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Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Elton John
Released	November 1974
Recorded	1970–1974
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	44:12
Label	DJM; MCA; Polydor;
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
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Greatest Hits is the eleventh official album release for English musician Elton John, and the first compilation. Released in November 1974, it spans the years 1970 to 1974, compiling ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia. It topped the album chart in both the United States and the United Kingdom, staying at number one for ten consecutive weeks in the former nation and eleven weeks in the latter. In Canada, it was number one for 13 weeks between 14 December 1974, and 22 March 1975, missing only 28 December 1974, at number two to Jim Croce's Photographs & Memories.

It was the best-selling album of 1975 in the United States, and is his second best-selling album to date, being his first to have received an RIAA diamond certification for US sales of more than 10 million copies – as of April 2016 the album has been certified for 17 million units in the US.^[1] It remains John's best-selling album in the U.S. and one of the best-selling albums of all time, with 24 million copies sold worldwide.^[2] Although all of its songs are available as downloads, the album is currently out of print, having been superseded by four other greatest hits releases over the years: The Very Best of Elton John in 1990, Greatest Hits 1970–2002 in 2002, Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits in 2007 and Diamonds in 2017.

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The single "Bennie and the Jets", which had topped the charts in both the US and Canada but which had not been released as a single in the United Kingdom at that point, appeared on the American and Canadian edition of the album. It was replaced by "Candle in the Wind" for the UK and Australian edition, having been a hit in both of those countries but never released as a single in the US and Canada. The 1992 reissue contains eleven tracks, with both songs included.

"Border Song," John's debut single from his second album Elton John in the UK, Australia, US and Canada, went to number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and to number 34 on the Canadian RPM national singles chart as a single in 1970.^[3] All other songs made the Top 40 in the UK and the US, most also making the top ten, with "Bennie and the Jets" and "Crocodile Rock" topping the chart in the States. John would wait until 1976 to top the singles chart in the UK, via his duet with Kiki Dee, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

With only ten tracks total, several other hit singles from the time period are not included in this collection. "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" from the Madman Across the Water album reached number 41 and number 24 respectively as singles in the US, and "The Bitch Is Back," his most recent single, peaked at number four in the US and topped the chart in Canada. Although all of these records charted higher than "Border Song," it may have been included because it was the first single by Elton John to chart in any market, or because of cover versions by high-profile acts such as The 5th Dimension or Aretha Franklin, the latter version reaching number 37 in the Billboard Hot 100 and number 23 in the Cash Box Top 100 in December 1970.^[4] Of the ten selections for the North American album, two ("Crocodile Rock" and "Bennie and the Jets") were number-one hits in the US; in Canada, five (these two plus "Daniel", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me") had been chart-toppers.^[5]^[6]

In 2003, Greatest Hits was ranked at number 135 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,^[7] then was re-ranked at number 136 in a 2012 revised list.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[10]

In Melody Maker, Chris Charlesworth said that he didn't think the compilation would be successful as "anyone interested enough is bound to have these tracks already", which made it hard for him to review the album. He noted that it must have been difficult to pick representative tracks for the record, but that John was "a personality who (thank God) put life back into rock when it was going stale".^[11] Sue Byrom of Record & Popswop Mirror said that for those that didn't have all his other albums, "this collection ... could make a good reference point", and concluded, "A lot of people think Greatest Hits albums are a cop-out ... it could be, but as far as Elton John is concerned, he really is one of the greatest hits of the music scene".^[12]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that "rarely has a greatest-hits collection been as effective as Elton John's first compilation", and called it "a nearly flawless collection, offering a perfect introduction to Elton John and providing casual fans with almost all the hits they need".^[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Original North American version

Side one
No.	Titel	Album	Length
1.	"Your Song"	Elton John (1970)	4:00
2.	"Daniel"	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1973)	3:53
3.	"Honky Cat"	Honky Château (1972)	5:12
4.	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)	3:14
5.	"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	4:55

Side two
No.	Titel	Album	Length
1.	"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"	Honky Château	4:40
2.	"Bennie and the Jets"	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	5:10
3.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"	Caribou (1974)	5:33
4.	"Border Song"	Elton John	3:19
5.	"Crocodile Rock"	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	3:56

Original international version

On the international releases, "Bennie and the Jets" was replaced by "Candle in the Wind" (3:41, taken from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road).

1992 Polydor Reissue

The compact disc version of Greatest Hits, issued in the 1990s, features both "Bennie and the Jets" (track 7) and "Candle in the Wind" (track 8).

1994 DCC Compact Classics Gold Disc

This edition follows the US LP track listing for the main album and adds "Candle In The Wind" as track 11.

1996 Japanese edition

The expanded edition released by Nippon PolyGram/Mercury Music Entertainment (subtitled Your Song) has a different running order, excluding "Bennie and the Jets" and adding five additional tracks.^[13] In 2000, Universal Music Japan reissued the album under the alternative title Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. The track listing is as follows:

"Your Song"
"Skyline Pigeon"
"Daniel"
"Crocodile Rock"
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
"Take Me to the Pilot"
"Rock n' Roll Madonna"
"Candle in the Wind"
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)
"Honky Cat"
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
"Border Song"
"It's Me That You Need"

Charts

Weekly charts

Original release

Chart (1974–1976)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[14]	1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[15]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	16
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[17]	6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[18]	43
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[19]	67
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[20]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[21]	3
UK Albums (OCC)^[22]	1
US Billboard 200^[23]	1

Reissue

Chart (1991–1996)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[24]	27
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)^[25]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[14]	10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[26]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[27]	7
US Billboard 200^[28]	1

Chart (1976)	Position
US Billboard 200^[29]	99

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[30]	Diamond	1,000,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[31]	Gold	100,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)^[32] 1996 reissue	Gold	100,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)^[33] 2000 reissue	Platinum	200,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[35]	Platinum	400,000^[34]
United States (RIAA)^[36]	17× Platinum	17,000,000^‡
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "American album certifications – Elton John". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Elton John's Greatest Hits hits #1". History. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 14, no. 7. 3 October 1970. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2024 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 12/19/70". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ List of RPM number-one singles of 1973
^ List of RPM number-one singles of 1974
^ "Greatest Hits no. 135". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Elton John – Greatest Hits". AllMusic.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Charlesworth, Chris (23 November 1974). "Magical Elton". Melody Maker. p. 40.
^ Byrom, Sue (16 November 1974). "Albums". Record & Popswop Mirror. p. 24.
^ エルトン・ジョン / ユア・ソング～エルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツ [Product description: Elton John – Your Song: Elton John's Greatest Hits (PHCR-1443)]. cdjournal.com (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 158. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3900a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elton John – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elton John – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Charts.nz – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Elton John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Elton John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "グッバイ・イエロー・ブリック・ロード～エルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツ／エルトン・ジョン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Your Song: Greatest Hits (1996 reissue) by Elton John]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 May 2013.
^ "Elton John Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6849a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
^ "The Official UK Charts Company : ALBUM CHART HISTORY". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
^ "Pop Albums ("Talent in Action" supplement)". Billboard. 27 December 1975. p. 16.
^ "Pop Albums ("Talent in Action" supplement)". Billboard. 25 December 1976. p. 12.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.
^ "French album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 November 2021. Select ELTON JOHN and click OK.
^ "Japanese album certifications – エルトン・ジョン – Greatest Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 August 2022. Select 1996年7月 on the drop-down menu
^ "Japanese album certifications – エルトン・ジョン – エルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 August 2022. Select 2000年12月 on the drop-down menu
^ "DJM to Lift Sales From Pye In May". Billboard. 11 January 1975. p. 29. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via Google Books.
^ "British album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "American album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

External links

Rolling Stone 500 greatest albums listing

[1] "American album certifications – Elton John". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[2] "Elton John's Greatest Hits hits #1". History. Retrieved 20 May 2018.

[3] "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 14, no. 7. 3 October 1970. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2024 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[4] "Cash Box Top 100 12/19/70". Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[5] List of RPM number-one singles of 1973

[6] List of RPM number-one singles of 1974

[7] "Greatest Hits no. 135". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[8] "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2019.

[AllMusic-9] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Elton John – Greatest Hits". AllMusic.

[10] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[11] Charlesworth, Chris (23 November 1974). "Magical Elton". Melody Maker. p. 40.

[12] Byrom, Sue (16 November 1974). "Albums". Record & Popswop Mirror. p. 24.

[13] エルトン・ジョン / ユア・ソング～エルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツ [Product description: Elton John – Your Song: Elton John's Greatest Hits (PHCR-1443)]. cdjournal.com (in Japanese). CD Journal. Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[aus-14] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 158. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-15] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3900a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Elton_John-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Elton John – Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[FINI-17] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Elton_John-18] "Offiziellecharts.de – Elton John – Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[JPN-19] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_New_Zealand_Elton_John-20] "Charts.nz – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[ac_Norway_Elton_John-21] "Norwegiancharts.com – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[ac_UK_Elton_John-22] "Elton John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Elton_John-23] "Elton John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[24] "グッバイ・イエロー・ブリック・ロード～エルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツ／エルトン・ジョン-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of Your Song: Greatest Hits (1996 reissue) by Elton John]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 May 2013.

[ac_BillboardCatalog_Elton_John-25] "Elton John Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[CAN2-26] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6849a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

[27] "The Official UK Charts Company : ALBUM CHART HISTORY". Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

[28] "Pop Albums ("Talent in Action" supplement)". Billboard. 27 December 1975. p. 16.

[29] "Pop Albums ("Talent in Action" supplement)". Billboard. 25 December 1976. p. 12.

[CanadaElton_JohnGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-30] "Canadian album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Music Canada.

[FranceElton_JohnGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-31] "French album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 9 November 2021. Select ELTON JOHN and click OK.

[Japanエルトン・ジョンGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-32] "Japanese album certifications – エルトン・ジョン – Greatest Hits" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 August 2022. Select 1996年7月 on the drop-down menu

[Japanエルトン・ジョンエルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツalbumCertRef-33] "Japanese album certifications – エルトン・ジョン – エルトン・ジョン・グレイテスト・ヒッツ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 August 2022. Select 2000年12月 on the drop-down menu

[34] "DJM to Lift Sales From Pye In May". Billboard. 11 January 1975. p. 29. Retrieved 25 December 2021 – via Google Books.

[United_KingdomElton_JohnGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-35] "British album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry.

[United_StatesElton_JohnGreatest_HitsalbumCertRef-36] "American album certifications – Elton John – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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v t e Elton John
Songs Albums Singles Concerts Videos Awards
Studio albums	Empty Sky Elton John Tumbleweed Connection Madman Across the Water Honky Château Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Rock of the Westies Blue Moves A Single Man Victim of Love 21 at 33 The Fox Jump Up! Too Low for Zero Breaking Hearts Ice on Fire Leather Jackets Reg Strikes Back Sleeping with the Past The One Duets Made in England The Big Picture Songs from the West Coast Peachtree Road The Captain & the Kid The Diving Board Wonderful Crazy Night Regimental Sgt. Zippo The Lockdown Sessions
Live albums	17-11-70 Here and There Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden Live from Moscow 1979
Soundtrack albums	Friends The Lion King (1994) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida The Muse The Road to El Dorado Gnomeo & Juliet Rocketman The Lion King (2019)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Thom Bell Sessions Lady Samantha Greatest Hits Vol. 3 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions To Be Continued The Very Best of Elton John Rare Masters Greatest Hits 1976–1986 Chartbusters Go Pop Classic Elton John Love Songs Prologue Greatest Hits 1970–2002 Elton John's Christmas Party Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Diamonds Elton: Jewel Box
Extended plays	"I've Been Loving You" The Thom Bell Sessions Remixed
Other albums	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin The Union Good Morning to the Night Revamp & Restoration
Video albums	The Afternoon Concert The Night Time Concert Night and Day Concert Live in Australia The Very Best of Elton John Live in Barcelona Love Songs Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Dream Ticket Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden The Red Piano
Concert tours	1970 World Tour Rock of the Westies Tour Louder Than Concorde Tour 1979 tour of the Soviet Union 1980 World Tour Jump Up Tour Too Low for Zero Tour European Express Tour Breaking Hearts Tour Ice on Fire Tour Tour De Force Sleeping with the Past Tour The One Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Made in England Tour Face to Face 1998 An Evening with Elton John Medusa Tour Stately Home Tour Face to Face 2001 Songs from the West Coast Tour Face to Face 2002 A Journey Through Time 2003 Tour Face to Face 2003 2004 Tour Peachtree Road Tour 2006 European Tour The Captain and the Kid Tour Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 2010 European Tour Greatest Hits Tour 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man The Diving Board Tour Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour All the Hits Tour The Final Curtain Tour Wonderful Crazy Night Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road
Concert residencies	The Red Piano The Million Dollar Piano
Miscellaneous performances	List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours The Union Tour
Musicals	The Lion King 1994 film 2019 film 1997 musical The Road to El Dorado Aida Billy Elliot the Musical Lestat The Devil Wears Prada Tammy Faye
Related articles	Bernie Taupin Elton John Band Gus Dudgeon Paul Buckmaster John Reid Ray Williams Dick James DJM Records David Furnish Kiki Dee Elton John AIDS Foundation Watford F.C. Bluesology Hookfoot Woodside, Old Windsor Rocket Pictures Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras Elton John: Me, Myself & I The Union Elton John: The Classic Years Rocketman (film) Me Elton John: Never Too Late
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v t e Juno Award for International Album of the Year
1970s	1975: Paul McCartney and Wings – Band on the Run 1976: Elton John – Greatest Hits 1977: Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! 1978: Fleetwood Mac – Rumours 1979: Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever
1980s	1980: Supertramp – Breakfast in America 1981: Pink Floyd – The Wall 1982: John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy 1983: Men at Work – Business as Usual 1984: The Police – Synchronicity 1985: Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. 1986: Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms 1987: Madonna – True Blue 1988: no award ceremony held 1989: Various Artists – Dirty Dancing
1990s	1990: Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It's True (Disqualified) 1991: MC Hammer – Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em 1992: Vanilla Ice – To the Extreme 1993: Bryan Adams – Waking Up the Neighbours 1994: Whitney Houston – The Bodyguard 1995: Celine Dion – The Colour of My Love 1996: The Cranberries – No Need to Argue 1997: Celine Dion – Falling into You 1998: Spice Girls – Spice 1999: Celine Dion – Let's Talk About Love
2000s	2000: Backstreet Boys – Millennium 2001: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2002: Shaggy – Hot Shot 2003: Eminem – The Eminem Show 2004: 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005: Green Day – American Idiot 2006: Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business / Coldplay – X&Y 2007: Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way 2008: Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad 2009: Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
2010s	2010: Kings of Leon – Only by the Night 2011: Katy Perry – Teenage Dream 2012: Adele – 21 2013: Mumford & Sons – Babel 2014: Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox 2015: Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour 2016: Adele – 25 2017: Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams 2018: Kendrick Lamar – Damn 2019: Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys
2020s	2020: Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 2021: Harry Styles – Fine Line 2022: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour 2023: Harry Styles - Harry's House 2024: SZA, SOS

v t e Billboard Year-End number one albums
1956–1975	1956: Calypso – Harry Belafonte 1957: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1958: Music from My Fair Lady – Original Cast 1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini 1960: Music from The Sound of Music – Original Cast 1961: Camelot – Original Cast 1962: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1963: West Side Story – Soundtrack 1964: Music from Hello, Dolly! – Original Cast 1965: Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack – Soundtrack 1966: Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass 1967: More of the Monkees – The Monkees 1968: Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1969: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly 1970: Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 1971: Jesus Christ Superstar – Soundtrack 1972: Harvest – Neil Young 1973: The World Is a Ghetto – War 1974: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John 1975: Greatest Hits – Elton John
1976–2000	1976: Frampton Comes Alive! – Peter Frampton 1977: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 1978: Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack 1979: 52nd Street – Billy Joel 1980: The Wall – Pink Floyd 1981: Hi Infidelity – REO Speedwagon 1982: Asia – Asia 1983: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1985: Born in the U.S.A. – Bruce Springsteen 1986: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston 1987: Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi 1988: Faith – George Michael 1989: Don't Be Cruel – Bobby Brown 1990: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 – Janet Jackson 1991: Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey 1992: Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks 1993: The Bodyguard – Soundtrack 1994: The Sign – Ace of Base 1995: Cracked Rear View – Hootie & the Blowfish 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1997: Spice – Spice Girls 1998: Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture – James Horner 1999: Millennium – Backstreet Boys 2000: No Strings Attached – NSYNC
2001–present	2001: 1 – The Beatles 2002: The Eminem Show – Eminem 2003: Get Rich or Die Tryin' – 50 Cent 2004: Confessions – Usher 2005: The Massacre – 50 Cent 2006: Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood 2007: Daughtry – Daughtry 2008: As I Am – Alicia Keys 2009: Fearless – Taylor Swift 2010: I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle 2011: 21 – Adele 2012: 21 – Adele 2013: The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake 2014: Frozen – Soundtrack 2015: 1989 – Taylor Swift 2016: 25 – Adele 2017: Damn – Kendrick Lamar 2018: Reputation – Taylor Swift 2019: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish 2020: Hollywood's Bleeding – Post Malone 2021: Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen 2022: Un Verano Sin Ti – Bad Bunny 2023: One Thing at a Time – Morgan Wallen

v t e UK Christmas number-one albums
1956–1960	The King and I – Various artists (1956) The King and I – Various artists (1957) South Pacific – Various artists (1958) South Pacific – Various artists (1959) South Pacific – Various artists (1960)
1961–1970	Another Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1961) The Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1962) With the Beatles – the Beatles (1963) Beatles for Sale – the Beatles (1964) Rubber Soul – the Beatles (1965) The Sound of Music – Various artists (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – the Beatles (1967) The Beatles – the Beatles (1968) Abbey Road – the Beatles (1969) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits – Andy Williams (1970)
1971–1980	Electric Warrior – T. Rex (1971) 20 All Time Hits of the 50s – Various artists (1972) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John (1973) Elton John's Greatest Hits – Elton John (1974) A Night at the Opera – Queen (1975) Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats – Glen Campbell (1976) Disco Fever – Various artists (1977) Grease – Various artists (1978) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 – Rod Stewart (1979) Super Trouper – ABBA (1980)
1981–1990	The Visitors – ABBA (1981) The John Lennon Collection – John Lennon (1982) Now That's What I Call Music – Various artists (1983) Hits 1 – Various artists (1984) Now – The Christmas Album – Various artists (1985) Now That's What I Call Music 8 – Various artists (1986) Now That's What I Call Music 10 – Various artists (1987) Private Collection: 1979–1988 – Cliff Richard (1988) ...But Seriously – Phil Collins (1989) The Immaculate Collection – Madonna (1990)
1991–2000	Greatest Hits II – Queen (1991) Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 – Cher (1992) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell – Meat Loaf (1993) Carry On up the Charts – the Beautiful South (1994) Robson & Jerome – Robson & Jerome (1995) Spice – Spice Girls (1996) Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion (1997) Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – George Michael (1998) Come On Over – Shania Twain (1999) 1 – the Beatles (2000)
2001–2010	Swing When You're Winning – Robbie Williams (2001) Escapology – Robbie Williams (2002) Life for Rent – Dido (2003) Greatest Hits – Robbie Williams (2004) Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem (2005) Beautiful World – Take That (2006) Spirit – Leona Lewis (2007) The Circus – Take That (2008) I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009) Progress – Take That (2010)
2011–2020	Christmas – Michael Bublé (2011) Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé (2012) Swings Both Ways – Robbie Williams (2013) X – Ed Sheeran (2014) 25 – Adele (2015) Together – Michael Ball and Alfie Boe (2016) Revival – Eminem (2017) The Greatest Showman – Various artists (2018) You're in My Heart – Rod Stewart (2019) McCartney III – Paul McCartney (2020)
2021–	30 – Adele (2021) Midnights – Taylor Swift (2022) Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (2023)