Tuesday, July 9, 2013

1975

 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 30 X 30 oil ... Oldrock News: Elton John - "Rock Of The Westies" (1976 ... Elton John - Empty Sky (2010, SHM-CD, CD) | Discogs

 US Chart History


US Chart Singles History


Song Title Hot 100 Debut Top 40 Debut Weeks on Chart Peak Position

Philadelphia Freedom

  3/15/75 17 1(2)

Someone Saved My Life Tonight

  7/12/75 10 4

Island Girl

 

10/18/75 12 1(3)

 

Album Chart History

Album Title Album Chart Debut Weeks on Chart Peak Position

Empty Sky

2/8/75 8 6

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

6/7/75 24 1(7)

Rock of the Westies

11/8/75 9 1(3)

 

 

"Philadelphia Freedom"  was written for Billie Jean King's tennis team the Philadelphia Freedoms

Elton became the first artist to have an album debut at #1 with"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" and repeated that feat in the same year with "Rock of the Westies"

"Island Girl" carried the streak into 1976

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