I find it somewhat hard to believe that You're My Best Friend only reached #16 on the US charts when it was released, given how much it's still played on USA stations, on classic rock/variety/oldies stations.
Was the song more popular on release than the chart showed? It would seem more like a top 10 in the US. I know it hit 7 in the UK charts.
Secretfantasy wrote:
And its one of the singles not yet been played by QAL on tour.
I'm really surprised that they haven't played that song live as that's a Queen song that EVERYBODY knows because it's always on the radio. I went to a Queen Extravaganza concert a few years ago and everybody there was singing along with it. (It was at Gloucester, and a show that Brian attended so they definitely know it's popular with audiences.)
The song is great because:
1- It's short, songs under three minutes almost guaranteed radio airplay
2- It's lyrics are sweet, it won't offend anyone
3- It's more pop then rock 'n' roll, songs that were too heavy were 'banned' airplay in the mornings
Queen most failed chart placed single and album is a success for other artists and bands. For example Kiss, Iron maiden 80s charts Judas Priest. Even the few Led Zeppelin singles not albums which were huge.