The best Elton John songs
The top 3 according to 252 votes from people: Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) · Your Song · Bennie and the Jets. (Updated Sep 30, 2025.)
Elton John and Bernie Taupin's greatest songs, as ranked by critics and fans: Your Song, Rocket Man and the rest of the classics.
Top 16
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1
Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
1972. An astronaut who misses home.
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Your Song
1970. The love song that made him famous.
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3
Bennie and the Jets
1973. A US number one with a live-concert feel.
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4
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
1973. For some, the duo's masterpiece.
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5
Candle in the Wind
1973. Written about Marilyn Monroe.
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6
I'm Still Standing
1983. The eighties comeback anthem.
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7
Daniel
1973. A song about a brother coming home.
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8
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
1974. A ballad of rejection, later a duet with George Michael.
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9
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
1994. From The Lion King; it won the Oscar.
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10
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
1973. His most rocking song.
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11
Crocodile Rock
1972. His first US number one.
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12
Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)
2021. With Dua Lipa; a late number one in the UK.
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13
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
1976. A piano ballad about apologising.
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14
Tiny Dancer
1971. Revived decades later by the film Almost Famous.
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15
Levon
1971. A deep cut fans adore.
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16
Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
1973. The epic opener of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (5)
Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding is the real masterpiece and nobody talks about it
Your Song at number one? Rocket Man is clearly better, come on
Your Song is the purest thing he ever wrote, it deserves the top
Tiny Dancer should be top 3, the Almost Famous bus scene alone
I'm Still Standing this high is a crime, it's fun but not top 3 material