Freddie Mercury's Net Worth At The Time Of His Death May Surprise You

The year 2021 marks 50 years since Queen came to be after John Deacon joined the band, completing this quartet of musicians (via Express).

Despite a run that produced a string of hit singles, including "We Are The Champions," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "Don't Stop Me Now," and the epic operatic track, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (via Celebrity Net Worth), it was Freddie Mercury's lifestyle and the suspicions that he was gay in an era when homosexuality was still not widely accepted that caused the band's problems after their initial success, according to Rolling Stone. In 1984, Queen also made headlines for the decision to play in apartheid South Africa, which was considered a daring move at the time. 

However, the band made brief comeback in 1985, revealing the appeal of Queen despite several years of not producing hit music. That comeback was a performance at the Live Aid concert at England's Wembley Stadium (via Rolling Stone), which was produced to help African countries stricken by famine. That concert helped give Queen legendary status for decades to come and was recreated for the 2018 biopic of Mercury's life, aptly titled "Bohemian Rhapsody."