Top 40 Streak Extenders

The "Official" Year-By-Year List Of THE Song That Extended Elton's Top 40 Streak

1970	Your Song
1971	Your Song	c/o
1972	Levon
1973	Crocodile Rock	c/o
1974	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	c/o
1975	Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds	c/o
1976	Island Girl	c/o
1977	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word	c/o
1978	Ego
1979	Mama Can't Buy You Love
1980	Little Jeannie
1981	Nobody Wins
1982	Empty Garden
1983	I'm Still Standing
1984	I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues	c/o
1985	In Neon
1986	That's What Friends Are For/Wrap Her Up	c/o
1987	Flames Of Paradise w/Jennifer Rush
1988	Candle In The Wind ( live )	c/o
1989	Through The Storm w/Aretha Franklin
1990	Sacrifice
1991	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me w/George Michael
1992	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me w/George Michael	c/o
1993	The Last Song	c/o
1994	Can You Feel The Love Tonight
1995	Believe
1996	Blessed	c/o
1997	Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997
1998	Something About The Way You Look Tonight / Candle In The Wind 1997	c/o
1999	Written In The Stars w/LeAnn Rimes
2000	No Top 40 Single!
2021	Cold Heart (PNAU) Remix w/Dua Lipa	First Top40 appearance since 1999

Some quick Elton's Top 40 Streak facts;

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to Elton's Top 40 Streak, the only rule that applies is at least one song in the Top 40 each year. It doesn't have to be a different song each year. It doesn't have to be a single released in the same year. It doesn't have to be a solo performance, a duet is ok..

"Written In The Stars" debuted at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 March 6, 1999 to extend Elton's Top 40 Streak to an incredible 30 years.

During the 30 years of the streak, 13 times the streak was extended with carry-over singles, singles that debuted in the Top 40 the previous year.

In 11 of the 13 years where Elton had a carry-over single, a subsequent single debuted in the Top 40, ensuring that the streak would have extended. The only two years where a carry-over single made the only Top 40 appearance was 1996 when "Blessed" extended the streak to 27 years and 1998 when "Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind 1997" extended the streak to 29 years.

The longest time between carry-over singles was a span of 6 years from 1978-1983 starting with "Ego" and ending with "I'm Still Standing."

The longest streak of carry-over singles was a span of 5 years from 1973-1977 starting with "Crocodile Rock" and ending with "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word."

Three times a single extended the streak over 2 years, "Your Song" from 1970-1971, "Dont' Let The Sun Go Down On Me" w/George Michael from 1991-1992 and "Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle In The Wind 1997" from 1997-1998.