Elton John 
Variations: Reg Dwight aka Elton John.
The best album credited to Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 211 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 7,175.
Elton John is ranked number 135 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 16,281 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
Elton John official website: http://web.eltonjohn.com
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| ! | 09/26/2026 02:33 | ootsp | 7 | 86/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 11:31 |  Ilolahti | 43 | 89/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 11:33 | pago82 | 1,406 | 67/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 80.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.5.
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Brandon8 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/03/2019 13:41 | #244392
It’s been said in many comments already but bears repeating that Elton is underrated on this site. He was one of the great artists of the 1970s his run that decade rivals David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Pink Floyd and maybe a few others. His best songs rival even The Beatles. The rest of his career is nothing to sneeze at either still plenty of classic singles. (Edited)
I don't understand why Elton John is not rated in the top 20 on the BEA list. His volume of excellent and outstanding work should qualify him for something higher. He excels as singer, songwriter and musician. A true all-around talent.
Rockdrigo 07/22/2014 03:51 | #117317
If there's an underrated artist in this site is Elton John, in the 70's he pulled out a Bowie releasing one great album after another. He hasn't done many interesting things since but with 8 albums (or so) been pretty consistent he is already a legend.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/02/2015 00:12 | #133691
Elton is a special artist for me. A musical genius, along with Stevie Wonder, who I grew up with just as my parents did when Elton debuted. Also like Stevie Wonder, he is very underrated on this site. Yes, after the late 70's, Elton has been merely a shadow of his former self, but his accomplishments speak for themselves.
Similar to Queen, he only has a few truly great albums, but his catalog of hits speak for itself as well. Yellow Brick Road is one of the most wonderful works of art in the history of popular music. Elton John is a legend.
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/05/2011 18:30 | #29809
Seems to be one of the more underrated artists/bands on this site. His earlier work was fantastic. Honky Chateau is especially underrated I think. Great from start to finish.
