# Greatest Hits III (Queen album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Chester Chronicle | (Positive) |
| Classic Rock | (Positive) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Greatest Hits III is a compilation album by British rock band Queen. It is a compilation of latter-day songs, the band members' solo hits and the band's collaborations with other artists (hence the album's credit to "Queen+"). It was released on 8 November 1999. The first two tracks on the album were new previously unreleased versions of classic Queen songs.
The album includes "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (1991), which was Freddie Mercury's last appearance in a music video, and "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)" (1997), a song dedicated to Mercury which also features the last recording of bass guitarist John Deacon before his retirement. Four songs from their last studio album Made in Heaven (1995) also feature in the compilation, including "Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "Heaven for Everyone". A home video was also released in the EU and in North America but has since been long out of print, called Greatest Flix III.

## Personnel

Main
* Queen – producers (2, 4–8, 11, 13, 15–17)
* Brian May – producer (9), remixing (2)
* Freddie Mercury – producer (3, 12), original recording producer (10)
* Roger Taylor – remixing (2)
* David Bowie – producer (2)
* Wyclef Jean – remixing (14)
* Mack – producer (8, 13, 17), original recording producer (10)
* George Michael – producer (5)
Additional
* Joshua J. Macrae – producer (6–7, 11), recording engineer (11, 15), additional remixing (2)
* Mike Moran – producer (3, 12)
* Colin Peter – producer, recording engineer (10)
* Serge Ramaekers – producer, recording engineer (10)
* Julian Raymond – additional production (10)
* David Richards – producer (3–4, 6–7, 9, 12, 16), recording engineer (5)
* Justin Shirley-Smith – producer (6–7, 11), recording engineer (1, 11, 15), additional remixing (2)
* Carl Ward – producer, recording engineer (10)

## Charts

Chart performance for Greatest Hits III :
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 77 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 7 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) | 5 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 8 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 35 |
| French Compilations (SNEP) | 9 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 5 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) | 7 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 24 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 5 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 11 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 19 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 5 |
2000 chart performance for Greatest Hits III :
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 7 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 46 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 7 |
2008 chart performance for Greatest Hits III :
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 89 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Greatest Hits III :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Argentina (CAPIF) | Platinum | 60,000$^^$ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Belgium (BEA) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | 50,000$^^$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 150,000$^^$ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway) | Platinum | 50,000$^*$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | 50,000$^^$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Gold | 40,000$^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | 25,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | 2× Platinum | 600,000$^*$ |
| Summaries |||
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^*$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||