CSPC: Elton John Popularity Analysis

Digital Singles Sales – Part 3

As a reminder, the weighting is done with a 10 to 1,5 ratio between one album and one digital single.

21 at 33 (1980) – 6,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 40,000

The Fox (1981) – 1,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 5,000

Jump Up! (1982) – 18,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 120,000

Too Low for Zero (1983) – 266,000 equivalent albums

I’m Still Standing – 1,120,000
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues – 620,000
Remaining tracks – 30,000

Breaking Hearts (1984) – 8,000 equivalent albums

All tracks – 50,000

Ice on Fire (1985) – 39,000 equivalent albums

Nikita – 240,000
Remaining tracks – 20,000

Leather Jackets (1986) – 0 equivalent albums

All tracks – 0

Among 1980-1986 songs, I’m Still Standing is easily the most remembered one with more than 1 million digital sales. The runner up is another song from the same album, I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues.