7th album
Released in October 1973
Genres considered - Pop Rock, Glam Rock
74th best album cover of all time (Billboard, 2023)
No. 1 on Billboard Top LPs & Tape
No. 1 in the UK, Australia, & Canada
Over 20 million copies sold worldwide
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
No. 91 (2003) ... No. 112 (2012)
Selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry (2025)
Certified Gold in Denmark
Certified Platinum in New Zealand & the UK* (*1973 release)
Certified 2x Platinum in Canada & the UK* (*2014 release)
Certified 3x Platinum in Australia (re-release)
Certified 8x Platinum in the U.S.
Certified 10x Platinum in Australia (original release)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Title track to the album
No. 390 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2010)
No. 1 in Canada
No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100
No. 4 in Ireland
No. 6 in the UK
No. 6 on The Guardian's 50 Greatest Elton John Songs (2018)
No. 4 on Billboard's 75 Greatest Elton John Songs (2022)
Surpassed "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" in popularity and sales
Certified Gold in Denmark
Certified Platinum in the UK
Certified 2x Platinum in New Zealand & the U.S.
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