78-Year-Old Rock Icon Returns to Billboard Charts Over 4 Decades After His Biggest Hits
One former Queen rocker is still reigning on the music charts.
More than four decades after Queen's golden era, famed guitarist Brian May has found his way back to the Billboard music charts, this time without the legendary band.
May's new track "Eternia," a collaboration with composer Daniel Pemberton, debuted at No. 3 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart during the week of June 20. The song also landed at No. 11 on the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.
"Eternia" was released in May as part of the soundtrack for the Masters of the Universe film. It is now May's second song without Queen to hit the Hard Rock Digital Song sales chart, along with his 2018 collaboration with Five Finger Death Punch, "Blue on Black," which spent five weeks at No. 1 on the same chart. (It also spent one week on top of the Rock Digital Song Sales chart.)
May himself celebrated the news via Instagram on Monday, June 22, sharing a news article from Forbes about his latest chart feat.
"Well that was a nice Dad's Day surprise !!" the father of three wrote in his caption, while thanking his fans by adding, "Thanks folks !!! A hit is always a hit !!"
May has three children from his first marriage to Christine Mullen: son James (Jimmy) and daughters LouisaMay and Emily Ruth. He and Mullen were married for more than a decade between 1976 and 1988, and in 2000, he got married to his second wife, British actress Anita Dobson.
For May, appearing on the Billboard charts is nothing new, considering his run of chart-toppers throughout the '70s and '80s as part of Queen. The iconic band had multiple songs on the Hot 100, including No. 1 hits "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love."
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This story was originally published June 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM.