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

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 showed are from the United Kingdom. ^[1]

Date	Album	U.S.	UK	GE	FR	IT	JP	CA	CH	SW	SE	Certification ^[2]	Sales (millions)
3 June 1969	Empty Sky	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		0.5
10 April 1970	Elton John	11	4	-	-	-	40	-	-	-	-	● (US)	3.0
30 October 1970	Tumbleweed Connection	6	5	-	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	▲ (US)	4.0
5 November 1971	Madman Across the Water	41	8	-	-	14	13	-	-	-	-	▲2 (US)	4.0
19 May 1972	Honky Château	2	1 (5)	43	-	5	21	-	8	-	-	▲ (UK), ▲ (US)	7.0
22 January 1973	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	1 (6)	1 (2)	16	-	1	4	-	1 (3)	-	-	▲3 (US), ▲ (UK)	8.0
5 October 1973	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	1 (2)	1 (8)	41	-	5	22	-	5	-	-	▲10 (US), ▲2 (UK)	22.0
28 June 1974	Caribou	1 (2)	1 (4)	30	-	8	20	-	6	-	-	▲2 (US), ▲ (UK)	7.0
23 May 1975	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy	2	1 (7)	22	5	12	20	-	2	-	-	▲3 (US), ▲2 (UK)	7.0
4 October 1975	Rock of the Westies	5	1 (3)	33	-	16	47	-	6	-	6	▲ (US), ● (UK)	6.0
22 October 1976	Blue Moves	3	3	39	12	9	53	-	5	-	12	▲ (US), ● (UK)	4.0
10 October 1978	A Single Man	8	15	17	-	-	74	-	4	-	26	▲ (US), ● (UK)	4.0
13 October 1979	Victim of Love	41	35	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	-		1.0
13 May 1980	21 at 33	12	13	-	10	25	56	-	6	-	16	● (UK), ● (US)	2.0
20 May 1981	The Fox	12	21	21	10	-	-	-	5	-	25		2.0
9 April 1982	Jump Up!	13	17	34	12	-	-	-	3	-	15	● (US), • (UK)	3.0
June 1983	Too Low for Zero	7	25	47	11	-	71	-	6	6		▲ (US), ▲ (UK)	6.0
June 1984	Breaking Hearts	2	20	-	-	-	54	-	7	1		▲ (US), ● (UK)	4.0
November 1985	Ice on Fire	3	48	-	-	-	-	-	2	2		▲ (UK), ● (US)	4.0
November 1986	Leather Jackets	24	91	-	-	-	-	-	12	13		● (UK)	2.0
June 1988	Reg Strikes Back	18	16	-	-	3	-	-	8	5		● (US), • (UK)	4.0
September 1989	Sleeping with the Past	1 (5)	23	-	2	6	-	-	7	1	-	▲3 (UK), ▲ (US)	5.0
22 June 1992	The One	2	8	1 (2)	1 (6)	1	35	-	2	1 (11)		▲2 (US), ▲ (UK)	7.0
November 1993	Duets	5	25	10	-	3	38	-	3	3	23	▲ (US), ▲ (UK)	4.0
20 March 1995	Made in England	3	13	4	2	4	13	-	3	1	8	▲2 (US), ▲ (UK)	4.0
22 September 1997	The Big Picture	3	9	8	-	1 (5)	19	-	2	1	2	▲2 (US), ▲ (UK)	6.0
1 October 2001	Songs from the West Coast	2	15	14	19	3	68	9	2	7	8	▲2 (UK), ▲ (US)	4.0
8 November 2004	Peachtree Road	21	17	31	62	25	168	11	16	11	38	● (UK), ● (US)	2.0
18 September 2006	The Captain & The Kid	6	18	?	56	?	?	?	10	10	27	▲ (UK), ▲ (US)	1.0

Live albums

1971 17-11-70 UK #20, US #11
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
2000 Elton John One Night Only - The Greatest Hits UK #7, US #65

Soundtracks, scores & theatre albums

1971 Friends (Film soundtrack) US #36
1994 The Lion King (Film soundtrack) US #1 (9) Certified (US) Diamond
1998 Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (Concept album of later stage musical) UK #29, US #41
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)

From the vault

Compilations

Elton John's Greatest Hits (1974) UK #1 (11), US #1 (10) (Certified (US) Diamond; 16x Platinum)
Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II (1977) UK #6, US #21 (Certified (US) 5x Platinum)
Lady Samantha (1980) UK #56
Elton John's Milestones (1980)
Your Songs (1985)
Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (1987) US #84
To Be Continued (1990) US #82; RIAA Certified Platinum on 28/11/06
The Very Best of Elton John (1990) UK #1 (2)
Rare Masters (1992)
Elton John's Greatest Hits 1976-1986 (1992)
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
Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002) UK #3, US #12 (Certified (US) 3x Platinum)
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

Tribute albums

Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)
The Timeless Classics Of Elton John Performed By Studio 99 (2006)

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 1980s?)
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)

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.

Singles

Year	Title	Album	UK ^{UK Singles Chart}	U.S. ^{Billboard Hot 100}	U.S. A/C ^{Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks}	U.S. R&B ^{Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}	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)	(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" (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	–	–	–	–
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)	(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 Romo)	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)	–	–	–
2005	"Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Catherine Britt) (Catherine Britt/Jerry Salley)^A	Catherine Britt: Too Far Gone	(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.

^ http://www.mansfield.altervista.org/worldchart.htm
^ UK certifications provided by BPI, and US certifications provided by the RIAA. Two basic status are known for certifications: Gold (●) and Platinum (▲). UK certifications also includes Silver status (•).

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