Queen

15 albums with 162 songs. 28 other songs. 190 songs in total.

1973 Queen (9)

It's Queen's very first album and they are hitting the ground running. Six great songs: "My Fairy King", "Keep Yourself Alive", "The Night Comes Down", "Great King Rat", "Liar" and "Jesus". And three weak ones: "Son And Daughter", "Doing All Right" and "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll". The album also has a rudimentary instrumental version of "Seven Seas of Rhye". The final version of that song would be released on their superb next album, "Queen II" (1974). 

1974 Queen II (10)

This is Queen's most underrated album, but it has a strong cult following and has been cited as one of their finest works. But it has been overshadowed by their next album, "Sheer Heart Attack", released very soon after in the same year. The uneven A-side (called Side White) has fine songs by Brian May ("Procession/Father To Son", "White Queen As It Began" and "Some Day One Day"), as well as a weak track by Roger Taylor ("The Loser In The End"). The brilliant B-side (called Side Black) is all Freddie Mercury: "Ogre Battle", "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", "Nevermore", "The March Of The Black Queen", "Funny How Love Is" and "Seven Seas Of Rhye". Six amazing tracks that ideally shouldn't be listen to separately, or even in a different order. 

1974 Sheer Heart Attack (11)

A classic Queen album. Most people would say that the best song is "Killer Queen", their first genuine hit. However, the album also has two very different versions of the same song, "In The Lap Of The Gods" and "In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited", the latter much superior... and even better than "Killer Queen". Another stunner is a marvellous medley of three songs "Tenement Funster/Flick Of The Wrist/Lily Of The Valley" (the first by Roger Taylor, and the others by Freddie Mercury). Four other songs are also very good: "Bring Back That Leroy Brown", "Now I'M Here", "Brighton Rock" and "Stone Cold Crazy". The weakest songs are: aptly named "Misfire", repetitive "She Makes Me Stormtrooper In Stilettoes" and very short "Dear Friends".

1975 A Night At The Opera (12)

Queen's greatest album, and not just because of "Bohemian Rhapsody" (their greatest song according to just about everyone). Beside it, at least half of the songs here are also masterpieces, including "You're My Best Friend" (John Deacon's best song), "Seaside Rendezvous", "39" (one of Brian May's best songs), "Love of My Life", "Death On Two Legs" and "Good Company". "I'M In Love With My Car", "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon", "The Prophet's Song" and "Sweet Lady" are also quite good. Only "God Save The Queen" is a bit disappointing.

1976 A Day At The Races (10)

An excellent album. No doubt about the best song: "Somebody To Love" is one of Queen's greatest hits. "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy", "Teo Torriatte Let Us Cling Together" and "Tie Your Mother Down" are very memorable as well. There are also three fine songs: "You and I", "The Millionaire Waltz", "Long Away" and "White Man". "Drowse" and "You Take My Breath Away" are the weakest tracks.

1977 News Of The World (11)

Eight songs are excellent: "We Are The Champions", "All Dead All Dead", "We Will Rock You", "Who Needs You", "My Melancholy Blues", "It's Late", "Sheer Heart Attack" and "Get Down Make Love". Three songs are weak: "Spread Your Wings", "Fight from the Inside" and "Sleeping on the Sidewalk". 

1978 Jazz (13)

Queen's most eccentric album to date, and that's saying something. There are fat bottomed naked girls on bicycles, there is praying to Allah... and everything in between. Except jazz. Why would anybody expect jazz music from Queen? No idea. Anyway, all songs here are great, with "Don't Stop Me Now" a standout, but all the others highly memorable as well: "Bicycle Race", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "Mustapha", "Jealousy", "Dreamer's Ball", "In Only Seven Days", "Fun It", "More Of That Jazz", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", "If You Can't Beat Them", "Dead On Time" and "Let Me Entertain You". And no two songs are alike. Pure bliss.

1980 The Game (10)

Queen's most popular album. Also, their most conventional one. And the first to use a synthesizer. As result, most of the songs sound alike. But they are all quite good, nonetheless: "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (probably the best), "Another One Bites The Dust" (a close second), "Play The Game", "Coming Soon", "Need Your Loving Tonight", "Sail Away Sweet Sister", "Dragon Attack", "Rock It Prime Jive", "Save Me" and "Don't Try Suicide".

1980 Flash Gordon (17)

Soundtrack album for the film "Flash Gordon". Tracks: "Flash's Theme" (the best song on the album), "Football Fight", "In The Space Capsule The Love Theme", "Ming's Theme In The Court Of Ming The Merciless", "The Ring Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale", "In The Death Cell Love Theme Reprise", "Execution Of Flash", "The Kiss Aura Resurrects Flash", "Arboria Planet Of The Tree Men", "Escape From The Swamp", "Flash To The Rescue", "Vultan's Theme Attack Of The Hawk Men", "Battle Theme", "Marriage Of Dale And Ming And Flash Approaching", "Crash Dive On Mingo City", "Flash's Theme Reprise Victory Celebrations" and "The Hero". The album also includes "The Wedding March" by Richard Wagner, arranged by Brian May.

1982 Hot Space (10)

Queen's disco album... released two years after the disco craze has ended. The best song on the album is "Under Pressure", written in collaboration with David Bowie, and released as a single a year earlier. The entire A-side of the album are standard disco tunes, but except for "Action This Day", they are actually quite good: "Staying Power", "Dancer", "Back Chat" and "Body Language". The rest of the album is more eclectic, but except for a disappointing "Put Out The Fire", it also doesn't sound at all like the usual Queen fare. It includes a nice Spanish ballad ("Las Palabras de Amor The Words of Love"), a fine new wave tune ("Calling All Girls"), a melodious tribute to John Lennon ("Life Is Real Song for Lennon") and a wonderful disco tune ("Cool Cat", the best among the original songs on the album).

1984 The Works (9)

There are only good songs on this album: "I Want To Break Free" (definitely the best), "It's A Hard Life", "Radio Ga Ga", "Hammer To Fall", "Keep Passing The Open Windows", "Machines Or Back To Humans", "Man On The Prowl", "Tear It Up" and "Is This The World We Created?". 

1986 A Kind Of Magic (8)

An unofficial soundtrack for the 1986 film "Highlander", for which no official soundtrack album has been released. Six out of nine songs on the album appear in the film: "Who Wants To Live Forever", "A Kind Of Magic", "One Year Of Love", "Don't Lose Your Head", "Princes Of The Universe" and "Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)". Except for the last one, they are all quite good. There are also two entirely original songs on the album: "Pain Is So Close To Pleasure" (the best among them all) and "Friends Will Be Friends" (a close second). The album also includes "One Vision", a fine song written by all four members of the band, originally released as a single in 1985.

1989 The Miracle (9)

Only good songs on this album: "Scandal" (the best), "I Want It All" (a close second), "The Invisible Man", "Rain Must Fall", "The Miracle", "Breakthru", "Was It All Worth It", "My Baby Does Me" and "Party/Khashoggi's Ship". 

1991 Innuendo (12)

Queen's last album to be released in Freddie Mercury's lifetime. With the exception of "All God's People", all the songs are quite impressive: "Innuendo" (the best song on the album), "These Are The Days Of Our Lives", "The Show Must Go On", "I Can't Live With You", "Delilah", "I'M Going Slightly Mad", "Headlong", "Don't Try So Hard", "Bijou", "The Hitman" and "Ride The Wild Wind".

1995 Made In Heaven (11)

A wonderful album, with superb songs: "I Was Born To Love You" (the best among them), "Too Much Love Will Kill You", "Let Me Live", "Made In Heaven", "You Don't Fool Me", "A Winter's Tale", "Heaven For Everyone", "My Life Has Been Saved" and "Mother Love". There are also two versions of "It's A Beautiful Day" on the album; "It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise)" being a much superior one. "Yeah/13 Hidden Track" is a weird, and largely pointless, addition to the album. 

2014 Queen Forever (3)

It's mostly a compilation album, but it includes one new Queen song, memorable "Let Me In Your Heart Again", as well as two cover songs co-written by Freddie Mercury and originally released in the 1980's: excellent "There Must Be More To Life Than This" (a collaboration with Michael Jackson) and fine "Love Kills" (from Giorgio Moroder's "Metropolis" soundtrack in 1984). 

2022 The Miracle Collector's Edition (6)

This reissue of the 1989 album "The Miracle" also includes 6 brand new songs, all of them quite fine: "Face It Alone", "I Guess We're Falling Out", "Water", "Dog With A Bone", "You Know You Belong To Me" and "When Love Breaks Up".

Other songs (19):

weak "See What A Fool I've Been" (1974)

weak "A Human Body" (1980)

superb "Under Pressure" (1981)

weak "Soul Brother" (1981)

fine "I Go Crazy" (1984)

fine "One Vision" (1985)

experimental "Blurred Vision" (1985)

good "Thank God It's Christmas" (1985)

excellent "A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling" (1986)

weak "Tavaszi szel vizet araszt" (1986)

fine "Hang On In There" (1989)

good "Hijack My Heart" (1989)

good "Stealin'" (1989)

weak "Chinese Torture" (1989)

weak "Lost Opportunity" (1991)

excellent "Mad The Swine" (1991)

nice "Impromptu" (1992)

excellent "No One But You Only The Good Die Young" (1997)

weak "Feelings Feelings" (2011)