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Greatest Hits II is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen, released on 28 October 1991.[2] The album consisted of Queen's biggest hits between 1981 and 1991, from the UK chart-topper "Under Pressure" to "The Show Must Go On".

Greatest Hits II

Greatest hits album by

Queen

Released

28 October 1991

Recorded

1981–1990
1981–1995 (2011 Japan reissue edition)

Genre

Rock

Length

76:32

Label

EMI/Parlophone (Europe)
Hollywood (North America)

Queen chronology

CD Single Box
(1991)

Greatest Hits II
(1991)

Classic Queen
(1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[1]

The compilation Greatest Hits II reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and is the tenth best-selling album in the UK with sales of 3.9 million copies as of 2014.[3] It is the seventh best-selling album in Germany,[4] the thirteenth best-selling album in France,[5] and the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Finland.[6][7] Accumulated sales (Greatest Hits II and Classic Queen for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 25 million worldwide.[8][9]

Freddie Mercury designed the crest on the album cover, using the astrological signs of the four members: two Leos (Roger Taylor and John Deacon), one Cancer (Brian May) and one Virgo (Mercury).[10]

Content

The compilation contains most of Queen's hits from 1981 to 1991. The singles "Body Language", "Back Chat", "Las Palabras de Amor", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Princes of the Universe" and "Scandal" were omitted for this release. "Las Palabras de Amor", "Thank God It's Christmas" and "Princes of the Universe" were later included on Greatest Hits III.[11]

Release

Greatest Hits II was released less than a month before the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury and was the last Queen release of any kind while he was still alive. The album was not initially available in the United States and was later replaced with its counterpart Classic Queen in early 1992. Greatest Hits II was later made available in the US in two box sets: Greatest Hits I & II and The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III. On 19 April 2011, Hollywood Records released the newly remastered version of Greatest Hits II in the United States and Japan.

A companion video release entitled Greatest Flix II was released at the same time, but is currently out of print. Most of the videos are now available on the DVD Greatest Video Hits 2 with the exception of the videos from the 1991 Innuendo album.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Kind of Magic" (from A Kind of Magic, 1986)	Roger Taylor	4:22
2.	"Under Pressure" (with David Bowie; from Hot Space, 1982)	Queen, David Bowie	3:57
3.	"Radio Ga Ga" (from The Works, 1984)	Taylor	5:43
4.	"I Want It All" (single mix, from The Miracle, 1989)	Queen (Brian May)	4:01
5.	"I Want to Break Free" (single mix, from The Works, 1984)	John Deacon	4:18

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Innuendo" (from Innuendo, 1991)	Queen (Mercury/Taylor)	6:27
7.	"It's a Hard Life" (from The Works, 1984)	Freddie Mercury	4:09
8.	"Breakthru" (from The Miracle, 1989)	Queen (Mercury/Taylor)	4:09
9.	"Who Wants to Live Forever" (from A Kind of Magic, 1986)	May	5:16

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Headlong" (from Innuendo, 1991)	Queen (May)	4:37
11.	"The Miracle" (from The Miracle, 1989)	Queen (Mercury/Deacon)	5:01
12.	"I'm Going Slightly Mad" (from Innuendo, 1991)	Queen (Mercury)	4:22
13.	"The Invisible Man" (from The Miracle, 1989)	Queen (Taylor)	3:58

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Hammer to Fall" (single mix, from The Works, 1984)	May	3:40
15.	"Friends Will Be Friends" (from A Kind of Magic, 1986)	Mercury, Deacon	4:08
16.	"The Show Must Go On" (from Innuendo, 1991)	Queen (May)	4:37
17.	"One Vision" (single mix, from A Kind of Magic, 1986)	Queen (Taylor)	4:02
Total length:			76:32

CD version
Some tracks were edited for CD by David Richards.
No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Kind of Magic" (early fade)	4:22
2.	"Under Pressure" (edited version)	3:58
3.	"Radio Ga Ga"	5:43
4.	"I Want It All" (single version)	4:01
5.	"I Want to Break Free" (single remix)	4:18
6.	"Innuendo"	6:27
7.	"It's a Hard Life"	4:09
8.	"Breakthru"	4:09
9.	"Who Wants to Live Forever" (edited version)	4:57
10.	"Headlong" (original Innuendo LP edit)	4:33
11.	"The Miracle" (early fade)	4:54
12.	"I'm Going Slightly Mad" (original Innuendo LP edit)	4:07
13.	"The Invisible Man"	3:58
14.	"Hammer to Fall" (single version)	3:40
15.	"Friends Will Be Friends"	4:10
16.	"The Show Must Go On" (early fade-out)	4:23
17.	"One Vision" (single version)	4:01
Total length:		75:57

2011 Japan reissue bonus track
Available on iTunes.
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"I Was Born to Love You" (From Made in Heaven, 1995)	Mercury	4:48
Total length:			79:53

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Top 50 Albums[12]	4
Finnish Top 100 Albums[13]	1
Netherlands Top 100 Albums[14]	1
New Zealand Top 40 Albums[15]	1
Swiss Top 100 Albums[16]	1
UK Albums Chart[17]	1

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Austrian Top 75 Albums[18]	1
French Compilations[19]	1
German Albums Chart[20]	2
Hungarian Top 40 Albums[21]	1
Norwegian Top 40 Albums[22]	4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23]	1
Swedish Top 60 Albums[24]	2

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Italian Top 100 Albums[25]	28

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[26]	10
Spanish Top 100 Albums[27]	45

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[28]	25

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Irish Albums (OCC)[29]	49

Chart (2019–20)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30]	144
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31]	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32]	34

Chart (1992)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33]	2

Chart (1993)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34]	28

Chart (1997)	Position
German Albums Chart[35]	72

Chart (2018)	Position
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[26]	81

Chart (2019)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36]	194
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[37]	34

Certifications and sales

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[38]	Diamond	500,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)[39]	8× Platinum	560,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[40]	4× Platinum	200,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[41]	2× Platinum	500,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[42]	2× Platinum	149,622[42]
France (SNEP)[43]	Diamond	1,000,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[44]	9× Gold	2,250,000^{^}
Italy sales: October 1991 - February 1992	—	500,000[45]
Italy (FIMI)[46] sales since 2009	Platinum	50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[47]	Platinum	250,000[48]
Netherlands (NVPI)[49]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)[50]	Gold	10,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51]	5× Platinum	500,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)[52]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[53]	5× Platinum	250,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[54]	13× Platinum	3,900,000[55]
United States (RIAA)[56] Greatest Hits Volume I & II	Platinum	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

Queen official website: Discography: Greatest Hits II: includes lyrics of "Hitman."

v t e Queen
Brian May Roger Taylor Freddie Mercury John Deacon
Studio albums	Queen Queen II Sheer Heart Attack A Night at the Opera A Day at the Races News of the World Jazz The Game Flash Gordon Hot Space The Works A Kind of Magic The Miracle Innuendo Made in Heaven
Live albums	Live Killers Live Magic At the Beeb Live at Wembley '86 Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl Queen Rock Montreal Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest Live at the Rainbow '74 A Night at the Odeon On Air
Compilations	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits II Classic Queen The 12″ Collection Queen Rocks Greatest Hits III Stone Cold Classics The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1 Absolute Greatest Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976) Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982) Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995) Icon Queen Forever Greatest Hits in Japan
Box sets	The Complete Works Queen CD Single Box The Crown Jewels The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III The Singles Collection Volume 1 The Singles Collection Volume 2 The Singles Collection Volume 3 The Singles Collection Volume 4 On Air
Extended plays	Queen's First E.P. Five Live (with George Michael)
Soundtracks	Flash Gordon Bohemian Rhapsody
Videography	We Will Rock You Live in Rio Queen at Wembley We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert Greatest Video Hits 1 Queen Rocks Greatest Video Hits 2 Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl Queen Rock Montreal Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest Live at the Rainbow '74 A Night at the Odeon
Tours	Sheer Heart Attack Tour A Night at the Opera Tour A Day at the Races Tour News of the World Tour Jazz Tour Crazy Tour The Game Tour Hot Space Tour The Works Tour The Magic Tour
Tributes	One Night of Queen Queen at the Ballet Queen Extravaganza Tour Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen A Night at the Hip Hopera God Save the Queen Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute
Related	Discography Songs Awards and nominations Concert tours The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody Queen + Paul Rodgers Queen + Adam Lambert Smile The Cross The Brian May Band Queen: The eYe We Will Rock You (musical) We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour Deacy Amp Mercury Phoenix Trust Mountain Studios Red Special Spike Edney Jim Beach John Reid List of "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover versions SingStar Queen Bohemian Rhapsody (film) accolades The Queen Family Singalong
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The King and I (1957)
South Pacific (1958)
South Pacific (1959)
South Pacific (1960)
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The Black and White Minstrel Show (1962)
With the Beatles (1963)
Beatles for Sale (1964)
Rubber Soul (1965)
The Sound of Music (1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
The Beatles (1968)
Abbey Road (1969)
Andy Williams' Greatest Hits (1970)
Electric Warrior (1971)
20 All Time Hits of the 50s (1972)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Elton John's Greatest Hits (1974)
A Night at the Opera (1975)
Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats (1976)
Disco Fever (1977)
Grease (1978)
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (1979)
Super Trouper (1980)
The Visitors (1981)
The John Lennon Collection (1982)
Now That's What I Call Music (1983)
Hits 1 (1984)
Now – The Christmas Album (1985)
Now That's What I Call Music 8 (1986)
Now That's What I Call Music 10 (1987)
Private Collection: 1979–1988 (1988)
...But Seriously (1989)
The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Greatest Hits II (1991)
Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 (1992)
Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993)
Carry On up the Charts (1994)
Robson & Jerome (1995)
Spice (1996)
Let's Talk About Love (1997)
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998)
Come On Over (1999)
1 (2000)
Swing When You're Winning (2001)
Escapology (2002)
Life for Rent (2003)
Greatest Hits (2004)
Curtain Call: The Hits (2005)
Beautiful World (2006)
Spirit (2007)
The Circus (2008)
I Dreamed a Dream (2009)
Progress (2010)
Christmas (2011)
Our Version of Events (2012)
Swings Both Ways (2013)
X (2014)
25 (2015)
Together (2016)
Revival (2017)
The Greatest Showman (2018)
You're in My Heart (2019)
McCartney III (2020)
30 (2021)

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[de] Greatest Hits II (Queen-Album)

Greatest Hits II ist das dritte Kompilationsalbum der britischen Rockgruppe Queen und wurde im Oktober 1991 veröffentlicht.

- [en] Greatest Hits II (Queen album)

[es] Greatest Hits II (álbum de Queen)

Greatest Hits II es un álbum compilatorio de la banda de rock Queen, aparecido en 1991. En él se reúnen los éxitos de la banda entre 1981 y 1991. Las ventas de este disco, sumado a su contraparte estadounidense Classic Queen, acumulan más de 20 millones de copias actualmente. Se estrena nuevo logotipo y escudo de la banda. En varias canciones hay modificaciones cortes de pocos segundos que las hace únicas en materia de versiones alternas como en Headlong, Who Wants to live Forever y Under Pressure, entre otros. El disco se publicó apenas un mes antes del fallecimiento del vocalista de la banda Freddie Mercury, y supone el último material publicado por el grupo con su cantante en vida.

[ru] Greatest Hits II

Greatest Hits II — второй сборник хитов британской группы Queen. Был выпущен 28 октября 1991 года, за месяц до смерти Фредди Меркьюри.

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