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Career
- Line-ups
- Hits since 2015
- Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) BE #1, 2021
- Cold Heart (Elton John & Dua Lipa) BE #2, 2021
- Hold Me Closer (Britney Spears / Elton John) BE #5, 2022
- Cold Heart (Elton John & Dua Lipa) NL #8, 2021
- Merry Christmas (Ed Sheeran & Elton John) NL #11, 2021
- Hold Me Closer (Britney Spears / Elton John) NL #33, 2022
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 8 nummers, hoogste #328 (Rocket Man)
- in the list since 1987, 10 years
- per song
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 5 albums, 8 singles
- Just Like Belgium - The Definitive Hits goud, 2007
- Love Songs platina, 1998
- The Big Picture goud, 1998
- Love Songs goud, 1995
- and 1 more
the Netherlands: 9 albums, 5 singles- Love Songs goud, 1997
- Love songs platina, 1996
- Love songs goud, 1995
- The very best of platina, 1995
- and 5 more
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Joe 96 3.2 a day Studio Brussel 50 1.7 a day NPO 3FM 14 0.5 a day Qmusic 14 0.5 a day MNM 13 0.4 a day Qmusic NL 11 0.4 a day VRT Radio 1 9 0.3 a day RADIO BOB! 8 0.3 a day Since we track the stationJoe 544 2.9 a day since May 2026 BBC Radio 1 445 0.4 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 444 0.4 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 418 0.4 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic 187 0.3 a day since Feb 2025 BBC Radio 6 Music 77 0.1 a day since Oct 2024 KEXP 69 0.1 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 39 0.3 a day since Jul 2026 - Airplay Top 40 (NL)
- 3 weeks in the last twelve months, best position 13
De Tijdloze on StuBru
De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.
| Song | From | Years in the list | 2025 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocket Man | 1972 | 7 (2019–2025) | #328 | #136 (2021) | #328 (2025) |
| I'm Still Standing | 1983 | 6 (2020–2025) | #349 | #190 (2021) | #349 (2025) |
| Your Song | 1970 | 9 (1987–2025) | #468 | #88 (1987) | #548 (2020) |
| Tiny Dancer | 1971 | 5 (2021–2025) | #792 | #417 (2022) | #1460 (2021) |
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 1973 | 5 (2021–2025) | #800 | #700 (2021) | #975 (2022) |
| Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me | 1991 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1336 | #940 (2023) | #1982 (2022) |
| Crocodile Rock | 1973 | 5 (2021–2025) | #2018 | #966 (2021) | #2019 (2022) |
| Don’t Go Breaking My Heart | 1975 | 2 (2024–2025) | #2084 | #2070 (2024) | #2084 (2025) |
| Candle in the Wind | 1973 | 1 (1997) | – | #94 (1997) | #94 (1997) |
| Song for Guy | 1978 | 1 (2023) | – | #1925 (2023) | #1925 (2023) |
| Nikita | 1985 | 1 (2021) | – | #1933 (2021) | #1933 (2021) |
| Bennie and the Jets | 1973 | 1 (2021) | – | #2001 (2021) | #2001 (2021) |
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who Believes In Angels? (Brandi / Elton) | 2025 | #14 (2 wk) | #21 (1 wk) | – |
| Caribou | 2024 | – | #86 (1 wk) | – |
| Honky Château | 2023 | #174 (1 wk) | #9 (2 wk) | – |
| Madman Across The Water | 2022 | #159 (1 wk) | – | – |
| The Lockdown Sessions | 2021 | #22 (7 wk) | #19 (8 wk) | – |
| Jewel Box | 2020 | #80 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Live From Moscow 1979 | 2020 | #198 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Diamonds | 2017 | #14 (93 wk) | #88 (1 wk) | – |
| Wonderful Crazy Night | 2016 | #26 (5 wk) | #43 (1 wk) | – |
| Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | 2014 | #59 (6 wk) | #74 (2 wk) | – |
| The Diving Board | 2013 | #33 (12 wk) | #22 (3 wk) | – |
| Good Morning To The Night | 2012 | #188 (1 wk) | – | – |
| The Union | 2010 | #66 (2 wk) | #60 (3 wk) | – |
| Rocket Man - The Definitive Hits | 2007 | – | #62 (7 wk) | – |
| Just Like Belgium - The Definitive Hits | 2007 | #3 (21 wk) | – | gold BE |
| The Captain & The Kid | 2006 | – | #43 (5 wk) | – |
| Peachtree Road | 2004 | #84 (1 wk) | #97 (1 wk) | – |
| Greatest Hits 1970-2002 | 2002 | #8 (20 wk) | #14 (25 wk) | – |
| Songs From The West Coast | 2001 | – | #13 (6 wk) | – |
| One Night Only - The Greatest Hits | 2000 | #48 (1 wk) | #50 (15 wk) | – |
| The Big Picture | 1997 | #10 (9 wk) | #8 (6 wk) | gold BE |
| Love Songs | 1995 | #5 (42 wk) | #3 (52 wk) | gold BE, gold NL, platinum BE, platinum NL |
| Made In England | 1995 | #8 (13 wk) | #11 (11 wk) | – |
| The Very Best Of Elton John | 1995 | #28 (18 wk) | #5 (50 wk) | 3x platinum BE, gold NL |
| Duets | 1993 | – | #32 (9 wk) | – |
| The One | 1992 | – | #14 (15 wk) | – |
| Sleeping With The Past | 1989 | – | #5 (38 wk) | gold NL |
| Live In Australia | 1987 | – | #43 (2 wk) | – |
| Leather Jackets | 1986 | – | #34 (3 wk) | – |
| Ice On Fire | 1985 | – | #6 (32 wk) | gold NL |
| Breaking Hearts | 1984 | – | #41 (2 wk) | – |
| Too Low For Zero | 1983 | – | #28 (10 wk) | – |
| Jump Up! | 1982 | – | #26 (3 wk) | – |
| The Fox | 1981 | – | #20 (8 wk) | – |
| Alle hits | 1980 | – | #17 (10 wk) | – |
| 21 At 33 | 1980 | – | #41 (2 wk) | – |
| A Single Man | 1978 | – | #16 (15 wk) | gold NL |
| Blue Moves | 1976 | – | #7 (11 wk) | – |
| Greatest Hits | 1975 | – | #16 (5 wk) | – |
| Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player | 1973 | – | #2 (11 wk) | – |
| Friends | 1971 | – | #6 (5 wk) | – |
| Elton John | 1971 | – | #2 (10 wk) | – |
| Tumbleweed Connection | 1971 | – | #4 (11 wk) | – |
| The very best of | – | – | platinum NL |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 8, the Netherlands 5.
How popular is Elton John compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
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Over the years
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Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| Joe | Netherlands | I'm Still Standing 130 · Nikita 114 · Don't Go Breaking My Heart 113 · Circle Of Life 68 · Can You Feel The Love Tonight 47 |
| MNM | Belgium | Cold Heart 10 · I'm Still Standing 10 · Can You Feel The Love Tonight 1 · Rocket Man 1 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | I'm Still Standing 1 · Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word 1 · Cold Heart 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Cold Heart 111 · Can You Feel The Love Tonight 24 · I'm Still Standing 21 · Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 · Candle In The Wind '97 2 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | I'm Still Standing 22 · Cold Heart 13 · Can You Feel The Love Tonight 2 · Don't Go Breaking My Heart 1 · Circle Of Life 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Seein’ Stars 122 · Talk To You 76 · Cold Heart 42 · Rocket Man 25 · I'm Still Standing 21 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2 · Cold Heart 2 · Border Song 2 · I'm Still Standing 2 · Tiny Dancer 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Rocket Man 19 · Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting 4 · Crocodile Rock 1 · Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1 · Tiny Dancer 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Cold Heart 2 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | Cold Heart 2 |
| FIP | France | Take Me To The Pilot 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | Tiny Dancer 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting 4 · Bennie and the Jets 4 · Rocket Man 4 · Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 4 · Honky Cat 2 |
| Oui FM | France | Crocodile Rock 1 · Rocket Man 1 |
| RADIO BOB! | Germany | Runaway Train 3 · Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting 1 |
| RTL2 | France | Rocket Man 2 |
| egoFM | Germany | Rocket Man 1 |