So, is Greatest Hits even a “real” album? As it is an official release the answer has to be yes in some shape or form. But it doesn’t add anything to my knowledge of the band, it doesn’t add anything in terms of music or in terms of liner notes, and it doesn’t even have a mind blowing cover art to make it desirable somehow. It’s a rather pointless release from my point of view, but it’s their best selling one, so surely it deserves some respect. a b "Los más vendidos 2018" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019 . Retrieved 24 January 2019. Offiziellecharts.de – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

Savage, Mark (19 July 2022). "Queen's Greatest Hits sells seven million copies, breaking UK chart record". BBC News . Retrieved 19 July 2022. Q: Is it even a 'proper' album? A: No... and a qualified yes. Unless a band or artist is completely defunct, a hits compilation is, by its very nature, a snapshot in time...and possibly a stopgap between recording new albums... and/or a way to fulfil a contract obligation. So, yes, it is considered a proper album in that it is a snapshot of a very specific time period, 1974-1980. That time period also roughly ends with their height of popularity in the U.S. - but not the rest of the world.ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 14 January 2019 . Retrieved 12 January 2019.

Norwegiancharts.com – Queen – The Platinum Collection - Greatest Hits I, II & III". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p.949. ISBN 8480486392. The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits ')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Queen; 'Greatest Hits II ')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.Dutch album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits II" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 4 August 2021. Enter Greatest Hits II in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1997 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen". American album certifications – Queen – The Platinum Collection". Recording Industry Association of America. Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien . Retrieved 24 July 2011. In the US, Greatest Hitshas spent a total of 413 weeks on the album chart, and only last week reached a new peak of number eight, having previously clambered to the lofty heights of the number 11 position 29 years ago.

British album certifications – Queen – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 7 June 2023.Grein, Paul (31 October 1981). "Queen Pulls Out from Warner Vid Rental Plan". Billboard. pp.1 & 114. Jones, Alan; Lazell, Barry; Rees, Dafydd (1982). "The Top 200 Albums (UK)". Chart File 1982. Virgin Books. pp.78–81. ISBN 0-907080-49-9. Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien . Retrieved 24 July 2011. Queen+ – Greatest Hits III (Album)" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien . Retrieved 24 July 2011. Los más vendidos 2018" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019 . Retrieved 24 January 2019.