The Greatest Hits 1970-2002

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I got both, but prefer GH3 as it compliments the previous two cd’s in a better fashion without duplicating.

The Very Best of Elton John (not released in USA) - The best hits (from European POV) from 1970-1990. Please remember it can take some time for Paypal or your card issuer to process and post the refund.

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My favorite Elton John compilation is actually the 2 disc promo Selections From Rare Masters/Selections from the Elton John Collection [ Elton John - Selections From Rare Masters ]. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. On the international releases, "Bennie and the Jets" was replaced by " Candle in the Wind" (3:41, taken from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road). There is NO compilation that does a good job of covering the post 1990 era--and the forthcoming Diamonds doesn't really do that, either. All other songs made the Top 40 in the UK and the US, most also making the top ten, with "Bennie and the Jets" and " Crocodile Rock" topping the chart in the States.This is the kind of item that Elton fans just have to get, despite knowing each and every song by heart. John would wait until 1976 to top the singles chart in the UK, via his duet with Kiki Dee, " Don't Go Breaking My Heart. It topped the album chart in both the United States and the United Kingdom, staying at number one for ten consecutive weeks in the former nation and eleven weeks in the latter. With only ten tracks total, several other hit singles from the time period are not included in this collection. edition of GREATEST HITS VOLUME II that subbed in "Tiny Dancer" and "Bullet in the Gun" for "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" and "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart.

Although all of its songs are available as downloads, the album is currently out of print, having been superseded by four other greatest hits releases over the years; The Very Best of Elton John in 1990, Greatest Hits 1970–2002 in 2002, Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits in 2007 and Diamonds in 2017. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places. UMG now owns worldwide distribution rights to all of John's music, while sharing overall ownership with John himself. In 2003, Greatest Hits was ranked at number 135 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, [9] then was re-ranked at number 136 in a 2012 revised list.I know the very first MCA CD pressings circa 1985 didn't have "Candle" yet, but some of the last ones before a rights change for his pre-1976 back catalog did. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.