Last Updated on 2 April 2024

The following list is the Official Definitive List of the 200 best songs by Elton John.

I found 30 different ranked lists online of “best Elton John songs” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 30 lists that were averaged.

  1. Tiny Dancer (1971)
  2. Rocket Man (1972)
  3. Your Song (1970)
  4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
  5. Bennie and the Jets (1974)
  6. I’m Still Standing (1983)
  7. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (1973)
  8. Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1991)
  9. Someone Saved My Life Tonight (1975)
  10. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (1972)
  11. Daniel (1973)
  12. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (1973)
  13. Levon (1971)
  14. I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues (1983)
  15. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (1976)
  16. Crocodile Rock (1972)
  17. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (1976)
  18. Candle in the Wind (1973)
  19. Madman Across the Water (1971)
  20. The Bitch Is Back (1974)
  21. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (1994)
  22. Philadelphia Freedom (1975)
  23. Sacrifice (1989)
  24. Are You Ready for Love (2003)
  25. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (1982)
  26. Sad Songs (Say So Much) (1984)
  27. Burn Down the Mission (1970)
  28. Honky Cat (1972)
  29. Take Me to the Pilot (1970)
  30. I Want Love (2001)
  31. Amoreena (1970)
  32. Grey Seal (1973)
  33. Border Song (1970)
  34. Song for Guy (1978)
  35. Circle of Life (1994)
  36. Something About the Way You Look Tonight (1997)
  37. Pinball Wizard (1975)
  38. Step into Christmas (1973)
  39. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
  40. Believe (1995)
  41. Nikita (1985)
  42. This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore (2001)
  43. Blue Eyes (1982)
  44. Sixty Years On (1970)
  45. Cold Heart (2021)
  46. Home Again (2013)
  47. Ego (1978)
  48. Elderberry Wine (1973)
  49. Bad Side of the Moon (1995)
  50. It’s a Sin (2021)
  51. My Father’s Gun (1970)
  52. Skyline Pigeon (1969)
  53. Love Song (1970)
  54. Curtains (1975)
  55. The Last Song (1992)
  56. Hey Ahab (2010)
  57. Ballad of a Well-Known Gun (1970)
  58. Razor Face (1971)
  59. Mama Can’t Buy You Love (1979)
  60. Writing (1975)
  61. Come Back Baby (1965)
  62. All the Young Girls Love Alice (1973)
  63. The King Must Die (1970)
  64. The One (1992)
  65. I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) (1975)
  66. Tonight (1976)
  67. Ticking (1974)
  68. Whenever You’re Ready (We’ll Go Steady Again) (1973)
  69. Rotten Peaches (1971)
  70. The Ballad of Blind Tom (2013)
  71. (I’m Gonna) Love Me Again (2019)
  72. I’ve Seen That Movie Too (1973)
  73. Idol (1976)
  74. Harmony (1973)
  75. Country Comfort (1970)
  76. Talking Old Soldiers (1970)
  77. I Don’t Wanna Go on with You Like That (1988)
  78. Ghetto Gospel (2008)
  79. Part-Time Love (1978)
  80. Please (1995)
  81. When Love Is Dying (2010)
  82. Amy (1972)
  83. Come Down in Time (1970)
  84. The Captain and the Kid (2006)
  85. Hercules (1972)
  86. I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself (1972)
  87. Tower of Babel (1975)
  88. Mellow (1972)
  89. Have Mercy on the Criminal (1973)
  90. Holiday Inn (1971)
  91. Porch Swing in Tupelo (2004)
  92. Too Low for Zero (1983)
  93. Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) (1975)
  94. Roy Rogers (1973)
  95. Island Girl (1975)
  96. Little Jeannie (1980)
  97. Where To Now St. Peter (1970)
  98. Gone to Shiloh (2010)
  99. Salvation (1972)
  100. Hold Me Closer (2022)
  101. Elton’s Song (1981)
  102. Weight of the World (2004)
  103. Healing Hands (1989)
  104. The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34) (1973)
  105. The Diving Board (2013)
  106. Sweet Painted Lady (1973)
  107. Kiss the Bride (1983)
  108. If It Wasn’t for Bad (2010)
  109. Two Rooms at the End of the World (1980)
  110. One Horse Town (1976)
  111. I Need You to Turn To (1987)
  112. Jimmie Rodgers’ Dream (2010)
  113. Street Kids (1975)
  114. Empty Sky (1969)
  115. Long Way From Happiness (1997)
  116. Slave (1972)
  117. Indian Sunset (1971)
  118. Passengers (1984)
  119. Oceans Away (2013)
  120. Breaking Hearts (Ain’t What It Used to Be) (1984)
  121. Nobody Wins (1981)
  122. Answer in the Sky (2004)
  123. Someone’s Final Song (1976)
  124. My Quicksand (2013)
  125. We All Fall in Love Sometimes (1975)
  126. I’ve Seen the Saucers (1974)
  127. The New Fever Waltz (2013)
  128. Rock Me When He’s Gone (1971)
  129. That’s What Friends Are For (1986)
  130. I Fall Apart (1986)
  131. Blues Never Fade Away (2006)
  132. Friends (1971)
  133. Chosen Family (2021)
  134. Easier to Walk Away (1990)
  135. (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket (1975)
  136. Sad (2012)
  137. Written in the Stars (1999)
  138. My Elusive Drug (2004)
  139. Simple Things (2021)
  140. Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) (2006)
  141. Theme from a Non-Existent TV Series (1976)
  142. The Wide-Eyed and Laughing (1976)
  143. Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!) (1976)
  144. If There’s a God in Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?) (1976)
  145. The Bridge (2006)
  146. There’s No Tomorrow (2010)
  147. Where’s the Shoorah? (1976)
  148. Tinderbox (2006)
  149. Boogie Pilgrim (1976)
  150. Crystal (1983)
  151. Shooting Star (1978)
  152. Heels of the Wind (1981)
  153. Can’t Stay Alone Tonight (2013)
  154. Dream #1 (2013)
  155. Dream #2 (2013)
  156. Dream #3 (2013)
  157. The Fox (1981)
  158. I Should Have Sent Roses (2010)
  159. Take This Dirty Water (2013)
  160. In the Hands of Angels (2010)
  161. I’m Gonna Be a Teenage Idol (1973)
  162. Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight) (2013)
  163. Chameleon (1976)
  164. Finish Line (1993)
  165. It Ain’t Gonna Be Easy (1978)
  166. Fascist Faces (1981)
  167. Stolen Car (1993)
  168. Cage the Songbird (1976)
  169. Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes (2010)
  170. Simple Life (1992)
  171. Shine on Through (1978)
  172. Merry Christmas (2021)
  173. Better Off Dead (1975)
  174. Postcards from Richard Nixon (2006)
  175. Your Sister Can’t Twist (But She Can Rock ‘n Roll) (1973)
  176. Oscar Wilde Gets Out (2013)
  177. This Song Has No Title (1973)
  178. A Dream Come True (2010)
  179. A Town Called Jubilee (2013)
  180. Bitter Fingers (1975)
  181. I’m Not Gonna Miss You (2021)
  182. The Wasteland (2001)
  183. I Need You to Turn To (1970)
  184. Carla/Etude – Fanfare – Chloe (1981)
  185. Legal Boys (1982)
  186. Amazes Me (1989)
  187. Shoot Down the Moon (1985)
  188. Original Sin (2001)
  189. Blue Avenue (1989)
  190. Western Ford Gateway (1970)
  191. Always Love You (2021)
  192. Lady Samantha (1969)
  193. Club at the End of the Street (1989)
  194. E-Ticket (2021)
  195. Val-Hala (1970)
  196. A Woman’s Needs (1993)
  197. Old ’67 (2006)
  198. Sleeping with the Past (1989)
  199. When a Woman Doesn’t Want You (1992)
  200. Birds (2001)

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