Elton John discography

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An Elton John discography.

1 Studio albums
2 Live albums
3 Soundtrack and theatre music albums
4 From the vault
5 Compilations
6 Tribute album
7 DVDs
8 Singles
9 Hollywood and Broadway

[edit] Studio albums

U.S. certifications are from [1], UK certifications are from [2].

Album cover	Album information
	Empty Sky Release Date: June 3, 1969 (UK), January 13, 1975 (US) Chart Positions: #6 (US) Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK) Singles: -
	Elton John Release Date: April 10, 1970 (UK), July 22, 1970 (US) Chart Positions: #5 (UK), #4 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Border Song," "Your Song,"
	Tumbleweed Connection Release Date: October 30, 1970 (UK), January 4, 1971 (US) Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #5 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), non certified (UK) Singles: -
	Madman Across The Water Release Date: November 5, 1971 (UK), November 15, 1971 (US) Chart Positions: #41 (UK), #8 (US) Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Levon," "Tiny Dancer"
	Honky Château Release Date: May 19, 1972 (UK), May 26, 1972 (US) Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #1 (5 weeks) (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)," "Honky Cat"
	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Release Date: January 22, 1973 (UK), January 26, 1973 (US) Chart Positions: #1 (6 weeks) (UK), #1 (2 weeks) (US) Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel"
	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Release Date: October 5, 1973 (UK), October 5, 1973 (US) Chart Positions: #1 (2 Weeks) (UK), #1 (8 weeks) (US) Certifications: 7xPlatinum (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Bennie And The Jets," "Candle In The Wind"
	Caribou Release Date: June 28, 1974 (UK), June 24, 1974 (US) Chart Positions: #1 (2 weeks) (UK), #1 (4 weeks) (US) Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me," "The Bitch Is Back"
	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Release Date: May 23, 1975 (UK), May 19, 1975 (US) Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #1 (7 weeks) (US) Certifications: 3xPlatinum (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
	Rock of the Westies Release Date: October 4, 1975 (UK), October 20, 1975 (US) Chart Positions: #5 (UK), #1 (3 weeks) (US) 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)"
	Blue Moves Release Date: October 22, 1976 (UK), October 28, 1976 (US) Chart Positions: #3 (UK), #3 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word," "Bit Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)," "Crazy Water"
	A Single Man Release Date: October 10, 1978 (UK), October 1978 (US) Chart Positions: #8 (UK), #15 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Part-Time Love," "Song For Guy"
	Victim of Love Release Date: October 13, 1979 (UK), October 1979 (US) Chart Positions: #41 (UK), #35 (US) Certifications: non certified (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Victim of Love," "Johnny B. Goode"
	21 at 33 Release Date: May 13, 1980 (UK), May 1980 (US) Chart Positions: #12 (UK), #13 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Little Jeannie," "Sartorial Eloquence"
	The Fox Release Date: May 20, 1981 (UK), May 22, 1981 (US) Chart Positions: #12 (UK), #21 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), non certified (UK) Singles: "Nobody Wins," "Chloe"
	Jump Up! Release Date: April 9, 1982 (UK), April 1982 (US) Chart Positions: #13 (UK), #17 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK) Singles: "Blue Eyes," "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)," "Princess"
	Too Low for Zero Release Date: June 1983 (UK), May 23, 1983 (US) Chart Positions: #7 (UK), #25 (US) Certifications: Gold (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"
	Breaking Hearts Release Date: June 1984 (UK), June 1984 (US) Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #20 (US) Certifications: Gold (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)"
	Ice on Fire Release Date: November 1985 (UK), November 1985 (US) Chart Positions: #3 (UK), #48 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), Platinum (UK) Singles: "Nikita", "Wrap Her Up", "Cry To Heaven"
	Leather Jackets Release Date: November 1986 (UK), November 1986 (US) Chart Positions: #24 (UK), #91 (US) Certifications: non certified (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Heartache All Over The World," "Slow Rivers"
	Reg Strikes Back Release Date: June 1988 (UK), June 1988 (US) Chart Positions: #18 (UK), #16 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), Silver (UK) Singles: "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That," "A Word In Spanish," "Town Of Plenty"
	Sleeping With the Past Release Date: September 1989 (UK), August 1989 (US) Chart Positions: #1 (5 weeks) (UK), #23 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), 3xPlatinum (UK) Singles: "Healing Hands," "Sacrifice," "Club at the End of the Street," "Whispers"
	The One Release Date: June 22, 1992 (UK), June 26, 1992 (US) Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #8 (US) Certifications: 2xPlatinum (US), Gold??? (UK) Singles: "The One," "The Last Song," "Runaway Train," "Simple Life"
	Duets Release Date: November 1993 (UK), November 30, 1993 (US) Chart Positions: #5 (UK), #25 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK) Singles: "True Love," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing"
	Made in England Release Date: March 20, 1995 (UK), March 21, 1995 (US) Chart Positions: #4 (UK), #13 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Believe," "Made in England," "Please," "Blessed"
	The Big Picture Release Date: September 22, 1997 (UK), September 23, 1997 (US) Chart Positions: #3 (UK), #9 (US) Certifications: Platinum (US), Platinum (UK) Singles: "Something About The Way You Look Tonight," "Recover Your Soul," "If The River Can Bend"
	Songs From The West Coast Release Date: October 1, 2001 (UK), October 2, 2001 (US) Chart Positions: #2 (UK), #15 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), 2xPlatinum (UK) Singles: "I Want Love," "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore," "Original Sin"
	Peachtree Road Release Date: November 8, 2004 (UK), November 9, 2004 (US) Chart Positions: #21 (UK), #17 (US) Certifications: Gold (US), Gold (UK) Singles: "Weight of the World", "Answer In The Sky," "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)," "Turn The Lights Out When You Leave"
	The Captain & The Kid Release Date: September 18, 2006 (UK), September 19, 2006 (US) Chart Positions: #6 (UK), #18 (US) Singles: "The Bridge", "Tinderbox", "Old 67", "Just Like Noah's Ark"

[edit] Live albums

1971 11-17-70; #20 UK, #11 US
1976 Here and There; #6 UK, #4 US
1987 Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; #24 US
2000 One Night Only; #7 UK, #65 US
2002 Live at the Ritz

[edit] Soundtrack and theatre music albums

1970 Soundtrack for The Games
1971 Friends; #36 US
1994 The Lion King; #4 UK
1999 Soundtrack for The Muse
1999 Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida ('The Concept Album'); #29 UK, #41 US
2000 The Road to El Dorado; #63 US
2005 Music for Billy Elliot the Musical (forthcoming)
2006 Music for Lestat (announced but withdrawn)

[edit] From the vault

[edit] Compilations

Greatest Hits (1974)
Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1977)
Lady Samantha (1980)
Milestones (1980)
Your Songs (1985)
Greatest Hits, Volume 3 (1987)
To Be Continued... (1990) RIAA Certified Platinum on 28/11/06
The Very Best of Elton John (1990)
Rare Masters (1992)
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)
Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2002)
Elton John's Christmas Party (2006)
Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits (2007)

[edit] Tribute album

Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)

[edit] DVDs

The Very Best of Elton John (2000)
One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden (2001)
Live in Barcelona (2002)
To Russia with Elton (2004)
Dream Ticket (2004)

[edit] Singles

See Elton John singles discography

[edit] 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.