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A Kind of Magic by Queen
A Kind of Magic is an album by Queen, released in 1986. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “A Kind of Magic”, on 4 lists with a best position of #111.
A Kind of Magic, Queen's twelfth studio album, came out on EMI on 2 June 1986, and much of it grew out of their music for Russell Mulcahy's film Highlander. It was their first album since their acclaimed turn at Live Aid in 1985, and the band produced it with Reinhold Mack and David Richards.
The four of them sound like men who know the stadium belongs to them: Freddie Mercury soaring, Brian May's guitar stacked in regal layers, John Deacon and Roger Taylor laying down that big mid-'80s thump. "One Vision" is a chest-beating anthem, the title track a bouncy, synth-kissed pop tune, "Friends Will Be Friends" a lighters-up singalong, and "Who Wants to Live Forever" swells with an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen, while "Princes of the Universe" serves as the film's theme. Britain sent it straight to number one, and the Magic Tour that followed, with 2 nights at Wembley Stadium, was the last time the original four went on the road together.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from A Kind of Magic on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Kind of Magic | 4 | #111 | – | 2001–2006 | |
| 2 | One Vision | 4 | #324 | – | 2001–2006 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.