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ELTON JOHN

Biography

A Superstar Called Reg - by Penny Valentine, Disc & Music Echo (1971)

"In April 1970, an album was released that was to whisk Reg Dwight of Pinner into Elton John. It was, quite simply, titled Elton John, and it brought to the attention of public and critic alike a phenomenon of British rock music. This was more than a first excellent album by a new star – it was also the pointer to everything Elton was to do in the future It was an album that was overall sharp cut as a diamond. Bernie Taupin's lyrics, to become as important as Elton himself, proved to have a mercurial brilliance. Not just in their atmospheric qualities and descriptive powers, but in the way he handled words to form them into straightforward poems that were easy to relate to."

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Singles
Albums

Date	Title, Artist, (Label)	Peak Position	Weeks	Weeks at No.1
23/01/1971	YOUR SONG ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 233)	7	12	0
22/04/1972	ROCKET MAN ELTON JOHN (DJM DJX 501)	2	13	0
09/09/1972	HONKY CAT ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 269)	31	6	0
04/11/1972	CROCODILE ROCK ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 271)	5	14	0
20/01/1973	DANIEL ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 275)	4	10	0
07/07/1973	SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING ELTON JOHN (DJM DJX 502)	7	9	0
29/09/1973	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 285)	6	16	0
08/12/1973	STEP INTO CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 290)	24	7	0
02/03/1974	CANDLE IN THE WIND ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 297)	11	9	0
01/06/1974	DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 302)	16	8	0
14/09/1974	THE BITCH IS BACK ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 322)	15	7	0
23/11/1974	LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 340)	10	10	0
08/03/1975	PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM ELTON JOHN BAND (DJM DJS 354)	12	9	0
28/06/1975	SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 385)	22	5	0
04/10/1975	ISLAND GIRL ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 610)	14	8	0
20/03/1976	PINBALL WIZARD ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 652)	7	7	0
03/07/1976	DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE (Rocket ROKN 512)	1	14	6
25/09/1976	BENNIE AND THE JETS ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 10705)	37	5	0
13/11/1976	SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 517)	11	10	0
26/02/1977	CRAZY WATER ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 521)	27	6	0
11/06/1977	BITE YOUR LIP (GET UP AND DANCE) ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 526)	28	4	0
15/04/1978	EGO ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 538)	34	6	0
21/10/1978	PART TIME LOVE ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 1)	15	13	0
16/12/1978	SONG FOR GUY ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 5)	4	10	0
12/05/1979	ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 13)	42	6	0
24/05/1980	LITTLE JEANNIE ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 32)	33	7	0
23/08/1980	SARTORIAL ELOQUENCE ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 41)	44	5	0
21/03/1981	I SAW HER STANDING THERE ELTON JOHN BAND FEATURING JOHN LENNON & THE MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS (DJM DJS 10965)	40	4	0
23/05/1981	NOBODY WINS ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 54)	42	5	0
27/03/1982	BLUE EYES ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 71)	8	10	0
12/06/1982	EMPTY GARDEN ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 77)	51	4	0
30/04/1983	I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 91)	5	15	0
30/07/1983	I'M STILL STANDING ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 1)	4	11	0
15/10/1983	KISS THE BRIDE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 2)	20	7	0
10/12/1983	COLD AS CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 3)	33	6	0
26/05/1984	SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) ELTON JOHN (Rocket PH 7)	7	12	0
11/08/1984	PASSENGERS ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 5)	5	11	0
20/10/1984	WHO WEARS THESE SHOES ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 6)	50	3	0
02/03/1985	BREAKING HEARTS (AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE) ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 7)	59	3	0
15/06/1985	ACT OF WAR ELTON JOHN & MILLIE JACKSON (Rocket EJS 8)	32	5	0
12/10/1985	NIKITA ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 9)	3	13	0
09/11/1985	THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS FEATURING ELTON JOHN, STEVIE WONDER & GLADYS KNIGHT (Arista ARIST 638)	16	9	0
07/12/1985	WRAP HER UP ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 10)	12	10	0
01/03/1986	CRY TO HEAVEN ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 11)	47	4	0
04/10/1986	HEARTACHE ALL OVER THE WORLD ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 12)	45	4	0
29/11/1986	SLOW RIVERS ELTON JOHN & CLIFF RICHARD (Rocket EJS 13)	44	8	0
20/06/1987	FLAMES OF PARADISE JENNIFER RUSH & ELTON JOHN (Columbia 6508657)	59	3	0
16/01/1988	CANDLE IN THE WIND ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 15)	5	11	0
04/06/1988	I DON'T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 16)	30	8	0
03/09/1988	TOWN OF PLENTY ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 17)	74	1	0
06/05/1989	THROUGH THE STORM ARETHA FRANKLIN & ELTON JOHN (Arista 112185)	41	3	0
26/08/1989	HEALING HANDS ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 19)	45	5	0
04/11/1989	SACRIFICE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 20)	55	3	0
09/06/1990	SACRIFICE/HEALING HANDS ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 22)	1	15	5
18/08/1990	CLUB AT THE END OF THE STREET/WHISPERS ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 23)	47	3	0
20/10/1990	YOU GOTTA LOVE SOMEONE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 24)	33	4	0
15/12/1990	EASIER TO WALK AWAY ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 25)	63	2	0
07/12/1991	DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME GEORGE MICHAEL & ELTON JOHN (Epic 6576467)	1	10	2
06/06/1992	THE ONE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 28)	10	8	0
01/08/1992	RUNAWAY TRAIN ELTON JOHN & ERIC CLAPTON (Rocket EJS 29)	31	4	0
07/11/1992	THE LAST SONG ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 30)	21	4	0
22/05/1993	SIMPLE LIFE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSCD 31)	44	2	0
20/11/1993	TRUE LOVE ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE (Rocket EJSCX 32)	2	10	0
26/02/1994	DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART ELTON JOHN WITH RuPAUL (Rocket EJCD 33)	7	7	0
14/05/1994	AIN'T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING MARCELLA DETROIT & ELTON JOHN (London LONCD 350)	24	4	0
09/07/1994	CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT ELTON JOHN (Mercury EJCD 34)	14	9	0
08/10/1994	CIRCLE OF LIFE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSCD 35)	11	12	0
04/03/1995	BELIEVE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSDD 36)	15	7	0
20/05/1995	MADE IN ENGLAND ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSDD 37)	18	5	0
03/02/1996	PLEASE ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSCD 40)	33	3	0
14/12/1996	LIVE LIKE HORSES ELTON JOHN & LUCIANO PAVAROTTI (Rocket LLHDD 1)	9	6	0
20/09/1997	SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT/CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 ELTON JOHN (Rocket PTCD 1)	1	24	5
14/02/1998	RECOVER YOUR SOUL ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSCD 42)	16	3	0
13/06/1998	IF THE RIVER CAN BEND ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJSDD 43)	32	2	0
06/03/1999	WRITTEN IN THE STARS ELTON JOHN & LeANN RIMES (Mercury EJSDD 45)	10	8	0
06/10/2001	I WANT LOVE ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5887072)	9	10	0
26/01/2002	THIS TRAIN DON'T STOP THERE ANYMORE ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5888972)	24	4	0
13/04/2002	ORIGINAL SIN ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5889992)	39	2	0
27/07/2002	YOUR SONG ELTON JOHN & ALESSANDRO SAFINA (Mercury 639972)	4	10	0
21/12/2002	SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD BLUE FEATURING ELTON JOHN (Innocent SINCD 43)	1	17	1
19/07/2003	ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE ELTON JOHN (Southern Fried ECB 50LOVE)	66	1	0
06/09/2003	ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE ELTON JOHN (Southern Fried ECB 50CDS)	1	13	1
13/11/2004	ALL THAT I'M ALLOWED (I'M THANKFUL) ELTON JOHN (Rocket/Mercury 9868258)	20	5	0
16/04/2005	TURN THE LIGHTS OUT WHEN YOU LEAVE ELTON JOHN (Rocket 9870664)	32	2	0
02/07/2005	GHETTO GOSPEL 2PAC FEATURING ELTON JOHN (Interscope 9883248)	1	22	3
23/07/2005	ELECTRICITY ELTON JOHN (Rocket 9872184)	4	4	0
07/04/2007	ROCKET MAN ELTON JOHN (Mercury GBF080000394)	62	2	0
22/12/2007	STEP INTO CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN (Mercury GBAMB9500053)	53	2	0
09/05/2009	TINY DANCER (HOLD ME CLOSER) IRONIK FEATURING CHIPMUNK & ELTON JOHN (Asylum ASYLUM9CD)	3	9	0
27/11/2010	YOUR SONG ELTON JOHN (Rocket GBAMB9500072)	61	1	0
17/12/2011	STEP INTO CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN (Rocket GBAMB9500053)	64	1	0
28/07/2012	SAD ELTON JOHN VS PNAU (Mercury GBUM71202593)	48	1	0
15/12/2012	STEP INTO CHRISTMAS ELTON JOHN (Rocket GBAMB9500053)	75	1	0

Date	Title, Artist, (Label)	Peak Position	Weeks	Weeks at No.1
23/05/1970	ELTON JOHN ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPS 406)	5	22	0
16/01/1971	TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPS 410)	2	20	0
01/05/1971	THE ELTON JOHN LIVE ALBUM 17-11-70 ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPS 414)	20	2	0
20/05/1972	MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 420)	41	2	0
03/06/1972	HONKY CHATEAU ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 423)	2	23	0
10/02/1973	DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 427)	1	42	6
03/11/1973	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPO 1001)	1	84	2
13/07/1974	CARIBOU ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 439)	1	18	2
23/11/1974	ELTON JOHN'S GREATEST HITS ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 442)	1	84	11
07/06/1975	CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPX 1)	2	24	0
08/11/1975	ROCK OF THE WESTIES ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 464)	5	12	0
15/05/1976	HERE AND THERE ELTON JOHN (DJM DJLPH 473)	6	9	0
06/11/1976	BLUE MOVES ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROSP 1)	3	15	0
15/10/1977	GREATEST HITS VOLUME 2 ELTON JOHN (DJM DJH 20520)	6	24	0
04/11/1978	A SINGLE MAN ELTON JOHN (Rocket TRAIN 1)	8	26	0
20/10/1979	VICTIM OF LOVE ELTON JOHN (Rocket HISPD 125)	41	3	0
08/03/1980	LADY SAMANTHA ELTON JOHN (DJM 22085)	56	2	0
31/05/1980	21 AT 33 ELTON JOHN (Rocket HISPD 126)	12	13	0
25/10/1980	THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN ELTON JOHN (K-Tel NE 1094)	24	13	0
30/05/1981	THE FOX ELTON JOHN (Rocket TRAIN 16)	12	12	0
17/04/1982	JUMP UP ELTON JOHN (Rocket HISPD 127)	13	12	0
06/11/1982	LOVE SONGS ELTON JOHN (TV Records TVA 3)	39	13	0
11/06/1983	TOO LOW FOR ZERO ELTON JOHN (Rocket HISPD 24)	7	73	0
30/06/1984	BREAKING HEARTS ELTON JOHN (Rocket HISPD 25)	2	23	0
16/11/1985	ICE ON FIRE ELTON JOHN (Rocket HISPD 26)	3	23	0
15/11/1986	LEATHER JACKETS ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJLP 1)	24	9	0
12/09/1987	LIVE IN AUSTRALIA ELTON JOHN & THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Rocket EJBXL 1)	43	7	0
16/07/1988	REG STRIKES BACK ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJLP 3)	18	6	0
23/09/1989	SLEEPING WITH THE PAST ELTON JOHN (Rocket 8388391)	1	42	5
10/11/1990	THE VERY BEST OF ELTON JOHN ELTON JOHN (Rocket 8469471)	1	96	2
27/06/1992	THE ONE ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5123602)	2	18	0
04/12/1993	DUETS ELTON JOHN & VARIOUS ARTISTS (Rocket 5184782)	5	18	0
01/04/1995	MADE IN ENGLAND ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5261852)	3	14	0
18/11/1995	LOVE SONGS ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5287882)	4	50	0
11/10/1997	THE BIG PICTURE ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5362662)	3	23	0
03/04/1999	ELTON JOHN AND TIM RICE'S AIDA ELTON JOHN & FRIENDS (Rocket 5246512)	29	2	0
25/11/2000	ONE NIGHT ONLY - THE GREATEST HITS ELTON JOHN (Mercury 5483342)	7	13	0
13/10/2001	SONGS FROM THE WEST COAST ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5863302)	2	34	0
20/10/2001	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD ELTON JOHN (Rocket 5281592)	41	4	0
23/11/2002	THE GREATEST HITS 1970 - 2002 ELTON JOHN (Mercury 634992)	3	54	0
20/11/2004	PEACHTREE ROAD ELTON JOHN (Rocket 9868762)	21	8	0
30/09/2006	THE CAPTAIN & THE KID ELTON JOHN (Mercury 1705710)	6	4	0
07/04/2007	ROCKET MAN - THE DEFINITIVE HITS ELTON JOHN (Mercury 1726850)	2	18	0
06/11/2010	THE UNION ELTON JOHN & LEON RUSSELL (Mercury 2748480)	12	3	0
28/07/2012	GOODMORNING TO THE NIGHT ELTON JOHN VS PNAU (Mercury 3707164)	1	5	1

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ELTON JOHN

A Superstar Called Reg - by Penny Valentine, Disc & Music Echo (1971)

Singles

YOUR SONG

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 233)

ROCKET MAN

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJX 501)

HONKY CAT

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 269)

CROCODILE ROCK

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 271)

DANIEL

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 275)

SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJX 502)

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 285)

STEP INTO CHRISTMAS

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 290)

CANDLE IN THE WIND

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 297)

DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 302)

THE BITCH IS BACK

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 322)

LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 340)

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM

ELTON JOHN BAND (DJM DJS 354)

SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 385)

ISLAND GIRL

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 610)

PINBALL WIZARD

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 652)

DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART

ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE (Rocket ROKN 512)

BENNIE AND THE JETS

ELTON JOHN (DJM DJS 10705)

SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD

ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 517)

CRAZY WATER

ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 521)

BITE YOUR LIP (GET UP AND DANCE)

ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 526)

EGO

ELTON JOHN (Rocket ROKN 538)

PART TIME LOVE

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 1)

SONG FOR GUY

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 5)

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 13)

LITTLE JEANNIE

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 32)

SARTORIAL ELOQUENCE

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 41)

I SAW HER STANDING THERE

ELTON JOHN BAND FEATURING JOHN LENNON & THE MUSCLE SHOALS HORNS (DJM DJS 10965)

NOBODY WINS

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 54)

BLUE EYES

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 71)

EMPTY GARDEN

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 77)

I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES

ELTON JOHN (Rocket XPRES 91)

I'M STILL STANDING

ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 1)

KISS THE BRIDE

ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 2)

COLD AS CHRISTMAS

ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 3)

SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH)

ELTON JOHN (Rocket PH 7)

PASSENGERS

ELTON JOHN (Rocket EJS 5)

WHO WEARS THESE SHOES