Elton John: Every Year-End Hit

Elton John has 28 entries on the year-end Top 100 between 1972 and 2022, covering 27 different songs. The biggest was “Candle In The Wind 1997 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight”, No. 1 of 1997.

Elton John had 1 year-end No. 1 song: “Candle In The Wind 1997 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight” in 1997. Elton John’s biggest year was 1974, with 3 songs on the list. Those hits span 51 years of year-end charts.

Hits by year

All 28 entries

From the same era

Counts include songs where Elton John was a lead or featured artist on the year-end Top 100 (1956–2025). A song that charted in two years counts once per year.