Elton John discography
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An extensive discography of English musician/singer-songwriter Elton John.
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[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. |
DE |
FR |
IT |
JP |
CA |
NO |
CH |
SE |
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
- 1971 17-11-70* UK #20,US #11 (*11-17-70 in US)
- 1976 Here and There UK #6, US #4
- 1979 A Single Man In Moscow
- 1987 Elton John live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra UK #43, US #24 (RIAA Certification: Platinum)[2]
- 2000 Elton John One Night Only - The Greatest Hits UK #7, US #65 (RIAA Certification: Gold)[2]
[edit] Soundtracks, scores & theatre albums
- 1971 Friends (Film soundtrack) US #36 (RIAA Certification: Gold)[2]
- 1994 The Lion King (Film soundtrack) US #1
- 1998 Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (Concept album of later stage musical) UK #29, US #41 (RIAA Certification: Gold)[2]
- 1999 The Muse (Film soundtrack)
- 2000 The Road to El Dorado (Film soundtrack) US #63
- 2005 Billy Elliot The Musical (Original cast recording)
- 2006 Lestat: The Musical (Original cast recording -- Unreleased)
[edit] From the vault
- 1979 The Thom Bell Sessions US #51
- 1989 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions
- 2001 Prologue
[edit] Compilations
- Elton John's Greatest Hits (1974) UK #1 (11), US #1 (10) (Certified (RIAA Certification: 16x Multi-Platinum)[2]
- Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II (1977) UK #6, US #21 (RIAA Certification: 5x Multi-Platinum)[2]
- Lady Samantha (1980) UK #56
- Elton John's Milestones (1980)
- Your Songs (1985)
- Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (1987) US #84 (RIAA Certification: 2x Multi-Platinum)[2]
- To Be Continued (1990) US #82 (RIAA Certification: Platinum)[2]
- The Very Best of Elton John (1990) UK #1
- Rare Masters (1992)
- Elton John's Greatest Hits 1976-1986 (1992) (RIAA Certification: 2x Multi-Platinum)[2]
- Chartbusters Go Pop! 20 Legendary Covers from 1969/70 as Sung by Elton John (1994)
- Classic Elton John (1994)
- Love Songs (1996) UK #4, US #24 (RIAA Certification: 3x Multi-Platinum)[2]
- Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002) UK #3, US #12 (RIAA Certification: 3x Multi-Platinum)[2]
- Elton John's Christmas Party (other various artists) (2005), (re-released in 2006 with less tracks)
- Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits (2007) UK #2, US #9
[edit] Tribute albums
- Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
- The Timeless Classics Of Elton John Performed By Studio 99 (2006)
[edit] DVDs
- The Very Best of Elton John (2000; original video released 1990)
- Elton John Live in Barcelona (2000; original video released 1992)
- Love Songs (2001; original video released 1995)
- Classic Albums - Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2001)
- Elton John One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden (2001)
- Live In Australia (2003?; original video released 1987)
- To Russia with Elton (2004; original video released 1979)
- Dream Ticket (DVD) 4-Disc Box Set (2004)
- Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (2005; original video released 1991)
- Elton 60 - Live at Madison Square Garden (2 DVD set) (2007)
[edit] Hollywood and Broadway
Elton John has undertaken a series of projects in both film and musicals, applying his music writing talent:
- In 1971, he wrote the soundtrack for the movie Friends
- In 1972 he appeared in Marc Bolan's musical film Born to Boogie
- In 1975, he appeared as the Pinball Wizard in Ken Russell's movie version of the rock opera Tommy
- In 1994 with Tim Rice he wrote songs for Walt Disney's The Lion King.
- In 1998 with Tim Rice he composed the music for the Disney production of Aida. They received the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album
- In 1999 John wrote the score for The Muse
- In 2000 he composed songs for DreamWorks' animated film The Road to El Dorado
- In 2001, his 1970s songs "Tiny Dancer" and "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" were featured on the Almost Famous soundtrack
- In 2001, he appeared as animated character John in the popular children's television series Bob the Builder, in an episode called "A Christmas to Remember"
- In 2003 his song "The Heart of Every Girl" was featured as the end title song for Mona Lisa Smile
- In 2005 "My Father's Gun" (from the Tumbleweed Connection album), was featured in Elizabethtown
- In 2005 John composed music for the UK West End production of Billy Elliot the Musical (2005) with Lee Hall
- In 2006 he composed the music for the short-lived Broadway musical Lestat: The musical. He also released "Elton John's Christmas Party" with two of his songs and the rest being various artists that same year.
[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
- ^ Nuova pagina 1
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Elton John May 22, 2008
