In 1976, the live album "Here and There" was released in May, followed by the "Blue Moves" album in October, which contained the single "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word".
9. avgusta 1975 je Elton John na prvi podelitvi nagrad Rock Music Awards v Santa Monici, Kalifornija, prejel naziv »izstopajoče rock osebnosti leta«.