Empty Sky
by Elton John

Empty Sky by Elton John
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 13,114th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 85 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (176th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (927th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,114th)

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Elton John bestography

Empty Sky is ranked 17th 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 7,315.

Elton John album bestography « Higher ranked (12,167th)
The Captain & The Kid
This album (13,114th)
Empty Sky
Lower ranked (14,846th) »
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Empty Sky rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 13,114th | 1960s rank: 927th | 1969 rank: 176th
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2026martinthoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s34/10013
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196958/1002
2026 AAL2014Top 98 Music Albums of 196982/981
2025SiromynianTop 33 Music Albums of 196931/330
2025 CharlieBarleyTop 63 Music Albums of 196963/630
2025JohnnyoTop albums of 1969 (101 - 200)36/43 -
2025 NightprowlerTop 48 Music Albums of the 1960s34/486
2025arnellarsenTop 99 Music Albums of 196984/991
2025 AAL2014Elton John: So Far...11/16 -
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 196969/1002
2025 nitomanoTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s (201-300)2/22 -
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - Elton John (UK) incl. non-solo - Ranked19/62 -
2025lanadeleswiftTop 45 Music Albums of 196920/453
2025 nitomanoTop 58 Music Albums of 196952/581
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - Elton John (UK) - Ranked18/61 -
2025arnellarsenTop 84 Music Albums of the 1960s36/8412
2025 ExTeaSeaF2LF: Elton John19/25 -
2025 ExTeaSeaTop 57 Music Albums of 196936/572
2025Invader666Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s100/1000
2025 TamthebamTOP 40 Elton John Albums29/40 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 50
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 88
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Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 85 votes)
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01/14/2026 06:09 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,16470/100
 
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03/19/2025 02:30 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,66575/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.4/100, a mean average of 66.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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75/100
From 03/20/2020 02:50 | #248887
A nice debut for Elton not highly regarded due to the success that followed but this rocks the hardest.
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From 10/17/2018 16:03 | #222674
Not bad at all and certainly a rawer and less polished Elton than future releases would be. No great standout tracks but it's certainly passable with strong hints of The Band and The Beatles throughout. Not Elton's best then but still good but that best was definitely still to come.
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From 01/20/2017 23:07 | #183636
Elton's debut is a little weak but is still a good listen. He would improve on it over the next 9 years before releasing his worst record Victim Of Love. Tracks to take notice of here are Empty Sky, Skyline Pigeon, Sails & Hymn 2000 an ok record.
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70/100
From 01/05/2017 00:00 | #181754
couple very strong tracks on this album - Skyline Pigeon being one which is still performed live - a testament to its enduring appeal
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From 07/07/2016 04:13 | #170742
Favoritas: Empty Sky, Lady What's Tomorrow, Skyline Pigeon
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From 10/29/2014 20:44 | #125734
First effort from Elton & Bernie. As we know, hasn't stood the test of time. Haven't really found the identity that would take them on to huge international success. Winsome vocals, undefined lyrics, all overly orchestrated. Fail.
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