ARTIST

Elton John

On the basis of the charts alone the most popular artist of the '70s, Elton John (b. Reginald Kenneth Dwight, March 25, 1947, Pinner, Middlesex, England), is a master showman whose electrifying performances and nonstop stream of hit records have made him an international superstar of the highest caliber. But the charts also tell another, even more impressive story: Beginning with his first American hit "Your Song" in 1970, the singer/pianist has so far amassed an astounding total of over 50 top 40 hits in his still-fruitful career. In 1993, he surpassed Elvis Presley for the most consecutive years of top 40 hits on Billboard's Hot 100, and became the only artist in pop history to have reached the top 30 for 24 uninterrupted years; since then, incredibly, he's done it...
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