Timeline
| 1946 | September 5 - Farrokh Bulsara is born in Zanzibar |
| 1964 | With the revolution in Zanzibar, the Bulsara family leaves the country and settles in England.
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| 1966 | Enrolls in Ealing College of Art where he befriends Brian May and Roger Taylor. |
| 1971 | Joins May and Taylor’s band Smile as the lead singer. The new group becomes known as Queen and Farrokh Bulsara becomes known as Freddie Mercury. |
| 1973 | November 3 - Queen’s debut album, Queen is released. |
| 1974 | May 11 - Second album Queen II is released. |
| 1974 | December 14 - Sheer Heart Attack is released. The album remains on the pop charts for 32 weeks and peaks at #12. |
| 1975 | December 27 - A Night at the Opera is released. Album remains on the charts for 56 weeks and peaks at #4. |
| 1977 | January 15 - A Day at the Races is released. The album peaks at #5 on the pop charts. |
| 1977 | November 26 - News of the World is released and peaks at #3 on the pop charts. |
| 1977 | SOMEBODY TO LOVE reaches #13 on the pop charts |
| 1978 | December 9 - Jazz is released. |
| 1978 | WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS reaches #4 on the pop charts |
| 1979 | July 7 - The band’s first compilation album, Queen Live Killers is released. |
| 1979 | BICYCLE RACE reaches #24 on the pop charts |
| 1979 | DON’T STOP ME NOW reaches #86 on the pop charts |
| 1980 | July 19 - Queen’s most successful album The Game is released. It remains on the charts for 43 weeks and peaks at #1. |
| 1980 | Writes the score for the production Flash Gordon. |
| 1980 | CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE reaches #1 on the pop charts |
| 1980 | PLAY THE GAME reaches #42 on the pop charts |
| 1982 | May 29 - Hot Space is released to mixed reviews. This is the last album Queen recorded for Elektra records. |
| 1982 | David Bowie and Queen’s recording of UNDER PRESSURE reaches #29 on the pop charts |
| 1984 | March 17 - The Works, Queen’s first album for Capitol Records is released. |
| 1984 | IT’S A HARD LIFE reaches #72 on the pop charts |
| 1984 | Freddie Mercury’s recording of LOVE KILLS reaches #69 on the pop charts |
| 1986 | July 19 - A Kind of Magic is released. |
| 1986 | ONE VISION reaches #61 on the pop charts |
| 1987 | Mercury is diagnosed with HIV, the virus which would give him AIDS. |
| 1989 | June 24 - The Miracle is released. This is the last album Queen recorded for Capitol Records. |
| 1989 | June 24 - The Miracle is released. This is the last album Queen recorded for Capitol Records. |
| 1989 | I WANT IT ALL reaches #50 on the pop charts |
| 1990 | ICE ICE BABY, a sample of Queen’s classic song, UNDER PRESSURE, reaches #1 on the pop charts with a sample recording by Vanilla Ice |
| 1991 | February 23 - Innuendo is released on Hollywood Records. |
| 1991 | November 24 - Freddie Mercury dies of AIDS. |
| 1993 | George Michael and Queen’s recording of SOMEBODY TO LOVE reaches #30 on the pop charts |
| 1995 | November 25 - Made in Heaven the last Queen album featuring original material written and performed by Freddie Mercury is released. |
| 1999 | Dwight Yokam’s cover recording of the 1980 #1 hit CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE reaches #64 on the pop charts |