QUEEN’S Greatest Hits album has become, er, the greatest ever. The 1981 “best of” album is the top-selling album in British history, topping seven million sales, according to the Official Charts Company.
Guitarist Brian May, 75, said: “We’re here to bring you the joyous news that Queen’s Greatest Hits album has sold seven million copies, which nobody has ever done before.” While drummer Roger Taylor, 72, added: “The British public and their infinitely great taste have made this the biggest-selling album in history. “Thank you very much, we’re humbled and honoured.” The band, fronted by Freddie Mercury until his death aged 45 in 1991, had already broken records with the album when it became the first to sell more than six million copies in 2014.
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