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Elton John

Solo artist Pinner United Kingdom English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer

Elton John is an artist from Pinner. Elton John has 231 chart appearances on 36 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Tiny Dancer”, which appears on 22 lists with a best position of #17. The station that charted Elton John most often is Q104.3 (New York, NY), with 81 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1985.

231appearances

36countdowns

34songs charted

13stations

0#1 finishes

1985–2026years

Songs by Elton John on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Tiny Dancer	1,466	22	#17	–	–
2	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	1,293	16	#14	–	–
3	Rocket Man	1,188	21	#39	–	–
4	Your Song	1,157	18	#88	–	–
5	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	896	15	#35	–	–
6	Levon	719	16	#187	–	–
7	Bennie and the Jets	693	14	#130	–	–
8	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	645	11	#118	–	–
9	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	611	14	#185	–	–
10	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	553	11	#197	–	–
11	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	378	8	#128	–	–
12	Candle in the Wind	371	8	#94	–	–
13	Philadelphia Freedom	367	6	#60	–	–
14	Crocodile Rock	270	6	#319	–	–
15	Funeral for a Friend	254	3	#2	–	–
16	Madman Across The Water	217	6	#402	–	–
17	Empty Garden	153	5	#366	–	–
18	All The Girls Love Alice	152	4	#572	–	–
19	I'm Still Standing	136	4	#152	–	–
20	The Bitch is Back	96	4	#359	–	–
21	Nikita	93	1	#3	–	1985
22	Daniel	76	3	#305	–	–
23	Harmony	65	2	#462	–	–
24	Amoreena	58	1	#842	–	–
25	Love Song	47	1	#1068	–	–
26	Border Song	46	1	#1086	–	–
27	Come Down In Time	43	1	#1156	–	–
28	Take Me To The Pilot	38	1	#646	–	–
29	Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)	30	1	#1406	–	–
30	Saturday Night	24	1	#382	–	–
31	Where to Now St Peter	20	1	#711	–	–
32	Burn Down the Mission	8	1	#460	–	–
33	Honky Cat	7	1	#1875	–	–
34	An Act of War	4	1	#104	–	1985

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	79	Tiny Dancer	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	93	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	126	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	128	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	160	Philadelphia Freedom	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	197	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	258	I'm Still Standing	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	260	Rocket Man	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	457	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026	494	Levon	WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2025	24	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	57	Tiny Dancer	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	59	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	116	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	119	Tiny Dancer	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	150	Your Song	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	186	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	236	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	270	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	272	Rocket Man	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	292	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	302	Candle in the Wind	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	325	Levon	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	327	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	330	Philadelphia Freedom	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	338	Bennie and the Jets	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	377	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	406	Your Song	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	457	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	466	I'm Still Standing	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	474	Bennie and the Jets	WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025	560	Levon	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	646	Take Me To The Pilot	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	716	The Bitch is Back	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	755	Madman Across The Water	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	891	Crocodile Rock	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025	941	Empty Garden	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2024	22	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	38	Tiny Dancer	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	39	Rocket Man	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2024	90	Philadelphia Freedom	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	101	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	118	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	133	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	151	Tiny Dancer	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2024	152	I'm Still Standing	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	160	Your Song	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	171	Bennie and the Jets	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	187	Levon	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	202	Rocket Man	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	204	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	239	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	240	Rocket Man	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	263	Bennie and the Jets	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2024	282	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	291	Tiny Dancer	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	302	Levon	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	322	Crocodile Rock	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	357	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2024	368	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	413	Candle in the Wind	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	472	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024	513	Bennie and the Jets	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	562	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	615	Empty Garden	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	713	All The Girls Love Alice	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	922	Philadelphia Freedom	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024	399	Tiny Dancer	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023	14	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	17	Tiny Dancer	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	41	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	60	Philadelphia Freedom	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	109	Your Song	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	129	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	153	Rocket Man	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	242	Rocket Man	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	264	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	270	Tiny Dancer	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	287	Bennie and the Jets	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	301	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	304	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	334	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	366	Empty Garden	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	389	Bennie and the Jets	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	397	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023	462	Harmony	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	504	Levon	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	531	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	567	Candle in the Wind	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	593	Crocodile Rock	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	638	Madman Across The Water	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	695	All The Girls Love Alice	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	734	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	816	The Bitch is Back	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023	938	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2022	60	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	67	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	71	Tiny Dancer	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	89	Philadelphia Freedom	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	118	Rocket Man	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	121	Your Song	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	160	Rocket Man	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	207	Candle in the Wind	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	228	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	291	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	300	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	322	Tiny Dancer	KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022	350	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022	356	Crocodile Rock	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	394	Levon	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	403	Bennie and the Jets	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	406	Rocket Man	KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022	429	Tiny Dancer	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	437	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	450	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022	538	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	612	All The Girls Love Alice	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	635	Candle in the Wind	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	682	Levon	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022	814	Empty Garden	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2021	25	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	78	Tiny Dancer	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	96	Your Song	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	170	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	195	Bennie and the Jets	WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021	197	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	248	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	319	Crocodile Rock	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	353	Levon	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	359	The Bitch is Back	WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021	403	Tiny Dancer	WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021	406	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	442	Rocket Man	WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021	452	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	483	Rocket Man	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	556	Bennie and the Jets	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	572	All The Girls Love Alice	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	684	Madman Across The Water	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	738	Candle in the Wind	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	893	Empty Garden	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021	943	Harmony	Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2020	91	Your Song	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	101	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	127	Tiny Dancer	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	185	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	285	Rocket Man	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	483	Levon	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	549	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	784	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	842	Amoreena	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	907	Someone Saved My Life Tonight	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	944	Madman Across The Water	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1068	Love Song	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1086	Border Song	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1156	Come Down In Time	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1320	Bennie and the Jets	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1406	Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1457	Daniel	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020	1875	Honky Cat	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2018	64	Tiny Dancer	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	149	Your Song	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	303	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	482	Bennie and the Jets	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	593	Levon	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	668	Rocket Man	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	707	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018	732	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2014	99	Funeral for a Friend	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014	115	Your Song	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014	219	Tiny Dancer	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014	421	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014	507	Levon	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014	785	Don'T Let The Sun Go Down On Me	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014	849	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2012	307	Funeral for a Friend	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012	411	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012	572	Bennie and the Jets	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012	742	Tiny Dancer	WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2010	263	Tiny Dancer	WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010	624	Rocket Man	WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009	66	Tiny Dancer	Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009)
2009	111	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009	119	Tiny Dancer	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009	306	Your Song	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009	440	Levon	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009	447	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009	815	Madman Across The Water	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2006	261	Rocket Man	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006	366	Your Song	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006	33	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005	75	Rocket Man	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	95	Your Song	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	221	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	459	Daniel	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	118	Tiny Dancer	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	163	Your Song	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	176	Rocket Man	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	308	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	349	Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	399	Levon	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	402	Madman Across The Water	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	427	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	458	Your Song	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	690	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	711	Where to Now St Peter	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004	756	Rocket Man	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2002	36	Artist ranking	Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001	354	Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	450	I'm Still Standing	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
1997	94	Candle in the Wind	Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997)
1996	18	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996	160	Your Song	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996	245	Levon	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996	466	Crocodile Rock	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1991	569	Rocket Man	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	729	Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	2	Funeral for a Friend	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	35	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	92	Your Song	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	130	Bennie and the Jets	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	205	Candle in the Wind	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	260	Rocket Man	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	305	Daniel	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	348	Levon	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	382	Saturday Night	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	431	The Bitch is Back	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991	460	Burn Down the Mission	WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1988	96	Your Song	Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988)
1987	88	Your Song	Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987)
1985	104	An Act of War	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985
1985	3	Nikita	Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985