Queen’s Album Surges Back Onto Several Charts At The Same Time

Greatest Hits by Queen is one of a select few compilations by beloved rock bands that continues to find space on the Billboard charts, even decades after its release. At times, it appears on multiple rankings simultaneously, while in other instances — especially when competition is fierce or interest in the band’s catalog dips slightly — it doesn’t occupy quite as much real estate.

The current chart week is a huge one for Greatest Hits by the English rock outfit. Pure purchases of the title have increased, bringing the compilation back to several rankings at once and helping it climb on a handful of others.

Greatest Hits currently appears on half a dozen Billboard charts. It reenters two of them and climbs on three others. Not too shabby for a release that’s more than 40 years old.

This frame, Greatest Hits earns its most impressive return on the Vinyl Albums tally, where it rocks back in at No. 23. It’s also found once again on the Top Album Sales ranking, landing at No. 44 on that 50-spot roster.

Luminate reports that from one week to the next, Queen’s compilation saw its sales spike by more than 20%. One week, the title sold just under 2,000 copies. In the most recent frame, which is currently powering the Billboard charts, it sold a little under 2,400 units — an increase of almost exactly 400 sales from one week to the next.

The bestselling compilation also climbs on three other tallies, in addition to returning to a pair of lists. The set surges back into the top 10 on both the Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums rankings, settling at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively. It also ascends to No. 54 on the Billboard 200.

The only tally where Greatest Hits doesn’t move up or reappear is the Top Hard Rock Albums ranking. On that list, it holds steady at No. 3.

The compilation has already spent time inside the top 10 on all six of these Billboard rankings. It has ruled four of them and stalled at No. 3 on the Top Album Sales chart. So far, its lowest peak position remains No. 8, where it stalled on the Billboard 200.