Bennie and the Jets
Elton John
1974
Annual listening-list association retained: 1974. The source-checked recording release year is 1973; these are separate date fields. No new regional or single-release date is inferred from this list year.
Release: 1973
Release: 1973Source checked | Recent carryover
Original Goodbye Yellow Brick Road recording documented in 1973. Artist discography dates and original track list were checked together; later bonus tracks, remixes, live albums and compilations are excluded.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Elton John: official discography
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: original album release 1973.
Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Matching original album track; bonus tracks and other performers on soundtracks are not used for this recording.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Satirical view of the music industry and glam rock
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1974.html, song-list position 9
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Billboard year-end 1974 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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