EJ of course has one of the most amazing Hits List of the Rock Era. He could do no wrong in the mid-70's, and better yet, he has scores of album tracks that are ever bit as deserving of airplay as the singles:
1968: I've Been Loving You"
1969: "Lady Samantha"
"It's Me That You Need"
1970: "Border Song" (#92, #34 Canada, #29 Netherlands)
"Rock n' Roll Madonna"
"From Denver to L.A."
"Your Song" (#8, #7 U.K., #3 Canada, #11 Australia, #10 Netherlands, #13 Ireland)
1971: "Friends" (#34, #13 Canada, #96 Australia)
"Levon" (#24, #6 Canada, #94 Australia)--underrated.
1972: "Tiny Dancer" (#41, #19 Canada, #13 Australia)--highly underrated.
"Rocket Man" (#6, #2 U.K., #18 Germany, #8 Canada, #13 Australia, #6 Ireland)
"Honky Cat" (#8, #31 U.K., #41 Germany, #10 Canada, #78 Australia)
1973: "Crocodile Rock" (#1, #5 U.K., #3 Germany, #1 Canada, #2 Australia, , #12 Netherlands, #10 Ireland)
"Daniel" (#2, #4 U.K., #27 Germany, #1 Canada, #7 Australia, #14 Netherlands, #4 Ireland)
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (#12, #7 U.K., #44 Germany, #12 Canada, #31 Australia, #13 Ireland)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (#2, #6 U.K., #49 Germany, #1 Canada, #20 Netherlands, #3 Australia, #4 Ireland)
"Step into Christmas" (#24 U.K.)
1974: "Candle in the Wind" (#11 U.K., #5 Australia, #8 Ireland)
"Bennie and the Jets" (#1, #37 U.K., #1 Canada, #5 Australia, #8 Ireland)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (#2, #16 U.K., #1 Canada, #24 Netherlands, #13 Australia, #17 Ireland)
"The Bitch Is Back" (#4, #15 U.K., #1 Canada, #53 Australia, #26 Netherlands)
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (#1, #10 U.K., #31 Germany, #1 Canada, #3 Australia)
1975: "Philadelphia Freedom" (#1, #12 U.K., #50 Germany, #1 Canada, #4 Australia)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (#4, #36 Easy Listening, #22 U.K., #2 Canada, #54 Australia, #26 Netherlands)
"Island Girl" (#1, #27 EL, #14 U.K.,#42 Germany, #4 Canada, #12 Australia, #15 Netherlands)
1976: "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (#14, #8 Canada)
"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford" (#14, #21 EL, #8 Canada)
"Pinball Wizard" (#7 U.K., #88 Australia, #6 Netherlands)
"Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (#85 Australia)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) #1, #1 EL, #1 U.K., #5 Germany, #1 Canada, #1 Australia, #2 Netherlands)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (#6, #1 EL, #11 U.K., #3 Canada, #29 Germany, #19 Australia, #14 Netherlands)
1977: "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (#28, #28 U.K., #51 Canada, #72 Australia)
"Crazy Water" (#27 U.K.)
"The Goaldigger's Song"
1978: "Ego" (#34, #34 U.K., #21 Canada, #40 Australia, #16 Netherlands)
"Part-Time Love" (#22, #40 Adult Contemporary, #15 U.K., #40 Germany, #13 Canada, #12 Australia, #18 Netherlands)
"Song for Guy" (#37 AC, #4 U.K., #22 Germany, #14 Australia, #6 Netherlands)
1979: "Return to Paradise" (#11 Netherlands)
"Are You Ready for Love" (#42 U.K., #63 Australia)
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" (#9, #1 AC, #10 Canada, #82 Australia)
"Victim of Love" (#31, #46 Canada, #38 Australia)
"Johnny B. Goode"
1980: "Little Jeannie" (#3, #1 AC, #33 U.K., #23 Germany, #1 Canada, #9 Australia)
"Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna' Play This Game No More?)" (#39, #45 AC, #44 U.K., #57 Canada, #91 Australia)
"Dear God" (#82 Australia)
1981: "28 November 1974 EP" (#40 U.K., #81 Australia)
"Nobody Wins" (#21, #23 AC, #42 U.K., #43 Germany, #23 Canada, #46 Australia)
"Just Like Belgium"
"Chloe" (#34, #16 AC, #34 Canada)
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee) (#76 U.K.)
1982: "Blue Eyes" (#12, #1 AC, #8 U.K., #51 Germany, #5 Canada, #4 Australia)--underrated.
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (#13, #18 AC, #51 U.K., #8 Canada, #63 Australia)
"Princess"
"Ball and Chain"
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
1983: "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (#4, #2 AC, #5 U.K., #22 Germany, #9 Canada, #4 Australia)
"I'm Still Standing" (#12, #28 AC, #4 U.K., #10 Germany, #1 Canada, #3 Australia)
"Kiss the Bride" (#25, #20 U.K., #58 Germany, #37 Canada, #25 Australia)
"Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)"/"Crystal" (#33 U.K., #12 Australia)
1984: "Too Low for Zero" (#52 Australia)
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (#5, #2 AC, #7 U.K., #18 Germany, #4 Canada, #4 Australia)
"Passengers" (#5 U.K., #9 Australia)
"Who Wears These Shoes?" (#16, #11 AC, #50 U.K., #36 Canada, #76 Australia)
"In Neon" (#38, #11 AC, #92 Canada)
"Breaking Hearts (Ain't What it Used to Be)" (#59 U.K.)
1985: "Act of War" (featuring Millie Jackson) (#32 U.K., #39 Germany, #94 Canada, #50 Australia)
"Nikita" (#7, #3 AC, #3 U.K., #1 Germany, #2 Canada, #3 Australia)
"Wrap Her Up" (#20, #12 U.K., #54 Germany, #26 Canada, #22 Australia)
1986: "Cry to Heaven" (#47 U.K., #86 Australia)
"Heartache All Over the World" (#55, #45 U.K., #58 Canada, #7 Australia)
"Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) (#44 U.K., #82 Australia)
1987: "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush" (#32, #32 AC, #59 U.K., #8 Germany, #17 Canada, #31 Australia)
"Your Song" (live) (#85 U.K., #100 Australia)
"Candle in the Wind" (live) (#6, #2 AC, #5 U.K., #55 Germany, #5 Canada, #92 Australia)
1988: "Take Me to the Pilot" (live" (#37 AC)
"I Don't Wanna' Go on with You Like That" (#2, #1 AC, #30 U.K., #22 Germany, #1 Canada, #16 Australia)
"Town of Plenty" (#74 U.K., #95 Australia)
"A Word in Spanish" (#19, #4 AC, #91 U.K., #43 Germany, #10 Canada)
"Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters (Part Two)"
1989: "Through the Storm" (with Aretha Franklin) (#16, #17 AC, #41 U.K., #56 Germany, #16 Canada, #63 Australia)
"Healing Hands" (#13, #1 AC, #45 U.K., #39 Germany, #8 Canada, #14 Australia)
"Sacrifice" (#18, #3 AC, #55 U.K., #36 Germany, #19 Canada, #7 Australia)--underrated.
1990: "Club at the End of the Street" (#28, #2 AC, #47 U.K., #45 Germany, #12 Canada, #19 Australia)
"Sacrifice" (re-release--#1 U.K.)
"You Gotta' Love Someone" (#43, #1 AC, #33 U.K., #43 Germany, #1 Canada, #32 Australia)
"Easier to Walk Away" (#63 U.K., #51 Germany, #59 Canada)
1991: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with George Michael) (#1, #1 AC, #1 U.K., #4 Germany, #1 Canada, #3 Australia)
1992: "The One" (#9, #1 AC, #10 U.K., #20 Germany, #1 Canada, #15 Australia)
"Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) (#31 U.K., #41 Germany)
"The Last Song" (#23, #2 AC, #21 U.K., #72 Germany, #7 Canada, #32 Australia)
1993: "Simple Life" (#30, #1 AC, #44 U.K., #63 Germany, #3 Canada)
"True Love" (with Kiki Dee) (#56, #21 AC, #2 U.K., #38 Germany, #12 Canada, #34 Australia)
1994: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) (#92, #7 U.K., #62 Germany, #45 Australia)
"Shakey Ground" (with Don Henley) (#64 Canada)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) (#24 U.K.)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (#4, #1 AC, #14 U.K., #14 Germany, #1 Canada, #9 Australia)--underrated.
"Circle of Life" (#18, #2 AC, #11 U.K., #10 Germany, #3 Canada)
1995: "Believe" (#13, #1 AC, #15 U.K., #56 Germany, #1 Canada, #23 Australia)
"Made in England" (#52, #12 AC, #18 U.K., #59 Germany, #5 Canada, #48 Australia)
"Blessed" (#34, #2 AC, #83 Germany, #3 Canada)
1996: "Please" (#33 U.K., #27 Canada)
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" (#70, #4 AC, #19 Canada)
"Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) (#9 U.K.)
1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (#5 AC, #73 Germany, #14 Canada, #32 Australia)
"Candle in the Wind" (#1, #1 AC, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #1 Canada, #1 Australia)
1998: "Recover Your Soul" (#55, #5 AC, #16 U.K., #73 Germany, #39 Canada)
"If the River Can Bend" (#32 U.K., #95 Germany)
1999: "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) (#29, #2 AC, #10 U.K., #79 Germany, #35 Canada)
"A Step Too Far" (#15 AC)
2000: "Someday Out of the Blue" (#49, #5 AC)
"Friends Never Say Goodbye" (#21 AC)
2001: "I Want Love" (#6 AC, #9 U.K.)
2002: "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" #10 AC, #24 U.K.)--underrated.
"Original Sin" (#18 AC, #39 U.K.)
"Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina) (#4 U.K.)
2003: "Are You Ready for Love" (remix) (#1 U.K.)
"The Heart of Every Girl" (#24 AC)
2004: "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) (#24 AC, #20 U.K.)
2005: "Turn the LIghts Out When You Leave" (#32 U.K.)
"Answer in the Sky" (#7 AC)
"Electricity" (#4 U.K.)
"Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Catherine Britt)
2006: "The Bridge" (#19 AC)
"Tinderbox)
2007: "Calling It Christmas" (with Joss Stone)
2010: "If It Wasn't for Bad" (with Leon Russell)
2012: "Sad" (with Pnau) (#48 U.K.)
That's 69 hits for the Pinball Wizard, with 24 of those going Top 10 and 8 #1 songs. On the Adult Contemporary chart, which evolved from the Easy Listening chart, 53 hits, with an impressive 31 going Top 10 and 14 #1 songs.
1968: I've Been Loving You"
1969: "Lady Samantha"
"It's Me That You Need"
1970: "Border Song" (#92, #34 Canada, #29 Netherlands)
"Rock n' Roll Madonna"
"From Denver to L.A."
"Your Song" (#8, #7 U.K., #3 Canada, #11 Australia, #10 Netherlands, #13 Ireland)
1971: "Friends" (#34, #13 Canada, #96 Australia)
"Levon" (#24, #6 Canada, #94 Australia)--underrated.
1972: "Tiny Dancer" (#41, #19 Canada, #13 Australia)--highly underrated.
"Rocket Man" (#6, #2 U.K., #18 Germany, #8 Canada, #13 Australia, #6 Ireland)
"Honky Cat" (#8, #31 U.K., #41 Germany, #10 Canada, #78 Australia)
1973: "Crocodile Rock" (#1, #5 U.K., #3 Germany, #1 Canada, #2 Australia, , #12 Netherlands, #10 Ireland)
"Daniel" (#2, #4 U.K., #27 Germany, #1 Canada, #7 Australia, #14 Netherlands, #4 Ireland)
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (#12, #7 U.K., #44 Germany, #12 Canada, #31 Australia, #13 Ireland)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (#2, #6 U.K., #49 Germany, #1 Canada, #20 Netherlands, #3 Australia, #4 Ireland)
"Step into Christmas" (#24 U.K.)
1974: "Candle in the Wind" (#11 U.K., #5 Australia, #8 Ireland)
"Bennie and the Jets" (#1, #37 U.K., #1 Canada, #5 Australia, #8 Ireland)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (#2, #16 U.K., #1 Canada, #24 Netherlands, #13 Australia, #17 Ireland)
"The Bitch Is Back" (#4, #15 U.K., #1 Canada, #53 Australia, #26 Netherlands)
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (#1, #10 U.K., #31 Germany, #1 Canada, #3 Australia)
1975: "Philadelphia Freedom" (#1, #12 U.K., #50 Germany, #1 Canada, #4 Australia)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (#4, #36 Easy Listening, #22 U.K., #2 Canada, #54 Australia, #26 Netherlands)
"Island Girl" (#1, #27 EL, #14 U.K.,#42 Germany, #4 Canada, #12 Australia, #15 Netherlands)
1976: "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (#14, #8 Canada)
"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford" (#14, #21 EL, #8 Canada)
"Pinball Wizard" (#7 U.K., #88 Australia, #6 Netherlands)
"Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (#85 Australia)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) #1, #1 EL, #1 U.K., #5 Germany, #1 Canada, #1 Australia, #2 Netherlands)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (#6, #1 EL, #11 U.K., #3 Canada, #29 Germany, #19 Australia, #14 Netherlands)
1977: "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (#28, #28 U.K., #51 Canada, #72 Australia)
"Crazy Water" (#27 U.K.)
"The Goaldigger's Song"
1978: "Ego" (#34, #34 U.K., #21 Canada, #40 Australia, #16 Netherlands)
"Part-Time Love" (#22, #40 Adult Contemporary, #15 U.K., #40 Germany, #13 Canada, #12 Australia, #18 Netherlands)
"Song for Guy" (#37 AC, #4 U.K., #22 Germany, #14 Australia, #6 Netherlands)
1979: "Return to Paradise" (#11 Netherlands)
"Are You Ready for Love" (#42 U.K., #63 Australia)
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" (#9, #1 AC, #10 Canada, #82 Australia)
"Victim of Love" (#31, #46 Canada, #38 Australia)
"Johnny B. Goode"
1980: "Little Jeannie" (#3, #1 AC, #33 U.K., #23 Germany, #1 Canada, #9 Australia)
"Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna' Play This Game No More?)" (#39, #45 AC, #44 U.K., #57 Canada, #91 Australia)
"Dear God" (#82 Australia)
1981: "28 November 1974 EP" (#40 U.K., #81 Australia)
"Nobody Wins" (#21, #23 AC, #42 U.K., #43 Germany, #23 Canada, #46 Australia)
"Just Like Belgium"
"Chloe" (#34, #16 AC, #34 Canada)
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee) (#76 U.K.)
1982: "Blue Eyes" (#12, #1 AC, #8 U.K., #51 Germany, #5 Canada, #4 Australia)--underrated.
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (#13, #18 AC, #51 U.K., #8 Canada, #63 Australia)
"Princess"
"Ball and Chain"
"All Quiet on the Western Front"
1983: "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (#4, #2 AC, #5 U.K., #22 Germany, #9 Canada, #4 Australia)
"I'm Still Standing" (#12, #28 AC, #4 U.K., #10 Germany, #1 Canada, #3 Australia)
"Kiss the Bride" (#25, #20 U.K., #58 Germany, #37 Canada, #25 Australia)
"Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)"/"Crystal" (#33 U.K., #12 Australia)
1984: "Too Low for Zero" (#52 Australia)
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (#5, #2 AC, #7 U.K., #18 Germany, #4 Canada, #4 Australia)
"Passengers" (#5 U.K., #9 Australia)
"Who Wears These Shoes?" (#16, #11 AC, #50 U.K., #36 Canada, #76 Australia)
"In Neon" (#38, #11 AC, #92 Canada)
"Breaking Hearts (Ain't What it Used to Be)" (#59 U.K.)
1985: "Act of War" (featuring Millie Jackson) (#32 U.K., #39 Germany, #94 Canada, #50 Australia)
"Nikita" (#7, #3 AC, #3 U.K., #1 Germany, #2 Canada, #3 Australia)
"Wrap Her Up" (#20, #12 U.K., #54 Germany, #26 Canada, #22 Australia)
1986: "Cry to Heaven" (#47 U.K., #86 Australia)
"Heartache All Over the World" (#55, #45 U.K., #58 Canada, #7 Australia)
"Slow Rivers" (with Cliff Richard) (#44 U.K., #82 Australia)
1987: "Flames of Paradise" (with Jennifer Rush" (#32, #32 AC, #59 U.K., #8 Germany, #17 Canada, #31 Australia)
"Your Song" (live) (#85 U.K., #100 Australia)
"Candle in the Wind" (live) (#6, #2 AC, #5 U.K., #55 Germany, #5 Canada, #92 Australia)
1988: "Take Me to the Pilot" (live" (#37 AC)
"I Don't Wanna' Go on with You Like That" (#2, #1 AC, #30 U.K., #22 Germany, #1 Canada, #16 Australia)
"Town of Plenty" (#74 U.K., #95 Australia)
"A Word in Spanish" (#19, #4 AC, #91 U.K., #43 Germany, #10 Canada)
"Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters (Part Two)"
1989: "Through the Storm" (with Aretha Franklin) (#16, #17 AC, #41 U.K., #56 Germany, #16 Canada, #63 Australia)
"Healing Hands" (#13, #1 AC, #45 U.K., #39 Germany, #8 Canada, #14 Australia)
"Sacrifice" (#18, #3 AC, #55 U.K., #36 Germany, #19 Canada, #7 Australia)--underrated.
1990: "Club at the End of the Street" (#28, #2 AC, #47 U.K., #45 Germany, #12 Canada, #19 Australia)
"Sacrifice" (re-release--#1 U.K.)
"You Gotta' Love Someone" (#43, #1 AC, #33 U.K., #43 Germany, #1 Canada, #32 Australia)
"Easier to Walk Away" (#63 U.K., #51 Germany, #59 Canada)
1991: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with George Michael) (#1, #1 AC, #1 U.K., #4 Germany, #1 Canada, #3 Australia)
1992: "The One" (#9, #1 AC, #10 U.K., #20 Germany, #1 Canada, #15 Australia)
"Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) (#31 U.K., #41 Germany)
"The Last Song" (#23, #2 AC, #21 U.K., #72 Germany, #7 Canada, #32 Australia)
1993: "Simple Life" (#30, #1 AC, #44 U.K., #63 Germany, #3 Canada)
"True Love" (with Kiki Dee) (#56, #21 AC, #2 U.K., #38 Germany, #12 Canada, #34 Australia)
1994: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) (#92, #7 U.K., #62 Germany, #45 Australia)
"Shakey Ground" (with Don Henley) (#64 Canada)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) (#24 U.K.)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (#4, #1 AC, #14 U.K., #14 Germany, #1 Canada, #9 Australia)--underrated.
"Circle of Life" (#18, #2 AC, #11 U.K., #10 Germany, #3 Canada)
1995: "Believe" (#13, #1 AC, #15 U.K., #56 Germany, #1 Canada, #23 Australia)
"Made in England" (#52, #12 AC, #18 U.K., #59 Germany, #5 Canada, #48 Australia)
"Blessed" (#34, #2 AC, #83 Germany, #3 Canada)
1996: "Please" (#33 U.K., #27 Canada)
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" (#70, #4 AC, #19 Canada)
"Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) (#9 U.K.)
1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (#5 AC, #73 Germany, #14 Canada, #32 Australia)
"Candle in the Wind" (#1, #1 AC, #1 U.K., #1 Germany, #1 Canada, #1 Australia)
1998: "Recover Your Soul" (#55, #5 AC, #16 U.K., #73 Germany, #39 Canada)
"If the River Can Bend" (#32 U.K., #95 Germany)
1999: "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) (#29, #2 AC, #10 U.K., #79 Germany, #35 Canada)
"A Step Too Far" (#15 AC)
2000: "Someday Out of the Blue" (#49, #5 AC)
"Friends Never Say Goodbye" (#21 AC)
2001: "I Want Love" (#6 AC, #9 U.K.)
2002: "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" #10 AC, #24 U.K.)--underrated.
"Original Sin" (#18 AC, #39 U.K.)
"Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina) (#4 U.K.)
2003: "Are You Ready for Love" (remix) (#1 U.K.)
"The Heart of Every Girl" (#24 AC)
2004: "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) (#24 AC, #20 U.K.)
2005: "Turn the LIghts Out When You Leave" (#32 U.K.)
"Answer in the Sky" (#7 AC)
"Electricity" (#4 U.K.)
"Where We Both Say Goodbye" (with Catherine Britt)
2006: "The Bridge" (#19 AC)
"Tinderbox)
2007: "Calling It Christmas" (with Joss Stone)
2010: "If It Wasn't for Bad" (with Leon Russell)
2012: "Sad" (with Pnau) (#48 U.K.)
That's 69 hits for the Pinball Wizard, with 24 of those going Top 10 and 8 #1 songs. On the Adult Contemporary chart, which evolved from the Easy Listening chart, 53 hits, with an impressive 31 going Top 10 and 14 #1 songs.
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