“I Can Hear Music” – News of the World

Hot Stats Release date: 28 October 1977 UK chart peak: #4 Running time: 39:10 Singles: We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You (#2), Spread Your Wings (#34), It’s Late A perennial fan favourite, News of the World managed to reach the top 10 in most territories across the world: the Netherlands & France (#1), Germany […]

“I Can Hear Music” – Hot Space

Hot Stats Release date: 21 May 1982 UK chart peak: #4 Running time: 43:29 Singles: Under Pressure (#1), Body Language (#25), Las Palabras de Amor (#17), Calling All Girls, Staying Power, Back Chat (#40) Though it’s often looked back on unfavourably, Hot Space still managed to reach the top 10 in most territories across the […]

#MindTheBand: “I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio” – Scream Above the Sounds

Performance (& Cocktails)Release date: 27 October 2017UK chart peak: #2Running time: 46:29Singles: All In One Night, Caught by the Wind Scream Above the Sounds had a mixed response from critics, but was still a hit with fans. It had a varied international performance, reaching the top ten in three other countries: Ireland (#9), New Zealand […]

#MindTheBand: “I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio” – Pull The Pin

Performance (& Cocktails)Release date: 12 October 2007UK chart peak: #1Running time: 46:25Singles: It Means Nothing (#12), My Friends (#32) Pull The Pin may not have been a hit with the critics, but it was no less popular with fans in the UK, giving the band their fifth consecutive number one album. It performed less well […]

#MindTheBand: “I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio” – Word Gets Around

Performance (& Cocktails)Release date: 25 August 1997UK chart peak: #6Running time: 42:02Singles: Looks Like Chaplin, Local Boy in the Photograph (original release – #51, re-issue – #14), More Life in a Tramp’s Vest (#33), A Thousand Trees (#22), Traffic (#20) Though Word Gets Around ended up performing incredibly well in the UK, eventually going 3x […]

#MindTheBand: “Discovering The Classics” – Parallel Lines

The VitalsRelease date: 23 September 1978UK chart peak: #1Running time: 39:06Singles: Picture This (#12), Hanging on the Telephone (#5), Heart of Glass (#1), Sunday Girl (#1) Although Blondie had enjoyed success prior to Parallel Lines, this was the album that brought them attention across the globe, hitting the top 40 in Italy & Finland (#11), Norway […]

#MindTheBand: “Discovering The Classics” – Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

The VitalsRelease date: 5 January 1973UK chart peak: #41 (1985)Running time: 37:08Singles: Blinded by the Light, Spirit in the Night Though Bruce Springsteen’s debut album received pretty positive reviews, that didn’t translate into immediate chart success – Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. peaked at #60 in the USA, #71 in Australia, and #35 in Sweden. It made […]

#MindTheBand: “I Can Hear Music” – Innuendo

Hot Stats Release date: 4 February 1991 UK chart peak: #1 Running time: 53:48 Singles: Innuendo (#1), I’m Going Slightly Mad (#22), Headlong (#14), These Are The Days Of Our Lives (#1), The Show Must Go On (#16) Queen’s first output of the 90s garnered a lot of top tens: #6 in Australia & New […]

#MindTheBand: “I Can Hear Music” – A Kind Of Magic

Hot Stats Release date: 2 June 1986 UK chart peak: #1 Running time: 40:42 Singles: One Vision (#7), A Kind of Magic (#3), Friends Will Be Friends (#14), Who Wants To Live Forever (#24) After their triumphant set at Live Aid in 1985, their 1986 return provided the band with many top tens across the […]

#MindTheBand: “I Can Hear Music” – A Day At The Races

Hot Stats Release date: 10 December 1976 UK chart peak: #1 Running time: 44:24 Singles: Somebody to Love (#2), Tie Your Mother Down (#31), Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (#17) Following on from smash hit A Night At The Opera, Queen’s 1976 album hit the top ten in most countries: #8 in Australia, Austria & Sweden, […]