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Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That (1988)

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" I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That " is a hit song from British performer Elton John's 1988 album, Reg Strikes Back . The song was written by John and his long-time songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin. The song reached #30 on the UK Singles Chart. It fared better in the United States, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1988, becoming John's biggest hit of the 1980s there . The song also became John's eighth #1 on the adult contemporary chart. Read more about the song

Elton John - The One (1992)

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" The One " is the first single from Elton John's 1992 album, also called The One . It reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #10 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a #1 hit on Canada's RPM 100 national singles chart on 5 September 1992. Read more about the song

Elton John - Song For Guy (1978)

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" Song for Guy " is a mainly instrumental piece of music by Elton John. It is the closing track of his 1978 album, A Single Man . Read more about the song

Elton John - I'm Still Standing (1983)

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"I'm Still Standing" is a song by British rock musician Elton John, from his Platinum-certified 1983 album, Too Low for Zero. Read more about the song

Elton John - Believe (1995)

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" Believe " is a 1994 song recorded by Elton John. It was the first single from his album Made in England and was released on 20 February 1995. It reached #1 in Canada. In the US, " Believe " was Elton John's fifteenth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and also went to number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1976)

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" Don't Go Breaking My Heart " is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms " Ann Orson " and " Carte Blanche " (a pun on the expression "an horse and cart, blanche"), respectively, and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. It is not to be confused with the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song of the same title recorded in 1965 by Dionne Warwick for the album Here I Am. Read more about the song

Elton John - Sacrifice (1990)

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" Sacrifice " is a ballad performed by musician Elton John. The lyrics are by Bernie Taupin and the music by John. The song appears on the 1989 album Sleeping with the Past . It was first released in October 1989, then in 1990, and was the second single from the album. It achieved success, particularly in France and the UK, where it became his first solo chart-topper, spending five weeks at the top. Read more about the song

Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (1983)

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" I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues " is a song by British singer Elton John, with music by John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin and Davey Johnstone. In the US it was one of John's biggest hits of the 1980s, holding at #2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read more about the song

Elton John - Candle In The Wind (1974)

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" Candle in the Wind " is a song with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This version of the song was released as a single and reached No. 1 in many countries, proving a much greater success than the original, officially being listed as the second best-selling single of all time. Read more about the song

George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (1991)

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As successful as the 1974 record had been, it was as a duet with George Michael that "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me " had its greatest success. The pair had performed the song at the Live Aid concert in 1985. Recorded live at a concert at Wembley Arena, Read more about the song