Elton John albums discography | |
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Studio albums | 32 |
EPs | 4 |
Soundtrack albums | 10 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 16 |
Tribute albums | 3 |
Collaboration albums | 4 |
Holiday albums | 2 |
The albums discography of British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John consists of 32 studio albums, 5 live albums, 10 soundtrack albums, 16 compilation albums, 4 extended plays, 3 tribute albums, 4 collaboration albums, and 2 holiday albums.
In 1969, John's debut album, Empty Sky , was released. In 1970, John released his self-titled second album Elton John , which featured his first hit single, "Your Song". John's commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK, including Honky Château (1972), Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Caribou (1974), Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975), and Rock of the Westies (1975). John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit albums including 21 at 33 (1980), Too Low for Zero (1983), Sleeping with the Past (1989), The One (1992), Made in England (1995), and The Big Picture (1997). [1] [2] John has continued to record new music since then, including the albums Songs from the West Coast (2001), The Diving Board (2013), Wonderful Crazy Night (2016), and The Lockdown Sessions (2021). [3] [4] In 2017, John released the greatest hits album Diamonds, spanning his hits from 1970 to 2016. [5]
Throughout his career, John has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. [6] [7] John's biggest selling studio album is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and ranks among the best-selling albums worldwide. [8] [9] [10] According to RIAA, he has sold 80 million albums in the United States, making him the 6th-best-selling male solo artist in history. [11] Also according to RIAA, he has sold 35 million singles in the US. [12] In 2019, Billboard ranked him as the greatest solo artist of all time (third overall behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones). [13] John has accumulated 9 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 7 No. 1 albums on Billboard 200. [14] John is also Billboard's greatest male solo artist on the Hot 100 of all time (third overall, behind the Beatles and Madonna). [15]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [16] | AUS [17] [18] [19] | CAN [20] | FRA [21] | GER [22] | NLD [23] [24] | NOR [25] | NZ [26] | SWE [27] [28] | US [29] | |||
Empty Sky |
| — | — | 30 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 6 [a] | |
Elton John |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Tumbleweed Connection |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 14 | 5 | |
Madman Across the Water |
| 41 | 8 | 13 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | |
Honky Château |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 43 | 9 | 8 | — | 11 | 1 | |
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 41 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
Caribou |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 40 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | |
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Rock of the Westies |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
Blue Moves |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | |
A Single Man |
| 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | |
Victim of Love |
| 41 | 20 | 28 | 21 | — | — | 18 | 44 | — | 35 | |
21 at 33 |
| 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | |
The Fox |
| 12 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 |
|
Jump Up! |
| 13 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | |
Too Low for Zero |
| 7 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 25 | |
Breaking Hearts |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | — | 5 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 20 | |
Ice on Fire |
| 3 | 6 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 48 | |
Leather Jackets |
| 24 | 4 | 38 | — | 21 | 34 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 91 | |
Reg Strikes Back |
| 18 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 56 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 16 | |
Sleeping with the Past |
| 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23 | |
The One |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Made in England |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |
The Big Picture |
| 3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
Songs from the West Coast |
| 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | |
Peachtree Road |
| 21 | 44 | 11 | 63 | 31 | 97 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 17 | |
The Captain & the Kid |
| 6 | 37 | 12 | 56 | 25 | 43 | 10 | — | 27 | 18 |
|
The Diving Board |
| 3 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 4 |
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Wonderful Crazy Night |
| 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |
Regimental Sgt. Zippo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | ||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [16] | AUS [18] | AUT [51] | CAN [20] [52] | FRA [21] | GER [22] | NOR [25] | NZ [26] | SWE [27] | US [29] | |||
Duets |
| 5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | — | 10 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 25 | |
The Union (with Leon Russell) |
| 12 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 3 | |
Good Morning to the Night (vs Pnau) |
| 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Lockdown Sessions [55] |
| 1 | 2 [56] | 6 | 5 | 8 [57] | 5 | 14 [58] | 4 [59] | 41 [60] | 10 [61] |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details |
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Elton John's Christmas E.P. |
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Elton John's Christmas Party |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [16] | AUS [17] [18] | CAN [20] [29] | FRA [21] | GER [22] | NLD [24] | NOR [25] | NZ [26] | SWE [27] | US [29] | |||
17-11-70 |
| 20 | 20 | 10 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Here and There |
| 6 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | 30 | 4 | |
Live in Australia (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) |
| 43 | 5 | 43 | — | — | 43 | — | 11 | — | 24 | |
One Night Only – The Greatest Hits |
| 7 | 32 | — | — | 21 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 65 | |
Live from Moscow 1979 (with Ray Cooper) |
| — | — | — | 166 [63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [16] | AUS [18] | AUT [51] | CAN [20] | FRA [21] | GER [22] | NLD [24] | NOR [25] | NZ [26] | US [29] | |||
"Friends" Original Soundtrack Recording |
| — | 19 | — | 17 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | 36 |
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The Lion King Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | |
Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida |
| 29 | — | 9 | — | 24 | 23 | — | 12 | — | 41 |
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The Muse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Road to El Dorado |
| — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | |
Billy Elliot the Musical |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Gnomeo & Juliet |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Sherlock Gnomes |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Rocketman |
| 5 | 6 | 38 | — | 55 | 67 | 81 | — | 9 | 4 |
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The Lion King |
| — | 3 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 13 | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [16] | AUS [17] [18] | AUT [51] | CAN [20] [29] | FRA [21] | GER [22] | NOR [25] | NZ [26] | SWE [27] | US [29] | |||
Elton John's Greatest Hits |
| 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | |
Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II |
| 6 | 46 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 21 | |
Lady Samantha |
| 56 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Superior Sound of Elton John (1970–1975) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Your Songs |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume III |
| — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 |
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The Very Best of Elton John |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
To Be Continued... |
| — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | |
Rare Masters |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Greatest Hits 1976–1986 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Chartbusters Go Pop |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Love Songs |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | |
Greatest Hits 1970–2002 |
| 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits |
| 2 | 10 | 32 | 8 | — | 47 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
Diamonds |
| 2 | 3 [68] | 26 | 5 [69] | 9 [70] | 31 | — | 2 [71] | — | 7 [72] | |
Elton: Jewel Box |
| 68 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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AUS | AUT | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | GER | NLD | NOR | NZ | SWI | US | |||
Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
| — [b] | — [c] | — | — | — | — [d] | — | — | — [e] | 18 | |
Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin [75] [76] |
| 5 | 17 | 38 | 98 | 31 | 101 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 13 | |
Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin [77] [76] |
| 57 | — | 181 | — | — | — | — | — [f] | 59 | 36 |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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US [29] | ||
I've Been Loving You |
| — |
The Thom Bell Sessions |
| 51 |
The Complete Thom Bell Sessions |
| — |
Elton For Gianni |
| — |
Remixed |
| — |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
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