Elton John discography

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An extensive discography of English musician/singer-songwriter Elton John.

Contents

[edit] Studio albums

This list includes the 29 studio albums released by Elton John along with their chart positions around the world, certifications and worldwide sales. The release dates shown are from the United Kingdom. [1]

Date Album UK
U.S.
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FR
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JP
CA
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CH
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RIAA Certification[2]
3 June
1969
Empty Sky - 6 - - - - - - - -
10 April
1970
Elton John 5 4 - - - 40 - - - - Gold
30 October
1970
Tumbleweed Connection 2 5 - - - 30 - - - - Platinum
5 November
1971
Madman Across the Water 41 8 - - 14 13 - - - - 2x Multi-Platinum
19 May
1972
Honky Château 2 1
(5)
43 - 5 21 - 8 - - Platinum
22 January
1973
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 1
(6)
1
(2)
16 - 1 4 - 1
(3)
- - 3x Multi-Platinum
5 October
1973
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1
(2)
1
(8)
41 - 5 22 - 5 - - 7x Multi-Platinum
28 June
1974
Caribou 1
(2)
1
(4)
30 - 8 20 - 6 - - 2x Multi-Platinum
23 May
1975
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 2 1
(7)
22 5 12 20 - 2 - - 3x Multi-Platinum
4 October
1975
Rock of the Westies 5 1
(3)
33 - 16 47 - 6 - 6 Platinum
22 October
1976
Blue Moves 3 3 39 12 9 53 - 5 - 12 Platinum
10 October
1978
A Single Man 8 15 17 - - 74 - 4 - 26 Platinum
13 October
1979
Victim of Love 41 35 - - - - - 18 - -
13 May
1980
21 at 33 12 13 - 10 25 56 - 6 - 16 Gold
20 May
1981
The Fox 12 21 21 10 - - - 5 - 25
9 April
1982
Jump Up! 13 17 34 12 - - - 3 - 15 Gold
June
1983
Too Low for Zero 7 25 47 11 - 71 - 6 6 Platinum
June
1984
Breaking Hearts 2 20 - - - 54 - 7 1 Platinum
November
1985
Ice on Fire 3 48 - - - - - 2 2 Gold
November
1986
Leather Jackets 24 91 - - - - - 12 13
June
1988
Reg Strikes Back 18 16 - - 3 - - 8 5 Gold
September
1989
Sleeping with the Past 1
(5)
23 - 2 6 - - 7 1 - Platinum
22 June
1992
The One 2 8 1
(2)
1
(6)
1 35 - 2 1
(11)
2x Multi-Platinum
November
1993
Duets 5 25 10 - 3 38 - 3 3 23 Platinum
20 March
1995
Made in England 3 13 4 2 4 13 - 3 1 8 Platinum
22 September
1997
The Big Picture 3 9 8 - 1
(5)
19 - 2 1 2 Platinum
1 October
2001
Songs from the West Coast 2 15 14 19 3 68 9 2 7 8 Gold
8 November
2004
Peachtree Road 21 17 31 62 25 168 11 16 11 38 Gold
18 September
2006
The Captain & The Kid 6 18 ? 56 ? ? ? 10 10 27

[edit] Live albums

[edit] Soundtracks, scores & theatre albums

[edit] From the vault

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Tribute albums

[edit] DVDs

[edit] Hollywood and Broadway

Elton John has undertaken a series of projects in both film and musicals, applying his music writing talent:

[edit] Singles

[edit] 1960s and 70s

Year Title Album UK
UK Singles Chart
Australia Canada U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
U.S. A/C
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
U.S. R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
RIAA Certification[3]
1968 "I've Been Loving You" (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1969 "Lady Samantha" (John/Taupin)
1969 "It's Me That You Need" (John/Taupin) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1970 "Border Song" (John/Taupin) Elton John 34 92
1970 "From Denver to L.A." (Francis Lai/Hal Sharper) The Games soundtrack (N/R)
1970 "Rock n' Roll Madonna" (John/Taupin) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1970 "Take Me to the Pilot" (John/Taupin) Elton John (N/R)
1970 "Your Song" (John/Taupin) Elton John 7 11 3 8 9
1971 "Friends" (John/Taupin) Friends soundtrack 96 13 34 17
1971 "Levon" (John/Taupin) Madman Across The Water (N/R) 94 6 24
1972 "Tiny Dancer" (John/Taupin) Madman Across The Water (N/R) 13 19 41 35
1972 "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" (John/Taupin) Honky Château 2 13 8 6 39
1972 "Honky Cat" (John/Taupin) Honky Château 31 78 10 8 6
1972 "Crocodile Rock" (John/Taupin) Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 5 2 1 (4 wks) 1 (3 wks) 11 Platinum
1973 "Daniel" (John/Taupin) Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 4 7 2 1 (2 Wks) 1 (2 wks) Gold
1973 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 7 31 12 12
1973 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 6 3 1 (1) 2 7 Platinum
1973 "Step into Christmas" (John/Taupin) 24
1974 "Candle in the Wind" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 11 5 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1974 "Bennie and the Jets" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 37 (1976) 5 1 (2 wks) 1 (1 wk) 15 Platinum
1974 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (John/Taupin) Caribou 16 13 1 (2 wks) 2 3 Gold
1974 "The Bitch is Back" (John/Taupin) Caribou 15 53 1 (1 wk) 4 Gold
1974 "Cold Highway" (John/Taupin)
B-side to "The Bitch Is Back"
Caribou 53
1974 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 10 3 1 (4 wks) 1 (2 wks) Gold
1975 "Philadelphia Freedom" (John/Taupin) 12 4 1 (2 wks) 1 (2 wks) 32 Platinum
1975 "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (John/Taupin) Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 22 54 2 4 36 Gold
1975 "Island Girl" (John/Taupin) Rock of the Westies 14 12 4 1 (3 wks) 27 Platinum
1976 "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (John/Davey Johnstone/Taupin) Rock of the Westies 8 14
1976 "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (John/Taupin)
B-side of "Grow Some Funk of Your Own"
Rock of the Westies 8 flip 21
1976 "Pinball Wizard" (Pete Townshend) Tommy soundtrack 7 88 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1976 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) (John/Taupin as "Ann Orson/Carte Blanche") 1 (6 wks) 1 (1 wk) 1 (3 wks) 1 (4 wks) 1 (1 wk) Gold
1976 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (John/Taupin) Blue Moves 11 19 3 6 1 (1 wk) Gold
1977 "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (John/Taupin) Blue Moves 28 72 51 28
1977 "Crazy Water" (John/Taupin) Blue Moves 27 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1977 "The Goaldigger's Song" (John)
Limited release; reportedly only 500 copies pressed.
(N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1978 "Ego" (John/Taupin) 34 40 21 34
1978 "Part-Time Love" (John/Gary Osborne) A Single Man 15 12 13 22 40
1978 "Song for Guy" (John) A Single Man 4 12 110 37
1979 "Are You Ready for Love" (Thom Bell/Leroy Bell/Casey James) The Thom Bell Sessions (EP) 42 63 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1979 "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (Leroy Bell/Casey James) The Thom Bell Sessions (EP) (N/R) 9 82 10 1 (1 wk) 36 Gold
1979 "Victim of Love" (Pete Bellotte/Sylvester Levay/Jerry Rix) Victim of Love 38 46 31
1979 "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) Victim of Love

[edit] 1980s

Year Title Album UK
UK Singles Chart
Australia Canada U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
U.S. A/C
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
U.S. R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
RIAA Certification[3]
1980 "Little Jeannie" (John/Osborne) 21 at 33 33 9 1 (1 wk) 3 1 (2 wks) Gold
1980 "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (John/Tom Robinson) 21 at 33 44 91 57 39 45
1980 "Dear God" (John/Osborne) 21 at 33 82 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1981 "28th November 1974" (with John Lennon) (EP) ("I Saw Her Standing There" (Lennon/McCartney) , "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" (Lennon) & "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Lennon/McCartney) - all live) 40 81 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1981 "Nobody Wins" (Jean-Paul Dreau/Gary Osborne) The Fox 42 46 23 21 23
1981 "Just Like Belgium" (John/Taupin) The Fox (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1981 "Chloe" (John/Osborne) The Fox (N/R) (N/R) 34 16
1981 "Loving You is Sweeter than Ever" (with Kiki Dee) (Stevie Wonder/Ivy Hunter) Kiki Dee: Perfect Timing (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1982 "Blue Eyes" (John/Osborne) Jump Up! 8 16 5 12 1 (2 wks)
1982 "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (John/Taupin) Jump Up! 51 63 8 13 18
1982 "Princess" (John/Osborne) Jump Up! (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1982 "All Quiet on the Western Front" (John/Taupin) Jump Up! (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1982 "Ball and Chain" (John/Osborne) Jump Up! (N/R) (N/R)
1983 "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" (John/Johnstone/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 5 4 9 4 2
1983 "I'm Still Standing" (John/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 4 3 1 (1 wk) 12 28
1983 "Kiss the Bride" (John/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 20 25 37 25
1983 "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" (John/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 33 52 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1984 "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts 7 4 4 5 2
1984 "Passengers" (John/Taupin/Johnstone/Phineas McHize) Breaking Hearts 5 9 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1984 "Who Wears These Shoes?" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts 50 76 36 16 11
1984 "In Neon" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts (N/R) (N/R) 92 38 11
1984 "Breaking Hearts (Ain't What it Used to Be)" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts 59 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1985 "Act of War" (with Millie Jackson) (John/Taupin)
7" single release dubbed "Act of War (Part I)". "Act of War (Part 3)", and "Act of War (Part 5)" released on 12".
Ice on Fire [original cd/cassette version only] 32 50
1985 "Nikita" (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire 3 3 2 7 3
1985 "Wrap Her Up" (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire 12 22 26 20
1986 "Cry to Heaven" (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire 47 86 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1986 "Heartache All Over the World" (John/Taupin) Leather Jackets 45 7 58 55
1986 "Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) (John/Taupin) Leather Jackets 44 82 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1987 "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush) (Bruce Roberts/Andy Goldmark) Jennifer Rush: Heart Over Mind 59 31 17 36 32 17
1987 "Your Song" [live] (John/Taupin) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 85 100 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1987 "Candle in the Wind" [live] (John/Taupin) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 5 92 5 6 2
1988 "Take Me to the Pilot" [live] (John/Taupin) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (N/R) (N/R) 37
1988 "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back 30 16 1 (3 wks) 2 1 (1 wk)
1988 "Town of Plenty" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back 74 95 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1988 "A Word in Spanish" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back 91 10 19 4
1988 "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back (N/R) (N/R)
1989 "Through the Storm" (with Aretha Franklin) (Albert Hammond/Dianne Warren) Aretha Franklin: Through The Storm 41 (N/R) 16 3 17
1989 "Healing Hands" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 45 14 13 1 (1 wk)
1989 "Sacrifice" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 55 7 18 3

[edit] 1990s

Year Title Album UK
UK Singles Chart
Australia Canada U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
U.S. A/C
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
U.S. R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
RIAA Certification[3]
1990 "Club at the End of the Street" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 47 19 28 2
1990 "Sacrifice" (John/Taupin) / "Healing Hands" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 1 (5) (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1990 "You Gotta Love Someone" (John/Taupin) Days of Thunder soundtrack 33 32 43 1 (5 wks)
1990 "Easier to Walk Away" (John/Taupin) The Very Best Of Elton John + To Be Continued... 63 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1991 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live, with George Michael) (John/Taupin) 1 (2) 3 1 (1) 1 (2)
1992 "The One" (John/Taupin) The One 10 15 9 1 (6)
1992 "Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) (John/Taupin/Olle Romo) The One 31 (N/R) (N/R)
1992 "The Last Song" (John/Taupin) The One 21 32 2
1993 "Simple Life" (John/Taupin) The One 44 30 1 (3)
1993 "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) (Cole Porter) Duets 2 34 56 21
1994 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Ru Paul) (John/Taupin) Duets 7 45 92
1994 "Shakey Ground" (with Don Henley) (Jeffrey Bowen/Eddie Hazel/Alphonso Boyd) Duets (N/R) (N/R) 64
1994 "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) (Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson) Duets 24 (N/R) (N/R)
1994 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John/Tim Rice) The Lion King soundtrack 14 9 4 1 (8) Gold
1994 "Circle of Life" (John/Rice) The Lion King soundtrack 11 18 2
1995 "Believe" (John/Taupin) Made in England 15 23 13 1 (2)
1995 "Made in England" (John/Taupin) Made in England 18 48 52 12
1995 "Blessed" (John/Taupin) Made in England (N/R) 34 2
1996 "Please" (John/Taupin) Made in England 33 (N/R) (N/R)
1996 "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (John/Taupin) Love Songs [US version] (N/R) 70 4
1996 "Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) (John/Taupin) 9 (N/R) (N/R) (N/R)
1997 "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (John/Taupin) / "Candle in the Wind 1997" (John/Taupin) The Big Picture (except "Candle 1997" non-album) 1 (5) 1/32 1 (14)/flip 1 (10)/5 14x Multi-Platinum
1998 "Recover Your Soul" (John/Taupin) The Big Picture 16 55 5
1998 "If the River Can Bend" (John/Taupin) The Big Picture 32 (N/R) (N/R)
1999 "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) (John/Rice) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida 10 29 2 Gold
1999 "A Step Too Far" (John/Rice) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (N/R) 15

[edit] 2000s

Year Title Album UK
UK Singles Chart
Australia Canada U.S.
Billboard Hot 100
U.S. A/C
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
U.S. R&B
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
RIAA Certification[3]
2000 "Someday Out of the Blue (Theme from El Dorado)" (John/Rice/Patrick Leonard) The Road to El Dorado soundtrack (N/R) 49 5
2000 "Friends Never Say Goodbye" (John/Rice/Leonard) The Road to El Dorado soundtrack (N/R) 21
2001 "I Want Love" (John/Taupin) Songs From the West Coast 9 110 6
2002 "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (John/Taupin) Songs From the West Coast 24 10
2002 "Original Sin" (John/Taupin) Songs From the West Coast 39 18
2002 "Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina) (John/Taupin) 4
2002 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (with Blue) (John/Taupin) Blue: One Love 1 (1 wk) 43
2003 "Are You Ready for Love" [remix] (Bell/Bell/James) 1 (1 wk) (N/R) (N/R)
2003 "The Heart of Every Girl" (John/Taupin) Mona Lisa Smile Soundtrack 24
2004 "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" (John/Taupin) Peachtree Road 20 24
2005 "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" (John/Taupin) Peachtree Road 32
2005 "Answer in the Sky"

(John/Taupin)

Peachtree Road 7
2005 "Electricity" (John/Lee Hall) Peachtree Road [collector's edition] 4 (N/R)
2005 "Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Catherine Britt) (Catherine Britt/Jerry Salley)A (N/R)
2006 "The Bridge" (John/Taupin) The Captain & The Kid (N/R) 19
2006 "Tinderbox" (John/Taupin) The Captain & The Kid (N/R)
2007 "Rocket Man" [reissue] (John/Taupin) Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits 62
2007 "Step into Christmas" [re entry] (John/Taupin) - 65
2007 "Calling it Christmas" (with Joss Stone) (John/Taupin) Elton John's Christmas Party 138

A"Where We Both Say Goodbye" peaked at #38 on U.S. Hot Country Songs.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nuova pagina 1
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Elton John May 22, 2008
  3. ^ a b c d RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Elton John May 22, 2008