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- The singles discography of English musician and singer-songwriter Elton John consists of 140 official singles as main artist, 22 as a featured artist, as well as 56 other non-single guest appearances, 2 charity singles, and 3 other charted songs. In 1970, a year after starting his solo career, John released his first hit single, "Your Song", which became his first top ten in both the UK and the US. His critical success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a streak of chart-topping singles in the US and UK, including "Tiny Dancer" (1972), "Rocket Man" (1972), "Honky Cat" (1972), "Crocodile Rock" (1972), "Daniel' (1973), "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Step into Christmas" (1973), "Bennie and the Jets" (1974), "The Bitch Is Back" (1974), "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975), "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975), and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976). John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit singles including "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983), "I'm Still Standing" (1983), "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984), "Nikita" (1985), "Sacrifice" (1989), "The One" (1992), and "Believe" (1995). In 1997, John released the double A-side single "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind 1997" in dedication to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The single subsequently hit number one in every country that it charted in and became the biggest-selling single of all time since the UK and US charts began in the 1950s, with worldwide sales of 33 million. John has continued to record new music since then, including the singles "I Want Love" (2001), "Electricity" (2005), "Looking Up" (2015), "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019), "Cold Heart" (2021), and "Hold Me Closer" (2022). Throughout his career, John has sold 100 million singles worldwide, making him one of the biggest selling music artists of all time. He has had 57 top 40 hits in the United States, second only to Elvis Presley in total, with 27 of these hitting the top ten and nine reaching number one. In his native United Kingdom, John has accumulated 70 top 40 singles, including 35 top tens and 10 number ones, making him joint ninth on the list of artists with most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart (with Calvin Harris and Eminem). In 2021, John became the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles across six decades. (en)
- Дискография синглов британского музыканта / певца-автора песен Элтона Джона состоит из 133 официальных синглов и 20 исполнителей, а также 47 других выступлений в одиночном разряде. За всю свою карьеру у Джона было 57 лучших 40 хитов в Соединенных Штатах, уступая только Элвису Пресли в общей сложности, 27 из них попали в первую десятку, а девять достигли первого места. В его родной Великобритании он набрал 69 лучших 40 синглов, в том числе 32 в первую десятку и 7 достигли номера один. В 1997 году Джон выпустил двойной сингл «Something About the You Look Tonight» / «Candle in the Wind 1997», посвященный памяти Дианы, принцессы Уэльской.Впоследствии он занял первое место в каждой стране, в которую попал в чарты, и стал самым продаваемым синглом всех времен с тех пор, как чарты в Великобритании и США начались в 1950-х годах с продажами в 33 миллиона. Джон продал 100 миллионов синглов по всему миру. (ru)
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- The singles discography of English musician and singer-songwriter Elton John consists of 140 official singles as main artist, 22 as a featured artist, as well as 56 other non-single guest appearances, 2 charity singles, and 3 other charted songs. (en)
- Дискография синглов британского музыканта / певца-автора песен Элтона Джона состоит из 133 официальных синглов и 20 исполнителей, а также 47 других выступлений в одиночном разряде. За всю свою карьеру у Джона было 57 лучших 40 хитов в Соединенных Штатах, уступая только Элвису Пресли в общей сложности, 27 из них попали в первую десятку, а девять достигли первого места. (ru)
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