Key
year of release
year of last certification
title
riaa shipment
soundscan total - courtesy of Hanboo
weeks on catalogue chart since 1982
Elton John - USA Shipments
Original Studio Albums
1969 none Empty Sky - 42,000
1970 1971 Elton John - 500,000 - 123,000
1971 1998 Tumbleweed Connection - 1,000,000 - 51,000
1971 1998 Madman Across the Water - 2,000,000 - 171,000
1972 1995 Honky Chateau - 1,000,000 - 219,000
1973 1995 Don't Shoot Me - 3,000,000 - 209,000
1973 2014 Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - 8,000,000 - 1,600,000 - 16 weeks
1974 1993 Caribou - 2,000,000 - 82,000
1975 1993 Captain Fantastic - 3,000,000 - 312,000
1975 1993 Rock of the Westies - 1,000,000 - 41,000
1976 1976 Blue Moves - 1,000,000 - 30,000
1978 1978 A Single Man - 1,000,000 - 18,000
1980 1980 21 at 33 - 500,000 - 11,000
1981 none The Fox - 27,000
1982 1982 Jump Up - 500,000 - 27,000
1983 1995 Too Low For Zero - 1,000,000 - 20,000
1984 1998 Breaking Hearts - 1,000,000 - 23,000
1985 1986 Ice On Fire - 500,000 - 27,000
1986 none Leather Jackets - 8,000
1988 1988 Reg Strikes Back - 500,000 - 49,000
1989 1990 Sleeping with the Past - 1,000,000 - 325,000
1992 1993 The One - 2,000,000 - 1,879,000
1995 1995 Made in England - 1,000,000 - 1,035,000
1997 1998 The Big Picture - 1,000,000 - 776,000
2001 2001 Songs From the West Coast - 500,000 - 594,000 aug 2007
2004 2004 Peachtree Road - 500,000 - 335,000 aug 2007
2006 none The Captain and The Kid - 148,000 aug 2007
2013 none The Diving Board
2016 none Wonderful Crazy Night
Other Projects
1971 1971 Friends - 500,000
1979 none The Thom Bell Sessions - 6,000
1979 none Victim Of Love - 32,000
1993 1994 Duets - 1,000,000 - 823,000
1999 1999 Aida - 500,000 n/a
2000 none The Road to Eldorado - 197,000
2010 none Union (with Leon Russell) - 303,000
Live Albums
1971 none '17-11-70 - 54,000
1976 1998 Here and There - 1,000,000 - 41,000
1987 1995 Live in Australia - 1,000,000 - 500,000
2000 2001 One Night Only - 500,000 - 730,000
Major Compilations
1974 2016 Greatest Hits - 17,000,000 - 4,623,000 may 2006 - 681 weeks - 101 weeks at Number One
1977 1998 Greatest Hits Vol 2 - 5,000,000 - 1,512,000 - 282 weeks
1987 1995 Greatest Hits Vol 3 1979-1987 - 2,000,000 - 280,000 - 6 weeks
1992 1998 Greatest Hits 1976-1986 - 2,000,000 - 1,794,000 - 71 weeks
1995 2000 Love Songs - 3,000,000 - 2,244,000 - 26 weeks
2002 2016 Greatest Hits 1970-2002 - 3,000,000 - 2,266,000 jan 2008 - 35 weeks
2007 2016 Rocket Man-Number Ones - 2,000,000 - 762,000 feb 2011
Other Compilations
1990 2016 To Be Continued - 500,000 - 142,000
1992 none Rare Masters - 111,000
1986 1995 Your Songs - 500,000 106,000
1999 none Live at the Ritz Limited Release - 38,000
Imported Album The Very Best Of - 162,000
Also:-
2004 remixed EP - 11,000
Xmas Party - 120,000 - Elton on 2 of the 21 tracks (thanks Han)
Total Shipments - 74,000,000 oct 2016
Soundscan total since 1991 - 25,838,000 dec 2007
A few titles could do with an riaa update - particularly the 1970 Elton John album last certified in 1971!!
Not included is The Lion King Soundtrack which shipped 10 million and has a soundscan figure of 7,676,000
Also, very interesting soundscan figure for that single Candle in the Wind 1997
8,837,000}
year of release
year of last certification
title
riaa shipment
soundscan total - courtesy of Hanboo
weeks on catalogue chart since 1982
Elton John - USA Shipments
Original Studio Albums
1969 none Empty Sky - 42,000
1970 1971 Elton John - 500,000 - 123,000
1971 1998 Tumbleweed Connection - 1,000,000 - 51,000
1971 1998 Madman Across the Water - 2,000,000 - 171,000
1972 1995 Honky Chateau - 1,000,000 - 219,000
1973 1995 Don't Shoot Me - 3,000,000 - 209,000
1973 2014 Goodbye Yellowbrick Road - 8,000,000 - 1,600,000 - 16 weeks
1974 1993 Caribou - 2,000,000 - 82,000
1975 1993 Captain Fantastic - 3,000,000 - 312,000
1975 1993 Rock of the Westies - 1,000,000 - 41,000
1976 1976 Blue Moves - 1,000,000 - 30,000
1978 1978 A Single Man - 1,000,000 - 18,000
1980 1980 21 at 33 - 500,000 - 11,000
1981 none The Fox - 27,000
1982 1982 Jump Up - 500,000 - 27,000
1983 1995 Too Low For Zero - 1,000,000 - 20,000
1984 1998 Breaking Hearts - 1,000,000 - 23,000
1985 1986 Ice On Fire - 500,000 - 27,000
1986 none Leather Jackets - 8,000
1988 1988 Reg Strikes Back - 500,000 - 49,000
1989 1990 Sleeping with the Past - 1,000,000 - 325,000
1992 1993 The One - 2,000,000 - 1,879,000
1995 1995 Made in England - 1,000,000 - 1,035,000
1997 1998 The Big Picture - 1,000,000 - 776,000
2001 2001 Songs From the West Coast - 500,000 - 594,000 aug 2007
2004 2004 Peachtree Road - 500,000 - 335,000 aug 2007
2006 none The Captain and The Kid - 148,000 aug 2007
2013 none The Diving Board
2016 none Wonderful Crazy Night
Other Projects
1971 1971 Friends - 500,000
1979 none The Thom Bell Sessions - 6,000
1979 none Victim Of Love - 32,000
1993 1994 Duets - 1,000,000 - 823,000
1999 1999 Aida - 500,000 n/a
2000 none The Road to Eldorado - 197,000
2010 none Union (with Leon Russell) - 303,000
Live Albums
1971 none '17-11-70 - 54,000
1976 1998 Here and There - 1,000,000 - 41,000
1987 1995 Live in Australia - 1,000,000 - 500,000
2000 2001 One Night Only - 500,000 - 730,000
Major Compilations
1974 2016 Greatest Hits - 17,000,000 - 4,623,000 may 2006 - 681 weeks - 101 weeks at Number One
1977 1998 Greatest Hits Vol 2 - 5,000,000 - 1,512,000 - 282 weeks
1987 1995 Greatest Hits Vol 3 1979-1987 - 2,000,000 - 280,000 - 6 weeks
1992 1998 Greatest Hits 1976-1986 - 2,000,000 - 1,794,000 - 71 weeks
1995 2000 Love Songs - 3,000,000 - 2,244,000 - 26 weeks
2002 2016 Greatest Hits 1970-2002 - 3,000,000 - 2,266,000 jan 2008 - 35 weeks
2007 2016 Rocket Man-Number Ones - 2,000,000 - 762,000 feb 2011
Other Compilations
1990 2016 To Be Continued - 500,000 - 142,000
1992 none Rare Masters - 111,000
1986 1995 Your Songs - 500,000 106,000
1999 none Live at the Ritz Limited Release - 38,000
Imported Album The Very Best Of - 162,000
Also:-
2004 remixed EP - 11,000
Xmas Party - 120,000 - Elton on 2 of the 21 tracks (thanks Han)
Total Shipments - 74,000,000 oct 2016
Soundscan total since 1991 - 25,838,000 dec 2007
A few titles could do with an riaa update - particularly the 1970 Elton John album last certified in 1971!!
Not included is The Lion King Soundtrack which shipped 10 million and has a soundscan figure of 7,676,000
Also, very interesting soundscan figure for that single Candle in the Wind 1997
8,837,000}
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