Elton John singles discography
| Elton John singles discography | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) John in 2024 | |
| Singles as main artist | 140 |
| Singles as featured artist | 22 |
| Other appearances | 56 |
| Charity singles | 2 |
| Other charted songs | 3 |
The singles discography of British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John consists of 140 official singles as main artist, 22 as a featured artist, as well as 56 other non-single guest appearances, 2 charity singles, and 3 other charted songs.
In 1970, a year after starting his solo career, John released his first hit single, "Your Song", which became his first top ten in both the UK and the US. His critical success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a streak of chart-topping singles in the US and UK, including "Rocket Man" (1972), "Honky Cat" (1972), "Crocodile Rock" (1972), "Daniel' (1973), "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Step into Christmas" (1973), "Bennie and the Jets" (1974), "The Bitch Is Back" (1974), "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975), "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975), and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976).[1]
John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit singles including "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983), "I'm Still Standing" (1983), "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984), "Nikita" (1985), "Sacrifice" (1989), "The One" (1992), and "Believe" (1995).[2][3] 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 Princess Diana. The single 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 worldwide sales of 33 million.[4] John has continued to record new music since then, including the singles "I Want Love" (2001), "Electricity" (2005), "Looking Up" (2015), "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019), "Cold Heart" (2021), and "Hold Me Closer" (2022).[5][6]
Throughout his career, John has sold 100 million singles worldwide, making him one of the biggest selling music artists of all time.[7][8][9] He has had 57 top 40 hits in the United States, with 27 of these hitting the top ten and 9 reaching number one. In his native United Kingdom, John has accumulated 70 top 40 singles, including 35 top tens and 10 number ones, making him joint ninth on the list of artists with most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart (with Eminem). In 2021, John became the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles across six decades.[10][11][12]
Singles
1960s
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "I've Been Loving You" b/w "Here's to the Next Time" |
Non-album singles |
| 1969 | "Lady Samantha" b/w "All Across the Havens" | |
| "It's Me That You Need" b/w "Just Like Strange Rain" |
1970s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [14][15] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWI [22] |
US [23] | ||||||
| 1970 | "Border Song" b/w "Bad Side of the Moon" |
— | — | — | 34 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 92 | Elton John | |||
| "Rock n' Roll Madonna" b/w "Grey Seal" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "From Denver to L.A."[nb 1] b/w "Warm Summer Rain" by The Barbara Moore Singers |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Games soundtrack | ||||
| "Country Comfort" b/w "Love Song" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | Tumbleweed Connection | ||||
| "Your Song" b/w "Into the Old Man's Shoes" (UK) "Take Me to the Pilot" (US) |
7 | 11 | 16 | 3 | — | 13 | 10 | 18 | — | 8 | Elton John | ||||
| 1971 | "Friends" b/w "Honey Roll" |
— | 96 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 19 | — | 34 | Friends soundtrack | |||
| "Levon" b/w "Goodbye" |
— | 94 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
|
Madman Across the Water | |||
| 1972 | "Tiny Dancer" b/w "Razor Face" |
70 [nb 2] |
13 [nb 3] |
— | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||||
| "Rocket Man" b/w "Susie (Dramas)" "Holiday Inn" (UK) "Goodbye" (UK) |
2 | — | 8 | 18 | 6 | — | 11 | — | 6 | Honky Château | |||||
| "Honky Cat" b/w "Slave" "Lady Samantha" (UK) "It's Me That You Need" (UK) |
31 | 78 | — | 10 | 41 | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | |||||
| "Crocodile Rock" b/w "Elderberry Wine" |
5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player | ||||
| 1973 | "Daniel" b/w "Skyline Pigeon" (re-recording) |
4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" b/w "Jack Rabbit" "Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)" |
7 | 31 | — | 12 | 44 | 13 | — | 20 | — | 12 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | ||||
| "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" b/w "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)" |
6 | 4 | — | 1 | 49 | 4 | 23 | 1 | — | 2 | |||||
| "Step into Christmas" b/w "Ho Ho Ho (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas)" |
8 | 31 [nb 4] |
— | — | 69 | 20 | 61 | 38 | 42 | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 1974 | "Bennie and the Jets" b/w "Harmony" |
37 | 5 [nb 5] |
— | 1 | — | 18 | — | 13 | — | 1 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | |||
| "Candle in the Wind" b/w "Bennie and the Jets" |
11 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | — |
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| "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" b/w "Sick City" |
16 | 13 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 30 | 5 | — | 2 | Caribou | ||||
| "The Bitch Is Back" b/w "Cold Highway" |
15 | 53 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 |
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| "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (with John Lennon) b/w "One Day at a Time" |
10 | 3 | — | 1 | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
|
Non-album single | |||
| 1975 | "Philadelphia Freedom" b/w "I Saw Her Standing There" (with John Lennon) |
12 | 4 | — | 1 | 50 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
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| "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" b/w "House of Cards" |
22 | 54 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 4 |
|
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy | |||
| "Island Girl" b/w "Sugar on the Floor" |
14 | 12 | — | 4 | 42 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | Rock of the Westies | ||||
| 1976 | "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" |
56[nb 6] | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 39 | — | 14 | ||||
| "Pinball Wizard" b/w "Harmony" |
7 | 88 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | Tommy soundtrack | ||||
| "Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) b/w "Love Song" |
— | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here and There | ||||
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) b/w "Snow Queen" |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Non-album single | ||||
| "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" b/w "Shoulder Holster" |
11 | 19 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 6 | Blue Moves | ||||
| 1977 | "Crazy Water" b/w "Chameleon" |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" b/w "Chicago" (UK) "Chameleon" (US) |
28 | 72 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||||
| "The Goaldiggers Song" b/w "Jimmy, Brian, Elton and Eric" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| 1978 | "Ego" b/w "Flinstone Boy" |
34 | 40 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||||
| "Part-Time Love" b/w "I Cry at Night" |
15 | 12 | — | 13 | — | 11 | — | 14 | — | 22 |
|
A Single Man | |||
| "Song for Guy" b/w "Lovesick" |
4 | 14 | 9 | — | 22 | 7 | 11 | 7 | — | 110 |
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| 1979 | "Return to Paradise" b/w "Song for Guy" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Are You Ready for Love" b/w "Three Way Love Affair" |
42 | 63 | — | — | 75 | 17 | — | — | — | — | The Complete Thom Bell Sessions | ||||
| "Mama Can't Buy You Love" b/w "Strangers" (UK) "Three Way Love Affair" (US) |
— | 82 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 9 |
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| "Victim of Love" b/w "Strangers" |
— | 38 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | Victim of Love | ||||
| "Johnny B. Goode" "Thunder in the Night" (UK) "Georgia" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
1980s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [14][15] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWI [22] |
US [23] | ||||||
| 1980 | "Little Jeannie" b/w "Conquer the Sun" |
33 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 16 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 at 33 | |||
| "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" b/w "Cartier" "White Man Danger" |
44 | 91 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | |||||
| "Dear God" b/w "Tactics" |
— | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1981 | "Les Aveux" b/w "Donner Pour Donner" (with France Gall) |
— | — | 37 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "I Saw Her Standing There" (live) b/w "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" (live) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (live) (with John Lennon) |
40 | 81 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Nobody Wins" b/w "Fools in Fashion" |
42 | 46 | — | 23 | 43 | — | 36 | 19 | — | 21 | The Fox | ||||
| "Just Like Belgium" b/w "Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Chloe" b/w "Tortured" |
— | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||
| "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Perfect Timing | ||||
| 1982 | "Blue Eyes" b/w "Hey Papa Legba" |
8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Jump Up! | |||
| "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" b/w "Take Me Down to the Ocean" |
51 | 63 | — | 8 | — | 29 | — | 14 | — | 13 | |||||
| "Princess" b/w "The Retreat" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Ball and Chain" b/w "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "All Quiet on the Western Front" b/w "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" b/w "Choc Ice Goes Mental" (UK) "The Retreat" (US) |
5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 4 | Too Low for Zero | |||
| "I'm Still Standing" b/w "Earn While You Learn" (UK) "Love So Cold" (US) |
4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| "Kiss the Bride" b/w "Dreamboat" (UK) "Choc Ice Goes Mental" (US) |
20 | 25 | — | 37 | 58 | 17 | — | 32 | — | 25 | |||||
| "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" "Crystal" |
33 | 12 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1984 | "Too Low for Zero" b/w "Lonely Boy" |
— | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" b/w "A Simple Man" |
7 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | Breaking Hearts | ||||
| "Passengers" b/w "Lonely Boy" |
5 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 38 | 27 | — |
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| "Who Wears These Shoes?" b/w "Tortured" (UK) "Lonely Boy" (US) |
50 | 76 | — | 36 | — | 11 | — | 39 | — | 16 | |||||
| "In Neon" b/w "Tactics" |
— | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 38 | |||||
| 1985 | "Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be)" b/w "In Neon" |
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Act of War" (with Millie Jackson) b/w "Act of War Part 2" |
32 | 50 | — | 94 | 39 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "That's What Friends Are For" (with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) b/w "Two Ships Passing in the Night" |
16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | Friends | ||||
| "Nikita" b/w "The Man Who Never Died" (UK) "Restless" (US) |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Ice on Fire | ||||
| "Wrap Her Up" (with George Michael) b/w "Restless" (UK) "The Man Who Never Died" (US) |
12 | 22 | — | 26 | 54 | 12 | — | 33 | — | 20 | |||||
| 1986 | "Cry to Heaven" b/w "Candy by the Pound" |
47 | 86 | 13 | — | — | 22 | 13 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Heartache All Over the World" b/w "Highlander" |
45 | 7 | 26 | 58 | — | 24 | — | 22 | — | 55 | Leather Jackets | ||||
| "Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) b/w "Billy and the Kids" & "Lord of the Flies" |
44 | 82 | 24 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1987 | "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush) |
59 | 31 | — | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 36 | Heart over Mind | |||
| "Your Song" (live) b/w "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live) (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) |
— | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in Australia | ||||
| "Candle in the Wind" (live) b/w "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (live) (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) |
5 | 92 | — | 5 | 55 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | |||||
| 1988 | "Take Me to the Pilot" (live) b/w "Tonight" (live) (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" b/w "Rope Around a Fool" |
30 | 24 | — | 1 | 22 | 25 | — | 21 | 10 | 2 | Reg Strikes Back | ||||
| "Town of Plenty" b/w "Whipping Boy" |
74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "A Word in Spanish" b/w "Heavy Traffic" |
91 | — | — | 10 | 43 | — | — | — | 27 | 19 | |||||
| "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" b/w "A Word in Spanish" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | "Through the Storm" (with Aretha Franklin) |
41 | 63 | — | 16 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 16 | Through the Storm | |||
| "Healing Hands" b/w "Dancing in the End Zone" |
45 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 39 | — | 60 | — | 13 | 13 | Sleeping with the Past | ||||
| "Sacrifice" b/w "Love Is a Cannibal" |
55 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 18 |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
1990s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [15] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWI [22] |
US [23] | ||||||
| 1990 | "Sacrifice" "Healing Hands" |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sleeping with the Past | |||
| "Club at the End of the Street" b/w "Whispers" (UK) "Sacrifice" (US) |
47 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 45 | 27 | 28 | 16 | — | 28 | |||||
| "You Gotta Love Someone" b/w "Medicine Man" |
33 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 43 | 16 | 26 | 27 | — | 43 | The Very Best of Elton John | ||||
| "Easier to Walk Away" b/w "I Swear I Heard the Night Talking" "Made for Me" |
63 | 57 | — | 59 | 51 | — | 71 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Blue Avenue" b/w "Stones Throw from Hurtin'" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | Sleeping with the Past | ||||
| 1991 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live) (with George Michael) b/w "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" |
1 [nb 7] |
3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Duets | |||
| 1992 | "The One" b/w "Suit of Wolves" "Fat Boys and Ugly Girls" |
10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 9 | The One | |||
| "Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) b/w "Understanding Women" |
31 | 53 | 17 | — | 41 | — | 28 | — | 15 | — | |||||
| "The Last Song" b/w "The Man Who Never Died" (remix) "Song for Guy" (remix) |
21 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 72 | 28 | 38 | 27 | — | 23 | |||||
| 1993 | "Simple Life" b/w "The Last Song" (UK) "The North" (US) |
44 | — | — | 3 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 30 | ||||
| "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) b/w "The Show Must Go On" (UK) "Runaway Train" (US) |
2 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | 56 |
|
Duets | |||
| 1994 | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) b/w "Donner Pour Donner" |
7 | 45 | 33 | — | 62 | 15 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 92 | ||||
| "Shakey Ground" (with Don Henley) |
— | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) b/w "Break the Chain" |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" b/w "Hakuna Matata" |
14 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| "Circle of Life" b/w "Circle of Life" (Carmen Twillie version) |
11 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 18 | |||||
| 1995 | "Believe" b/w "The One" |
15 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 56 | 24 | 47 | 43 | 20 | 13 | Made in England | |||
| "Made in England" b/w "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (with John Lennon) |
18 | 48 | — | 5 | 59 | — | — | — | 40 | 52 |
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| "Blessed" b/w "Latitude" |
— | 86 | 21 | 3 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||
| 1996 | "Please" b/w "Made in England" |
33 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You Can Make History (Young Again)" b/w "Song for Guy" |
— | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | Love Songs | ||||
| "Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) b/w "Live Like Horses" (live) |
9 | — | 65 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | The Big Picture | ||||
| 1997 | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" b/w "I Know Why I'm in Love" "No Valentines" |
— | 32 | — | 14 | 73 | — | 94 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" "Candle in the Wind 1997" b/w "You Can Make History (Young Again)" |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | The Big Picture Non-album single | ||||
| 1998 | "Recover Your Soul" b/w "I Know Why I'm in Love" "Big Man in a Little Suit" |
16 | 92 | 55 | 39 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 55 | The Big Picture | |||
| "If the River Can Bend" b/w "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live in Paris) "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" (live in Paris) "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (live in Paris) |
32 | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1999 | "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) b/w "Various Snippets" |
10 | 85 | 55 | 35 | 79 | — | 95 | — | 34 | 29 |
|
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida | ||
| "A Step Too Far" (with Heather Headley and Sherie Rene Scott) b/w "Your Song" (live at the Ritz) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
2000s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [15] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWI [22] |
US [23] | ||||||
| 2000 | "Someday Out of the Blue" b/w "Cheldorado" (with Heitor Pereira) |
— | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 40 | 49 | The Road to El Dorado soundtrack | |||
| "Friends Never Say Goodbye" (with Backstreet Boys) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | |||||
| 2001 | "Perfect Day" (with Collective Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | Blender | |||
| "I Want Love" b/w "The North Star" "God Never Came There" |
9 | 63 | 65 | 7 | — | — | 31 | 49 | 31 | 110 | Songs from the West Coast | ||||
| 2002 | "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" b/w "Did Anybody Sleep With Joan of Arc" |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Original Sin" b/w "I'm Still Standing" (live) |
39 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina for Sport Relief) b/w "Your Song" (instrumental) |
4 | — | — | 8 | — | 29 | 88 | — | — | — |
|
Non-album single | |||
| "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (with Blue) b/w "Lonely This Christmas" |
1 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | One Love | ||||
| 2003 | "Are You Ready for Love" (remix) (with Ashley Beedle) b/w "Three Way Love Affair" |
1 | — | 54 | 31 | 75 | 4 | — | — | 78 | — |
|
The Thom Bell Sessions | ||
| "The Heart of Every Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mona Lisa Smile: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
| 2004 | "Answer in the Sky" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Peachtree Road | |||
| "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" b/w "Answer in the Sky" "They Call Her the Cat" |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005 | "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" b/w "How's Tomorrow" "Peter's Song" |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ghetto Gospel" (Tupac Shakur featuring Elton John) |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 7 | — |
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Loyal to the Game | |||
| "Electricity" b/w "Indian Sunset" |
4 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | Peachtree Road | ||||
| "Dreamland" (with Bruce Hornsby and the Noise Makers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Intersections (1985–2005) | ||||
| "Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Catherine Britt) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2006 | "The Bridge" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Captain & the Kid | |||
| "Calling It Christmas" (with Joss Stone) |
123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elton John's Christmas Party | ||||
| 2008 | "Joseph, Better You than Me" (with The Killers and Neil Tennant) |
88 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Red) Christmas | |||
| 2009 | "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (with Ironik and Chipmunk) |
3 | 41 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — |
|
No Point in Wasting Tears | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
2010s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [15] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [17] |
FRA [53] |
IRE [19] |
JPN [54] |
US AC [55] |
US Dance [23] | |||||||
| 2010 | "If It Wasn't for Bad" (with Leon Russell) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Union | ||||
| "Poker Face/Speechless/Your Song" (with Lady Gaga) |
— | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| 2011 | "Hard Times" (with Plan B and Paloma Faith) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | "Good Morning to the Night" (vs Pnau) |
— | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | Good Morning to the Night | ||||
| "Sad" (vs Pnau) |
48 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | "Save Rock and Roll" (with Fall Out Boy) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | Save Rock and Roll | ||||
| "Oh Well" (with 2Cellos) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In2ition | |||||
| "Face to Face" (with Gary Barlow) |
69 | — | 14 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | Since I Saw You Last | |||||
| "Home Again" | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | The Diving Board | |||||
| "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "A Town Called Jubilee" | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Can't Stay Alone Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | |||||
| "I Wish We Were Leaving" (with Bright Light Bright Light) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life Is Easy | |||||
| "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (with Ray Charles) |
— | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | Genius Loves Company | |||||
| "The Tracks of My Tears" (with Smokey Robinson) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smokey & Friends | |||||
| 2015 | "Looking Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | Wonderful Crazy Night | ||||
| "Wonderful Crazy Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | "Blue Wonderful" | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "In the Name of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "A Good Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | ||||||
| "All in the Name" (with Bright Light Bright Light) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Choreography | |||||
| "Symmetry of Two Hearts" (with Bright Light Bright Light) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | ||||||
| 2017 | "Running Back to You" (with Bright Light Bright Light) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||||
| 2018 | "High" (with Young Thug) |
— | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | On the Rvn | ||||
| 2019 | "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (with Taron Egerton) |
— | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | Rocketman: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
2020s
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [15] |
AUT [56] |
FRA [53] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [57] |
US [23] |
US Dance [58] | ||||||
| 2020 | "Ordinary Man" (with Ozzy Osbourne) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ordinary Man | |||
| "Learn to Fly" (with Surfaces) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | The Lockdown Sessions[A][B] | ||||
| 2021 | "Chosen Family" (with Rina Sawayama) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "It's a Sin" (with Years & Years) |
47 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Cold Heart" (with Dua Lipa and Pnau) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| "After All" (with Charlie Puth) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||||
| "Finish Line" (with Stevie Wonder) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |||||
| "Merry Christmas" (with Ed Sheeran) |
1 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 42 | — | |||||
| 2022 | "Hold Me Closer" (with Britney Spears) |
3 | 1 | 23 | 65 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2024 | "Never Too Late" (with Brandi Carlile) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never Too Late | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
Charity singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUT [63] |
BEL [16] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NLD [20] |
NOR [64] |
NZ [21] |
SCO [65] |
SWE [66] |
SWI [22] | ||||
| 1997 | "Perfect Day" (with various artists for Children in Need) |
1 | 24 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 31 | 37 | Non-album singles | |
| 2021 | "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (LadBaby featuring Ed Sheeran and Elton John) |
1 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] |
AUS [67] |
FRA [53] |
GRC [68] |
NZ Hot [69] |
PRT [70] |
SCO [65] |
US [23] |
US Dance [23] |
VEN [71] | ||||||
| 2020 | "Sine from Above" (with Lady Gaga) |
—[nb 8] | 93 | 200 | 94 | — | 106 | 82 | 116 | 14 | 80 | Chromatica | |||
| 2021 | "One of Me" (Lil Nas X featuring Elton John) |
— | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | The Lockdown Sessions[C] | |||
| "Always Love You" (featuring Young Thug and Nicki Minaj) |
— | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||
Other appearances
See also
- Elton John albums discography
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of best-selling singles
- List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom
- List of best-selling singles in the United States
Notes
- ^ Credited to "Elton Johns" (sic), "From Denver to L.A." was issued as a promo, but after an injunction from John's record company, the single was withdrawn before any stock copies were pressed or released.
- ^ The single did not appear on the chart until September 2015.
- ^ "Tiny Dancer" and "Rocket Man" was a double-A sided single in Australia
- ^ "Step into Christmas" did not appear on the chart until 2019.
- ^ "Bennie and the Jets" and "Candle in the Wind" was a double-A sided single in Australia
- ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- ^ The single re-entered the chart in January 2017, peaking at number 91.
- ^ "Sine from Above" did not enter the main chart in the United Kingdom but entered the download component chart at number 59.[72]
References
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- "Learn to Fly": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- "Cold Heart" (Pnau remix) and "Finish Line": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "After All": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Merry Christmas": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "Hold Me Closer": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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- ^ a b c "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Merry Christmas" appears on the Christmas edition of The Lockdown Sessions and also appears on the Christmas edition of Ed Sheeran's fifth studio album, =.
- ^ "Hold Me Closer" appears on the 2022 reissue of The Lockdown Sessions.
- ^ "One of Me" also appears on Lil Nas X's debut studio album, Montero.
External links
- Elton John discography at Discogs
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