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==Studio albums==
==Studio albums==
Chart positions includes the following countries: [[United Kingdom]] (UK), [[United States]] (US) and [[Switzerland]] (CH), [[Sweden]] (SW)
Chart positions includes the following countries: [[United Kingdom]] (UK), [[United States of America]] (US) and [[Switzerland]] (CH), [[Sweden]] (SW)
U.S. certifications are from [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp], UK certifications are from [http://www.bpi.co.uk/].  
U.S. certifications are from [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp], UK certifications are from [http://www.bpi.co.uk/].  
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|'''''[[Empty Sky]]'''''
|'''''[[Empty Sky]]'''''
*Release Date: [[June 3]], [[1969]] (UK), [[January 13]], [[1975]] (US)
*Release Date: June 3, 1969 (UK), January 13, 1975 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK -, US #6
*Chart Positions: UK -, US #6
*Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
*Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
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|'''''[[Elton John (album)|Elton John]]'''''
|'''''[[Elton John (album)|Elton John]]'''''
*Release Date: [[April 10]], [[1970]] (UK), [[July 22]], [[1970]] (US)
*Release Date: April 10, 1970 (UK), July 22, 1970 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #11, US #4  
*Chart Positions: UK #11, US #4  
*Certifications: Gold (US), non certified (UK)
*Certifications: Gold (US), non certified (UK)
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|'''''[[Tumbleweed Connection]]'''''
|'''''[[Tumbleweed Connection]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 30]], [[1970]] (UK), [[January 4]], [[1971]] (US)
*Release Date: October 30, 1970 (UK), January 4, 1971 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #6, US #5
*Chart Positions: UK #6, US #5
*Certifications: Platinum (US), non certified (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), non certified (UK)
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|'''''[[Madman Across the Water]]'''''
|'''''[[Madman Across the Water]]'''''
*Release Date: [[November 5]], [[1971]] (UK), [[November 15]], [[1971]] (US)
*Release Date: November 5, 1971 (UK), November 15, 1971 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #41, US #8  
*Chart Positions: UK #41, US #8  
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), non certified (UK)
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), non certified (UK)
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|'''''[[Honky Château]]'''''
|'''''[[Honky Château]]'''''
*Release Date: [[May 19]], [[1972]] (UK), [[May 26]], [[1972]] (US)
*Release Date: May 19, 1972 (UK), May 26, 1972 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #1 (5)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #1 (5)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player]]'''''
|'''''[[Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player]]'''''
*Release Date: [[January 22]], [[1973]] (UK), [[January 26]], [[1973]] (US)
*Release Date: January 22, 1973 (UK), January 26, 1973 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (6), US #1 (2)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (6), US #1 (2)
*Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Goodbye Yellow Brick Road]]'''''
|'''''[[Goodbye Yellow Brick Road]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 5]], [[1973]] (UK), [[October 5]], [[1973]] (US)
*Release Date: October 5, 1973 (UK), October 5, 1973 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (2), US #1 (8)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (2), US #1 (8)
*Certifications: Diamond (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
*Certifications: Diamond (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Caribou (album)|Caribou]]'''''
|'''''[[Caribou (album)|Caribou]]'''''
*Release Date: [[June 28]], [[1974]] (UK), [[June 24]], [[1974]] (US)
*Release Date: June 28, 1974 (UK), June 24, 1974 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (2), US #1 (4)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (2), US #1 (4)
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy]]'''''
|'''''[[Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy]]'''''
*Release Date: [[May 23]], [[1975]] (UK), [[May 19]], [[1975]] (US)
*Release Date: May 23, 1975 (UK), May 19, 1975 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #1 (7)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #1 (7)
*Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
*Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Rock of the Westies]]'''''
|'''''[[Rock of the Westies]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 4]], [[1975]] (UK), [[October 20]], [[1975]] (US)
*Release Date: October 4, 1975 (UK), October 20, 1975 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #5, US #1 (3)  
*Chart Positions: UK #5, US #1 (3)  
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[Blue Moves]]'''''
|'''''[[Blue Moves]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 22]], [[1976]] (UK), [[October 28]], [[1976]] (US)
*Release Date: October 22, 1976 (UK), October 28, 1976 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #3
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #3
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[A Single Man]]'''''
|'''''[[A Single Man]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 10]], [[1978]] (UK), October [[1978]] (US)
*Release Date: October 10, 1978 (UK), October 1978 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #8, US #15
*Chart Positions: UK #8, US #15
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[Victim of Love (album)|Victim of Love]]'''''
|'''''[[Victim of Love (album)|Victim of Love]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 13]], [[1979]] (UK), October [[1979]] (US)
*Release Date: October 13, 1979 (UK), October 1979 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #41, US #35
*Chart Positions: UK #41, US #35
*Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
*Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
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|'''''[[21 at 33]]'''''
|'''''[[21 at 33]]'''''
*Release Date: [[May 13]], [[1980]] (UK), May [[1980]] (US)
*Release Date: May 13, 1980 (UK), May 1980 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #12, US #13
*Chart Positions: UK #12, US #13
*Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[The Fox (album)|The Fox]]'''''
|'''''[[The Fox (album)|The Fox]]'''''
*Release Date: [[May 20]], [[1981]] (UK), [[May 22]], [[1981]] (US)
*Release Date: May 20, 1981 (UK), May 22, 1981 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #12, US #21
*Chart Positions: UK #12, US #21
*Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
*Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
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|'''''[[Jump Up!]]'''''
|'''''[[Jump Up!]]'''''
*Release Date: [[April 9]], [[1982]] (UK), April [[1982]] (US)
*Release Date: April 9, 1982 (UK), April 1982 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #13, US #17
*Chart Positions: UK #13, US #17
*Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK)
*Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK)
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|'''''[[Too Low for Zero]]'''''
|'''''[[Too Low for Zero]]'''''
*Release Date: June [[1983]] (UK), [[May 23]], [[1983]] (US)
*Release Date: June 1983 (UK), May 23, 1983 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #7, US #25
*Chart Positions: UK #7, US #25
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Breaking Hearts]]'''''
|'''''[[Breaking Hearts]]'''''
*Release Date: June [[1984]] (UK), June [[1984]] (US)
*Release Date: June 1984 (UK), June 1984 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #20
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #20
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[Ice on Fire]]'''''
|'''''[[Ice on Fire]]'''''
*Release Date: November [[1985]] (UK), November [[1985]] (US)
*Release Date: November 1985 (UK), November 1985 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #48
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #48
*Certifications: Gold (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: Gold (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Leather Jackets (album)|Leather Jackets]]'''''
|'''''[[Leather Jackets (album)|Leather Jackets]]'''''
*Release Date: November [[1986]] (UK), November [[1986]] (US)
*Release Date: November 1986 (UK), November 1986 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #24, US #91
*Chart Positions: UK #24, US #91
*Certifications: non certified (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: non certified (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[Reg Strikes Back]]'''''
|'''''[[Reg Strikes Back]]'''''
*Release Date: June [[1988]] (UK), June [[1988]] (US)
*Release Date: June 1988 (UK), June 1988 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #18, US #16
*Chart Positions: UK #18, US #16
*Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK)
*Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK)
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|'''''[[Sleeping with the Past]]'''''
|'''''[[Sleeping with the Past]]'''''
*Release Date: September [[1989]] (UK), August [[1989]] (US)
*Release Date: September 1989 (UK), August 1989 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (5), US #23
*Chart Positions: UK #1 (5), US #23
*Certifications: Platinum (US), 3xPlatinum (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), 3xPlatinum (UK)
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|'''''[[The One (album)|The One]]'''''
|'''''[[The One (album)|The One]]'''''
*Release Date: [[June 22]], [[1992]] (UK), [[June 26]], [[1992]] (US)
*Release Date: June 22, 1992 (UK), June 26, 1992 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #8
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #8
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Duets (Elton John album)|Duets]]'''''
|'''''[[Duets (Elton John album)|Duets]]'''''
*Release Date: November [[1993]] (UK), [[November 30]], [[1993]] (US)
*Release Date: November 1993 (UK), November 30, 1993 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #5, US #25
*Chart Positions: UK #5, US #25
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Made in England (album)|Made in England]]'''''
|'''''[[Made in England (album)|Made in England]]'''''
*Release Date: [[March 20]], [[1995]] (UK), [[March 21]], [[1995]] (US)
*Release Date: March 20, 1995 (UK), March 21, 1995 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #13
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #13
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[The Big Picture (Elton John album)|The Big Picture]]'''''
|'''''[[The Big Picture (Elton John album)|The Big Picture]]'''''
*Release Date: [[September 22]], [[1997]] (UK), [[September 23]], [[1997]] (US)
*Release Date: September 22, 1997 (UK), September 23, 1997 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #9
*Chart Positions: UK #3, US #9
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Songs from the West Coast]]'''''
|'''''[[Songs from the West Coast]]'''''
*Release Date: [[October 1]], [[2001]] (UK), [[October 2]], [[2001]] (US)
*Release Date: October 1, 2001 (UK), October 2, 2001 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #15
*Chart Positions: UK #2, US #15
*Certifications: Platinum (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
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|'''''[[Peachtree Road (album)|Peachtree Road]]'''''
|'''''[[Peachtree Road (album)|Peachtree Road]]'''''
*Release Date: [[November 8]], [[2004]] (UK), [[November 9]], [[2004]] (US)
*Release Date: November 8, 2004 (UK), November 9, 2004 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #21, US #17
*Chart Positions: UK #21, US #17
*Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK)
*Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK)
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|'''''[[The Captain & The Kid]]'''''
|'''''[[The Captain & The Kid]]'''''
*Release Date: [[September 18]], [[2006]] (UK), [[September 19]], [[2006]] (US)
*Release Date: September 18, 2006 (UK), September 19, 2006 (US)
*Chart Positions: UK #6 (UK), US #18
*Chart Positions: UK #6 (UK), US #18
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
*Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
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==Live albums==
==Live albums==
* [[1971]] ''[[17-11-70]]'' UK #20, US #11
* 1971 ''[[17-11-70]]'' UK #20, US #11
* [[1976]] ''[[Here and There]]'' UK #6, US #4  
* 1976 ''[[Here and There]]'' UK #6, US #4  
* [[1979]] ''[[A Single Man In Moscow]]'' US "Unkown"
* 1979 ''[[A Single Man In Moscow]]'' US "Unkown"
* [[1987]] ''[[Elton John live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]]'' UK #43, US #24
* 1987 ''[[Elton John live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra]]'' UK #43, US #24
* [[2000]] ''[[Elton John One Night Only - The Greatest Hits]]'' UK #7, US #65
* 2000 ''[[Elton John One Night Only - The Greatest Hits]]'' UK #7, US #65


==Soundtracks, scores & theatre albums==
==Soundtracks, scores & theatre albums==
* [[1971]] ''[[Friends (soundtrack)|Friends]]'' US #36
* 1971 ''[[Friends (soundtrack)|Friends]]'' US #36
* [[1994]] ''[[The Lion King (soundtrack)|The Lion King]]''
* 1994 ''[[The Lion King (soundtrack)|The Lion King]]''
* [[1998]] ''[[Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (concept album)|Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida]]'' UK #29, US #41
* 1998 ''[[Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (concept album)|Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida]]'' UK #29, US #41
* [[1999]] ''[[The Muse (Soundtrack)|The Muse]]''
* 1999 ''[[The Muse (Soundtrack)|The Muse]]''
* [[2000]] ''[[The Road to El Dorado (Soundtrack)|The Road to El Dorado]]'' US #63
* 2000 ''[[The Road to El Dorado (Soundtrack)|The Road to El Dorado]]'' US #63
* [[2005]] ''[[Billy Elliot The Musical]]'' [original cast recording]
* 2005 ''[[Billy Elliot The Musical]]'' [original cast recording]


==From the vault==
==From the vault==
* [[1979]] ''[[The Thom Bell Sessions]]'' US #51
* 1979 ''[[The Thom Bell Sessions]]'' US #51
* [[1989]] ''[[The Complete Thom Bell Sessions]]''
* 1989 ''[[The Complete Thom Bell Sessions]]''
* [[2001]] ''[[Prologue (Elton John album)|Prologue]]''
* 2001 ''[[Prologue (Elton John album)|Prologue]]''


==Compilations==
==Compilations==

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Discography of Elton John.

Studio albums

Chart positions includes the following countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (US) and Switzerland (CH), Sweden (SW) U.S. certifications are from [1], UK certifications are from [2].

Album information
Empty Sky
  • Release Date: June 3, 1969 (UK), January 13, 1975 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK -, US #6
  • Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
  • Singles: "Skyline Pigeon"
  • Sales: 500,000
Elton John
  • Release Date: April 10, 1970 (UK), July 22, 1970 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #11, US #4
  • Certifications: Gold (US), non certified (UK)
  • Singles: "Border Song," "Your Song,"
  • Sales: 3,000,000
Tumbleweed Connection
  • Release Date: October 30, 1970 (UK), January 4, 1971 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #6, US #5
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), non certified (UK)
  • Singles: -
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Madman Across the Water
  • Release Date: November 5, 1971 (UK), November 15, 1971 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #41, US #8
  • Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), non certified (UK)
  • Singles: "Levon," "Tiny Dancer"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Honky Château
  • Release Date: May 19, 1972 (UK), May 26, 1972 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #2, US #1 (5)
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)," "Honky Cat"
  • Sales: 7,000,000
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
  • Release Date: January 22, 1973 (UK), January 26, 1973 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #1 (6), US #1 (2)
  • Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel"
  • Sales: 8,000,000
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  • Release Date: October 5, 1973 (UK), October 5, 1973 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #1 (2), US #1 (8)
  • Certifications: Diamond (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Bennie And The Jets," "Candle In The Wind"
  • Sales: 22,000,000
Caribou
  • Release Date: June 28, 1974 (UK), June 24, 1974 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #1 (2), US #1 (4)
  • Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me," "The Bitch Is Back"
  • Sales: 7,000,000
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
  • Release Date: May 23, 1975 (UK), May 19, 1975 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #2, US #1 (7)
  • Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
  • Sales: 7,000,000
Rock of the Westies
  • Release Date: October 4, 1975 (UK), October 20, 1975 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #5, US #1 (3)
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "Island Girl," "Grow Some Funk of Your Own," "I Feel Like A Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)"
  • Sales: 6,000,000
Blue Moves
  • Release Date: October 22, 1976 (UK), October 28, 1976 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #3, US #3
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word," "Bit Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)," "Crazy Water"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
A Single Man
  • Release Date: October 10, 1978 (UK), October 1978 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #8, US #15
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "Part-Time Love," "Song For Guy"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Victim of Love
  • Release Date: October 13, 1979 (UK), October 1979 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #41, US #35
  • Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
  • Singles: "Victim of Love," "Johnny B. Goode"
  • Sales: 1,000,000
21 at 33
  • Release Date: May 13, 1980 (UK), May 1980 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #12, US #13
  • Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "Little Jeannie," "Sartorial Eloquence"
  • Sales: 2,000,000
The Fox
  • Release Date: May 20, 1981 (UK), May 22, 1981 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #12, US #21
  • Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK)
  • Singles: "Nobody Wins," "Chloe"
  • Sales: 2,000,000
Jump Up!
  • Release Date: April 9, 1982 (UK), April 1982 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #13, US #17
  • Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK)
  • Singles: "Blue Eyes," "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)," "Princess"
  • Sales: 3,000,000
Too Low for Zero
  • Release Date: June 1983 (UK), May 23, 1983 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #7, US #25
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues," "I'm Still Standing," "Kiss The Bride," "Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)," "Crystal"
  • Sales: 6,000,000
Breaking Hearts
  • Release Date: June 1984 (UK), June 1984 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #2, US #20
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "Passengers," "Sad Songs (Say So Much)," "Who Wears These Shoes?," "In Neon," "Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be)"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Ice on Fire
  • Release Date: November 1985 (UK), November 1985 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #3, US #48
  • Certifications: Gold (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Nikita", "Wrap Her Up", "Cry To Heaven"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Leather Jackets
  • Release Date: November 1986 (UK), November 1986 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #24, US #91
  • Certifications: non certified (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "Heartache All Over The World," "Slow Rivers"
  • Sales: 2,000,000
Reg Strikes Back
  • Release Date: June 1988 (UK), June 1988 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #18, US #16
  • Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK)
  • Singles: "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That," "A Word In Spanish," "Town Of Plenty"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Sleeping with the Past
  • Release Date: September 1989 (UK), August 1989 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #1 (5), US #23
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), 3xPlatinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Healing Hands," "Sacrifice," "Club at the End of the Street," "Whispers"
  • Sales: 5,000,000
The One
  • Release Date: June 22, 1992 (UK), June 26, 1992 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #2, US #8
  • Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "The One," "The Last Song," "Runaway Train," "Simple Life"
  • Sales: 7,000,000
Duets
  • Release Date: November 1993 (UK), November 30, 1993 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #5, US #25
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "True Love," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with RuPaul)," "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Made in England
  • Release Date: March 20, 1995 (UK), March 21, 1995 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #3, US #13
  • Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Believe," "Made in England," "Please," "Blessed"
  • Sales: 5,000,000
The Big Picture
  • Release Date: September 22, 1997 (UK), September 23, 1997 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #3, US #9
  • Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "Something About The Way You Look Tonight," "Recover Your Soul," "If The River Can Bend"
  • Sales: 6,000,000
Songs from the West Coast
  • Release Date: October 1, 2001 (UK), October 2, 2001 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #2, US #15
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), 2xPlatinum (UK)
  • Singles: "I Want Love," "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore," "Original Sin"
  • Sales: 4,000,000
Peachtree Road
  • Release Date: November 8, 2004 (UK), November 9, 2004 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #21, US #17
  • Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK)
  • Singles: "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)," "Turn The Lights Out When You Leave", "Answer In The Sky"
  • Sales: 2,000,000
The Captain & The Kid
  • Release Date: September 18, 2006 (UK), September 19, 2006 (US)
  • Chart Positions: UK #6 (UK), US #18
  • Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK)
  • Singles: "The Bridge", "Tinderbox"
  • Sales: 4,000,000

Live albums

Soundtracks, scores & theatre albums

From the vault

Compilations

Tribute albums

DVDs

Hollywood and Broadway

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

Singles

Year Title Album UK
UK Singles Chart 		U.S.
Billboard Hot 100 		US AC
Billboard A/C 		US RnB
Billboard RnB 		Canada
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 – 92 – – 34
1970 "From Denver To LA" (Francis Lai/Hal Sharper) The Games soundtrack (N/R) – – – –
1970 "Rock And 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 8 9 – 3
1971 "Friends" (John/Taupin) Friends soundtrack – 34 17 – 13
1971 "Levon" (John/Taupin) Madman Across The Water (N/R) 24 – – 6
1972 "Tiny Dancer" (John/Taupin) Madman Across The Water (N/R) 41 35 – 19
1972 "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" (John/Taupin) Honky Château 2 6 39 – 8
1972 "Honky Cat" (John/Taupin) Honky Château 31 8 6 – 10
1972 "Crocodile Rock" (John/Taupin) Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 5 1 (3 wks) 11 – 1 (4 wks)
1973 "Daniel" (John/Taupin) Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player 4 2 1 (2 Wks) – 1 (2 wks)
1973 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 7 12 – – 12
1973 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 6 2 7 – 1 (1)
1973 "Step Into Christmas" (John/Taupin) – 24 – – – –
1974 "Candle in the Wind" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 11 (N/R) (n/r) (n/r) –
1974 "Bennie and the Jets" (John/Taupin) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 37 (1976) 1 (1 wk) – 15 1 (2 wks)
1974 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (John/Taupin) Caribou 16 2 3 – 1 (2 wks)
1974 "The Bitch Is Back" (John/Taupin) Caribou 15 4 – – 1 (1 wk)
1974 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 10 1 (2 wks) – – 1 (4 wks)
1975 "Philadelphia Freedom" (John/Taupin) – 12 1 (2 wks) – 32 1 (2 wks)
1975 "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (John/Taupin) Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 22 4 36 – 2
1975 "Island Girl" (John/Taupin) Rock of the Westies 14 1 (3 wks) 27 – 4
1976 "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (John/Davey Johnstone/Taupin) / "I Feel Like A Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) (John/Taupin) Rock of the Westies – 14/flip -/21 – 8
1976 "Pinball Wizard" (Pete Townshend) Tommy soundtrack 7 (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 (4 wks) 1 (1 wk) – 1 (3 wks)
1976 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (John/Taupin) Blue Moves 11 6 1 (1 wk) – 3
1977 "Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!)" (John/Taupin) Blue Moves 28 28 – – 51
1977 "Crazy Water" (John/Taupin) Blue Moves 27 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1977 "The Goaldigger's Song" (John) – – (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1978 "Ego" (John/Taupin) – 34 34 – – 21
1978 "Part-Time Love" (John/Gary Osborne) A Single Man 15 22 40 – 13
1978 "Song For Guy" (John) A Single Man 4 110 37 – –
1979 "Are You Ready For Love (Part 1)" (Thom Bell/Leroy Bell/Casey James) The Thom Bell Sessions (EP) 42 (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 1 (1 wk) 36 10
1979 "Victim of Love" (Pete Bellotte/Sylvester Levay/Jerry Rix) Victim of Love – 31 – – 46
1979 "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) Victim of Love – – – – –
1980 "Little Jeannie" (John/Osborne) 21 at 33 33 3 1 (2 wks) – 1 (1 wk)
1980 "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (John/Tom Robinson) 21 at 33 44 39 45 – 57
1980 "Dear God" (John/Osborne) 21 at 33 – (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 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1981 "Nobody Wins" (Jean-Paul Dreau/Gary Osborne) The Fox 42 21 23 – 23
1981 "Just Like Belgium" (John/Taupin) The Fox – (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1981 "Chloe" (John/Osborne) The Fox (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)
1982 "Blue Eyes" (John/Osborne) Jump Up! 8 12 1 (2 wks) – 5
1982 "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (John/Taupin) Jump Up! 51 13 18 – 8
1982 "Princess" (John/Osborne) Jump Up! – (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1982 "All Quiet on the Western Front" (John/Taupin) Jump Up! – (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1982 "Ball & Chain" (John/Osborne) Jump Up! (N/R) – – – –
1983 "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (John/Johnstone/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 5 4 2 – 9
1983 "I'm Still Standing" (John/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 4 12 28 – 1 (1 wk)
1983 "Kiss The Bride" (John/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 20 25 – – 37
1983 "Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year)" (John/Taupin) Too Low For Zero 33 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1984 "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts 7 5 2 – 4
1984 "Passengers" (John/Taupin/Johnstone/Phineas McHize) Breaking Hearts 5 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1984 "Who Wears These Shoes?" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts 50 16 11 – 36
1984 "In Neon" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts (N/R) 38 11 – 92
1984 "Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used To Be)" (John/Taupin) Breaking Hearts 59 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1985 "Act Of War (Part 1)" (with Millie Jackson) (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire [original cd/cassette version only] 32 – – – –
1985 "Act Of War (Part 3)" (with Millie Jackson) (John/Taupin) – – – – – –
1985 "Act Of War (Part 5)" (with Millie Jackson) (John/Taupin) – – (N/R) (n/r) – –
1985 "Nikita" (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire 3 7 3 – 2
1985 "Wrap Her Up" (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire 12 20 – – 26
1986 "Cry To Heaven" (John/Taupin) Ice on Fire 47 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1986 "Heartache All Over the World" (John/Taupin) Leather Jackets 45 55 – – 58
1986 "Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) (John/Taupin) Leather Jackets 44 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1987 "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush) (Bruce Roberts/Andy Goldmark) Jennifer Rush Heart Over Mind 59 36 32 – 17
1987 "Your Song" [live] (John/Taupin) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 85 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1987 "Candle in the Wind" [live] (John/Taupin) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 5 6 2 – 5
1988 "Take Me To The Pilot" [live] (John/Taupin) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (N/R) – 37 – –
1988 "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back 30 2 1 (1 wk) – 1 (3 wks)
1988 "Town Of Plenty" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back 74 (N/R) (n/r) – (N/R)
1988 "A Word In Spanish" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back 91 19 4 – 10
1988 "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Part 2)" (John/Taupin) Reg Strikes Back (N/R) – – – –
1989 "Through the Storm" (with Aretha Franklin) (Albert Hammond/Dianne Warren) Aretha Franklin Through The Storm 41 16 3 17 –
1989 "Healing Hands" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 45 13 1 (1 wk) –
1989 "Sacrifice" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 55 18 3 –
1990 "Club At the End of the Street" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 47 28 2 –
1990 "Sacrifice" (John/Taupin) / "Healing Hands" (John/Taupin) Sleeping with the Past 1 (5) (N/R) (n/r) – –
1990 "You Gotta Love Someone" (John/Taupin) Days of Thunder soundtrack 33 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) – –
1991 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live, with George Michael) (John/Taupin) – 1 (2) 1 (1) 1 (2) –
1992 "The One" (John/Taupin) The One 10 9 1 (6) –
1992 "Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) (John/Taupin/Olle Romeo) The One 31 (N/R) (n/r) – –
1992 "The Last Song" (John/Taupin) The One 21 23 2 –
1993 "Simple Life" (John/Taupin) The One 44 30 1 (3) –
1993 "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) (Cole Porter) Duets 2 56 21 – –
1994 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Ru Paul) (John/Taupin) Duets 7 92 – – –
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 4 1 (8) –
1994 "Circle of Life" (John/Rice) The Lion King soundtrack 11 18 2 –
1995 "Believe" (John/Taupin) Made in England 15 13 1 (2) –
1995 "Made in England" (John/Taupin) Made in England 18 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) – –
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 (14)/flip 1 (10)/5 –
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 – –
1999 "A Step Too Far" (John/Rice) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (n/r) – 15 –
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/Patrick 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 – – – –
2003 "Are You Ready For Love" [remix] (Bell/Bell/James) – 1 (1) 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 – – –
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 – – – –
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