Rise to Fame and Creative Peak
This timeline highlights the key milestones in Queen's rise to fame, their creative peak, and some of the band's most iconic moments.
1974
Release of Queen II
The band's second album, featuring "Seven Seas of Rhye" and showcasing their growing complexity.
1975
Release of A Night at the Opera
This album included the iconic "Bohemian Rhapsody," which became a huge success and a defining song for the band.
January 1976
Third American Tour and Ivor Novello Award
Queen embarked on their third American tour and Freddie Mercury received another Ivor Novello Award for "Bohemian Rhapsody".
September 18, 1976
Free Concert in Hyde Park
Queen staged a massive free concert in London's Hyde Park, attracting between 150,000 to 200,000 people.
December 1976
Release of A Day at the Races
The band released their fifth album, which was promoted with a special horse race event at Kempton Park.
1984-1986
The Works and Live Aid
Queen released "The Works" and performed at Live Aid, a charity event that marked a significant moment in their career.
June 2, 1986
Release of A Kind of Magic
The soundtrack to the film Highlander, which entered the UK chart at Number One and remained in the top five for thirteen weeks.
