Live from the 'Concert For Life'
performance.
Queen along with George
Michael hit the Top 40 with the live
version of "Somebody To Love."
 Classic
Queen was certified 2x
platinum.
At
The BBC was released.
 Made
In Heaven was released.
Made
In Heaven topped the UK Albums charts for
a week.
Greatest
Hits I & II was released.
Made
In Heaven was certified gold.
Rock
'N Roll Hall Of Fame's 500
Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll includes "Bohemian Rhapsody."
Greatest
Hits I & II was certified gold.
 Ranked # 33 on VH1: Greatest
Artists of Rock & Roll (and
# 20
on
Rock On The Net's Poll).
The limited-edition, 8 CD box
set, Crown
Jewels, was released. The set included
8 classic Queen LPs.
 Greatest
Hits - Volume 3 was released.
VH1: 100
Greatest Rock Songs includes "Bohemian Rhapsody" at # 27 and "We Are The
Champions" at # 86.
Greatest
Hits I & II was certified platinum.
Live
At Wembley '86 was certified platinum.
VH1: 100
Greatest Artists of Hard Rock includes Queen at # 13.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes
"Bohemian Rhapsody" at # 29.
Queen was inducted into the Rock
& Roll Hall of Fame.
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