Sir Elton John's career-spanning greatest hits collection, Diamonds, has reached number one - after 374 weeks on the charts. Featuring signature songs like Tiny Dancer, I'm Still Standing and Rocket ...

Sir Elton’s previous number one albums span six decades, his first being Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player, released in 1973. His first greatest hits album topped the charts a year later.

Elton John pretty much ruled radio in the mid ‘70s. He released an unbroken string of six No. 1 albums, starting with his first classic, 1972’s ‘Honky Chateau,’ and including his 1973 ...

Sir Elton John is still achieving incredible success, decades into his career (Picture: Jeff Hahne/Getty Images) Sir Elton John may be decades into his career, yet he’s still scoring major ...

The album now joins Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player (1973), Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Caribou (1974), Elton John’s Greatest Hits (1974), Sleeping With The Past (1989), The ...

The career-spanning hits collection ... Elton told the Official Charts Company that he was thrilled with Diamonds new chart achievement. “I’m so happy to have a UK Number 1 album with Diamonds ...

Sir Elton John's career-spanning greatest hits collection ... starting with 1973's Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player. His first greatest hits album topped the charts a year later.

Elton John established the formula for subsequent albums: gospel-chorded rockers ... spot for eight weeks in late 1973, and a 1974 greatest-hits compilation that held fast at Number One for ...