Elton John was already a success by the time he released his seventh studio album on Oct. 5, 1973. Still, the multiplatinum chart-topping Goodbye Yellow Brick Road elevated him from star to icon. From ...

Between April 1970 and January 1973, Elton John released five studio LPs in the U.S. All reached the top 10 on Billboard’s album chart, in part because teens preferred the better-sounding versions of ...