Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Becomes First Album to Sell 7 Million In U.K.

Queen reigns in the U.K., where the legendary rock act’s Greatest Hits (via Polydor) passes seven million chart sales, becoming the first album to do so.

The LP also recently celebrated its 1,000th week on the Official Albums Chart, with Queen becoming the first British act ever to reach the mark, and third overall after ABBA and Bob Marley, and it’s one of the rockers’ 10 U.K. No. 1s.

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