A list of the best Elton John songs, ranked by fans like you. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE has a humongous catalog, filled with hits, underrated gems, and crocodiles. But what are the best Elton John songs? Whether you're an early Bernie Taupin-era purist, into the sparkly '90s/2000s years, or you just think "Tiny Dancer" is pretty, cast your votes below for the best of Elton John's hits.
Elton John has released dozens of studio albums and contributed to the soundtracks and scores for films and Broadway musicals. From "Levon" to "Daniel," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" to "Rocket Man," and even underrated Elton John songs like "Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters," this definitive ranking of the top Elton John songs is shaped by you. Vote up your favorite Elton John songs and vote down the ones you of which you have never understood the appeal.
I have chosen to not include any songs from the soundtrack for the Disney animated film The Lion King on this list. "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?" is a very nice song, but let's stay focused.
- 1
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough - 2
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
'Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home - 3
Tiny Dancer
Lay me down in sheets of linen
You had a busy day today - 4
Your Song
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is
Now you're in the world - 5
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
And I guess that's why they call it the blues
Time on my hands could be time spent with you - 6
Bennie And The Jets
She's got electric boots a mohair suit
You know I read it in a magazine - 7
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
It's much too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life - 8
I'm Still Standing
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind - 9
Crocodile Rock
Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights
When Suzie wore her dresses tight - 10
Daniel
Your eyes have died, but you see more than I
Daniel you're a star in the face of the sky - 11
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Oh, don't give us none of your aggravation
We had it with your discipline
Oh, Saturday night's alright for fighting
Get a little action in - 12
Levon
He was born a pauper
To a pawn on a Christmas day
When the New York Times
Said God is dead and the war's begun
Alvin Tostig has a son today - 13
Candle In The Wind
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in - 14
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters
For unless they see the sky
But they can't and that is why
They know not if it's dark outside or light - 15
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
When I was down
I was your clown
Nobody knoh oooh ooooows it - 16
Honky Cat
They said, get back, honky cat
Better get back to the woods
Well, I quit those days and my redneck ways
And, oh, the change is gonna do me good - 17
Philadelphia Freedom
Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom
From the day that I was born I've waved the flag - 18
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
What have I got to do to make you want me
What have I got to do to be heard - 19
Madman Across The Water
There's a joke and I know it very well
It's one of those that I told you long ago
Take my word I'm a madman, don't you know - 20
Sacrifice
Cold, cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better, baby
Just passing through - 21
Burn Down The Mission
Burn down the mission
Burn it down to stay alive
It's our only chance of living
Take all you need to live inside - 22
Something About The Way You Look Tonight
With your smile
You pull the deepest secrets from my heart
In all honesty
I'm speechless and I don't know where to start - 23
Nikita
When you look up through the wire
Nikita do you count the stars at night - 24
Hercules
Living and loving, kissing and hugging
Living and loving with a cat named Hercules
A cat named Hercules - 25
Salvation
It's gotta take a lot of salvation
What we need are willing hands - 26
Rotten Peaches
Mercy I'm a criminal, Jesus I'm the one
Rotten peaches rotting in the sun - 27
I Want Love
But I want love, just a different kind
I want love, won't break me down
Won't brick me up, won't fence me in - 28
Mellow
It's the same old feeling I get when you're stealing
Back into my bed again
With the curtains closed and the window froze
By the rhythm of the rain - 29
Amy
My dad told me Amy's your name
Said he'd break my neck if I played your game
But he can bust my neck 'cause I love you all the same - 30
Slave
Slave! Slave
To fight the violence we must be brave
Hold on strong
To the love God gave, slave
