Freddie Mercury discography

This is a discography of works by Freddie Mercury as a solo artist. For information about recordings made by Queen see Queen discography.

Freddie Mercury discography
Studio albums	2
Compilation albums	8
Singles	16
Box sets	1

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1][2]	AUT [3]	GER [4]	ITA [5]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
Mr. Bad Guy	Released: 29 April 1985 Label: CBS	6	23	11	—	17	—	13	20	14	159	UK: Gold[12]
Barcelona (with Montserrat Caballé)	Released: 10 October 1988 Label: Polydor	15*	24	41	52	10	13	—	37	18	—	UK: Silver[12] SWI: Platinum
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or not released in that region.

• Barcelona 1992 chart position. It originally charted at number 25 in the UK in 1988.

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1][2]	AUT [3]	GER [4]	ITA [5]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	NOR [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [11]
1992	The Freddie Mercury Album Released: 16 November 1992 Label: Parlophone	4	2	3	1	9	4	12	35	8	—	UK: 2× Platinum[12] ARG: Platinum AUT: Platinum FIN: Gold FRA: 2× Platinum GER: Platinum SWE: Gold SWI: Platinum
	The Great Pretender Released: 24 November 1992 (US) Label: Hollywood	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	Remixes Released: December 1993 Label: Parlophone	—	25	22	2	83	—	—	—	18	—
2000	Solo Released: 7 November 2000 Label: Parlophone	13	36	55	—	21	—	—	—	42	—	UK: Gold[12]
2006	Lover of Life, Singer of Songs — The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo Released: 4 September 2006 Label: Parlophone	6	7	13	1	30	—	8	14	16	—	UK: Gold[12]
2012	Barcelona: Special Edition (with Montserrat Caballé) Released: 11 September 2012 Label: Island	129	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Messenger of the Gods: The Singles Released: 2 September 2016 Label: Mercury	31	24	33	—	27	—	—	—	53	—
2019	Never Boring Released: 11 October 2019 Label: Mercury	18	21	23	—	54	—	—	—	9	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Box sets

Year	Album details	Notes
The Solo Collection	Released: 23 October 2000 Label: Parlophone Format: 10 CD / 2 DVD	The box set includes Freddie Mercury's both studio albums, The Great Pretender compilation, singles, rarities and interviews. DVDs include music videos and interviews.
Never Boring	Released: 11 October 2019 Label: Parlophone Format: 3 CD / 1 BD	The box set includes special editions of Freddie Mercury's studio albums, Mr. Bad Guy, Barcelona, compilation album Never Boring and a Blu-ray-disc with music videos.

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart Positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [1][2]	AUT [3]	FRA [13]	GER [14]	IRE [15]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	US [16]
1973	"I Can Hear Music" / "Goin' Back" (as Larry Lurex)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	115		Non-album single
1984	"Love Kills"	10	9	—	25	4	24	—	—	27	69		Metropolis: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1985	"I Was Born to Love You"	11	20	—	17	7	22	—	—	24	76		Mr. Bad Guy
	"Made in Heaven"	57	—	—	60	30	—	—	—	—	—
	"Living on My Own"	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow"	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Time"	32	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—		Dave Clark's "Time": The Album
1987	"The Great Pretender"	4	—	—	26	2	11	1	14	—	—		Non-album single
	"Barcelona" (with Montserrat Caballé)	8	—	—	47	8	37	—	15	—	—		Barcelona
1988	"The Golden Boy" (with Montserrat Caballé)	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On" (with Montserrat Caballé)	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Barcelona" [re-release] (with Montserrat Caballé)	2	—	6	32	3	2	2	12	8	—		Barcelona / The Freddie Mercury Album
	"Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On" [re-release] (with Montserrat Caballé)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Barcelona
	"In My Defence"	8	—	50	—	12	—	—	—	—	—		The Freddie Mercury Album
1993	"The Great Pretender" [re-release]	29	26	13	38	—	21	36	—	15	—
	"Living on My Own" (Remix)	1	2	1	2	1	2	—	1	2	—	UK: Gold[12]	Remixes
2000	"Guide Me Home" (with Montserrat Caballé)	—	—	—	—	—	70	—	—	—	—		Barcelona / Solo
2006	"Love Kills" (Sunshine People Remix)	—	—	—	83	—	49	—	—	98	—		Lover of Life, Singer of Songs
2019	"Time Waits For No One"[17]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations and guest appearances

• 1975: All four members of Queen helped produce a session with the soul band Trax. Nothing was ever released.
• 1976: "Man from Manhattan" by Eddie Howell - Mercury sang backing vocals, played piano and produced this track.
• 1976: "You Nearly Did Me In" by Ian Hunter - Mercury sang backing vocals on this song, from the album All-American Alien Boy.
• 1978: "Never Let Her Slip Away", a UK top five hit for Andrew Gold, saw Mercury perform harmony vocals as an uncredited background singer.[18]
• 1982: "Emotions in Motion" by Billy Squier - Mercury sang backing vocals on this song, from album of same name. Also on the 1996 Billy Squier anthology Reach for the Sky.
• 1983: "Victory", "There Must Be More to Life Than This" and "State of Shock" were recorded by Mercury and Michael Jackson, but their original takes were never released. Demos and samples from the latter two have, however, turned up on bootlegs. Later, Mercury reworked "There Must Be More to Life Than This" into his solo album Mr. Bad Guy, and Jackson re-recorded "State of Shock" with Mick Jagger. Popular rumours dictate that a Queen version of "Victory" exists, but this has not surfaced anywhere yet. Queen's 2014 compilation Queen Forever included a brand new arrangement of "There Must Be More to Life Than This" featuring cuts from Jackson's vocal track.
• 1986: "Love Is the Hero" by Billy Squier - Mercury sang backing vocals on this song from the album Enough Is Enough. Mercury sings the intro on the 12" single, and also co-wrote and co-produced the track "Lady with a Tenor Sax", from the same album. Both also appear on the 1996 Billy Squier anthology Reach for the Sky.
• 1986: "Hold On", duet with Jo Dare - Mercury co-wrote this song from the German soundtrack of Zabou.
• 1988: "Heaven for Everyone" by The Cross - Mercury sang lead vocals on the LP version, backing vocals on the single version (or the version on the US album) from the album Shove It.

Video albums

Year	Video details
2012	Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender Released: September 2012 Format: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital download

References

1. "Freddie Mercury in the Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Chart Log UK. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
3. "Austrian Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
4. "Discographie von Freddie Mercury". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
5. "Italian Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
6. "Dutch Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
7. "New Zealand Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
8. "Norwegian Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
9. "Swedish Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
10. "Swiss Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
11. "Freddie Mercury - Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
12. "British certifications – Queen". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Type Queen in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
13. "Les Charts - Freddie Mercury". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
14. "36 Titel von Freddie Mercury – Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
15. "The Irish Charts - search the charts (search: Freddie Mercury)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
16. "Freddie Mercury - Chart history (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
17. Savage, Mark (20 June 2019). "Freddie Mercury: 'Lost' song Time Waits For No One premieres on Radio 2". BBC News. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
18. Mercury provided uncredited backing vocals per these sources:
    • "Top 500". Smooth Radio. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
    • Sweeting, Adam. Andrew Gold obituary. The Guardian. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
    • "Never Let Her Slip Away". Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s. BBC Radio 2. 5 Feb 2012.
    • O'Neal, Sean. R.I.P. Andrew Gold, songwriter of "Lonely Boy" and The Golden Girls theme. The A.V. Club. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
    • Singer/Songwriter Andrew Gold Dies. Contactmusic. June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
    • Drive with Russell Woolf; Andrew Gold - Lonely Boy Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2013.

External links

• official MySpace Site (EMI Music)
• Freddie Mercury discography at AllMusic
• Freddy Mercury at Last.FM
• Freddie Mercury on IMDb