His biggest success in 1976 was "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", a duet with Kiki Dee that topped both the UK and US charts.
Maja 1976 je Elton John izdal album v živo z naslovom "Here and There", temu pa je oktobra istega leta sledil njegov naslednji album, "Blue Moves", preko katerega je izšel tudi singl »Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word«.