Historical success
In 2005, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, it was revealed that Queen albums had spent more time on the UK album charts than any other band.[21]

Current Rankings:

Queen (1,322 Weeks)
The Beatles (1,293 Weeks)
Elvis Presley (1,280 Weeks)
U2 (1,150 Weeks)
Also in 2005, with the release of their live album with Paul Rodgers, Queen moved into third place of the acts with the most aggregate time spent on the British record charts, outranking The Beatles. (This list does not make allowances for the fact the charts were a smaller list in the 1960s.)[22]

Current rankings:

Elvis Presley (2,574 weeks)
Cliff Richard (1,982)
Queen (1,755)
The Beatles (1,749)
Their total sales figures estimates vary greatly. In 2001 it was stated their sales topped 100 million records worldwide [23][24][25]; however, according to an official press release two years later, Queen “have accounted for record sales in excess of 150 million across the world” [26]. The following year, “over 190 million albums” was claimed at their UK Music Hall of Fame induction[27]. Several sites also claim a worldwide figure of over 300 million records.[28][29]. Their total U.S. sales are reported to be above 32 million as of 2006.