Queen's Timeline

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  • Queen's Beginning

    Queen's Beginning
    Band members May and Taylor formed a group with their friend Freddie Mercury, the former lead singer of the band 'Wreckage'
    Within a few months bassist John Deacon joined them and they started playing gigs.

  • Progress Between Events

  • Starting Fame

    Starting Fame
    By 1973, the group had started to really concentrate in their musical carrer, they released their debut album 'Queen' and set out on their first tour. Their 'straight metal album' failed miserably. But 'Queens II' was a British breakthrough.

  • Top Of The Pops

    Queen's breakthrough second album was a smashing success. The band played 'Top of the Pops' performing 'Seven Seas of Rhye' Both song and performance was a success and skyrocketed into the top ten. Setting the stage for 'Queens II' to reach Top 5 in the charts. Following this Queen embarked on their first American tour. The album climbed to #43 in the states.

  • Sheer Heart Attack

    Before the end of 1974, Queen released their third album 'Sheer Heart Attack'. It climbed to #2 on the UK charts. It made some inroads in the US as well.