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Greatest Hits in Japan

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Greatest Hits in Japan
Compilation album by
Released15 January 2020
Recorded1973–1991
StudioVarious
GenreRock
Length54:55
LabelUniversal Music Japan
Producer
Queen chronology
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack
(2018)
Greatest Hits in Japan
(2020)
The Miracle Collector's Edition
(2022)

Greatest Hits in Japan is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It was released on 15 January 2020 by Universal Music Group. The album was only released in Japan as a limited edition release.[1][2][3]

Background

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As part of their "Rhapsody Tour", Queen + Adam Lambert returned to Japan in January 2020. To mark the occasion, a compilation album was released, featuring twelve Queen songs voted for by Japanese fans.[1]

The voting took place through an online form via a special section on Queen's official Japanese website from 6 to 25 November 2019, where, as a general rule, fans residing in the country were invited to cast their votes for their favourite song by Queen from their 15 original studio albums under the one-person-one-vote principle. All participants were required to choose only one song to vote for from the list of 172 tracks in total.

In total there were 11,988 voters. The CD version of the album was exclusive to Japan, while the digital version was available worldwide. The limited-edition CD also included a DVD including music videos of the 12 songs on the album.[4]

Track listing

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All lead vocals by Freddie Mercury, except "'39" sung by Brian May.[5]

Greatest Hits in Japan track listing[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Somebody to Love"Freddie MercuryA Day at the Races, 19764:56
2."Don't Stop Me Now"Freddie MercuryJazz, 19783:29
3."Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)"Brian MayA Day at the Races5:55
4."Spread Your Wings"John DeaconNews of the World, 19774:34
5."Killer Queen"Freddie MercurySheer Heart Attack, 19742:59
6."The Show Must Go On"Brian MayInnuendo, 19914:32
7."Bohemian Rhapsody"Freddie MercuryA Night at the Opera, 19755:55
8."'39"Brian MayA Night at the Opera3:30
9."The March of the Black Queen"Freddie MercuryQueen II, 19746:39
10."Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"Freddie MercuryA Day at the Races2:53
11."Keep Yourself Alive"Brian MayQueen, 19733:46
12."Radio Ga Ga"Roger TaylorThe Works, 19845:47
Total length:54:55

Personnel

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Queen

  • Freddie Mercury – piano, synthesizer (12), vocals (all tracks)
  • Brian May – guitar, piano (3), bells (9), keyboards (6), vocals (all but 4)
  • Roger Taylor – drums, synthesizer (12), vocals (all but 4)
  • John Deacon – bass guitar, acoustic guitar (4), double bass (8)

Additional musicians

Charts

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Chart performance for Greatest Hits in Japan
Chart (2020–21) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[6] 129
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 7

References

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  1. ^ a b Lewry, Fraser (8 January 2020). "Queen announce Greatest Hits In Japan collection". Louder. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "日本のクイーン・ファンが選ぶ来日記念ベスト盤収録曲決定". Mynavi. 7 January 2020. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "「クイーン」日本のファン投票1位は「愛にすべてを」". Hochi. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "クイーン、日本のファンが選んだ来日記念盤のトラックリストが発表". Billboard Japan. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Old music: Queen – '39". the Guardian. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Queen – Greatest Hits In Japan". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  7. ^ "グレイテスト・ヒッツ・イン・ジャパン". Oricon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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