In order to keep delivering the world the Queen content it so craves, the band last week launched a YouTube series Queen the Greatest, a weekly celebration highlighting Queen's greatest moments. 1-3, which compiles all the band's best-known material was also recently certified five-times platinum. It is the most-streamed song of the 20th century, and its music video was the first pre-1990s music video to reach 1 billion views on YouTube.īut the good news doesn't stop there. 1 for nine consecutive weeks - a record at the time. Released in 1975, "Bohemian Rhapsody" was Queen's first Top 10 hit in the U.S., while in the U.K. “It’s a wonderful and gratifying thought to know the song has reached out and connected with so many people!” added drummer Roger Taylor.“We thank you all.onwards.” "Bohemian Rhapsody" reaching diamond sales status (10-times platinum) is the latest in a long line of landmark achievements for the band and one of its most ambitious songs.
“This is incredible news. At times like this I have to pinch myself to be sure it’s real,” said guitarist Brian May. “All those wild dreams we had - this is beyond any of them. Huge thanks to all who have believed in us over the years.”
More than four decades since the iconic song was released, the band remains stunned at its cultural endurance. Queen became the first British band in history to have a song reach diamond sales certification by the RIAA when "Bohemian Rhapsody" surpassed 10 million sales and streams in the United States.
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