Greatest Hits II (Queen album)

Greatest Hits II
Greatest Hits II
Greatest hits album by Queen
Released	28 October 1991
Recorded	1981–1990 ; 1981–1995 (2011 Japan reissue edition)
Genre	Rock
Length	76:32
Label	EMI/Parlophone (Europe); Hollywood (North America);
Queen chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
NME	4/10^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Greatest Hits II is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released on 28 October 1991.^[3] The album consisted of Queen's biggest hits between 1981 and 1991, from the UK chart-topper "Under Pressure" to "The Show Must Go On".

The compilation Greatest Hits II reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and is the tenth best-selling album in the UK with sales of 3.9 million copies as of 2014.^[4] It is the seventh best-selling album in Germany,^[5] the thirteenth best-selling album in France,^[6] and the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Finland.^[7]^[8] Accumulated sales (Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 25 million worldwide.^[9]^[10]

Freddie Mercury designed the crest on the album cover, using the astrological signs of the four members: two Leos (Roger Taylor and John Deacon), one Cancer (Brian May) and one Virgo (Mercury).^[11]

^ Quantick, David (9 November 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 32.
^ Rolling Stone Album Guide
^ Queen; Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ "Top 40 Best Selling Albums 28 July 1956 – 14 June 2009" (PDF). BPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009.
^ "Highest Gold Platinum certifications as of 2008" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "Disque en france" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ Cite error: The named reference FIN best dom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ BPI – UK Best Selling Albums of All Time (14 June 2009) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 13 June 2011
^ Queen Greatest Hits I and II Review BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2011
^ Anderson, Sarah 50 Geeky Facts About Queen, NME. Accessed 28 May 2014.

[1] Quantick, David (9 November 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 32.

[2] Rolling Stone Album Guide

[3] Queen; Greatest Hits, Vol. 2. AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[bpialbums-4] "Top 40 Best Selling Albums 28 July 1956 – 14 June 2009" (PDF). BPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009.

[5] "Highest Gold Platinum certifications as of 2008" (PDF). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[6] "Disque en france" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

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[9] BPI – UK Best Selling Albums of All Time (14 June 2009) Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 13 June 2011

[10] Queen Greatest Hits I and II Review BBC. Retrieved 17 June 2011

[11] Anderson, Sarah 50 Geeky Facts About Queen, NME. Accessed 28 May 2014.

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