Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player (studio album)
by Elton John
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Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player is ranked 6th 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 212 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,449.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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75/100  | 4 hours ago | Imaybeparanoid | | 71/100 |
65/100 | 10/29/2025 01:57 |  MadhattanJack | | 66/100 |
70/100 | 10/22/2025 22:57 |  EyeKanFly | | 65/100 |
70/100 | 09/11/2025 07:27 | cicadelic | | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Some really great tracks here but, for some reason it’s never grabbed me quite like madman…., honky chateau or blues moves have. Probably due a reappraisal
Favorite tracks: Daniel, Blues For My Baby And Me, High Flying Bird.
Jboy56 05/18/2023 14:07
This could have been one of his best with some absolute concentration and care. A couple of fillers...
llibnanoon 07/27/2020 15:34
Please Don't Shoot Elton. Rating (75.50)
Another in that incredible run of LP's Elton John released in the seventies. Great songs as always including, Daniel, eldebery wine, and, crocodile rock. I don't think it's as good as some of his other albums around this time but it's stil a good record. Elton really was on a roll at this time.
junodog4 02/01/2015 22:29
Amazing top tracks, but it drops off. He always seems to have 75% of a brillian album.
Best Track: Crocodile Rock
"This is a largely melody-based album- Its purpose is to find its way into your brain and stick there. There are piano hooks, lush vocal harmonies, and easily-clappable drum beats. There are cheesy lyrics, dated 70s moments, and clean production. Here on BEA we typically see those aspects as detriments to an album's quality, but that view is largely ignorant of albums that use those aspects to their advantage. Don't Shoot Me takes those attributes and utilizes them better than any album before or after."
^From my chart description of the album
I probably give Don't Shoot Me a bit too much credit…but I have a great emotional connection to the record and truly love it on every level.
paladisiac 04/25/2012 15:36
More piano pop goodness from Elton, continuing the embellished groove he and his band team found on "Honky Chateau", he apes his musical heros well, especially on "crocodile rock".
Bork 05/09/2011 15:25
Fifth high quality album in a row by Elton John. The bonus tracks on the CD release are also great.
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