Freddie and co named UK's most played rock act of the 21st century

Queen have amassed over 400 million seconds of radio and TV airplay this century - equivalent to 12.5 years of continuous play

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impressive vocal range, died at the age of 45 in 1991 after suffering from bronchial pneumonia resulting from Aids.

The group were later inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins in 2001, and had all four members inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2003.

David Bowie - who collaborated with Queen on the 1981 number one hit single Under Pressure - was in second place on PPL's most played rock acts of the 21st century list, with U2 landing at number three.