Elton John Greatest Hits Vinyl LP 1974 in unopened package
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The single "Bennie and the Jets," which had topped the charts in both nations but had not been a single in the United Kingdom, appeared on the American and Canadian edition of the album. It was replaced by "Candle in the Wind" for the UK and Australian edition, having been a hit in both of those countries but never released as a single in the US and Canada. The 1992 reissue contains eleven tracks, with both songs included.
"Border Song," an album track on Elton John outside of the US and Canada, went to No. 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and to No. 34 on the Canadian RPM national singles chart as a single in 1970.[3] All other songs made the Top 40 in the UK and the US, most also making the top ten, with "Bennie and the Jets" and "Crocodile Rock" topping the chart in the States. John would wait until 1976 to top the singles chart in the UK, via his duet with Kiki Dee, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."
With only ten tracks total, the compilers left off several other hit singles from the time period. "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" from the Madman Across the Water album made it to No. 41 and No. 24 respectively as singles in the US, and "The Bitch Is Back," his most recent single, was a No. 4 in the US and topped the chart in Canada. Although all of these charted higher than "Border Song," it may have been included because it was the first Elton John single to chart in any market. Of the ten selections for the North American album, two ("Crocodile Rock" and "Bennie and the Jets") had been US No. 1 hits; in Canada, five (these two plus "Daniel", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me") had been chart-toppers.[4][5]
In 2003, Elton John's Greatest Hits was ranked at number 136 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The was the first of his many compilation albums; later ones include Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II, Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume III (later replaced by Elton John's Greatest Hits 1976–1986), The Very Best Of Elton John / To Be Continued..., Elton John's Greatest Hits 1970–2002 and Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits to name but a few.
- Your Song - Danel - Honky Cat - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - Rocket Man - Bennie and the Jets - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Border Song - Crocodile Rock
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