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Posted by: ben08 17th July 2020, 05:21 PM

And another Queen article on the OCC web site today

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/50-incredible-official-chart-facts-about-queen__30231/
Here's some of those facts.
Queen’s Greatest Hits is the bestselling album in UK music history, with paid-for sales of 6.37 million as of July 2020.
Bohemian Rhapsody is the second bestselling Christmas Number 1 ever, with paid-for sales of 2.6 million.
Bohemian Rhapsody now has 154.7 million plays.
Don’t Stop Me Now is Queen’s most downloaded song, with 577,487 sales.
Greatest Hits II ranks third best-selling hits collection of all time in the UK. It’s current paid-for sales are 4.07m as of July 2020.

Posted by: Steve201 17th July 2020, 06:54 PM

Legendary band!

Posted by: zeus555 18th July 2020, 02:17 AM

Regarding The OCC's Friday July 17th Article, about 50 Queen Chart Facts:

The Article gives Queen's 'Greatest Hits' 6,370,000 UK Sales. However, in 2006, The OCC allowed 626,000 Sales, to
be added to it from 2 other Queen releases. (560,000 - 'The Platinum Collection' - 2000, 66,000 - 'Greatest Hits I
& II - 1994). If you remove, those 'Enhanced Sales', it has really sold around 5,744,000. It would still be the UK's
Best Selling Album. However, 'ABBA Gold' is 2nd, with an estimated 5,726,000 UK Sales. There are really only about
18,000 UK Sales, between them. (To W/E 23rd July 2020). The OCC never mention, that 626,000 UK Sales, of the
1981 Queen 'Greatest Hits' Album, are from 2 other Queen releases...

Note -- For 'ABBA Gold', I'm using the estimated 5,721,000 Sales from this Thread - Sunday July 5th. Then, I've
added in a combined Total of 5,000 UK Sales, for these Weeks - W/E 16th July and W/E 23rd July.

http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=221805&st=20&start=20

The OCC say that, Queen's 'Greatest Hits II', has sold 4,070,000, in the UK. That makes it the UK's 10th Best Selling Album.
If you remove its 'Enhanced Sales', then that 1991 Album has 3,440,000 UK Sales. Which makes it fall to 16th place, in the
List of the UK's Top 60 Best Selling Albums...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom

The fact, that 'Greatest Hits I' and 'Greatest Hits II', were given 626,000 'Enhanced Sales', (each), in 2006, was confirmed by
Alan Jones, in 'Music Week', in September 2009. ('Greatest Hits III' - 1999, was also given 560,000 Sales from 'The Platinum
Collection')...

Posted by: Adelita 18th July 2020, 03:17 AM

Overrated band.

Posted by: SKOB 18th July 2020, 07:57 AM

Thought this was about Gaga

Posted by: Steve201 18th July 2020, 08:18 AM

Says the Gaga Stan

Posted by: Adelita 18th July 2020, 08:19 PM

Gaga has more talent than the four members of Queen put together.

Posted by: Crazy Chris 18th July 2020, 08:23 PM

LOL. Don't think I've laughed as much in all my life. Freddie had more talent in his little finger nail than GaGa has ever had or will ever have and that comes from me who quite likes her music.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 18th July 2020, 09:08 PM

Gaga wouldn't even have her name if it wasn't for Queen! She named herself after one of their songs.

Posted by: Bjork 18th July 2020, 09:31 PM

The trolls should do some back research before making a fool of themselves
Lady Gaga wouldn't approve

Posted by: Adelita 18th July 2020, 10:36 PM

Your opinion doesn't matter to me, i said what i said.

Posted by: Adelita 18th July 2020, 10:39 PM

And what does the fact that she used a Queen song to build her stage name have to do with the fact that she's more talented than all of them put together? No correlation at all.

Posted by: Adelita 18th July 2020, 10:40 PM

Why are you talking bad about yourself?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 19th July 2020, 01:05 AM

There is always confusion around the actual sales of the original greatest hits as I thought I read somewhere ut was close to 7 million sales.

Posted by: Steve201 19th July 2020, 01:18 AM

Post of the year

Posted by: jimwatts 19th July 2020, 10:49 AM

The only one of these facts I found particularly surprising was:

Posted by: n'tAlice 19th July 2020, 11:06 AM

Attention by Charlie Puth

A song that defines you, here's your answer.

Posted by: ben08 19th July 2020, 02:04 PM

All this Gaga stuff messes up my thread. Please go elsewhere!