After working through 14 CDs and 11 singles I've finally been able to listen to all the eligible music for my #26 Greatest 80's musician, Mr. Elton John. The CDs covered in this period are from 1978's "A Single Man" to 1992's "The One".
This era cover here wasn't the most high quality phase of Elton John's career, most of these CDs weren't very good. The best CDs of this era are probably "21 at 33", "Jump Up" and "Too Low For Zero". But a couple of these CDs are just turds, like 1986's "Leather Jacket".
The criteria for the songs that will be ranked are songs from CDs released in the 80's that are original music or are songs that were released singles. That's why you'll see some songs near the top of the list that were from an earlier time.
I have 77 Elton John songs on my iTunes.
Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known as Elton John, was born on March 25th, 1947. John met his songwriting partner in 1967, Bernie Taupin. One can't write about John without writing about Taupin also. He's an integral part of John's success. Taupin wrote the lyrics and then John put them to music. Besides his own music John has also written for "The Lion King", "Aida" and "Billy Elliot The Musical" John has sold over 300 million records. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, a honor he easily qualified for.
He has been married to David Furnish since 2014, although they've been in a relationship much longer. They also have two kids.
Current members of his touring band:
Current members
- Elton John – lead vocals, piano
- Nigel Olsson – drums, vocals
- Davey Johnstone – guitar, musical director, vocals
- John Mahon – percussion, vocals
- Kim Bullard – keyboards
- Matt Bissonette – bass
- Ray Cooper – percussion
36) "Chasing The Crown":
35) "Born Bad":
34) "Sartorial Eloquence":
33) "Goodbye Marlon Brando":
32) "Too Low For Zero":
31) "Where Have All The Good Times Gone":
30) "Victim of Love":
29) "Fat Boys and Ugly Girls":
28) "The Last Song":
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