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''Classic Queen'' is a 1992 compilation of songs by the English rock band Queen. It was issued in order to capitalise on the sudden Queen fever generated in the United States following the release of the movie ''Wayne's World'', and consequently, though it was critically acclaimed as an excellent compilation, it did not fit in with the previous Queen compilations. It overlapped both the 1981 ''Greatest Hits'' and the 1991 ''Greatest Hits II'', and contained a few tracks not found in either of the previous releases; to remedy this situation, Hollywood Records re-released ''Greatest Hits'' in the U.S. only, containing two different tracks from the 1981 release but designed specifically to complement ''Classic Queen''. Accumulated sales (''Greatest Hits II'' and ''Classic Queen'' for the US and Canada combined) are in excess of 17 million worldwide. All proceeds from this CD release went to the Magic Johnson Foundation. Many of Queen's biggest hits, such as "Another One Bites the Dust", "We Will Rock You", and "We Are the Champions", are missing from this compilation. - Wikipedia