Bohemian Rhapsody

genre

 * progressive rock

artist

 * Queen

album

 * A Night at the Opera

significance

 * first top ten hit
 * greatest-certified single

success

 * certified platinum
 * charted at number nine

trivia

 * did not become well-known until featured in the hit comedy film Wayne's World
 * The word "Bismillah" in the courtroom part means "In the name of God" in Arabic and is the first word in the Quran. Freddie Mercury was born in Tanzania.
 * a gong is heard very lightly at the end of the song