Album
Queen
Queen's self-titled debut arrived on 13 July 1973 and introduces the band as a British outfit already mixing heavy rock with progressive ambition and a touch of folk. It was recorded in London at Trident Studios and De Lane Lea Music Centre, with Roy Thomas Baker, John Anthony and the band themselves sharing production duties.
It's a record of range. Freddie Mercury wrote five of the ten songs, Brian May four, including "Doing All Right", which he co-wrote with Tim Staffell back in the band Smile. Roger Taylor wrote and sang "Modern Times Rock and Roll". The lyrics roam from folklore in "My Fairy King" to religion in "Jesus". The closing track is a short instrumental take on "Seven Seas of Rhye", whose full version turned up on Queen II, so this is the place to hear the story begin.
Queen: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 38:42Tracklist
- 1Keep Yourself AliveBrian May3:45
- 2Doing All RightBrian May and Tim Staffell4:08
- 3Great King RatFreddie Mercury5:41
- 4My Fairy KingFreddie Mercury4:06
- 5LiarFreddie Mercury6:22
- 6The Night Comes Down6:10
- 7Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
- 8Son & DaughterBrian May3:18
- 9JesusFreddie Mercury3:43
- 10Seven Seas of RhyeFreddie Mercury1:14
- Produced by
- John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker, Queen
- Recorded at
- De Lane Lea Studios (London), Trident (London)
- Recorded
- December 1971 – January 1972 (demo sessions), April – 30 July 1972
- Engineered by
- Roy Thomas Baker, David Hentschel, Ted Sharp, Mike Stone, John Etchells
- Labels
- EMI Electrola, EMI, Elektra
- Length
- 38:42
Line-up
- John Deacon · bass guitar
- Brian May · guitar, background vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Roger Taylor · drums (drum set), tambourine, background vocals, other vocals
- Freddie Mercury · background vocals, lead vocals, vocals, piano
Singles
- “Keep Yourself Alive” · 6 July 1973
- “Liar” · 14 February 1974
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2024 | 10 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1974–1976 | 83 |
| German Albums · 2024 | 6 |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) · 2024 | 10 |
| Swiss Albums · 2024 | 13 |
| Austrian Albums · 2024 | 14 |
| Dutch Albums · 2024 | 14 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) · 2024 | 14 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2024 | 27 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2024 | 34 |
All 15 charts
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) · 2024 | 40 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2024 | 58 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1974–1976 | 77 |
| Poland 2 · 2024 | 86 |
| Irish Albums · 2024 | 91 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1981 | Platinum |
| Poland · 2009 | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 1976 | Gold |
| United States · 1977 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1973-09-04 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 4 September 1973 | ignored lone early release dated 1973-07-13 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 13 July 1973 | |
| Wikidata | 13 July 1973 | |
| US release | 4 September 1973 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 13 July 1973 | earliest UK or European date |
60 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | MX | EMI | 602527568621 | other |
| — | XE | Virgin EMI Records | 602527638768 | other |
| — | XE | Virgin EMI Records | 602527638799 | other |
| 1973 | DE | EMI Electrola | other | |
| 13 July 1973 | GB | EMI | original | |
| 4 September 1973 | US | Elektra | other | |
| 4 September 1973 | US | Elektra | other | |
| 1976 | JP | Elektra | other | |
| August 1982 | GB | Fame | other | |
| 1986 | DE | EMI | 077774620420 | other |
| 1 December 1986 | XE | EMI | 077774620420 | other |
| 1 December 1986 | GB | EMI | 077774620420 | other |
| 22 April 1987 | JP | EMI | 4988006612174 | other |
| 5 December 1990 | JP | EMI | other | |
| 17 June 1991 | US | Hollywood Records | 720616106421 | other |
| 1992 | GB | EMI | 077774620420 | other |
| 1994 | NL | Parlophone | 077778927624 | other |
| 5 April 1994 | GB | Parlophone | 077778927624 | other |
| 1998 | JP | EMI | 4988006760790 | other |
| 1998 | US | Hollywood Records | other | |
| 21 November 2001 | JP | Universal Music | 4988006796140 | other |
| 11 February 2004 | JP | EMI | 4988006818101 | other |
| 2008 | IT | Parlophone | other | |
| 11 May 2008 | ES | EMI | 8423793300218 | other |
| 2009 | XE | Parlophone | 5099926657110 | other |
| 2011 | — | EMI | 602527638805 | remaster |
| 2011 | — | EMI | 602557028171 | remaster |
| 2011 | US | Hollywood Records | 050087240660 | other |
| 14 March 2011 | XE | Island | 602527638768 | remaster |
| 14 March 2011 | AR | Island | 602527638799 | remaster |
| 14 March 2011 | GB | Island | 602527638799 | remaster |
| 16 March 2011 | JP | Island | 4988005646163 | remaster |
| 16 March 2011 | JP | Island | 4988005646163 | remaster |
| 17 May 2011 | US | Hollywood Records | 050087240653 | remaster |
| 17 May 2011 | CA | Hollywood Records | 050087240653 | deluxe |
| 26 July 2011 | CA | Hollywood Records | 050087240660 | other |
| 14 December 2011 | JP | Universal Music | 4988005689870 | remaster |
| 2014 | XW | — | 602547024534 | other |
| 2014 | XW | — | 602547025401 | deluxe |
| 30 July 2014 | JP | Island | 4988005831491 | remaster |
| 30 July 2014 | JP | Island | 4988005831545 | other |
| 27 October 2014 | US | Hollywood Records | 050087318154 | other |
| 4 November 2014 | US | Hollywood Records | 050087318147 | deluxe |
| 17 September 2015 | AR | Virgin EMI Records | 9789877350623 | remaster |
| 25 September 2015 | XE | Virgin EMI Records | 602547202642 | other |
| 2018 | JP | Island | 4988031308912 | other |
| 12 October 2018 | XW | Hollywood Records | other | |
| 2019 | ES | Virgin EMI Records | 9788468464299 | other |
| 2022 | XE | EMI | 602527638768 | remaster |
| 25 October 2024 | — | EMI | 602465258776 | deluxe |
| 25 October 2024 | XE | Universal Music | 00602475250043 | deluxe |
| 25 October 2024 | XE | EMI | 602465259087 | deluxe |
| 25 October 2024 | XW | EMI | 0602475200673 | other |
| 25 October 2024 | XE | EMI | 00602465259148 | other |
| 25 October 2024 | CA | Hollywood Records | 00050087566609 | other |
| 25 October 2024 | — | EMI | 602475200642 | other |
| 25 October 2024 | CA | Hollywood Records | 00050087564995 | deluxe |
| 13 November 2024 | JP | EMI | 4988031684863 | other |
| 13 June 2025 | XW | EMI | 602475758860 | other |
| — | — | EMI | 00602527639161 | remaster |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · cropped: cropped from 1500x1501 to 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1501 | cropped: cropped from 1500x1501 to 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |