DEF: Elton John “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)”
The first single released from pop music superstar Elton John‘s 1982 album Jump Up! was his tribute to John Lennon titled “Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny).” Exactly 35 years ago, that...
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25 Years Ago in the Nineties: George Michael/Elton John “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”
In 1991, pop music superstars George Michael and Elton John teamed up to record a version of John’s 1974 hit “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” While John’s...
DEF: Aretha Franklin and Elton John “Through the Storm”
Aretha Franklin and Elton John are two of the most successful pop music artists of all time. In 1989, the two teamed up for the song “Through the Storm,” which...
DEF: Dionne & Friends “That’s What Friends Are For”
New Jersey-born singer Dionne Warwick has hit number one on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart twice. The first time, “Then Came You” by Dionne Warwicke and the Spinners spent one week at...
DEF: Elton John “Sad Songs (Say So Much)”
Elton John hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart six times in the 1980s. The third of those Top 10 hits came with the first single from his Breaking Hearts...
DEF: Jennifer Rush (Duet with Elton John) “Flames Of Paradise”
New York City-born singer Jennifer Rush first gained pop music recognition as the co-writer and original singer of the song “The Power Of Love.” Though renditions of the song by...
DEF: Elton John “Nobody Wins”
On May 20, 1981, Elton John released his 15th studio album, The Fox. Exactly one month later, on this date in 1981, the first single from that album, “Nobody Wins,” reached...
25 Years Ago in the Nineties: Elton John “Sacrifice”
In terms of chart performance on Billboard‘s Hot 100, Elton John is among the Top 10 artists in each of three decades: the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s. His success...
DEF: Elton John “Little Jeannie”
After a tremendously successful run of hits spanning the entire decade of the 1970s, Elton John continued hitting Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart consistently throughout the 1980s as well. On this...
Bennie And The Jets
Elton John has gone to number 1 nine times on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The first time was with “Crocodile Rock” in 1973, and that began a run of six number 1...
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