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''Elton John Greatest Hits'', a 1974 compilation album, is the eleventh official album release for Elton John, and the first compilation. Released on MCA Records in November 1974, it spans the years 1970 to 1974, compiling ten of John's singles, with one track variation for releases in North America and for Europe and Australia. 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. It is his best-selling album to date, being his first to have received an RIAA Diamond certification for US sales of more than 16 million copies. ==Contents== The single "Bennie and the Jets," which had topped the charts in both nations but had not been a single in the United Kingdom, appeared on the American and Canadian edition of the album. It was replaced by "Candle in the Wind" for the UK and Australian edition, having been a hit in both of those countries but never released as a single in the US and Canada. The 1992 reissue contains eleven tracks, with both songs included. "Border Song," an album track on ''Elton John'' outside of the US and Canada, went to No. 92 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and to No. 34 on the Canadian ''RPM'' national singles chart as a single in 1970.〔Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4700&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=msnvgu5v4a643al8ugim1ea684〕 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. 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." With only ten tracks total, the compilers left off several other hit singles from the time period. "Tiny Dancer" and "Levon" from the ''Madman Across the Water'' album made it to No. 41 and No. 24 respectively as singles in the US, and "The Bitch Is Back," his most recent single, was a No. 4 in the US and topped the chart in Canada. Although all of these charted higher than "Border Song," it may have been included because it was the first Elton John single to chart in any market. Of the ten selections for the North American album, two ("Crocodile Rock" and "Bennie and the Jets") had been US No. 1 hits; in Canada, five (these two plus "Daniel", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me") had been chart-toppers.〔List of RPM number-one singles of 1973〕〔List of RPM number-one singles of 1974〕 In 2003, ''Elton John's Greatest Hits'' was ranked at number 136 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was the first of his many compilation albums; later ones include ''Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II'', ''Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume III'' (later replaced by ''Elton John's Greatest Hits 1976–1986''), ''The Very Best Of Elton John'' / ''To Be Continued...'', ''Elton John's Greatest Hits 1970–2002'' and ''Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits'' to name but a few. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greatest Hits (Elton John album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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