Honky Château
by Elton John
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Elton John bestography
Honky Château is ranked 5th best out of 56 albums by Elton John on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 209 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,183.
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Honky Château track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Honky Château rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 37 Music Albums of 1972 | 28/37 | 1 |
| 2026 | Rivera | 201-300 | 16/100 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 29 Music Albums of 1972 | 19/29 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1972 | 40/51 | 1 |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 94 Music Albums of 1972 | 66/94 | 2 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 50 Music Albums of 1972 | 29/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | xhitmanx | Top 21 Music Albums of 1972 | 13/21 | 2 |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 7 Music Albums of 1972 | 3/7 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 277 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,130 | |||
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Honky Château ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 06:57 | Siromynian | 1,746 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2026 08:01 | zsolti | 707 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 15:02 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.7/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Honky Château forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5372): By gregthealien
pedro1976 05/21/2024 08:03 in What album are you listening to right now?Honky Château comments
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Another strong album from Elton John when he was unstoppable. Personally, I don't think, honky chateau, is quite as good as, madman, or, tumbleweed, but it's still a decent record. Honky cat, I think I'm going to kill myself, are strong cuts, but the best without doubt is, rocket man, one of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's best ever songs. The only problem I have with some Elton John songs is they sometimes sound like what they are, Elton awkwardly trying to fit melodies around lyrics he didn't write, it's something I notice often. Still, good album from when Elton was ridiculously prolific.
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2020 08:04 | #251776 | TOP COMMENT
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This album passed me by in 1972 it wasnt until a few years later that I listened to this and his other early albums and discovered he made some great albums before Yellow Brick Road. This was his best album up to this point in his career. Honky Cat, Rocket Man & Amy stand out for me but the best song on this album is Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters the other tracks are solid, no weak track here. (Edited)
Another great album, but like other commenters have noted, the hits stand above the rest on this LP. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters may be one of the most underrated songs in EJ's catalogue. (Edited)
Apart from "Rocket Man" and "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" I find this album a weak album, weaker as a whole than his previous album even if it gave rise to good singles. (Edited)
Rocket Man The best here, Mona Lisa's and Honky Cat the other standouts for me, an overall good album.
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