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List of awards and nominations received by Elton John

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Elton John at the 1975 Rock Music Awards
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The following is a list of awards and nominations received by British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John. Outside of music, John has also received several honourable awards, including a knighthood in 1998. His accolades won him the honor as an EGOT at the 75th Emmy awards in January 2024.

John has sold over 300 million records worldwide during his six-decade career in music, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.[1][2][3][4] He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number ones in the UK and US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US.[5][6] His 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and his 1974 Greatest Hits compilation album are among the best-selling albums worldwide.[7] His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of his 1974 single in dedication to Princess Diana, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling chart single of all time.[8][9][10] In 2019, John was ranked by Billboard as the top solo artist in US chart history (third overall), and the top Adult Contemporary artist of all time.[11][12] In 2021, John became the first solo artist with UK Top 10 singles across six decades.[13][14][15]

John has received five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards; including for Outstanding Contribution to Music; two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, a Disney Legend Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 49th on its list of 100 influential musicians of the rock and roll era.[16] He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and is a fellow of The Ivors Academy. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music and charitable services in 1998, and was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) in 2020.[17] John won an Emmy award in 2024 for his program Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium, completing the set of television (Emmy), music (Grammy), movie (Oscar) and stage (Tony) awards known as an EGOT.

John is also known for his work on the stage and film; he wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals The Lion King (1998), Aida (2000), and Billy Elliot the Musical (2009), and also wrote the songs for the Disney animated film The Lion King (1994). Over his six decade career in music, John has received 35 Grammy Award nominations receiving five wins and a Grammy Legend Award in 1999. He also received the three Tony Award nominations winning for Best Original Score for his work on Broadway for The Lion King in 1998, Aida in 2000, and Billy Elliot the Musical in 2009. For his work on film he received four Academy Award nominations for Best Original Song for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King (1994), and "I'm Gonna Love Me Again" for Rocketman (2019).

  1. ^ "Elton John sets new UK music chart record six decades after career began". The Breeze. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Elton John on why he's retiring from touring: 'I'd rather be with my children'". Good Morning America. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Elton John". Forbes. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ Savage, Mark (24 January 2018). "BBC: Elton John to make statement on future". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Elton John". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Elton John on Being the Top Male Solo Artist of All Time". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ Greene, Andy (14 March 2014). "Elton John & Bernie Taupin on 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  8. ^ Beech, Mark (28 August 2017). "Elton John's Diana Tribute Still Best-Selling Chart Single, 20 Years On". Forbes. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021. As the world remembers the tragic death of the Princess of Wales 20 years ago, data confirms that a tribute record to her remains the best-selling chart single of all time.
  9. ^ "RIAA News Room – The American Recording Industry Announces its Artists of the Century". Recording Industry Association of America website. RIAA. 10 November 1999. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2010. 'Candle in the Wind 1997' soon surpassed Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas' to become the best-selling single of all time.
  10. ^ Guinness World Records 2009 states that "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the "best-selling single since charts began". John's 1997 song has sold the most copies when looking at copies sold since charts began, as verified in Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records. 2008. ISBN 978-1-904994-37-4. See also: Guinness World Records, 2009 Edition, pages 14, 15 & 169 [1] Archived 26 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Greatest of All Time Artists". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  12. ^ "AC's Top Artists" (PDF). Billboard. 23 July 2011. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Elton John sets new Official Chart record with Top 10s across six decades". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  14. ^ Sexton, Paul (13 October 2021). "Elton John Becomes First Act To Have UK Top Ten Hits In Six Decades". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Elton John sets new UK charts record with his latest single". NME. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone. No. 946. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2006.
  17. ^ "About: All About Elton: Bio". Elton John. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
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