Ranking all of Queen's studio albums from worst to best selling

9 - Jazz - 1.7 million

If I am surprised by A Day At The Races sitting in tenth, I am shocked that Jazz leads it and the other albums above.  It was studio album number seven for the band and I felt it was a huge disappointment when it was released in 1978. It had a hurried feel about it. 

Jazz did have a top track in “Don’t Stop Me Now” (Mercury). It also featured the well-known “Fat Bottomed Girls” (May) and Bicycle Race ( Mercury). I didn’t mind those and the first of the three is a great song, but please don’t make me listen to “Mustapha”. The album was a chart hit all the same and continued the band's fame.

8 - The Works - 1.8 million

This album marked a few more changes for the band. After Hot Space, they moved back to a rockier base for the music. But still found space for a few fun and pop-style tracks too and kept in some of the electro sound. 

That mix of songs helped the band bounce back after the previous album dip. Although their jokey video for top track “I Want To Break Free” (Deacon) didn’t go down well in the US. Other top songs like the crowd favorite “Radio Ga Ga” (Taylor) and the heavy rock of “Hammer To Fall” (May) helped overcome that issue in sales terms.

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