Queen Chosen Greatest British Band Ever
- In 2001, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio
- in 2003 Queen became the first and remain the only band to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
- In 2004, the band was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame and - - in 2006 Queen was the first inductee into the VH1 Rock Honors. -- - - Queen have also been inducted into the Rock Walk of Fame (at Guitar Center on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard) and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Queen have released am astounding total of eighteen #1 albums, eighteen #1 singles, and eight #1 DVDs worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists.
As of 2005, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, Queen albums have spent a total of 1,422 weeks or 27 years on the UK album charts, more time than any other musical act including The Beatles and Elvis Presley.
In 2006 Queen's Greatest Hits album was found to be Ireland and United Kingdom's all-time best selling album, with sales upwards of 5,407,587 copies, over 604,295 more copies than its nearest competitor The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Also their Greatest Hits II album came in seventh with sales upwards of 3,631,321 copies.
The band's total sales figures estimates vary greatly. They are estimated anywhere from 100 to 300 million albums worldwide. According to Guinness World Records, the Official International Queen Fan Club, based in or near London, is the "Longest-Running Rock Group Fan Club" in the world.
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