Queen's fifth studio album. released in 1976, "A Day at the Races" topped the UK chart and reached number five in the USA. The album's title was taken from a Marx Brothers film of the same name. "Tie Your Mother Down" was released as a single, making UK number 31, and became a live favourite of the band's for many years.
2. Another One Bites the Dust
Answer: The Game
The 1980 album "The Game" gave Queen their first USA chart-topper, and also made number one in the UK. "Another One Bites the Dust" was one of two single released from the album to top the Billboard chart, along with "Crazy Little Thing Called Love".
3. Radio Ga Ga
Answer: The Works
"The Works", released in 1984, made number two in the UK, but didn't do so well in the USA, struggling to number 23. "Radio Ga Ga" was song about the declining popularity of radio, in particular with the advent at the time of MTV. The song was a number two hit in the UK.
4. Bicycle Race
Answer: Jazz
The 1978 album "Jazz" was released in 1978 and made it to number two in the UK and number six in the USA. "Bicycle Race" was released as a double-A side single alongside "Fat Bottomed Girls", with the former being inspired by the Tour de France race, which passed through the town of Montreux where the band were recording the album.
5. I Want It All
Answer: The Miracle
"The Miracle" was released in 1989, topping the UK chart, but only making it to number 24 in the USA. "I Want It All" was released as a single, reaching number three on both sides of the Atlantic. The song was never performed live during Freddie Mercury's lifetime.
6. Brighton Rock
Answer: Sheer Heart Attack
"Sheer Heart Attack", released in November, 1974, was Queen's third studio album. reaching number two in the UK and number twelve in the USA. "Brighton Rock", the story of a young coupe spending a Bank Holiday in the English seaside resort, was never released as a single, but became a live favourite of the band's over the years.
7. We Are the Champions
Answer: News of the World
"News of the World" was released in 1977, and reached number four in the UK and number three in the USA. "We Are the Champions" and "We Will Rock You" were released as a double-A side single and made number two in the UK and number three in the USA. Both songs became anthems of sports fans.
8. One Vision
Answer: A Kind of Magic
The 1986 album "A Kind of Magic" fared very differently on opposite sides of the Atlantic, topping the UK chart but only reaching number 46 in the USA. "One Vision" alluded to a speech by Martin Luther King and reached number seven on the UK singles chart.
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
Answer: A Night at the Opera
Queen's fourth studio album, released in 1975, "A Night at the Opera", which took its title from a Marx Brothers film, gave them their first UK chart-topper, whilst in the USA it reached number four. "Bohemian Rhapsody", arguably the band's most famous song, spent nine weeks on top of the UK singles chart first time around, and another five when re-released following Freddie Mercury's death in 1991.
It became the first song to be the UK Christmas number one twice.
10. You Don't Fool Me
Answer: Made in Heaven
"Made in Heaven" was Queen's last studio album of the 20th century. It was released in 1995, four years after the death of singer Freddie Mercury, with unreleased vocals from previous sessions being augmented by new instrumental recordings. The album topped the UK chart. "You Don't Fool Me" was released as a single, making it to number 17 on the UK chart.
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In this series of quizzes, you have to match a number of songs by a particular group or artist with the studio albums on which they originally appeared.
