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—Keep Yourself AliveQueen, 1973. The opening track of the first album, and the first thing anyone ever heard them play— win— match wins
—LiarQueen, 1973. Six minutes that change shape four times before the ending— win— match wins
—Seven Seas of RhyeQueen II, 1974. The piano figure that became the band's first chart entry in Britain— win— match wins
—Killer QueenSheer Heart Attack, 1974. Multitracked harmonies and a guitar solo built one note at a time— win— match wins
—Now I'm HereSheer Heart Attack, 1974. Written after May recovered from the illness that cancelled a tour— win— match wins
—Bohemian RhapsodyA Night at the Opera, 1975. Ballad, opera and hard rock glued into six minutes with no chorus— win— match wins
—You're My Best FriendA Night at the Opera, 1975. Deacon wrote it on an electric piano he had only just learned— win— match wins
—Somebody to LoveA Day at the Races, 1976. Three voices layered into something meant to sound like a gospel choir— win— match wins
—Tie Your Mother DownA Day at the Races, 1976. The riff May wrote as a student in Tenerife and nearly threw away— win— match wins
—Teo TorriatteA Day at the Races, 1976. Two verses sung in Japanese, written for the audience that got there first— win— match wins
—Good Old-Fashioned Lover BoyA Day at the Races, 1976. Music hall piano with a wink in every line— win— match wins
—Long AwayA Day at the Races, 1976. May on twelve-string and lead vocal, the album's quiet corner— win— match wins
—We Are the ChampionsNews of the World, 1977. Written to be sung back by a crowd, and it has been ever since— win— match wins
—We Will Rock YouNews of the World, 1977. Two stomps and a clap, no drum kit until the solo— win— match wins
—Spread Your WingsNews of the World, 1977. Deacon's song about a man being told he will never amount to much— win— match wins
—It's LateNews of the World, 1977. Three acts in six and a half minutes, with tapping on the guitar— win— match wins
—Bicycle RaceJazz, 1978. Bells, a key change every few bars, and a chorus that argues with itself— win— match wins
—Fat Bottomed GirlsJazz, 1978. May's riff in dropped tuning, paired with Bicycle Race on the same single— win— match wins
—Don't Stop Me NowJazz, 1978. A piano runaway that became the band's most streamed song decades later— win— match wins
—JealousyJazz, 1978. Mercury at the piano with the strings muted by tape— win— match wins
—MustaphaJazz, 1978. Opens with an unaccompanied vocal in Arabic and Persian— win— match wins
—Love of My LifeA Night at the Opera, 1975. Harp and piano on record, an entire stadium singing it live— win— match wins
—Crazy Little Thing Called LoveThe Game, 1980. Mercury wrote it in the bath and played rhythm guitar on it himself— win— match wins
—Save MeThe Game, 1980. A piano ballad that turns into a wall of guitars in the last minute— win— match wins
—Play the GameThe Game, 1980. The first Queen record with a synthesiser on it— win— match wins
—Another One Bites the DustThe Game, 1980. Deacon's bass line, borrowed from disco and played straight— win— match wins
—Need Your Loving TonightThe Game, 1980. Straight power pop, in and out in three minutes— win— match wins
—FlashFlash Gordon, 1980. Dialogue from the film cut into the track between the riffs— win— match wins
—Under Pressure1981. Written with David Bowie in a Montreux studio over a single session— win— match wins
—Body LanguageHot Space, 1982. Almost no guitar, built on bass and a drum machine— win— match wins
—Las Palabras de AmorHot Space, 1982. A chorus written in Spanish for the audiences in South America— win— match wins
—Calling All GirlsHot Space, 1982. Taylor's song, the first he had released as a Queen A-side— win— match wins
—Staying PowerHot Space, 1982. Horn arrangement by Arif Mardin over a programmed beat— win— match wins
—Back ChatHot Space, 1982. Deacon's funk workout, with a guitar solo May had to argue for— win— match wins
—Radio Ga GaThe Works, 1984. Taylor wrote it about radio losing to television— win— match wins
—I Want to Break FreeThe Works, 1984. The video that got the band banned from American television for a while— win— match wins
—It's a Hard LifeThe Works, 1984. Opens by quoting an aria from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci— win— match wins
—Hammer to FallThe Works, 1984. The straightest rock song on the record, and the one they closed with— win— match wins
—Thank God It's Christmasnon-album single, 1984. A Christmas record with no sleigh bells in it— win— match wins
—One VisionA Kind of Magic, 1986. Started as a tribute to Live Aid and ended as a joke about fried chicken— win— match wins
—A Kind of MagicA Kind of Magic, 1986. Taylor's song, rearranged by Mercury until it was barely recognisable— win— match wins
—Princes of the UniverseA Kind of Magic, 1986. Written for Highlander, with the film's title in the lyric— win— match wins
—Friends Will Be FriendsA Kind of Magic, 1986. Mercury and Deacon writing an anthem on purpose— win— match wins
—Who Wants to Live ForeverA Kind of Magic, 1986. May wrote it in a car on the way home from seeing the film footage— win— match wins
—One Year of LoveA Kind of Magic, 1986. Deacon's ballad, with a saxophone solo instead of a guitar one— win— match wins
—I Want It AllThe Miracle, 1989. May's riff and a title taken from something his wife used to say— win— match wins
—BreakthruThe Miracle, 1989. A slow a cappella opening spliced onto a completely different song— win— match wins
—The Invisible ManThe Miracle, 1989. Each member is named out loud in the verses— win— match wins
—ScandalThe Miracle, 1989. May writing about what the press did to him and to Mercury— win— match wins
—The MiracleThe Miracle, 1989. The title track, listing things it would take a miracle to see— win— match wins
—InnuendoInnuendo, 1991. Six and a half minutes with a flamenco guitar section in the middle— win— match wins
—I'm Going Slightly MadInnuendo, 1991. Mercury turning his own decline into a run of nonsense jokes— win— match wins
—HeadlongInnuendo, 1991. Started as a May solo track and ended up here— win— match wins
—The Show Must Go OnInnuendo, 1991. May wrote it knowing Mercury might not be able to sing it— win— match wins
—These Are the Days of Our LivesInnuendo, 1991. Taylor's lyric, and the last video Mercury filmed— win— match wins
—Heaven for EveryoneMade in Heaven, 1995. Recorded first by Taylor's other band, The Cross, with Mercury guesting— win— match wins
—Too Much Love Will Kill YouMade in Heaven, 1995. May had already released his own version of it— win— match wins
—A Winter's TaleMade in Heaven, 1995. The last song Mercury wrote, written looking at Lake Geneva— win— match wins
—You Don't Fool MeMade in Heaven, 1995. Assembled by the producer from vocal takes that were never a song— win— match wins
—I Was Born to Love YouMade in Heaven, 1995. A Mercury solo track rebuilt with the band playing on it— win— match wins
—Let Me LiveMade in Heaven, 1995. Three lead vocals traded verse by verse— win— match wins
—No-One but YouQueen Rocks, 1997. Written after Mercury's death, the first new Queen song without him— win— match wins
—Let Me in Your Heart AgainQueen Forever, 2014. Cut during The Works and left unfinished for thirty years— win— match wins
—Face It Alone2022. A vocal from the 1989 sessions, finished and released thirty-three years later— win— match wins

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