Elton John albums discography
| Elton John albums discography | |
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| Studio albums | 31 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 22 |
| Internet albums | 3 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Soundtrack albums | 9 |
| Tribute albums | 3 |
| Collaboration albums | 4 |
| Holiday albums | 2 |
The albums discography of English musician, singer and songwriter Elton John consists of 31 studio albums, 5 live albums, 9 soundtrack albums, 22 compilation albums and 4 extended plays, as well as 3 tribute albums. John has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.[1][2]
John's biggest selling studio album is his 1973 hit album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.[3]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| UK [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13][14] |
US [15] | |||||||||||||||
| Empty Sky |
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— | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 [A] | |||||||||||||
| Elton John |
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5 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Tumbleweed Connection |
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2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 |
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| Madman Across the Water |
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41 | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 |
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| Honky Château |
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2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 43 | 8 | — | 11 | 1 |
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| Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
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| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 41 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Caribou |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 30 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy |
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2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rock of the Westies |
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5 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Blue Moves |
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3 | 8 | — | 5 | 12 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| A Single Man |
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8 | 8 | — | 12 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Victim of Love |
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41 | 20 | — | 28 | 21 | — | 18 | 44 | — | 35 |
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| 21 at 33 |
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12 | 7 | — | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| The Fox |
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12 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 |
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| Jump Up! |
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13 | 3 | — | 19 | 12 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Too Low for Zero |
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7 | 2 | — | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Breaking Hearts |
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2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Ice on Fire |
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3 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Leather Jackets |
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24 | 4 | 22 | 38 | — | 21 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 91 |
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| Reg Strikes Back |
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18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Sleeping with the Past |
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1 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| The One |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Made in England |
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3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| The Big Picture |
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3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Songs from the West Coast |
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2 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Peachtree Road |
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21 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 63 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| The Captain & the Kid |
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6 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 56 | 25 | 10 | — | 27 | 18 |
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| The Diving Board |
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3 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 4 |
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| Wonderful Crazy Night |
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6 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Regimental Sgt. Zippo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 [31] |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- A^ Album was not released and did not chart in the United States until 1975.
Collaboration albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| UK [4] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] |
US [15] | |||||||||||||||
| Duets |
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5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | — | 10 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| The Union (with Leon Russell) |
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12 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Good Morning to the Night (vs Pnau) |
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1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Lockdown Sessions[33] |
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To be released | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holiday albums[]
| 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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Live albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8][15] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] |
US [15] | |||||||||||||||
| 17-11-70 |
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20 | 20 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Here and There |
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6 | 11 | — | 13 | — | — | 19 | 3 | 30 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Live in Australia (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) |
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43 | 5 | — | 43 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 24 | |||||||||||||
| One Night Only – The Greatest Hits |
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7 | 32 | 20 | — | — | 21 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Live from Moscow 1979 (with Ray Cooper) |
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— | — | — | — | 166 [35] |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] |
US [15] | |||||||||||||||
| Friends |
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— | 19 | — | 17 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 36 |
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| The Lion King |
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— | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida |
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29 | — | 9 | — | 24 | 23 | 12 | — | — | 41 |
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| The Muse |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Road to El Dorado |
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— | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Elliot the Musical |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Gnomeo & Juliet |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Rocketman |
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5 | 6 | 38 | — | 55 | 67 | — | 9 | — | 4 | |||||||||||||
| The Lion King |
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— | 3 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 5 | — | 13 | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
AUT [7] |
CAN [8][15] |
FRA [9] |
GER [10] |
NOR [11] |
NZ [12] |
SWE [13] |
US [15] | |||||||||||||||
| Elton John's Greatest Hits |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II |
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6 | 46 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 21 | |||||||||||||
| The Complete Picture – Milestones |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Lady Samantha |
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56 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Very Best of Elton John |
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24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Love Songs |
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Superior Sound of Elton John (1970–1975) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Your Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume III |
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— | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 |
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| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Very Best of Elton John |
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1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |||||||||||||
| To Be Continued... |
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— | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Song Book |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Rare Masters |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits 1976–1986 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Chartbusters Go Pop |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Love Songs |
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4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits 1970–2002 |
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3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits |
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2 | 10 | 32 | 8 | — | 47 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Diamonds |
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5 | 3 [39] |
26 | 5 [40] |
9 [41] |
31 | — | 2 [42] |
— | 7 [43] |
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| Elton: Jewel Box |
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68 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — |
show
Track List CD1-2 - Deep Cuts show
Track List CD3-5 - Rarities show
Track List CD6-7 - B-sides show
Track List CD8 - And This Is Me | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tribute albums[]
| Title | Album details |
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| Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
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| Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin[45][46] |
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| Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin[47][46] |
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Extended plays[]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [15] | ||
| I've Been Loving You |
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| The Thom Bell Sessions |
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51 |
| The Complete Thom Bell Sessions |
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— |
| Remixed |
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— |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||
See also[]
References[]
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