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1968–1969 (Early Singles)
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| Year |
A-Side |
B-Side |
Label |
Notes |
| 1968 |
I’ve Been Loving You |
Here’s to the Next Time |
Philips |
First single as Elton John |
| 1969 |
Lady Samantha |
All Across the Havens |
Philips |
Early chart attention |
| 1969 |
It’s Me That You Need |
Just Like Strange Rain |
DJM |
Issued with a Picture Sleeve |
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1970–1972 (Breakthrough Era) |
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| 1970 |
Border Song |
Bad Side of the Moon |
DJM |
First US single; UK issue |
| 1970 |
Rock and Roll Madonna |
Grey Seal |
DJM |
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| 1970 |
Your Song |
Take Me to the Pilot |
DJM |
Breakthrough hit |
| 1971 |
Friends |
Honey Roll |
DJM |
Never Charted |
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1972–1974 (Classic Hit Run)
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| 1972 |
Daniel |
Skyline Pigeon |
DJM |
Major ballad |
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Honky Cat |
Slave |
DJM |
Funk-influenced hit |
| 1972 |
Crocodile Rock |
Elderberry Wine |
DJM |
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| 1972 |
Rocket Man |
Holiday Inn |
DJM |
UK No.2 |
| 1973 |
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
Screw You (Young Man’s Blues) |
DJM |
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| 1973 |
Step into Christmas |
Ho, Ho, Ho, (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas?) |
DJM |
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| 1972 |
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting |
Jack Rabbit |
DJM |
UK No.5 |
| 1974 |
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me |
Sick City |
DJM |
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| 1974 |
The Bitch is Back |
Cold Highway |
DJM |
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| 1974 |
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds |
One Day at a Time |
DJM |
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| 1974 |
Candle in the Wind |
Bennie and the Jets |
DJM |
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| 1975 |
Island Girl |
Sugar on the Floor |
DJM |
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Philadelphia Freedom |
I Saw Her Standing There |
DJM |
As Elton John Band |
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Someone Saved My Life Tonight |
House of Cards |
DJM |
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| 1976 |
Grow Some Funk of Your Own |
I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) |
DJM |
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| 1976 |
Pinball Wizard |
Harmony |
DJM |
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| 1976 |
Benny and the Jets |
Rock and Roll Madonna |
DJM |
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1974–1976 (Rocket Records Era Begins)
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Rocket |
Label transition |
| 1976 |
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart |
Snow Queen |
Rocket |
With Kiki Dee |
| 1976 |
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word |
Shoulder Holster |
Rocket |
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| 1976 |
Crazy Water |
Chameleon |
Rocket |
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1977–1979
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| 1977 |
The Goaldiggers Song |
Jimmy, Brian, Elton & Eric |
Rocket |
33⅓ |
| 1977 |
Bite Your Lip |
Kiki Dee - Chicago |
Rocket |
With Kiki Dee |
| 1978 |
Ego |
Flinstone Boy |
Rocket |
UK No.1 |
| 1978 |
Part-Time Love |
I Cry at Night |
Rocket |
Disco-influenced |
| 1978 |
Song for Guy |
Lovesick |
Rocket |
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| 1979 |
Are You Ready for Love |
Three Way Love Affair |
Rocket |
Later No.1 reissue |
| 1979 |
Victim of Love |
Strangers |
Rocket |
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| 1979 |
Johnny B Goode |
Thunder in the Night |
Rocket |
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1980–1984
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| 1980 |
Harmony |
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters |
DJM |
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| 1980 |
Dear God |
Tactics |
Rocket |
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| 1980 |
Little Jeannie |
Conquer the Sun |
Rocket |
Start of EJS series |
| 1980 |
Sartorial Eloquence |
White Man Danger / Cartier |
Rocket |
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| 1981 |
Loving You is Sweeter Than Ever |
Twenty Four Hours
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Ariola |
With Kiki Dee |
| 1981 |
Nobody Wins |
Fools in Fashion |
Rocket |
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| 1982 |
Empty Garden |
Take Me Down To The Ocean |
Rocket |
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| 1982 |
Princess |
The Retreat |
Rocket |
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| 1982 |
All Quiet on the Western Front |
Where Have All The Good Times Gone (Re-Mix) |
Rocket |
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| 1982 |
Blue Eyes |
Hey Papa Legba |
Rocket |
Lush ballad |
| 1983 |
I’m Still Standing |
Earn While You Learn |
Rocket |
MTV-era hit |
| 1983 |
Kiss the Bride |
Dreamboat |
Rocket |
New wave edge |
| 1983 |
Cold as Christmas |
Crystal |
Rocket |
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| 1983 |
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues |
Choc Ice Goes Mental
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Rocket |
as Lord Choc Ice |
| 1984 |
Passengers |
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Rocket |
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| 1984 |
Who Wears these Shoes |
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Rocket |
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| 1984 |
Sad Songs (Say So Much) |
A Simple Man |
Rocket |
Top 10 UK |
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1985–1989
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| 1985 |
Wrap Her Up |
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Rocket |
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| 1985 |
Act of War |
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Rocket |
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| 1985 |
Nikita |
The Man Who Never Died |
Rocket |
UK No.3 |
| 1985 |
Breaking Hearts |
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Rocket |
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| 1986 |
Cry to Heaven |
Candy by the Pound |
Rocket |
Non-album single |
| 1986 |
Heartache All Over the World |
Highlander |
Rocket |
Late-80s pop |
| 1986 |
Slow Rivers |
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Rocket |
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| 1988 |
I Don’t Wanna Go on with You Like That |
Rope Around a Fool |
Rocket |
Comeback hit |
| 1988 |
Town of Plenty |
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Rocket |
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| 1988 |
A Word in Spanish |
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Rocket |
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| 1989 |
Healing Hands |
Dancing in the End Zone |
Rocket |
Club-friendly |
| 1989 |
Through the Storm |
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Arista |
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| 1989 |
Sacrifice |
Healing Hands |
Rocket |
UK No.1 |
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1990–1995
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| 1990 |
Club at the End of the Street |
Give Peace a Chance |
Rocket |
WITHDRAWN |
| 1990 |
Sacrifice |
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Rocket |
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| 1990 |
Club at the End of the Street |
Whispers |
Rocket |
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| 1990 |
You Gotta Love Someone |
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Rocket |
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| 1990 |
Easier to Walk Away |
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Rocket |
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| 1991 |
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Live) |
I Believe in Love |
Epic |
With George Michael |
| 1991 |
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me |
Song for Guy |
Rocket |
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| 1992 |
The One |
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Rocket |
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| 1992 |
Runaway Train |
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Rocket |
With Eric Clapton |
| 1992 |
The Last Song |
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Rocket |
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| 1993 |
True Love |
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Rocket |
With Kiki Dee |
| 1993 |
Simple Life |
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Rocket |
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| 1994 |
Don't go Breaking my Heart |
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Rocket |
Jukebox Only Issue |
| 1994 |
Can You Feel the Love Tonight |
Never Too Late |
Mercury |
Lion King era
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| 1994 |
Circle of Life |
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Mercury |
Jukebox Only Issue |
| 1994 |
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing |
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London |
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| 1995 |
Believe |
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Rocket |
Jukebox Only Issue |