Queen are one of the most successful UK bands of all time.
Queen have beaten The Beatles to become the most successful music act in UK album chart history, according to Guinness World Records.

The band - whose first self-titled album debuted in 1973 - have spent 1,322 weeks on the chart.

It is the first time Queen have overtaken the Fab Four in the chart, which is compiled by the Book of British Hit Singles and Albums.

1. Queen (1,322 weeks)

Queen, whose albums include A Kind of Magic, The Miracle and Innuendo, have spent 29 weeks more in the chart than the Beatles.

David Roberts, editor of the book of British Hit Singles and Albums, said: “Given that Queen’s chart career has been much shorter than those of The Beatles and Elvis, this is an incredible achievement.

“They’ve long been written about with reverence in the pages of our book, and this just serves to cement their legendary status.”

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died in 1991, but the band have continued to perform.

They wind up their current 32-date European tour with former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers this week with a performance in London’s Hyde Park on Friday.

From BBC news!