The Game cover

The Game

Released

Queen’s sheer genius at adapting everything around them to their own purposes reached an apex with 1980’s The Game, both their biggest US album and one of their worldwide landmarks in turn, working with synths for the first time for extra flavor. Bassist John Deacon’s tribute to Chic in all but name, “Another One Bites the Dust,” became a deserved disco classic and general smash, Freddie Mercury’s sprightly rockabilly kicker “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” wasn’t far behind, while further singles like “Save Me” and “Play the Game” kept it all going.

Ned Raggett

Recommended by

Suggestions
Like an Arrow cover

Like an Arrow

Blackberry Smoke
The Untouchable cover

The Untouchable

Alvin Stardust
The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 cover

The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1

Traveling Wilburys
The  Complete Singles Collection: The London Years cover

The Complete Singles Collection: The London Years

The Rolling Stones
Busted Stuff cover

Busted Stuff

Dave Matthews Band
This Year’s Model cover

This Year’s Model

Elvis Costello
Use Your Illusion I cover

Use Your Illusion I

Guns N' Roses
Humble Quest cover

Humble Quest

Maren Morris
How Did We Get So Dark? cover

How Did We Get So Dark?

Royal Blood
Toys in the Attic cover

Toys in the Attic

Aerosmith
Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967 cover

Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967

Bob Seger
Heaven Tonight cover

Heaven Tonight

Cheap Trick