However, the song was not included on the European versions of Greatest Hits – according to Queen's business manager Jim Beach, this was because the longer manufacturing time required to press records in Europe meant that several hundred thousand copies of the album had already been pressed up before the song had been recorded. In 1992, the US version of the album Classic Queen was released following the band's rekindled popularity in the nation.

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Later that year, Hollywood Records released a companion collection, Greatest Hits, with similar artwork (on a red background, where Classic Queen was on royal blue). As of November 2023, Greatest Hits has spent 1,073 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, and has been certified 23× platinum with sales of over seven million copies, making it the best-selling album of all time in the UK. The third compilation was released in 1999 and largely showcases Queen’s collaborations and solo recordings. except track A1, A3, A6, B3, A7 published by Trident Music and track A9 published by Queen Music Ltd. One of the longest charting albums in the US, as of November 2023 it has spent 566 weeks on the Billboard 200.

In the US, Greatest Hits sold moderately well on initial release in 1981, obtaining a platinum certification. The package containing all three of Queen’s Greatest Hits albums originally launched on CD in 2000 and was re-released in 2011 to mark the band’s 40th anniversary celebrations. Australia was identical to the US version, but had "Tie Your Mother Down" (live version, with organ intro) as an extra track.

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For other compilations, including the second and third Greatest Hits albums, see the relevant articles. There was no universal track listing or cover art for the album, and each territory's tracks were dependent on what singles had been released there and which were successful. In February 2014, Greatest Hits became the first album in the UK to sell over six million copies, [16] [17] and it was claimed that one in three families in the UK owned a copy. In the US, the release of Greatest Flix was scheduled for 15 November 1981 on Warner Home Video, but distribution was switched to EMI Music after the band's management disagreed with Warner's recent decision to move to a rental-only programme instead of selling their videos.

Queen have released a video trailer for The Platinum Collection which you can find below along with the full tracklist. Issued with a printed inner sleeve containing an overview of the album releases where the titles originally come from, credits and pictures.