Brian May
- United Kingdom
- born 1947, Hampton
Brian May is an artist from the United Kingdom, born on 19 July 1947 in Hampton. Brian May is known as a member of Queen. With Queen, Brian May is on six albums in the collection. With the group, 42 records reached the Dutch Top 40, six of them the top spot.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Timeline of Brian May
The years of Brian May with Queen. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.
Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Albums with Queen
6 albums Brian May made together with Queen, by year of release.
Biggest hits of Queen
In the years Brian May was part of it, Queen had 42 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.
week 2, 1976347weeks in the chart
with 42 records1974first entry
week 50, 19742008latest entry
week 6, 200824years with an entry
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1975Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 2 of 1976, 24 weeks in the chart Bohemian Rhapsody 5:54
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1976Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 2 of 1977, 13 weeks in the chart Somebody To Love 4:56
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1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 47 of 1979, 13 weeks in the chart Crazy Little Thing Called Love —
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1984Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 21 of 1984, 12 weeks in the chart I Want To Break Free 4:18
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1981Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 50 of 1981, 10 weeks in the chart Under Pressure 4:08
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Queen
Source: top40.nl
Together with Brian May
In Queen, Brian May played with Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
Frequently asked questions
Which group does Brian May belong to?
To Queen. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Queen have while Brian May was part of it?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 42 records, six of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Bohemian Rhapsody, which reached number 1 in week 2 of 1976. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
How many albums by Brian May are in the collection?
Brian May has no album of their own in the collection, but is on six albums by Queen.
Where can you see and hear Brian May?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.

