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“You're My Best Friend” by Queen

From the album A Night at the Opera (1975)

“You're My Best Friend” by Queen appears on 78 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1975 on the album A Night at the Opera. Its best result is #31 on the 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,954 alternative song of all time.

78countdowns
30stations
#31best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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John Deacon wrote "You're My Best Friend" for and about his wife, and tucked among the grand gestures of Queen's 1975 album A Night at the Opera it sounds like a warm hand on the shoulder. Deacon plays bass and the bubbling electric piano, Freddie Mercury sings lead with real tenderness, Brian May's guitar and Roger Taylor's drums keep the ballad bouncing, May, Mercury and Taylor stack up the harmonies, and all four of them clap along. Roy Thomas Baker produced with the band.

Released later as a single, it reached number seven in the UK and 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, went platinum in America, turned up on the Live Killers album in 1979 and has since wandered into The Simpsons and Family Guy.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 125 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1994 665 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 819 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 772 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 384 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 249 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 342 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 844 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 777 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2001 186 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 304 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 288 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2004 216 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 303 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 136 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2011 271 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 104 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 129 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 105 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2013 384 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 455 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 135 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 77 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 94 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 58 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 123 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 205 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 384 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 273 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 88 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 193 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 99 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 168 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 31 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 175 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 108 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 474 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 250 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 104 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 473 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 689 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 452 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 1003 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 377 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 433 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 435 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2020 445 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 882 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 259 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 318 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 269 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2021 465 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 107 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 413 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 880 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 173 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 395 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 883 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 313 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 364 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 612 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 731 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 408 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 382 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 364 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 286 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 258 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 895 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 266 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 382 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 305 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 991 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 429 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 278 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 981 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 186 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 817 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917
2026 437 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Your My Best Friend; You're my best friend.

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