Happy Birthday, Elton: A Decade In Review

2011

ALBUMS
★  Gnomeo & Juliet (Official Motion Picture Soundtrack)
★  Matthew Morrison [Matthew Morrison] – Elton duets with Matthew on Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters/Rocket Man.
★  T Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Revue (Live From the Beacon Theatre) – Elton performs Monkey Suit live.

UNIQUE SINGLES
★  Hard Times [Plan B (featuring Elton John and Paloma Faith)]
★  Whenever (a song inspired by Zarkana) – Co-written by Elton, who does not sing on the track, and PNAU’s Nick Littlemore.

LIVE
★  Elton gives 126 performances (three on TV) in 23 countries.

NOTABLE EVENTS
★  February 11 – The film Gnomeo & Juliet opens, eventually grossing over $190 million worldwide.
★  April 20 – The Union documentary debuts at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, with a solo performance by Elton afterward.
★  September 27 – Million Dollar Piano opens in Las Vegas.

2013

ALBUMS
★  The Diving Board – Peaks at #3 in the UK and #4 in the US.
★  …Like Clockwork [Queens Of The Stone Age] – Elton plays piano on Fairweather Friends.
★  In2ition [2CELLOS] – Elton sings on Oh, Well.
★  Save Rock And Roll [Fall Out Boy] – Elton sings duet vocals on the title track.
★  Exile [Hurts] – Elton plays piano on Help.

 

LIVE
★  Elton gives 114 performances (11 on TV) in 21 countries.

NOTABLE EVENTS
★  February 10 – Performs with Ed Sheeran and others on the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
★  September 2 – Receives the first BRITS Icon Award in London.
★  September 22 – Performs on the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

2015

SINGLES
★  Looking Up – Peaks at #12 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, extending his record for the most appearances on that tally at 71.

LIVE
★  Elton gives 105 performances (three on TV) in 21 countries.

NOTABLE EVENTS
★  May 2 – Performs at the New Orleans Jazz Festival; meets with his idol Jerry Lee Lewis backstage.
★  July 6 – Launches Elton John‘s Rocket Hour weekly show on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio.

2016

ALBUMS
★  Wonderful Crazy Night – Peaks at #6 in the UK and #8 in the US (Elton’s 19th top 10 album in America).
★  Choreography [Bright Light Bright Light] – Elton sings duet vocals on All In The Name, Running Back To You and Symmetry Of Two Hearts.
★  Double Take [Frankie Miller] – Elton sings duet vocals on Where Do The Guilty Go.
★  The Getaway [Red Hot Chili Peppers] – Elton plays piano on The Getaway (partially based on Bennie And The Jets).
★  We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service [A Tribe Called Quest] – Elton appears on Solid Wall Of Sound, which samples Bennie And The Jets.

 

UNIQUE SINGLES
★  I Love You All The Time – Elton’s charity cover of Eagles Of Death Metal song for those affected by the Paris attacks of November 13, 2015.

LIVE
★  131 performances (10 on TV) in 24 countries.

NOTABLE EVENTS
★  February 3 & 4 – Does In-store signing at HMV London and piano dedication at Kings Cross St Pancras International.
★  February 8 – Appears on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke.
★  November 10 – The Radical Eye: Modernist Photography from the Sir Elton John Collection opens at the Tate Modern museum.

2018

ALBUMS
★  Sherlock Gnomes: Music From the Motion Picture
★  Revamp: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
★  Restoration: Reimagining The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
★  Bobby Tarantino II (Mixtape) [Logic] – Elton appears on Yuck.
★  It’s About Time [Chic] – Elton sings on Queen.

UNIQUE SINGLES
★  Bennie And The Jets (live) / Young Dumb & Broke [Elton John featuring Khalid]
LIVE
★  Elton gives 78 performances in five countries.

NOTABLE EVENTS
★  January 28 – Performs with Miley Cyrus at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
★  January 30 – Elton John: I’m Still Standing – A GRAMMY Salute
★  March 23 – Sherlock Gnomes opens. It grosses over $90 million worldwide.
★  September 10 – Elton launches his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour in Allentown, PA.
★  November 15 – John Lewis Christmas ad The Boy & The Piano airs, to great acclaim.