▁the ▁album ▁are ▁by ▁Grand ville , ▁or ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁illustr ations . ▁In nu endo ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁ 9 4 th ▁greatest ▁album ▁of ▁all ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁national ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁BBC ▁poll . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁recording ▁Queen ▁released ▁their ▁th ir teenth ▁album , ▁The ▁Mi racle , ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁but ▁unlike ▁their ▁previous ▁albums , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁conduct ▁a ▁live ▁tour . ▁Fred die ▁Mercur y ▁conducted ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁break ▁from ▁the ▁" album ▁– ▁tour ▁– ▁album ▁– ▁tour " ▁routine . ▁He ▁had ▁priv ately ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁H IV ▁positive ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁now ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁A ID S , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁public ised ; ▁ ▁however , ▁rum ours ▁had ▁been ▁spread ing ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁about ▁Mercur y ' s ▁health ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁disease , ▁with ▁spec ulation ▁fuel led ▁by ▁a ▁clear ▁physical ▁decl ine ▁in ▁his ▁appearance , ▁particularly ▁weight ▁loss . ▁While ▁he ▁kept ▁quiet ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁rule ▁not ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁the ▁media , ▁the ▁other ▁band ▁members ▁denied ▁the ▁rum ours ; ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁band ▁member ▁Roger ▁Taylor ▁told ▁rep or ters ▁that ▁" he ▁is ▁health y ▁and ▁working ". ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Queen