Originally released in October 1975, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody spent nine weeks at Number 1 across Christmas that year and into the new year.
Recorded in August 1975, the song was initially started at Rockfield Studios and used a further four studios in order to complete it.
The 5.55 minute song was an intimidating length for radio programmers at the time, and the record company, along with several fellow musicians such as Elton John, doubted that it would be a hit because it went on a bit.
The song got its big break after Kenny Everett played it on his Capital Radio show in fragments to tease the listeners, and had managed to play it 14 times within two days(!) The song hadn’t been technically released at that point, as Everett was playing
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