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- Queen performed at the Tregye Hotel in Truro during their British tour.
- Queen performed at the Underground club in Bad Godesberg, near Bonn, Germany.
- Queen began recording the song “Bohemian Rhapsody” at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales.
- Queen began recording „Bohemian Rhapsody“ at Rockfield Studio 1 in Monmouth, Wales. Freddie Mercury had prepared the song in advance and led the band during the three-week recording process; Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor sang their parts for 10–12 hours a day, producing 180 separate vocal overdubs. Four additional studios were also used to complete the song. After its release, the song reached No. 1 in the U.K., No. 9 in the U.S. and the Top 10 in 13 other countries.
- Queen released the double-sided single “Fat Bottomed Girls” / “Bicycle Race” in the UK. The cover combined visual themes from both songs. The record reached number 11 on the UK chart and, after its US release eleven days later, peaked at number 24 on the American chart.
- Queen released the single “Crazy Little Thing Called Love.”
- Queen performed at the Civic Centre in Hartford, Connecticut, during their North American tour.
- Queen performed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during their North American tour.
- Queen released the single “Another One Bites the Dust”.
- Queen performed at the Forum in Montreal.
- Queen performed at the Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, during their North American tour.
- During Queen’s North American tour, they performed at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.
- Queen performed at the Myriad in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during their North American tour.
- Queen performed at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado, during their North American tour.
- Queen played the first of nine concerts at the Sun City Super Bowl in the then-Republic of Bophuthatswana. The Works Tour also brought older songs from their first three albums into the concert setlist.
- Queen played their final live concert with Freddie Mercury at Knebworth Park in Stevenage, England, bringing their Magic Tour to a close. More than 120,000 fans attended the performance. Belouis Some, Big Country and Status Quo performed before Queen. Freddie Mercury closed the concert with “We Are the Champions” and “God Save the Queen”, giving the audience his final farewell while wearing a royal robe and crown. The entire tour attracted 400,000 fans and grossed £11 million.
- Queen became the first rock group to receive official permission to operate in Iran, where Western music was strictly prohibited. Freddie Mercury was of Iranian heritage, and Queen albums had been available in the country for years through unofficial copies.
- Queen's song “Bohemian Rhapsody” was voted the greatest song of all time for waving a lighter in the air in a poll conducted by Zippo. “Stairway To Heaven” by Led Zeppelin came second, followed by “I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meat Loaf.
- According to scientific research, Queen's “We Are The Champions” was identified as the catchiest song ever written. The research was led by Dr. Alisun Pawley of the University of York and music psychologist Dr. Daniel Müllensiefen of Goldsmiths University in London. Researchers observed thousands of volunteers singing selected songs and examined what makes a song easy to sing and remember. They identified four main elements: long and detailed melodic phrases, more pitch changes in the main motif, a male vocal and a strong vocal delivery by a male voice in higher registers. The list of the ten catchiest songs also included “Y.M.C.A.” by Village People, “Fat Lip” by Sum 41 and “The Final Countdown” by Europe.
- According to the chart compiled by the British music licensing organization PPL, Queen was the most-played rock band in the UK in the 21st century. David Bowie was second, followed by U2, Oasis, Fleetwood Mac, Stereophonics, The Rolling Stones, The Police, The Killers, and Kings of Leon.