Elton John - Diamonds

Diamonds is the definitive Elton John collection, a 21-track career retrospective spanning five decades of hits, from early classics like "Your Song" and "Rocket Man" through disco-era smashes, tender ballads, and duets with Kiki Dee and George Michael. Released in 2017 to mark the 50th anniversary of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's songwriting partnership, this set brings together the singles that soundtracked generations, making it both a perfect entry point for new fans and a solid highlights reel for longtime collectors.

Few artists have a catalog deep enough to justify a compilation this sprawling and still leave plenty on the table. Across a five-decade career, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, placing him among the best-selling music artists in history, with over fifty Top 40 hits, seven consecutive number-one US albums, and 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, including nine number ones. For 31 consecutive years, from 1970 to 2000, he had at least one song on the Billboard Hot 100 every single year, a streak of consistency almost unmatched in popular music.

"Bennie and the Jets" and the disco-leaning material sit comfortably alongside the more intimate, piano-driven ballads that made his reputation in the first place, giving Diamonds a genuine sense of range rather than just chart-topping repetition.

Newly remastered by Bob Ludwig and pressed across two heavyweight 180-gram LPs in a gatefold jacket, this collection is the essential one-stop introduction to one of pop music's most prolific songwriters.