how many copies of bohemian rhapsody were sold
over 6 million
title: Bohemian Rhapsody text: million copies by the end of January 1976. It reached number one again in 1991 for another five weeks when the same version was re-released following Mercury's death, eventually becoming the UK's third-best-selling single of all time. It is also the only song to be the UK Christmas number one twice by the same artist. It topped the charts in several other markets as well, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and The Netherlands, later becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time selling over six million copies worldwide. In the United States, the song originally peaked at number title: Bohemian Rhapsody: The Original Soundtrack text: previously unreleased recordings, including five tracks from their 21-minute Live Aid performance in July 1985 which have never before been released in audio form, was on CD, cassette, and digital formats on 19 October 2018, with a release on vinyl to follow in February or March 2019. Hollywood Records released the album in the United States and Canada, while Virgin EMI Records handled the global release. The soundtrack debuted at number 22 on the US "Billboard" 200 with 24,000 album-equivalent units, which included 12,000 pure album sales. It serves as Queen's seventeenth top 40 album in the United States. In title: Bohemian Rhapsody text: only single to have been Christmas number one twice with the same version. The second was upon its re-release (as a double A-side single with "These Are the Days of Our Lives") in 1991 following Mercury's death, staying at number one for five weeks. In the United States, the single was also a success, although to a lesser extent than in the UK. The single, released in December 1975, reached number nine on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of one million copies. In a retrospective article, Anthony DeCurtis title: Bohemian Rhapsody text: in January 1992 following the death of Freddie Mercury, with proceeds going to the Magic Johnson Foundation for AIDS research. The song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart after 16 years, reaching number two and spending 17 weeks on the chart, with a year-end chart position of 39. After the release of the movie inspired by the song, it re-entered the charts for a third time at No. 33, marking 26 years since it last charted. It was certified gold by the RIAA a second time on 8 August 2005 for digital download sales over 100,000, and quadruple platinum on title: Queen discography text: decades, reaching #9 in its original 1975 release, #2 in 1992 after being featured in the film Wayne's World, and hitting the Top 40 once more in 2018 upon the release of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The band's 1981 "Greatest Hits" album is the biggest selling album in UK history with 6.0 million copies sold by 2014. The band's 1991 compilation "Greatest Hits II" is also one of the UK's top ten biggest sellers of all time, with 3.8 million copies sold by 2012. In 1972, Queen signed a production deal with Trident Studios. Later in their career, Queen