Album · Elton John
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player by Elton John
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player is an album by Elton John, released in 1973. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 33 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Crocodile Rock”, on 19 lists with a best position of #114.
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, released on DJM in January 1973, is Elton John's sixth studio album, cut at the Château d'Hérouville with Gus Dudgeon producing, and it catches Elton in a playful, hit-making mood. He had two studio records out in 1973, and this one came first, with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road arriving nine months later.
"Crocodile Rock" is a rollicking, bouncy throwback that gave him his first number-one single in the US and Canada, while "Daniel" is its tender, wistful counterpart, a number 2 in America and another Canadian chart-topper. The album went all the way to the top on both sides of the Atlantic, his second straight number one in the US and his first in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocodile Rock | 19 | #114 | – | 1996–2026 | |
| 2 | Daniel | 14 | #229 | – | 1991–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.