Queen's Immortal 1979 Pop Song Hits New Milestone: 'We Finally Did it, Guys'

Welcome back to the 1 Billion Views Club, Queen!

It’s official, Queen’s beloved 1979 single, “Don’t Stop Me Now,” has just surpassed the 1 billion views marker on YouTube, marking the second time the British pop band has scored a billion views for their contributions to the music industry.

Previously, the band had managed to snag a billion views for their similarly influential 1975 single, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” in July 2019. Since then, Queen’s YouTube video for the song managed to secure over 2 billion views on YouTube by December 2025.

Recorded in 1978 and later released as a single on January 26, 1979, “Don’t Stop Me Now” was also featured on Queen’s influential 1978 album, Jazz.

Written by Queen front man Freddie Mercury, the song has often been described as one of the band’s greatest musical achievements, with “Don’t Stop Me Now” appearing in countless movies, TV shows and commercials since its release.

Looking at its larger success in the music industry, Rolling Stone later included the song in a readers’ poll of the best Queen songs, ranking it number three on their list.

“Queen were on a pretty amazing run by the time their 1978 album Jazz came around,” the outlet said of the song. “They’d gone from tiny clubs to stadiums during the past four runs, and every single song they released seemed to fly up the charts.”

“‘Don’t Stop Me Now,’ the lead single from the LP featuring the group’s trademark multi-tracked harmonies, didn’t quite live up to expectations, peaking at Number 86 in America,” Rolling Stone continued. It was, however, a Top 10 hit in England. Time has also been very kind to it and it’s widely seen now as one of the group’s best works.”

In the song’s comments section on YouTube, multiple users chimed in with celebratory remarks about the video scoring a billion views.

“1 billion views. We finally did it, guys,” one user wrote.

“We did it, 1 billion views. Godspeed, Mr. Fahrenheit!” added another account.