The Top 10 Queen songs ranked and Freddie Mercury didn't write No 1
The Top 10 Queen songs have been ranked and Freddie Mercury didn't write No 1, so it can't be Bohemian Rhapsody.
The Top 10 Queen songs ranked and Freddie Mercury didn't write No 1
(Image: GETTY)There are very few globally successful rock bands with at least 10 songs that even the most casual music fans could name.
Aside from The Beatles, Queen is the most successful band in world history, having surpassed Led Zeppelin’s total certified units with over 190 million at least sold worldwide.
Now we’ve ranked the Top 10 songs written by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, which was no easy feat given the number of absolute bangers Queen have produced over the decades.
Check out Express.co.uk’s ranking below, which doesn’t have Bohemian Rhapsody or another song penned by Freddie as No 1.
10. Love of My Life (Freddie Mercury)
Penned by Freddie for Queen’s 1975 album A Night at the Opera, the singer used to perform this live with Brian May on acoustic guitar. Nowadays it takes place halfway through Queen and Adam Lambert’s set with Brian encouraging fans to turn on their phone lights as footage of Freddie appears beside him singing along. An emotional ballad, but just who was the late star writing about?
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9. I Want To Break Free (John Deacon)
Deacy’s catchy classic from 1984’s The Works is best known for its camp music video with Queen dressed in drag to parody Coronation Street. Although cross-dressing was a normal part of British comedy, the footage proved much more controversial in the US.
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8. Somebody to Love (Freddie Mercury)
Debuting on Queen’s 1976 album A Day at the Races, Freddie’s lyrics question a life without love. The gospel songs of Arena Franklin were a major influence on this iconic track.
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7. Radio Ga Ga (Roger Taylor)
The drummer’s best-known song from 1984’s The Works includes those famous hand moves from the epic sci-fi music video. Following accusations of Nazi imagery being incorporated into the dance, Roger slammed the notion as “absurd”.
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