Can you name the Elton John Top 40 Singles?

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Elton John Top 40 Quiz

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Published: October 1st, 2008
Category: Music
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Tags: single, Top 40, elton, Elton John, 1990-1999, 1980-1989, 1970-1979, Pop Singles, top, john

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	BlueWingX:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 05:27 GMT	12 points
	Great quiz. So many songs I should have remembered but didn't. I hope we'll be seeing a quiz for the other "Piano Man" soon... wink, wink.

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	kthejoker:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 13:26 GMT	-2 points
	And since some of these songs are covers, that's not even true. Not sure how you'd make the distinction between his Beatles cover and his appearing on a #1 hit by another artist.

	Andrew:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 13:29 GMT	6 points
	Excellent quiz! Just to pick one little nit... the 1997 hit "Something about the Way You Look Tonight" should also include "Candle in the Wind 1997". That song was 11x Multi-Platinum. And man is 1977 through 1982 tough.

	iurewhiuerw:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 14:55 GMT	3 points
	did "whatever gets you through the night" get in the top 40 though? cos that's what the quiz is

	BlueWingX:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 14:58 GMT	5 points
	Dynamite - I think it does include it, but just doesn't show it. I typed in "Candle in the Wind 1997" and it gave me "Something About the Way You Look Tonight". Kinda confused me for a second. :)

	Vernon Gonsalves:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 17:07 GMT	6 points
	Actually I think Candle In The Wind '97 didn't include the "19". It was a double A-side and the biggest selling single ever. Was expecting it to show up twice when I typed CANDLE IN THE WIND (for the Top Ten in 1988 as well). Kthejoker/Iurewhiuerw, "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" did hit #1 but he wasn't credited on it. And the quiz-maker did his homework because he included all the songs where he wasn't lead artist too! (Flames Of Paradise, That's What Friends Are For, Through The Storm, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me)

	Catherine_F:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 21:47 GMT	3 points
	I've always seen "Candle in the Wind '97" written so, with the apostrophe. Think you could let it accept this as an answer? Since this was the only song I could name..

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	magister:	Oct 3rd, 2008 at 01:24 GMT	1 point
	@BlueWingX Did Rick Wakeman have top 40 hits by himself? That's your "Piano Man" right?

	springmom:	Oct 7th, 2008 at 03:08 GMT	5 points
	"Something about the way you look tonight" hit the top 40 in it's own right and it should be shown that way. It was the first time I did this one. @ vernon - Elton wrote and recorded "Don't let the sun go down on me" BY HIMSELF first, THEN he did the duet with George Michael. It was a big hit BOTH times......

	debbiedoesnothin:	Nov 15th, 2008 at 11:38 GMT	13 points
	I was really surprised "Tiny Dancer" isn't on the list. I looked it up and saw it only made it to #41. I think it's one of his best known songs though.

	Vernon Gonsalves:	Nov 19th, 2008 at 00:15 GMT	2 points
	@ Springmom - I know. But he wasn't lead artist the second time. George Michael was. One little nitpick though... the whole list is chronological and as such "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" should be in between "Kiss The Bride" and "Sad Songs" and "Empty Garden" and "Blue Eyes" should switch places.

	Supernuke:	Jan 20th, 2009 at 02:04 GMT	2 points
	Billy Joel quiz!!

	VetteGirl5:	Feb 18th, 2009 at 00:00 GMT	1 point
	@ debbiedoesnothing - I totally agree with you. I was so sure it was supposed to be there that I purposely typed in a few misspelled versions of it, just to be safe. Also, I really love your name!!

	Fnnkybutt:	Feb 19th, 2009 at 04:13 GMT	1 point
	Wasn't 'Goodbye England's Rose' an alternate title to CitW'97? Or am I deluding myself?

	lulubelles:	Mar 7th, 2009 at 21:18 GMT	4 points
	its a shame are you ready for love isn't there, apparently it wasn't released in america. that song has been forever ruined by david walliams in little britain thou, i can hardly think of it without imagining him singing 'are you ready for bum'

	lulubelles:	Mar 7th, 2009 at 21:19 GMT	1 point
	and Fnnkybutt thats def what i knew it as in uk, but maybe not in the us?

	mattrd08:	Mar 25th, 2009 at 22:17 GMT	5 points
	It's nearly impossible for me to believe that Tiny Dancer didn't make Top 40.

	Desperado:	Jun 20th, 2009 at 21:58 GMT	2 points
	I agree about Tiny Dancer... I always thought it was up there with GYBR and Your Song as one of his biggest hits...

	rockgolf:	Aug 11th, 2009 at 12:19 GMT	2 points
	While Elton sang on "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", he did not get label credit. This list seems to be based on Joel Whitburn's Top 40 Hits book. Also missing: "Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka. Same situation, Elton shared vocals but did not get label credit because of label politics at the time. In Canada, "Pinball Wizard" (from the film "Tommy") made #1 as an LP cut, but didn't chart because it wasn't released as a single. I think I may do an Elton John top UK singles quiz.

Year	Single
1987
1987
1988
1988
1989
1989
1989
1990
1991
1992
1992
1993
1994
1994
1995
1995
1997
1999

	ToughQuiz:	Feb 4th, 2010 at 06:16 GMT	1 point
	OK, it didn't make the Top 40 in the US, but does anyone remember 'Act Of War' - a duet he did with Milli Jackson in the 80s?

	dudemanbearpig:	Apr 4th, 2010 at 21:46 GMT	1 point
	She's got electric boobs

	idledandy:	Jun 5th, 2010 at 23:36 GMT	1 point
	Please accept "I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That."

	CaptHayfever:	Jul 21st, 2010 at 04:50 GMT	1 point
	mattrd08 & Desperado: I looked it up, "Tiny Dancer" peaked at 41. Missed it by THAT much! I got about half of these...the other half I never even heard of before. It's funny how many excellent songs Elton had that didn't make Top 40 & how many forgettable ones he had that did make it.

	GAThrawn:	Mar 15th, 2011 at 02:34 GMT	1 point
	I still can't believe Tiny Dancer was so low. It's still played on the radio, quite often too. It was kinda cheap that Candle in the Wind didn't get accepted for 1997.