History Awesome / EltonJohn

* "I'm Still Standing" is a non-meta example, about someone who just got out of a bad relationship letting their ex know that, despite everything they did to wear them down, "[[{{Determinator}} I'm still standing]]".

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* How big was Music/EltonJohn in TheSeventies? He became the first performer to release an album that would debut at Number One on the Billboard magazine Albums Chart, ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'', in 1975. Surely, once you reach that height, [[ToughActToFollow there's only one way to go, right?]] Wrong! The follow-up album ''Rock of the Westies'' would repeat that success later in the year.
** And he stayed hot ''for a very, very long time''. Year after year, he kept scoring hits, especially in America. He eventually broke Music/ElvisPresley's record of 23 consecutive years with a Top-40 song on the Billboard Hot 100, doing so in 1993 with "Simple Life". The run ended in 1995, when two songs from ''Made in England'' made the US Top 40, pushing his record to 26.
** The span between his first and last No. 1 songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is 25 years. The first was 1973's "Crocodile Rock," the last 1998's "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (the latter on the strength of its double-A side, "Candle In the Wind 1997," recorded in the wake of the death of Princess Diana). While other artists have longer spans between first and most recent No. 1 hits [[note]]– Cher has 27-1/2 years (as a solo act), between 1971's "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" and 1999's "Believe," 33-1/2 if you consider 1965's "I Got You Babe" (as Sonny & Cher); and Michael Jackson has a 25-1/2 year run (both with the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist), spanning 1970's "I Want You Back" to 1995's "You Are Not Alone" – [[/note]] the accomplishment is a testament to his staying power.
* Not only the piano solo (and wild falsetto singing) in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiRZYqGHn6Q the 1980 Central Park concert]], but the shots of audience members playing ''[[AirGuitar air piano solos]]'' while he played.
* ''Music/GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad'', which became one of the most iconic albums of the rock era and showcased his dynamic and diverse style brilliantly. Four songs from the album are iconic hits: the title track, "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting," "Candle In the Wind" and "Bennie and the Jets." (Of which, only one of those – "Bennie ... " – reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.)
* His style is so iconic that it only takes a single chord to instantly identify who you're hearing. For proof, check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOGT3GTO84 the teaser]] for ''Film/Rocketman2019'' and ask yourself if that opening chord could possibly be anyone else.
* "Cold Heart", a 2021 medley mashup duet with Music/DuaLipa proved to be not only his first UK Top 5 hit in twelve years but also his first US Top 40 hit in ''twenty-two'' years.
* "I'm Still Standing" is a non-meta example, about someone who just got out of a bad relationship letting their ex know that, despite everything they did to wear them down, "I'm still standing".

* "Cold Heart", a 2021 medley mashup duet with Music/DuaLipa proved to be not only his first UK Top 5 hit in eleven years but also his first US Top 40 hit in ''twenty-two'' years.

* "Cold Heart", a 2021 medley mashup duet with Music/DuaLipa proved to be not only his first UK Top 5 hit in eleven years but also his first US Top 40 hit in ''twenty-two'' years

* ''Music/GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad''. No comment.

* How big was Elton in TheSeventies? He became the first performer to release an album that would debut at Number One on the Billboard magazine Albums Chart, ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy'', in 1975. Surely, once you reach that height, [[ToughActToFollow there's only one way to go, right?]] Wrong! The follow-up album ''Rock of the Westies'' would repeat that success later in the year.

* His style is so iconic that it only takes a single chord to instantly identify who you're hearing. For proof, check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOGT3GTO84 the teaser for ''Rocketman'']] and ask yourself if that opening chord could possibly be anyone else.

* His style is so iconic that it only takes a single chord to instantly identify who you're hearing. For proof, check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOGT3GTO84 the teaser for ''Rocketman'']] and ask yourself if that opening chord could possibly be anyone else.

* His style is so iconic that it only takes a single chord to instantly identify who you're hearing. For proof, check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOGT3GTO84 the teaser for {{Rocketman}}]] and ask yourself if that opening chord could possibly be anyone else.

* His style is so iconic that it only takes a single chord to instantly identify who you're hearing. For proof, check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOGT3GTO84 the teaser for ''Film/{{Rocketman}}'']] and ask yourself if that opening chord could possibly be anyone else.

* ''Music/GoodbyeYellowBrickRoad''. No comment.

* How big was Elton in TheSeventies? He became the first performer to release an album that would debut at Number One on the Billboard magazine Albums Chart, ''Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy'', in 1975. Surely, once you reach that height, [[ToughActToFollow there's only one way to go, right?]] Wrong! The follow-up album ''Rock Of The Westies'' would repeat that success later in the year.

* Not only the piano solo (and wild falsetto singing) in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiRZYqGHn6Q the 1980 Central Park concert]], but the shots of audience members playing ''[[AirGuitar air piano solos]]'' while he played.

* How big was Elton in TheSeventies? He became the first performer to release an album that would debut at Number One on the Billboard magazine Albums Chart, ''Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy'', in 1975. Surely, once you reach that height, [[ToughActToFollow there's only one way to go, right?]] Wrong! The follow-up album would repeat that success later in the year.