Empty Sky
by Elton John
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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 208 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,302.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Empty Sky track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 17:36 | Jakor | 5,437 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2026 11:33 |  VictorVale | 3,878 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 06:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,369 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2025 12:34 |  Tamthebam | 23,222 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2025 09:57 | Invader666 | 2,622 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.5/100, a mean average of 67.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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Brandon8 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.
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.
Tamthebam 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.
couple very strong tracks on this album - Skyline Pigeon being one which is still performed live - a testament to its enduring appeal
nitomano 07/07/2016 04:13 | #170742
Favoritas: Empty Sky, Lady What's Tomorrow, Skyline Pigeon
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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