The albums discography of British musician and singer-songwriter

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, pianist and composer. Commonly nicknamed the "Rocket Man" after his 1972 hit single of the same name, John has led a commercially successful career a ...

consists of 31

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

s, 5 live albums, 10

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' ...

s, 16

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

s, 4

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

s, 3 tribute albums, 4 collaboration albums, and 2

holiday album Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or, in the case of carols or songs, may employ lyrics whose subject ma ...

s. In 1969, John's debut album, ''

Empty Sky ''Empty Sky'' is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 6 June 1969. It was not issued in the United States until January 1975 (on MCA), with different cover art, well after John's fame had been established ...

'', was released. In 1970, John released his self-titled second album ''

'', 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), ''

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'' (1974), ''

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'' is the ninth studio album by English musician Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and his long-term lyricist Bernie ...

'' (1975), and ''

Rock of the Westies ''Rock of the Westies'' is the tenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released on 4 October 1975. The title is a spoonerism on the phrase "West of the Rockies", the album having been recorded at Caribou Ranch in the Rocky Mountain ...

'' (1975). John continued his success in the 1980s and 1990s, having several hit albums including ''

21 at 33 ''21 at 33'' is the fourteenth studio album by English musician Elton John and his 21st album in total, made when John was 33 years old, hence the title. ''21 at 33'' was recorded at Super Bear Studios, Nice, France, in September 1979 and at ...

'' (1980), ''

Too Low for Zero ''Too Low for Zero'' (stylised as ''2 ▼ 4 0'') is the seventeenth studio album by English musician Elton John. Released in 1983, the album marked a comeback for John, whose previous four albums had failed to yield many enduring international ...

'' (1983), ''

Sleeping with the Past ''Sleeping with the Past'' is the 22nd studio album by English musician Elton John, released on 29 August 1989. It is his best-selling album in Denmark (where it was recorded) and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin. The ...

'' (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 ''The Diving Board'' is the twenty-ninth studio album by English musician Elton John. It is the second of his studio releases since 1979's '' Victim of Love'' without any of his regular band members. The album was released in the United Kingdom ...

'' (2013), ''

Wonderful Crazy Night ''Wonderful Crazy Night'' is the thirtieth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 5 February 2016. It is John's first album since 2006's '' The Captain & the Kid'' to feature the Elton John Band and was written and reco ...

'' (2016), and ''

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'' (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

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, he has sold 79 million albums in the United States, making him the 6th-best-selling male solo artist in history. Also according to RIAA, he has sold 35 million singles in the US. In 2019, ''

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'' ranked him as the greatest solo artist of all time (third overall behind

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and

the Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

). 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 (third overall, behind the Beatles and

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

Studio albums

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Collaboration albums

Holiday albums

Live albums

Soundtrack albums

Compilation albums

Tribute albums

Extended plays

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