Elton John discography
Title Release date Album type
Empty Sky 6 June 1969 Studio
Elton John 10 April 1970 Studio
Tumbleweed Connection 30 October 1970 Studio
17-11-70 12 March 1971 Live
Friends 24 March 1971 Soundtrack
Madman Across the Water 5 November 1971 Studio
Honky Château 19 May 1972 Studio
Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player 22 January 1973 Studio
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 5 October 1973 Studio
Caribou 28 June 1974 Studio
Elton John 's Greatest Hits 8 November 1974 Compilation
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 19 May 1975 Studio
Rock of the Westies 24 October 1975 Studio
Here and There 30 April 1976 Live
Blue Moves 22 October 1976 Studio
Elton John 's Greatest Hits Volume II 13 September 1977 Compilation
A Single Man 1 October 1978 Studio
The Thom Bell Sessions June 1979 EP
Victim of Love 13 October 1979 Studio
Lady Samantha 1 March 1980 Compilation
Albums
Main article : Elton John albums discography
The albums discography of Elton John consists of 33 studio albums, 4 live albums, 7 soundtrack albums, 16 compilation albums and 3 extended plays, as well as 2 other albums. John has sold more than 300 million albums worldwide. The singles discography consists of 128 official singles and 17 as featured artist, as well as 40 other non-single guest appearances. Across his career, John has yielded 57 top 40 hits in the United States, only second to Elvis Presley in total, with 27 of those hitting the top ten and 9 achieving number-one. In his native United Kingdom, he has accumulated 71 top 40 singles, including 33 top tens and 8 number-ones. In 1997, John released the double A-side single Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997 in dedication to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. It subsequently hit number-one in every country that it charted in and became the biggest selling single of all-time since the UK and US charts began in the 1950s, with sales of 33 million. John has sold 100 million singles worldwide. Elton John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994) and, with Bernie Taupin, into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1992). In 2013 John and Taupin received the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008 John was ranked the 3rd most successful artist on Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists, making him the most successful solo male. He is ranked 6th artist with most weeks at No.