Queen's Classic Albums Deserve More Attention Than Their Greatest Hits

Queen remains one of rock’s most beloved bands: the RIAA has certified 13 singles as platinum and one as diamond, they have 54 million monthly listeners on Spotify, eight songs with over a billion streams, and they are Rock & Roll Hall of Famers and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners.

Yet much of the public mainly knows the band through its radio staples and high-profile projects like the musical and the biopic. The band’s early run from 1973 to 1980 produced eight albums of consistent quality.

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