Song was previously named world’s most-streamed song of the 20th century
Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” has just registered two billion streams on Spotify. The feat comes less than two years after the song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling or streams equivalent of 10 million or more in the US. Queen became the first British group to receive a US Diamond certification.
“Thanks to all the Queen fans across the globe who mad this happen! Minds blown!” the band shares.
In 2018, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was named the world’s most-streamed song from the 20th century, as well as the most-streamed classic rock song of all time. Universal Music Group’s teams around the world have actively promoted discovery across streaming platforms, physical reissues, merchandise, and experiential programs to introduce “Bohemian Rhapsody” to new fans more than 40 years after it was first recorded. In December 2018, the original song and official video for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” taken from Queen’s seminal 1975 album A Night At The Opera, surpassed 1.6 billion streams globally across all major streaming services.
In 2019, the group’s record-breaking global success its biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, earned almost $1 billion at the international box office. The No. 1 music film of all time in the United States won four Oscars for “Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Rami Malek,” “Achievement in Film Editing,” “Achievement in Sound Editing” and “Achievement in Sound Mixing.” The film took home two Golden Globe awards for “Best Motion Picture (Drama),” and Rami Malek for “Best Actor Motion Picture” for his portrayal of their flamboyant frontman Freddie Mercury.
This fall, the band released a rediscovered Queen song featuring Freddie Mercury, called “Face It Alone.” The track’s existence was first revealed by May and Taylor in a BBC radio interview at their appearance at this year’s Royal Jubilee concert at which they performed the opening with their regular singer Adam Lambert, with Roger Taylor describing it as “a little gem from Freddie that we’d kind of forgotten about,” with Brian May saying “it’s beautiful, it’s touching.”
The track is featured on the revisiting of the band’s 13th album, The Miracle, the band’s penultimate to be released in Freddie Mercury’s lifetime, which is now available in a lavish eight disc Queen The Miracle Collector’s Edition box set format featuring an LP and CD of the original album, four CDs of bonus material and a Blu-ray and DVD of album videos and interviews. A 2 CD version is also available.
