Elton JohnBest Elton John Albums Ranked
8.2
Avg Score
148
Opinions
52
Albums
19
Reviewers
Summary from 148 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Elton John’s catalog across 52 albums from 148 opinions, with an overall average of 8.2/10. The top-rated Elton John album is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2014 Remaster) (1973) with a 8.9/10 average from 6 ratings, followed by Honky Château (Bonus Track Version) and Tumbleweed Connection (Remastered). The discography on Rate.fm spans 1970 to 2025. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time) ranks as the highest-rated Elton John song on Rate.fm with a 9.3/10 average.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2014 Remaster)
1973
Honky Château (Bonus Track Version)
1972
Tumbleweed Connection (Remastered)
1970
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
1975
Rock of the Westies (Remastered)
1975
The Union
2009
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Elton John - One Night Only (The Greatest Hits) [Live]
2000
Madman Across the Water
1971
Elton John
1970
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)
Elton John • 1972
Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (2014 Remaster)
Elton John • 1973
Tiny Dancer
Elton John • 1971
The Union
“The Union is a rare gesture in a dying business: an act of gratitude. Elton John repays a long-standing debt of inspiration to Leon Russell — particularly the rowdy merger of soul, country and gospel rapture Russell perfected as a writer, pianist and arranger on 1969 and ’70 albums by Joe Cocker and Delaney and […]”
Tumbleweed Connection (Deluxe Edition)
“Elton John was a lot of things — sideman, session man and flop, with a long tail of failed solo releases, including the 1969 LP Empty Sky — before 1970’s Elton John made him an overnight star. He wasn’t afraid to admit it. John packed a bonus scrapbook in the original lavish packaging of 1975’s […]”
Honky Château (Bonus Track Version)
“A new reissue of Elton John’s pivotal seventh album highlights its whimsical, rough-hewn charm just as the artist was becoming a superstar.”