Elton John Singles discography - wikipedia Elton John Singles discography Elton John singles discography Elton John attending the premiere of The Union at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Singles as main artist 133 Singles as featured artist 17 Other appearances 47 The singles discography of British musician / singer - songwriter Elton John consists of 133 official singles and 17 as featured artist, as well as 47 other non-single guest appearances. Across his career, John has yielded 57 top 40 hits in the United States, second only to Elvis Presley in total, with 27 of those hitting the top ten and 9 achieving number - one. In his native United Kingdom, he has accumulated 69 top 40 singles, including 32 top tens and 7 number - ones. 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. It 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 sales of 33 million. John has sold 100 million singles worldwide. Contents 1 Singles 1.1 1960s 1.2 1970s 1.3 1980s 1.4 1990s 1.5 2000s 1.6 2010s -- present 2 As featured artist 3 Other appearances 4 See also 5 References Singles ( Both sides of 7 '' singles appear on the same album except where indicated ) 1960s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US R&B 1968 `` I 've Been Loving You '' b / w `` Here 's to the Next Time '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album tracks 1969 `` Lady Samantha '' b / w `` All Across the Havens '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` It 's Me That You Need '' b / w `` Just Like Strange Rain '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. 1970s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US R&B 1970 `` Border Song '' b / w `` Bad Side of the Moon '' ( Non-album track ) -- -- -- 34 -- -- 25 -- -- -- 92 -- -- Elton John `` Rock n ' Roll Madonna '' b / w `` Grey Seal '' ( original version - not the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road version ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album track `` From Denver to L.A. '' Non-Elton John B - side -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Games soundtrack `` Country Comfort '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 -- -- -- -- Tumbleweed Connection `` Your Song '' b / w `` Into the Old Man 's Shoes '' ( UK, non-album track ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( US ) 7 11 16 -- 13 10 -- 18 -- 8 9 -- US : 2x Platinum UK : Gold Elton John 1971 `` Friends '' b / w `` Honey Roll '' -- 96 -- 13 -- -- -- -- 19 -- 34 17 -- Friends soundtrack `` Levon '' b / w `` Goodbye '' -- 94 -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 -- -- US : Gold Madman Across The Water 1972 `` Tiny Dancer '' b / w `` Razor Face '' 70 13 -- 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 35 -- UK : Gold US : 3x Platinum `` Rocket Man '' b / w `` Suzie ( Dramas ) '' ( b / w `` Holiday Inn '' and `` Goodbye '' in UK ) -- 8 18 6 -- -- 11 -- 6 39 -- UK : Gold US : 3x Platinum Honky Château `` Honky Cat '' b / w `` Slave '' ( b / w `` Lady Samantha '' and `` It 's Me That You Need '' in UK ) 31 78 -- 10 41 -- -- -- -- 8 6 -- `` Crocodile Rock '' b / w `` Elderberry Wine '' 5 10 11 11 -- US : Platinum Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player 1973 `` Daniel '' b / w `` Skyline Pigeon '' ( 1972 non-LP remake ) 7 11 27 15 8 5 -- US : Platinum `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' b / w `` Jack Rabbit '' / `` Whenever You 're Ready '' ( Non-album tracks ) 7 31 -- 12 44 13 -- -- 20 -- 12 -- -- US : Gold Goodbye Yellow Brick Road `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' b / w `` Screw You '' ( UK, non-album track ) Retitled as `` Young Man 's Blues '' for US B - side issue 6 -- 49 23 9 -- 7 -- US : Platinum `` Step into Christmas '' b / w `` Ho Ho Ho ( Who 'd Be a Turkey at Christmas ) '' 11 -- -- -- 91 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UK : Silver Non-album track `` Candle in the Wind '' b / w `` Bennie and the Jets '' ( see below ) 11 5 -- -- -- 8 -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road `` Bennie and the Jets '' b / w `` Harmony '' 37 -- -- 18 -- -- 13 - -- 15 US : 2x Platinum `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' b / w `` Sick City '' ( Non-album track ) 16 13 -- -- 17 30 -- 5 -- -- US : Gold Caribou `` The Bitch Is Back '' b / w `` Cold Highway '' ( Non-album track ) 15 53 -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- -- -- US : Gold `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds '' b / w `` One Day at a Time '' ( Non-album track ) 10 -- 31 -- -- -- -- -- -- US : Gold Elton John 's Greatest Hits Volume II `` Philadelphia Freedom '' b / w `` I Saw Her Standing There '' ( Non-album track ) 12 -- 50 -- -- -- -- -- 32 US : Platinum `` Someone Saved My Life Tonight '' b / w `` House of Cards '' ( Non-album track ) 22 54 -- -- -- -- -- 13 -- 36 -- US : Gold Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy `` Island Girl '' b / w `` Sugar on the Floor '' ( Non-album track ) 14 12 -- 42 -- -- -- -- 27 -- CAN : Gold US : Platinum Rock of the Westies 1976 `` Grow Some Funk of Your Own '' / `` I Feel Like a Bullet ( In the Gun of Robert Ford ) '' -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- -- 39 -- 14 21 -- `` Pinball Wizard '' b / w `` Harmony '' ( from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ) 7 88 -- -- -- 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Tommy soundtrack `` Love Song '' ( with Lesley Duncan ) b / w `` Love Song '' ( long version ) -- -- -- 85 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 -- Here and There `` Do n't Go Breaking My Heart '' ( with Kiki Dee ) b / w `` Snow Queen '' ( Non-album track ) 5 5 -- UK : Gold US : Platinum CAN : Platinum Elton John 's Greatest Hits Volume II `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' b / w `` Shoulder Holster '' 11 19 -- -- 14 -- 7 -- 6 -- CAN : Gold US : Gold Blue Moves 1977 `` Crazy Water '' b / w `` Chameleon '' 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Bite Your Lip ( Get Up and Dance ! ) '' b / w `` Chicago '' ( by Kiki Dee, UK non-album track ) `` Chameleon '' ( US ) 28 72 -- 51 -- -- -- -- -- -- 28 -- -- `` The Goaldiggers Song '' b / w `` Jimmy, Brian, Elton and Eric '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album tracks 1978 `` Ego '' b / w `` Flinstone Boy '' 34 40 -- 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 -- -- `` Part - Time Love '' b / w `` I Cry at Night '' ( Non-album track ) 15 12 -- 13 -- 11 -- -- 14 -- 22 40 -- UK : Silver A Single Man `` Song for Guy '' b / w `` Lovesick '' ( Non-album track ) 14 9 -- 22 7 11 -- 7 -- 110 37 -- UK : Silver 1979 `` Return to Paradise '' b / w `` Song for Guy '' ( see above ) -- -- -- -- -- -- 49 -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Are You Ready for Love - Part 1 '' b / w `` Part 2 '' 42 63 -- -- 75 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Complete Thom Bell Sessions `` Mama Ca n't Buy You Love '' b / w `` Strangers '' ( UK, non-album track ) `` Three Way Love Affair '' ( US ) -- 82 -- 10 -- -- -- -- 20 -- 9 36 US : Gold `` Victim of Love '' b / w `` Strangers '' ( Non-album track ) -- 38 -- 46 -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 -- -- Victim of Love `` Johnny B. Goode '' `` Thunder in the Night '' ( UK ) `` Georgia '' ( US, from A Single Man ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. 1980s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US Rock 1980 `` Little Jeannie '' b / w `` Conquer the Sun '' ( Non-album track ) 33 9 20 23 16 -- -- 5 -- CAN : Gold US : Gold 21 at 33 `` Sartorial Eloquence ( Do n't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More ? ) '' b / w `` Cartier '' / `` White Man Danger '' ( Non-album tracks ) 44 91 -- 57 -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 45 -- `` Dear God '' b / w `` Tactics '' ( Non-album track ) -- 82 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1981 `` Les Aveux '' b / w `` Donner Pour Donner '' ( with France Gall ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album tracks `` I Saw Her Standing There '' ( with John Lennon ) 40 81 -- -- -- 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Nobody Wins '' b / w `` Fools in Fashion '' ( Non-album track ) 42 46 -- 23 43 -- 36 10 19 -- 21 23 -- The Fox `` Just Like Belgium '' b / w `` Ca n't Get Over Getting Over Losing You '' ( Non-album track ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Chloe '' b / w `` Tortured '' ( Non-album track ) -- -- -- 34 -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 16 -- 1982 `` Blue Eyes '' b / w `` Hey Papa Legba '' ( Non-album track ) 8 8 5 51 8 19 -- 11 9 12 -- Jump Up ! `` Empty Garden ( Hey Hey Johnny ) '' b / w `` Take Me Down to the Ocean '' ( Non-album track ) 51 63 -- 8 -- 29 -- -- 14 -- 13 18 -- `` Princess '' b / w `` The Retreat '' ( Non-album track ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Ball and Chain '' b / w `` Where Have All the Good Times Gone '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 `` All Quiet on the Western Front '' b / w `` Where Have All the Good Times Gone '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` I Guess That 's Why They Call It the Blues '' b / w `` Choc Ice Goes Mental '' ( by Lord Choc Ice, UK non-album track ) `` The Retreat '' ( US, non-album track ) 5 14 9 22 5 48 -- 12 12 -- US : Platinum Too Low for Zero `` I 'm Still Standing '' b / w `` Earn While You Learn '' ( UK, non-album track ) `` Love So Cold '' ( US, non-album track ) 11 10 16 -- 30 12 28 34 UK : Silver US : Gold `` Kiss the Bride '' b / w `` Dreamboat '' ( UK, non-album track ) `` Choc Ice Goes Mental '' ( US, non-album track ) 20 25 -- 37 58 17 -- -- 32 -- 25 -- -- `` Crystal '' / -- 12 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Cold as Christmas ( In the Middle of the Year ) '' 33 -- -- -- -- 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1984 `` Too Low for Zero '' b / w `` Lonely Boy '' ( Non-album track ) -- 52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Sad Songs ( Say So Much ) '' b / w `` A Simple Man '' ( Non-album track ) 7 26 18 -- -- 8 5 24 Breaking Hearts `` Passengers '' b / w `` Lonely Boy '' ( Non-album track ) 5 9 -- -- -- 9 -- -- 38 27 -- -- -- UK : Silver `` Who Wears These Shoes ? '' b / w `` Tortured '' ( UK, re-recorded non-album track ) `` Lonely Boy '' ( Non-album track ) 50 76 -- 36 -- 11 -- -- 39 -- 16 11 18 `` In Neon '' b / w `` Tactics '' ( Non-album track ) -- -- -- 92 -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 11 -- 1985 `` Breaking Hearts ( Ai n't What It Used to Be ) '' b / w `` In Neon '' ( see above ) 59 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Act of War Part 1 '' ( featuring Millie Jackson ) b / w `` Act of War Part 2 '' 32 50 -- 94 39 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album track `` Nikita '' b / w `` The Man Who Never Died '' ( UK, non-album track ) `` Restless '' ( US, Live non-album track ) 7 -- UK : Silver Ice on Fire `` Wrap Her Up '' b / w `` Restless '' ( Live, non-album track ) `` The Man Who Never Died '' ( US, non-album track ) 12 22 -- 26 54 12 -- -- 33 -- 20 -- -- 1986 `` Cry to Heaven '' b / w `` Candy by the Pound '' 47 86 13 -- -- 22 13 -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Heartache All Over the World '' b / w `` Highlander '' ( Non-album track ) 45 7 26 58 -- 24 -- -- 22 -- 55 -- -- Leather Jackets `` Slow Rivers '' Elton John and Cliff Richard b / w `` Billy and the Kids '' ( Non-album track ) 44 82 24 -- -- 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Your Song '' b / w `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' Both tracks with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra -- 100 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Live in Australia `` Candle in the Wind '' b / w `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' Both tracks with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 5 92 -- 5 55 -- -- -- -- 6 -- `` Take Me to the Pilot '' b / w `` Tonight '' Both tracks with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 -- `` I Do n't Wanna Go on with You Like That '' b / w `` Rope Around a Fool '' ( Non-album track ) 30 24 -- 22 25 -- -- 21 10 13 Reg Strikes Back `` Town of Plenty '' b / w `` Whipping Boy '' ( from Too Low for Zero ) 74 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` A Word in Spanish '' b / w `` Heavy Traffic '' -- -- -- 10 43 -- -- -- -- 27 19 -- `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ( Part Two ) '' b / w `` A Word in Spanish '' ( see above ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1989 `` Healing Hands '' b / w `` Dancing in the End Zone '' ( Non-album track ) 45 14 -- 8 39 -- 60 -- -- 13 13 23 Sleeping with the Past `` Sacrifice '' b / w `` Love Is a Cannibal '' ( from Ghostbusters II soundtrack ) 55 7 19 36 19 23 18 -- AUS : Gold `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. 1990s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US Dance 1990 `` Sacrifice '' / `` Healing Hands '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UK : Platinum Sleeping with the Past `` Club at the End of the Street '' b / w `` Whispers '' ( UK ) `` Sacrifice '' ( US ) 47 19 24 12 45 27 28 -- -- -- 28 -- `` You Gotta Love Someone '' b / w `` Medicine Man '' ( Non-album track ) 33 32 29 43 16 26 -- 27 -- 43 -- The Very Best of Elton John `` Easier to Walk Away '' b / w `` I Swear I Heard the Night Talking '' ( from ``... to be continued '' ) / `` Made for Me '' ( from ``... to be continued '' ) 63 57 -- 59 51 -- 71 -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Blue Avenue '' b / w `` Stones Throw from Hurtin ' '' -- -- -- -- -- -- 50 -- -- -- -- -- -- Sleeping with the Past 1991 `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( with George Michael ) b / w `` I Believe ( When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever ) '' ( by George Michael, non-album track ) -- UK : Silver AUS : Gold Duets 1992 `` The One '' b / w `` Suit of Wolves '' ( from ``... to be continued '' ) / `` Fat Boys and Ugly Girls '' ( Non-album track ) 10 15 5 20 8 14 27 5 9 -- The One `` Runaway Train '' ( with Eric Clapton ) b / w `` Understanding Women '' 31 53 17 -- 41 -- 28 -- -- 15 -- 10 -- `` The Last Song '' b / w `` The Man Who Never Died '' ( remix, Non-album track ) / `` Song for Guy '' ( remix, Non-album track ) 21 32 35 7 72 28 38 -- 27 -- 23 -- The One `` Simple Life '' b / w `` The Last Song '' ( UK ) `` The North '' ( US ) 44 -- -- 63 -- -- -- -- -- 30 -- `` True Love '' ( with Kiki Dee ) b / w `` The Show Must Go On '' ( UK, non-album track ) `` Runaway Train '' ( with Eric Clapton ) 34 12 38 -- -- -- -- 56 21 -- UK : Silver Duets 1994 `` Do n't Go Breaking My Heart '' ( with RuPaul ) b / w `` Donner Pour Donner '' ( Non-album track ) 7 45 33 -- 62 15 34 -- 39 28 92 -- `` Shakey Ground '' ( with Don Henley ) B - side unknown -- -- -- 64 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' ( with Marcella Detroit ) b / w `` Break the Chain '' ( by Marcella Detroit, non-album track ) 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' b / w `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' ( instrumental ) 14 9 26 14 9 14 7 10 -- AUS : Gold AUT : Gold SWE : Gold US : Platinum The Lion King soundtrack `` Circle of Life '' b / w `` Circle of Life '' ( by Carmen Twillie ) 11 60 5 10 9 7 -- 13 18 -- GER : Gold 1995 `` Believe '' b / w `` The One '' ( live, non-album track ) 15 23 38 56 24 47 -- 43 20 13 -- Made in England `` Made in England '' b / w `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds '' ( live, with John Lennon, non-album track ) 18 48 -- 5 59 -- -- -- -- 40 52 12 13 SWE : Gold `` Blessed '' b / w `` Latitude '' -- 86 21 83 -- -- -- -- -- 34 -- `` Please '' CD single with two different mixes of `` Made in England '', both non-album tracks 33 -- -- 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` You Can Make History ( Young Again ) '' b / w `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' -- -- -- 19 -- -- -- -- -- -- 70 -- Love Songs `` Live Like Horses '' ( with Luciano Pavarotti ) b / w `` Live Like Horses '' ( live version with Luciano Pavarotti and Friends ) 9 -- 65 -- -- -- 74 -- -- -- -- -- -- The Big Picture 1997 `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' b / w `` I Know Why I 'm in Love '' ( Non-album track ) / `` No Valentines '' ( from Love Songs ) -- 32 -- 14 73 -- 94 -- -- -- -- -- `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' / `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' b / w `` You Can Make History ( Young Again ) '' -- UK : 9 × Platinum AUS : 14 × Platinum AUT : 6 × Platinum CAN : 19 × Platinum GER : 9 × Platinum SWE : Gold SWI : 9 × Platinum US : Diamond ( 11 × Platinum ) The Big Picture Non-album track 1998 `` Recover Your Soul '' CD single, also featuring `` I Know Why I 'm in Love '' and `` Big Man in a Little Suit '' ( both non-LP tracks ) 16 92 55 39 73 -- -- -- -- -- 55 5 -- The Big Picture `` If the River Can Bend '' CD single 32 -- -- -- 95 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 1999 `` Written in the Stars '' ( with LeAnn Rimes ) CD single with alternate version and a `` Various Snippets '' as well as a medley of songs by various artists and `` Your Song '' ( live at the Ritz ) 10 85 -- 35 79 -- 95 -- -- 34 29 -- US : Gold Elton John and Tim Rice 's Aida `` A Step Too Far '' ( with Heather Headley and Sherie Scott ) CD single p / w `` Your Song '' ( live at the Ritz ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 -- `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. 2000s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US Dance 2000 `` Someday Out of the Blue '' -- -- -- -- 69 -- -- -- -- 40 49 5 -- The Road to El Dorado soundtrack `` Friends Never Say Goodbye '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 50 -- -- 21 -- 2001 `` I Want Love '' 9 63 65 7 -- -- 31 -- 49 31 110 6 -- Songs from the West Coast 2002 `` This Train Do n't Stop There Anymore '' 24 -- -- -- -- -- 83 -- -- -- -- 10 -- `` Original Sin '' 39 54 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 44 `` Your Song '' ( with Alessandro Safina ) -- -- 8 -- 29 88 -- -- -- -- -- -- UK : Silver Non-album single 2003 `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( re-release ) -- 54 -- -- -- -- -- 78 -- -- UK : Silver The Thom Bell Sessions `` The Heart of Every Girl '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 -- Mona Lisa Smile soundtrack `` Answer in the Sky '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 -- Peachtree Road `` All That I 'm Allowed ( I 'm Thankful ) '' 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 -- 2005 `` Turn the Lights Out When You Leave '' 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` Electricity '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17 -- 2006 `` The Bridge '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 -- The Captain & the Kid `` Calling It Christmas '' ( with Joss Stone ) 123 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Elton John 's Christmas Party `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. 2010s -- present Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US Dance `` If It Was n't for Bad '' ( with Leon Russell ) 194 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- The Union 2012 `` Good Morning to the Night '' ( vs Pnau ) -- 71 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 Good Morning to the Night `` Sad '' ( vs Pnau ) 48 -- 84 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2013 `` Home Again '' 143 -- 77 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 -- The Diving Board `` Mexican Vacation ( Kids in the Candlelight ) '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2014 `` Ca n't Stay Alone Tonight '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 18 -- 2015 `` Looking Up '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 12 -- Wonderful Crazy Night `` Wonderful Crazy Night '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2016 `` Blue Wonderful '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` In the Name of You '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- `` A Good Heart '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 17 -- `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. As featured Artist Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NL NOR NZ SWI US US AC US R&B 1981 `` Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever '' ( with Kiki Dee ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Perfect Timing 1985 `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder ) 16 10 36 7 13 6 11 US : Gold Friends `` Flames of Paradise '' ( with Jennifer Rush ) 59 31 -- 17 8 -- -- -- -- -- 36 32 -- Heart over Mind 1989 `` Through the Storm '' ( with Aretha Franklin ) 41 60 -- 16 56 -- -- -- -- -- 16 17 Through the Storm 1995 `` When the Money 's Gone '' ( Bruce Roberts featuring Elton John ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Intimacy 1997 `` Perfect Day '' ( with various artists for Children in Need ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UK : 2 × Platinum Non-album single 2001 `` Perfect Day '' ( Collective Soul featuring Elton John ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 -- -- 29 -- Blender 2002 `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' ( Blue featuring Elton John ) 43 7 5 -- -- -- UK : Silver SWI : Gold One Love 2005 `` Ghetto Gospel '' ( 2Pac featuring Elton John ) 25 -- -- -- 7 -- -- -- UK : Platinum Loyal to the Game `` Dreamland '' ( with Bruce Hornsby and the Noise Makers ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 -- Intersections ( 1985 -- 2005 ) `` Where We Both Say Goodbye '' ( Catherine Britt featuring Elton John ) < A > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album single 2008 `` Joseph, Better You than Me '' ( The Killers featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant ) 88 -- -- 43 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ( Red ) Christmas 2009 `` Tiny Dancer ( Hold Me Closer ) '' ( Ironik featuring Chipmunk and Elton John ) 41 -- -- -- 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- UK : Silver No Point in Wasting Tears `` Poker Face / Speechless / Your Song '' ( Lady Gaga featuring Elton John ) -- -- -- 94 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 75 Non-album singles 2011 `` Hard Times '' ( Plan B featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith ) 147 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2013 `` Face to Face '' with ( Gary Barlow ) 69 -- 64 -- -- 75 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Since I Saw You Last 2014 `` I Wish We Were Leaving '' -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Life is Easy 2016 `` Blue Wonderful '' with ( Sam Palladio ) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Non-album single `` -- '' denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. < A > `` Where We Both Say Goodbye '' peaked at # 38 on the Hot Country Songs chart. Other appearances Title Year Album `` Love Is a Cannibal '' 1989 Ghostbusters II soundtrack / Sleeping with the Past remaster `` I 'm Ready ( Let 's Have a Party ) '' Rock, Rhythm and Blues `` The Measure of a Man '' 1990 Rocky V soundtrack `` The Pacifier '' 1991 Disney 's for Our Children `` Some Other World '' 1992 FernGully : The Last Rainforest soundtrack `` Up the Revolution '' ( featuring The Bee Gees ) The Bunbury Tails soundtrack `` Someone to Watch Over Me / Love Is Here to Stay '' 1994 The Glory of Gershwin `` Amen '' ( with Sounds of Blackness ) A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield `` But Not for Me '' Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack `` Chapel of Love '' `` Red '' 1995 Sol en Si, Vol. 2 `` I 'm Your Man '' Tower of Song `` Little Island '' Randy Newman 's Faust `` Abide with Me '' 1997 Carnival ! -- The Rainforest Foundation `` Stand by Your Man '' 1998 Tammy Wynette Remembered `` Do n't Stop '' Legacy : A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours `` Wake Up Wendy '' Chef Aid : The South Park Album `` 20th Century Blues '' ( featuring Neil Tennant ) 20th Century Blues - The Songs of Noël Coward `` Sofa Love '' 1999 Women Talking Dirty soundtrack `` Country Comfort '' ( with Earl Scruggs ) 2001 Earl Scruggs and Friends `` Teardrops '' ( with Lulu ) 2002 Together `` Makin ' Whoopee '' 2003 Shoreditch soundtrack `` How Could We Still Be Dancin ' ? '' ( with Brian Wilson ) Gettin ' In Over My Head `` Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word '' ( with Ray Charles ) Genius Loves Company `` Anyone Who Had a Heart '' ( with Luther Vandross ) 2005 So Amazing : An All - Star Tribute to Luther Vandross `` Rock This House '' ( with B.B. King ) B.B. King & Friends : 80 `` Makin ' Whoopee '' ( with Rod Stewart ) Thanks for the Memory : The Great American Songbook, Volume IV `` Tears in Heaven '' ( with other artists ) Hurricane Relief Come Together Now `` Stan '' ( Eminem featuring Elton John ) Curtain Call : The Hits `` Alone Again ( Naturally ) '' ( Pet Shop Boys featuring Elton John ) Non-album song `` Rags to Riches '' ( with Tony Bennett ) 2006 Duets : An American Classic `` In Private '' ( Pet Shop Boys featuring Elton John ) Fundamental `` I Do n't Feel Like Dancin ' '', `` Intermission '' ( Scissor Sisters featuring Elton John ) Ta - Dah `` Blueberry Hill '' 2007 Goin ' Home : A Tribute to Fats Domino `` The Drover 's Ballad '' 2008 Australia soundtrack `` Hier Encore '' / `` Yesterday When I Was Young '' ( with Charles Aznavour ) Duos `` Caroline '' ( Brandi Carlile featuring Elton John ) 2009 Give Up the Ghost `` Black Gives Way to Blue '' with Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue `` All of the Lights '' ( Kanye West featuring various artists ) My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy `` Snowed in at Wheeler Street '' ( duet with Kate Bush ) 2011 50 Words for Snow `` Save Rock and Roll '' ( Fall Out Boy featuring Elton John ) 2013 Save Rock and Roll `` Fairweather Friends '' ( Queens of the Stone Age featuring Elton John )... Like Clockwork `` Oh Well '' ( 2Cellos featuring Elton John ) In2ition `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( Straight No Chaser featuring Elton John ) Under the Influence `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( duet with Engelbert Humperdinck ) 2014 Engelbert Calling `` Streets of Philadelphia '' A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen ( DVD ) `` Solid Wall of Sound '' ( A Tribe Called Quest featuring Busta Rhymes, Jack White and Elton John ) 2016 We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service `` Two Fingers of Whiskey '' ( featuring Jack White ) 2017 Music from The American Epic Sessions `` High '' ( Young Thug featuring Elton John ) 2018 On the Rvn See also Book : Elton John Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Songwriters Hall of Fame List of artists who reached number one in the United States List of best - selling singles List of million - selling singles in the United Kingdom List of best - selling singles in the United States References Jump up ^ `` Biography : EltonJohn.com ''. EltonJohn.com. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 25. Jump up ^ Guinness Book of Records 2009 states that `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' is the `` best - selling single since charts began '' ; however, not of all time. Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' is still recognized as the best selling single of all time, but since it was released prior to the start of many charts, its sales prior to the 1950s are estimated. John 's 1997 song has sold the most copies when looking at copies sold since charts began, as verified in Guinness World Records. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 37 - 7. See also : Guinness Book of Records, 2009 Edition, pages 14, 15 & 169 `` Archived copy '' ( PDF ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 27. CS1 maint : Archived copy as title ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Sir Elton John adds an extra date to his tour - Telegraph ''. The Daily Telegraph. 2009 - 04 - 22. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John UK Singles ''. chartstats.com. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : Australian chart peaks : Top 100 ( Kent Music Report ) peaks to 19 June 1988 : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( Illustrated ed. ). St. Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. pp. 158 -- 159. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988. `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( Kent Music Report ) peak : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( Illustrated ed. ). St. Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. p. 333. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Top 50 ( ARIA ) peaks from 26 June 1988 : `` australian-charts.com > Discography Elton John ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. `` Through the Storm '' ( ARIA ) peak : Scott, Gavin. `` 25 Years Ago This Week : June 4, 1989 ''. blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 03. Top 100 ( ARIA Chart ) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010 : Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. `` Circle of Life '' ( ARIA ) peak : `` The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart -- Week Ending 12 Feb 1995 ''. Imgur.com ( original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 13. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. `` Blessed '' ( ARIA ) peak : `` The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart -- Week Ending 14 Jan 1996 ''. Imgur.com ( original document published by ARIA ). Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 20. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John Belgian Singles ''. Ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` RPM Magazine Archives > Top Singles > Elton John ''. RPM. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John German Singles ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John Irish Singles ''. IRMA 2006 - 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Elton John Dutch Singles ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John Norwegian Singles ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John New Zealand Singles ''. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John Swiss Singles '' ( in German ). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John US Singles ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Elton John Ducth Singles ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Gold & Platinum - RIAA : Elton John ''. RIAA. Retrieved 16 May 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Certified Awards Search Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 19 November 2013. Note : User needs to enter `` Elton John '' in the `` Search '' field, `` Artist '' in the `` Search by '' field and click the `` Go '' button. Select `` More info '' next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. Jump up ^ `` IRMA -- Irish Charts ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 30 December 2017. ^ Jump up to : john&sl = &smt = 5&sat = - 1&ssb = Artist `` Canada Certifications '' Check url = value ( help ). Music Canada. ^ Jump up to : `` Australian accreditations ( 1997 - to date ) ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. Jump up ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/806/Elton-John-Sacrifice ^ Jump up to : `` Austrian Singles Accreditations ''. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry -- Austria. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Swedish Singles Accreditations '' ( PDF ). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry -- Sweden. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` German Singles Accreditations ''. Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Swiss Charts Edelmetall ''. Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2013 - 11 - 25. Elton John Discography Albums Singles Videography Awards Studio albums Empty Sky Elton John Tumbleweed Connection Madman Across the Water Honky Château Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Rock of the Westies Blue Moves A Single Man Victim of Love 21 at 33 The Fox Jump Up ! Too Low for Zero Breaking Hearts Ice on Fire Leather Jackets Reg Strikes Back Sleeping with the Past The One Duets Made in England The Big Picture Songs from the West Coast Peachtree Road The Captain & the Kid The Diving Board Wonderful Crazy Night Live albums 17 - 11 - 70 Here and There Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John One Night Only -- The Greatest Hits Elton 60 -- Live at Madison Square Garden Soundtrack albums Friends The Lion King The Muse Elton John and Tim Rice 's Aida The Road to El Dorado Gnomeo & Juliet Compilation albums Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Thom Bell Sessions Lady Samantha Greatest Hits Vol. 3 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions To Be Continued The Very Best of Elton John Rare Masters Greatest Hits 1976 -- 1986 The Superior Sound of Elton John Chartbusters Go Pop Classic Elton John Love Songs Prologue Greatest Hits 1970 -- 2002 Elton John 's Christmas Party Rocket Man : The Definitive Hits Diamonds Other albums Two Rooms : Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin The Union Good Morning to the Night Revamp & Restoration Video albums The Afternoon Concert The Night Time Concert Night and Day Concert Live in Australia The Very Best of Elton John Live in Barcelona Love Songs Elton John One Night Only -- The Greatest Hits Dream Ticket Elton 60 -- Live at Madison Square Garden The Red Piano Concert tours 1970 World Tour West of the Rockies Tour Louder Than Concorde Tour 1980 World Tour Jump Up Tour Too Low for Zero Tour European Express Tour Breaking Hearts Tour Ice on Fire Tour Tour De Force Reg Strikes Back Tour Sleeping with the Past Tour The One Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Made in England Tour Big Picture Tour Face to Face 1998 An Evening with Elton John Medusa Tour Stately Home Tour Face to Face 2001 Songs from the West Coast Tour Face to Face 2002 A Journey Through Time 2003 Tour Face to Face 2003 2004 Tour Peachtree Road Tour 2006 European Tour The Captain and the Kid Tour Rocket Man : Greatest Hits Live Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 2010 European Tour Greatest Hits Tour 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man The Diving Board Tour Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour All the Hits Tour The Final Curtain Tour Wonderful Crazy Night Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road Concert residencies The Red Piano The Million Dollar Piano Miscellaneous performances List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours The Union Tour Musicals The Lion King animated live - action musical Billy Elliot the Musical Aida Lestat Tumbleweed Connection The Devil Wears Prada Related articles Bernie Taupin Gus Dudgeon Paul Buckmaster John Reid Dick James David Furnish Kiki Dee Elton John AIDS Foundation Watford F.C. Bluesology Hookfoot Woodside, Old Windsor The Union Elton John : Me, Myself & I Elton John : Tantrums & Tiaras Elton John : The Classic Years Rocketman Book Elton John songs 1960s and 1970s `` Skyline Pigeon '' ( 1968 ) `` I 've Been Loving You '' ( 1968 ) `` Lady Samantha '' ( 1969 ) `` It 's Me That You Need '' ( 1969 ) `` Border Song '' ( 1970 ) `` Rock and Roll Madonna '' ( 1970 ) `` From Denver to L.A. '' ( 1970 ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( 1970 ) `` Your Song '' ( 1970 ) `` Friends '' ( 1971 ) `` Levon '' ( 1971 ) `` Indian Sunset '' ( 1971 ) `` Tiny Dancer '' ( 1972 ) `` Rocket Man '' ( 1972 ) `` Honky Cat '' ( 1972 ) `` I Think I 'm Going to Kill Myself '' ( 1972 ) `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters '' ( 1972 ) `` Crocodile Rock '' ( 1972 ) `` Elderberry Wine '' ( 1972 ) `` Daniel '' ( 1972 ) `` Teacher I Need You '' ( 1973 ) `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '' ( 1973 ) `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ( 1973 ) `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' ( 1973 ) `` Step into Christmas '' ( 1973 ) `` Candle in the Wind '' ( 1974 ) `` Bennie and the Jets '' ( 1974 ) `` Harmony '' ( 1974 ) `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( 1974 ) `` The Bitch Is Back '' ( 1974 ) `` Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds '' ( 1974 ) `` Philadelphia Freedom '' ( 1975 ) `` I Saw Her Standing There '' ( 1975 ) `` Someone Saved My Life Tonight '' ( 1975 ) `` Island Girl '' ( 1975 ) `` Grow Some Funk of Your Own '' ( 1976 ) `` I Feel Like a Bullet ( In the Gun of Robert Ford ) '' ( 1976 ) `` Pinball Wizard '' ( 1976 ) `` Do n't Go Breaking My Heart '' ( 1976 ) `` Cage the Songbird '' ( 1976 ) `` Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word '' ( 1976 ) `` Bite Your Lip ( Get Up and Dance ! ) '' ( 1977 ) `` Crazy Water '' ( 1977 ) `` The Goaldiggers Song '' ( 1977 ) `` Ego '' ( 1978 ) `` Part - Time Love '' ( 1978 ) `` Song for Guy '' ( 1978 ) `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Mama Ca n't Buy You Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Johnny B. Goode '' ( 1979 ) 1980s `` Little Jeannie '' ( 1980 ) `` Sartorial Eloquence ( Do n't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More ? ) '' ( 1980 ) `` Dear God '' ( 1980 ) `` Whatever Gets You thru the Night '' ( 1981 ) `` Nobody Wins '' ( 1981 ) `` Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever '' ( with Kiki Dee, 1981 ) `` Blue Eyes '' ( 1982 ) `` Empty Garden ( Hey Hey Johnny ) '' ( 1982 ) `` Ball and Chain '' ( 1982 ) `` All Quiet on the Western Front '' ( 1982 ) `` I Guess That 's Why They Call It the Blues '' ( 1983 ) `` I 'm Still Standing '' ( 1983 ) `` Sad Songs ( Say So Much ) '' ( 1984 ) `` Passengers '' ( 1984 ) `` Nikita '' ( 1985 ) `` That 's What Friends Are For '' ( 1985 ) `` Wrap Her Up '' ( 1985 ) `` Take Me to the Pilot '' ( 1988 ) `` I Do n't Wanna Go on with You Like That '' ( 1988 ) `` Town of Plenty '' ( 1988 ) `` Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ( Part Two ) '' ( 1988 ) `` Healing Hands '' ( 1989 ) `` Sacrifice '' ( 1989 ) 1990s `` Club at the End of the Street '' ( 1990 ) `` You Gotta Love Someone '' ( 1990 ) `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' ( 1991 ) `` The One '' ( 1992 ) `` Runaway Train '' ( 1992 ) `` The Last Song '' ( 1992 ) `` Simple Life '' ( 1993 ) `` True Love '' ( 1993 ) `` Shakey Ground '' ( 1994 ) `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' ( 1994 ) `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' ( 1994 ) `` Circle of Life '' ( 1994 ) `` Believe '' ( 1995 ) `` Made in England '' ( 1995 ) `` When the Money 's Gone '' ( 1995 ) `` You Can Make History ( Young Again ) '' ( 1996 ) `` The Madness of King Scar '' ( 1997 ) `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ( 1997 ) `` Written in the Stars '' ( 1999 ) 2000s `` I Want Love '' ( 2001 ) `` This Train Do n't Stop There Anymore '' ( 2002 ) `` Original Sin '' ( 2002 ) `` Are You Ready for Love '' ( 2003 ) `` Ghetto Gospel '' ( 2005 ) `` Electricity '' ( 2005 ) `` The Bridge '' ( 2006 ) `` Joseph, Better You than Me '' ( 2008 ) `` Tiny Dancer ( Hold Me Closer ) '' ( 2009 ) 2010s `` Good Morning to the Night '' `` Sad '' Related articles Albums discography Videography Book : Elton John Category : Elton John Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elton_John_singles_discography&oldid=865736487 '' Categories : Elton John songs Rock music discographies Discographies of British artists Pop music discographies Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Archived copy as title CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Webarchive template wayback links Pages with URL errors Use British English from December 2012 Use dmy dates from December 2012 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 October 2018, at 20 : 24 ( UTC ). 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Question: elton john's first number one hit song
Answer: "Crocodile Rock"