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The album “Honky Château” ended its five-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart.
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- Elton John performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
- Elton John performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles; actress Linda Lovelace introduced him.
- Elton John released his seventh studio album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which became his most successful and best-selling studio album. It includes “Candle in the Wind,” “Bennie and the Jets,” and the title track. Bernie Taupin's lyrics were written in two and a half weeks, and Elton John composed most of the music in three days in Kingston, Jamaica. The album sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, sold eight million copies in the United States, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.
- Elton John played at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- The double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is certified gold. According to the supplied source, it is Elton John’s third consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the chart.
- Elton John signed a recording contract as a solo artist with Uni Records, a division of MCA Records.
- Then little-known 23-year-old Elton John performed his first live concert in the United States at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. He appeared alongside singer and songwriter David Ackles and began his 17-concert US tour; according to one source, Neil Diamond introduced him to the audience. Among those in attendance were Don Henley, Quincy Jones and Leon Russell. Elton John performed songs including “Border Song”, “Your Song”, “Take Me to the Pilot” and a cover of The Rolling Stones' “Honky Tonk Women”. The concert received enthusiastic reviews and significantly boosted his career in America.
- Elton John released the single “The Bitch Is Back” in the UK on DJM Records. The B-side was “Cold Highway”.
- Elton John released the single “The Bitch Is Back” in the United States on MCA Records. The B-side was “Cold Highway”.
- Elton John officially received an RIAA gold record for "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", which had previously spent two weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind John Denver's "Annie's Song".
- Elton John reached No. 1 on the US chart with “Bennie and the Jets”.
- Elton John received a gold record for the single “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me”, which spent four weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100.