Which Queen song gave the band its first UK number-one single in 1975?

Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” gave the band its first UK number-one single in 1975.

Written by Freddie Mercury, the song was released in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1975 as the lead single from A Night at the Opera. Its unusual structure combined a ballad, an operatic middle section, hard-rock passages, and a reflective coda, making it far longer and more elaborate than most contemporary singles.

The song topped the UK Singles Chart for nine weeks during its original run. It returned to number one in 1991 after Mercury’s death, making it one of the few singles to reach the top of the British chart in two separate periods.

The promotional video is often described as an early landmark of the modern music video, although promotional clips existed before it. The song is also frequently confused with “We Are the Champions,” which became a major Queen anthem but was not the band’s first UK number-one single.