The continuing popularity of the Queen stage show, We Will Rock You, provides a steady income for Deacon, 59, who lives in Putney. He joined the group in 1970 as its bass guitarist, though he has not been involved in recent touring and recording. Ironically, the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991 gave Queen a new lease of life. The Mercury effect has not ended.
Turnover at Queen Productions, the band’s main company, soared to £40.5m in 2009. A record deal with EMI ended last year and the group has now signed with Polygram outside the US market. Deacon’s company, Goldfinch Productions, has paid him £11.5m over the past six years.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Queen Forever with the British rock band Queen (certified gold by BPI, FIMI and ZPAV) |
$135,000 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by ZPAV) |
$10,000 |
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest ’86 with the British rock band Queen |
$10,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Absolute Greatest with the British rock band Queen (certified 2x platinum BPI and gold by ARIA) |
$736,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film Return of the Champions with the British rock band Queen |
$52,500 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film Live Aid with the British rock band Queen |
$1,526,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by BVMI, and gold by BPI, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI) |
$506,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film Greatest Video Hits with the British rock band Queen |
$208,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film Greatest Video Hits 1 with the British rock band Queen |
$313,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the box set The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III with the British rock band Queen (certified 6x platinum by BPI, 2x platinum by RIAA and NVPI, platinum by ARIA, and gold by BVMI, IFPI-SWI and SNEP) |
$6,320,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits III with the British rock band Queen (certified 2x platinum by BPI, platinum by NVPI, and gold by BVMI, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI) |
$1,960,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Queen Rocks with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by BPI, and gold by ARIA and SNEP) |
$420,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Made in Heaven with the British rock band Queen (certified 4x platinum by BPI, 3x platinum by BVMI, 2x platinum by IFPI-AUT and SNEP, platinum by IFPI-NOR, and gold by RIAA) |
$10,099,500 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Classic Queen with the British rock band Queen (certified 3x platinum by RIAA) |
$3,500,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live at Wembley ’86 with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by RIAA, BPI and SNEP, and gold by BVMI, IFPI-AUT, IFPI-SWI and NVPI) |
$3,780,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits II with the British rock band Queen (certified diamond by SNEP, 8x platinum by ARIA and BPI, 5x platinum by IFPI-SWI and NVPI, 4x platinum by IFPI-AUT, and 9x gold by BVMI) |
$22,150,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Innuendo with the British rock band Queen (certified 2x platinum by NVPI, platinum by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-AUT and SNEP, and gold by RIAA) |
$2,435,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film Queen at Wembley You with the British rock band Queen |
$1,008,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album The Miracle with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by BPI, BVMI and NVPI, and gold by RIAA, IFPI-AUT and SNEP) |
$2,020,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live Magic with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by BPI and IFPI-SWI, and gold by BVMI and IFPI-AUT) |
$2,340,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album A Kind of Magic with the British rock band Queen (certified 2x platinum by BPI, platinum by IFPI-AUT, 3x gold by BVMI, and gold by RIAA and SNEP) |
$2,366,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album The Works with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by BPI, BVMI and IFPI-AUT, and gold by RIAA and NVPI) |
$1,970,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the concert film We Will Rock You with the British rock band Queen |
$401,500 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Hot Space with the British rock band Queen (certified gold by RIAA, BPI abnd IFPI-AUT) |
$645,000 |
|
1980 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with the British rock band Queen (certified 14x platinum by ARIA, 11x platinum by BPI, 8x platinum by RIAA, 5x platinumby IFPI-SWI, 4x platinum by IFPI-AUT, platinum by NVPI, 7x gold by BVMI, and gold by IFPI-SWE) |
$18,000,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Flash Gordon with the British rock band Queen (certified gold by BPI) |
$120,000 |
|
1979 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album The Game with the British rock band Queen (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-AUT and NVPI) |
$4,445,000 |
|
1978 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live Killers with the British rock band Queen (certified 2x platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-AUT, IFPI SWI and SNEP) |
$4,010,000 |
|
1977 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Jazz with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by RIAA and NVPI, and gold by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-AUT and SNEP) |
$1,425,000 |
|
1976 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album News of the World with the British rock band Queen (certified 4x platinum by RIAA, platinum by NVPI and BVMI, and gold by BPI and SNEP) |
$6,125,000 |
|
1975 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album A Day at the Races with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI and BVMI) |
$1,605,000 |
|
1974 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album A Night at the Opera with the British rock band Queen (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, platinum by BPI and BVMI, and gold by IFPI-AUT) |
$4,255,000 |
|
1973 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Sheer Heart Attack with the British rock band Queen (certified platinum by BPI and RMNZ, and gold by RIAA and RIAJ) |
$908,000 |
|
1973 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Queen II with the British rock band Queen (certified gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$620,000 |
|
1972 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Queen with the British rock band Queen (certified gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$620,000 |