UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Queen Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Queen is far and away one of the most successful musical acts in history–and that’s especially true in their home country of the U.K. The band’s biggest hits continue to power the group on the charts in that nation, as interest in their work never dissipates.
This week, Queen reaches a major milestone on the albums chart in the U.K. As they hit a very special number with one of their biggest releases, they join a very, very exclusive club–one which now only includes three members.
Queen’s Greatest Hits compilation has now spent 1,100 weeks somewhere on the U.K. albums chart. The set is just the third in the nation’s history to reach that sum, and, of course, the rockers are in excellent company.
The longest-charting album in U.K. history remains ABBA’s Gold compilation. That project has now racked up 1,148 stays on the tally.
Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Legend isn’t far behind the Swedish pop hitmakers. The reggae powerhouse’s collection of his group’s most beloved singles has now stayed on the ranking of the most-consumed albums in the country for 1,132 frames.
This week, Greatest Hits is not just still holding on, it’s performing very well. The compilation slides backward one space to No. 29. In a fun bit of coincidence, Queen trades places with Marley this time around.
Only one other album has managed a four-digit-week-long stay on the U.K. chart. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours is up to 1,043 frames on the list. It’s down to No. 27 this time around–just ahead of Marley and Queen.
Queen’s Greatest Hits was released in 1981 to much fanfare. The title opened in the runner-up rung, and then rose to No. 1. The compilation spent four frames in charge, and has never returned to the summit again.
