Can you name the Elton John top 40 singles?

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Elton John Top 40 Quiz

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Created Oct 1, 2008 in Music
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	BlueWingX:	Oct 1st, 2008 at 05:27 GMT		13 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		16 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.

	BSF5775:	Nov 22nd, 2009 at 00:31 GMT		1 point
	love elton john! even like some of his newer stuff like "i want love". the video hat robert downey jr lip synced to.

	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		2 points
	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.

	Hermes76:	Feb 28th, 2012 at 07:52 GMT		1 point
	Anyone notice how long some of his song titles are, you need more time for us two finger un co ordinated typists

	pete42869:	May 16th, 2012 at 18:52 GMT		2 points
	Tiny Dancer didn't reach the US Top 40.... this give me zero faith in music consumers.

	RainbowTiger:	May 30th, 2012 at 01:49 GMT		1 point
	I'm guessing this is based on the US Billboard Chart, but you should specify which country's charts you are referring to here. For clarity, and as a courtesy to those of us born outside the US :)

	ShapeShift58:	Jun 25th, 2012 at 10:27 GMT		1 point
	I remembered 35 of them. This man has created some truly wonderful music. I can't tell you how many song titles I was typing in that brought a smile to my face.

	Cortez:	Mar 5th, 2013 at 01:01 GMT		1 point
	Can't believe Song For Guy isn't on here.