How Many Consecutive Number 1 Albums Did Elton John Have?

Elton John Had No Less Than Seven Consecutive Number 1 Albums During His Glory Years.

Elton John Had No Less Than Seven Consecutive Number 1 Albums During His Glory Years.

Beginning with 1972’s “Honky Chateau”, Elton was to have seven consecutive number 1 albums.

In order of release, they were:

Honky Chateau (1972)
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player (1973)
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Caribou (1974)
Greatest Hits (1974)
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Rock of the Westies (1975)

It is interesting to mention that one of these albums (“Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy”) was actually the first album to ever enter the American charts at number 1.