Charting
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Copyright 1989, 2006 Paul Maclauchlan Permission granted to copy this information if credit is given
Sir Elton John has had a phenomenal string of success on the Pop charts of England and the US. 1999 marked the 30th consecutive year that he had placed a single on the Billboard Top 40!
Dates are the singles' chart debut dates, except those marked with a "P" indicating that is the date of the single's peak position, an "R" indicating the release date or an "F" for the date the single entered the Top 40.
Thanks to Alex Snell, David Smith and Rob-UK for some of the chart information. Check out R. Bruce Redfield Jr.'s Crazy Water web site for more US Chart information.
| US Chart | UK Chart | ||||||
| Single A-side | Debut Date | Peak | Weeks | Debut Date | Peak | Weeks | |
| Border Song |  |
Aug 15 70 | 92 | 5 | |||
| Your Song |  |
Nov 28 70 | 8 | 14 | Jan 23 71 | 7 | 12 |
| Friends |  |
Mar 20 71 | 34 | 9 | |||
| Levon |  |
Dec 18 71 | 24 | 10 | |||
| Tiny Dancer |  |
Mar 4 72 | 41 | 7 | |||
| Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) |  |
May 6 72 | 6 | 15 | Apr 22 72 | 2 | 13 |
| Honky Cat |  |
Aug 12 72 | 8 | 10 | Sep 9 72 | 31 | 6 |
| Crocodile Rock |  |
Dec 9 72 | 1 (3) | 17 | Nov 4 72 | 5 | 14 |
| Daniel |  |
Apr 7 73 | 2 (1) | 15 | Jan 20 73 | 4 | 10 |
| Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting |  |
Aug 4 73 | 12 | 12 | Jul 7 73 | 7 | 9 |
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |  |
Oct 27 73 | 2 (3) | 17 | Sep 29 73 | 6 | 16 |
| Step Into Christmas |  |
Dec 8 73 | 24 | 7 | |||
| Candle In The Wind |  |
Mar 2 74 | 11 | 9 | |||
| Bennie And The Jets |  |
Feb 16 74 | 1 (1) | 18 | Sep 25 76 | 37 | 5 |
| Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me | Jun 22 74 | 2 (2) | 15 | Jun 1 74 | 16 | 8 | |
| The Bitch Is Back | Sep 7 74 | 4 | 14 | Sep 14 74 | 15 | 7 | |
| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | Nov 30 74 | 1 (2) | 14 | Nov 23 74 | 10 | 10 | |
| Philadelphia Freedom | Mar 8 75 | 1 (2) | 21 | Mar 8 75 | 12 | 9 | |
| Someone Saved My Life Tonight | July 5 75 | 4 | 13 | Jun 28 75 | 22 | 5 | |
| Island Girl | Oct 11 75 | 1 (3) | 15 | Oct 4 75 | 14 | 8 | |
| Grow Some Funk Of Your Own / I Feel Like A Bullet (In the Gun Of Robert Ford) | Jan 24 76 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| Pinball Wizard | Mar 20 76 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Jul 4 76 | 1 (4) | 20 | Jul 3 76 | 1 | 14 | |
| Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | Nov 13 76 | 6 | 14 | Nov 13 76 | 11 | 10 | |
| Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!) | Feb 12 77 | 28 | 6 | Jun 11 77 | 28 | 4 | |
| Crazy Water | Feb 26 77 | 27 | 6 | ||||
| Ego | Apr 15 78 | 34 | 8 | Apr 15 78 | 34 | 6 | |
| Part-Time Love | Nov 11 78 | 22 | 10 | Oct 21 78 | 15 | 13 | |
| Song For Guy | Dec 16 78 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| Are You Ready For Love | May 12 79 | 42 | 6 | ||||
| Mama Can't Buy You Love | June 9 79 | 9 | 18 | ||||
| Victim Of Love | Sep 29 79 | 31 | 10 | ||||
| Little Jeannie | May 3 80 | 3 | 21 | May 24 80 | 33 | 7 | |
| (Sartotial Eloquence) Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More? | Aug 9 80 | 39 | 12 | Aug 23 80 | 44 | 5 | |
| I Saw Her Standing There | Mar 21 81 | 40 | 4 | ||||
| Nobody Wins | May 9 81 | 21 | 13 | May 23 81 | 42 | 5 | |
| Chloe | Jul 25 81 | 34 | 13 | ||||
| Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) | Mar 20 82 | 13 | 17 | Jun 12 82 | 51 | 4 | |
| Blue Eyes | Jul 10 82 | 12 | 18 | Mar 27 82 | 8 | 10 | |
| I'm Still Standing | May 7 83 | 12 | 16 | Jul 30 83 | 4 | 11 | |
| Kiss The Bride | Aug 6 83 | 25 | 12 | Oct 15 83 | 20 | 7 | |
| I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues | Oct 29 83 | 4 | 23 | Apr 30 83 | 5 | 15 | |
| Cold As Christmas (In The Middle Of The Year) | Dec 10 83 | 33 | 6 | ||||
| Sad Songs (Say So Much) | Jun 9 1984 | 5 | 19 | May 26 84 | 7 | 12 | |
| Passengers | Aug 11 84 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Who Wears These Shoes? | Sep 8 1984 | 16 | 14 | Oct 20 84 | 50 | 3 | |
| In Neon | Dec 1 84 | 38 | 13 | ||||
| Breaking Hearts | Mar 2 85 | 59 | 3 | ||||
| Act Of War Part 1 | Jun 15 85 | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Wrap Her Up | Oct 26 85 | 20 | 14 | Dec 7 85 | 12 | 10 | |
| That's What Friends Are For | Nov 9 85 | 1 (4) | 23 | Nov 9 85 | 16 | 9 | |
| Nikita | Jan 18 86 | 7 | 18 | Oct 12 85 | 3 | 13 | |
| Cry To Heaven | Mar 1 86 | 47 | 4 | ||||
| Heartache All Over The World | Oct 18 86 | 55 | 8 | Oct 4 86 | 45 | 4 | |
| Slow Rivers | Nov 29 86 | 44 | 8 | ||||
| Flames Of Paradise | Jul 4 87F | 36 | 13 | Jun 20 87 | 59 | 3 | |
| Candle In The Wind (Live) | Nov 28 87F | 6 | 21 | Jan 16 88 | 5 | 11 | |
| I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That | Jul 2 88F | 2 (1) | 18 | Jun 4 88 | 30 | 8 | |
| Town Of Plenty | Sep 3 88 | 74 | 1 | ||||
| A Word In Spanish | Oct 15 88F | 19 | 13 | ||||
| Through The Storm | Apr 29 89F | 16 | 11 | May 6 89 | 41 | 3 | |
| Healing Hands | Sep 16 89F | 13 | 15 | Aug 26 89 | 45 | 5 | |
| Sacrifice | Feb 10 90F | 18 | 17 | Nov 4 89 | 55 | 3 | |
| Sacrifice / Healing Hands | Jun 9 90 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Club At The End Of The Street / Whispers | Jun 9 90F | 25 | 16 | Aug 18 90 | 47 | 3 | |
| You Gotta Love Someone | Nov 24 90 | 43 | 13 | Oct 20 90 | 33 | 4 | |
| Easier To Walk Away | Dec 15 90 | 63 | 2 | ||||
| Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ George Michael) | Dec 14 91F | 1 (1) | 16F | Dec 7 91 | 1 | 10 | |
| The One | Jul 11 92F | 9 | 18F | Jun 6 92 | 10 | 8 | |
| Runaway Train (w/ Eric Clapton) | Aug 92R | DNC | DNC | Aug 1 92 | 31 | 4 | |
| The Last Song | Nov 28 92F | 23 | 9F | Nov 7 92 | 21 | 4 | |
| Simple Life | Apr 3 93F | 30 | 7F | May 22 93 | 44 | 2 | |
| True Love (w/ Kiki Dee) | Nov 27 93 | 56 | 12 | Nov 20 93 | 2 | 10 | |
| Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Ru Paul) | Mar 26 94 | 92 | 2 | Feb 26 94 | 7 | 7 | |
| Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing (w/ Marcella Detroit) | May 14 94 | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Can You Feel The Love Tonight | Jun 4 94F | 4 | 23F | Jul 9 94 | 14 | 9 | |
| Circle Of Life | Sep 17 94F | 18 | 11F | Oct 8 94 | 11 | 12 | |
| Believe | Mar 18 95F | 13 | 16F | Mar 4 95 | 15 | 7 | |
| United We Stand | 95 | ||||||
| Made In England | Jul 15 95 | 52 | 10 | May 20 95 | 18 | 5 | |
| Blessed | Dec 2 95F | 34 | 7F | ||||
| Please | Feb 3 96 | 33 | 3 | ||||
| You Can Make History (Young Again) | Oct 26 96 | 70 | 17 | ||||
| Live Like Horses (W/Luciano Pavarotti) | Dec 14 96 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Candle In The Wind 1997 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight | Oct 11 97F | 1 (14) | 30F / 42 | Sep 20 97 | 1 | 24 | |
| Recover Your Soul | Apr 18 98 | 55 | 20 | Feb 14 98 | 16 | 3 | |
| If The River Can Bend | Jun 13 98 | 32 | 2 | ||||
| Written In The Stars (w/LeAnn Rimes) | Mar 13 99 | 37 (debut!) | Feb 99(?) | 10 | 7 | ||
Here are some of Elton John's UK singles' chart accomplishments:
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What does Elton John think of the consecutive year
record? Check out this letter from 1994:
