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“Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John

From the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

“Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John appears on 58 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1973 on the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Its best result is #44 on the 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #964 indie & aaa song of all time and #136 of the '70s.

58countdowns
23stations
#44best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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Elton John and Bernie Taupin's "Bennie and the Jets" arrived on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in 1973, a glam-rock strut built on Elton's stabbing piano chords and a lurching, stop-start groove. Gus Dudgeon produced, David Hentschel engineered, and the band holds the swagger together: Davey Johnstone on guitars, Dee Murray on bass, Nigel Olsson on drums, Elton adding organ to the piano.

America and Canada grabbed it as an A-side in 1974, spelled "Bennie"; most other countries tucked it behind "Candle in the Wind" as "Benny", and Britain didn't get it on the A-side until 1976. It remains one of his most popular songs, and he played it at Live Aid. Rolling Stone ranks it 371 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 130 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1997 176 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 144 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2001 1535 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 289 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 735 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 823 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2012 317 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 441 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 572 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 95 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 169 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 178 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 277 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 232 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 177 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 229 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 187 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 187 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 158 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 482 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 187 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 159 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 121 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 248 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 1320 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 177 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 219 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 160 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 44 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 195 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 127 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 556 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 150 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 137 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 462 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 231 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 149 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 115 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 403 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 77 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 389 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 157 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 287 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 124 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 169 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 462 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 263 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 52 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 171 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 311 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 513 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 474 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 279 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 338 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 233 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 53 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 343 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Bennie & The Jets; Benny And The Jets; Bennie And The Jets; Bennie & the Jets.

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