Greatest Hits
by Elton John

Greatest Hits by Elton John
(Compilation album)
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 4,370th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 169 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (72nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (734th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,370th)

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Elton John bestography

Greatest Hits is ranked 8th 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 211 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,327.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 4,370th | 1970s rank: 734th | 1974 rank: 72nd

Greatest Hits collection

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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 169 votes)
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02/22/2026 11:33 pago82  Ratings distribution  3,16471/100
 
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01/09/2026 17:27 Vinyl  Ratings distribution  51780/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.1/100, a mean average of 81.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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90/100
From 10/16/2020 23:02 | #259359
Muito hitmaker do caralho!!
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From 05/13/2020 07:39 | #251342
I’m purely rating this on the songs chosen alone. For new fans this or any version of greatest hits of his will do. The hits are just as good as the album cuts and vice versa, that can’t be said for too many artists.
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From 04/08/2018 22:15 | #212548
Elton John is severely underrated here!
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From 10/17/2016 09:32 | #177018
One of the better Greatest Hits albums, this captures the period 1970-74 in Eltons career. It is just one great song after another, obviously time restrictions appllied given that a vinyl record can only hold about 25 mins of music per side before the sound starts to be affected. Otherwise Tiny Dancer and Burn Down The Mission would have been included.
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85/100
From 01/25/2015 06:10 | #132462
Can't go wrong with this collection but it's a little threadbare in the digital era, barely scratching the surface of John's music from his classic period. There are better collections available now. Better yet, get acquainted with some of the original albums.
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From 12/18/2014 16:30 | #129610
This is one of the best single disc compilation albums of all time - hit after hit.
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From 09/08/2012 01:03 | #50223
Good way to discover Elton's early work (that is, the hits that made him famous). But if your looking for great music start to finish in one recording, try Captain Fantastic or Yellow Brick Road.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno
8. Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
9. Sheer Heart Attack by Queen
10. A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
11. Mirage by Camel
12. Queen II by Queen
13. Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
14. Radio City by Big Star
15. Autobahn by Kraftwerk
16. Kimono My House by Sparks
17. No Other by Gene Clark
18. Country Life by Roxy Music
19. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson
20. Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
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