Elton John albums discography
The albums discography of English musician and singer-songwriter Elton John consists of 31 studio albums, 5 live albums, 9 soundtrack albums, 22 compilation albums, 4 extended plays, 3 tribute albums, 4 collaboration albums, and 2 holiday albums. In 1969, John's debut album, "Empty Sky", was released. In 1970, John released his self-titled second album "Elton John", which featured his first hit single, "Your Song". John's commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when he released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK, including "Honky Château" (1972 ), "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" (1973), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Caribou" (1974), "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (1975), and "Rock of the Westies" (1975). John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit albums including "21 at 33" (1980), "Too Low for Zero" (1983), "Sleeping with the Past" (1989), "The One" (1992), "Made in England" (1995), and "The Big Picture" (1997). John has continued to record new music since then, including the albums "Songs from the West Coast" (2001), "The Diving Board" (2013), "Wonderful Crazy Night" (2016), and "The  Lockdown Sessions" (2021). In 2017, John released the greatest hits album "Diamonds", spanning his hits from 1970 to 2016. Throughout his career, John has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artist of all time. John's biggest selling studio album is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and ranks among the best-selling albums worldwide. According to RIAA, he has sold 79 million albums in the United States, making him the 6th best-selling male solo artist in history. In 2019, "Billboard" ranked him as  the Greatest Solo artist of all time (3rd overall behind The Beatles & The Rolling Stones). John has accumulated 9 No. 1 singles on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and 7 No. 1 albums on "Billboard" 200. John is also "Billboard"s Greatest Male Solo Artist on the Hot 100 of all time (3rd overall behind The Beatles & Madonna). Studio albums. Notes