Elton John has certainly cemented his place in the history of music.  He is a legendary performer who has rode a wave of success unlike any artist.  Elton John first came on the music scene in 1969.  Once his 1970 hit "Your Song" of his self-titled "Elton John" (his second) album was released, it would begin one of the most consistent music careers in the history of music.  In fact, from 1969 until 1991 - there wasn't a calendar year that passed without the release of some sort of Elton John album.  Even after that, Elton would only miss 2 calendar years without a release between 1991 and 2004 (those years being 1998 and 2003).  On the plus side, not only has this given Elton John a level of consistency that has been unsurpassed, but it also has allowed him to build up an incredibly large music library.  There is a minus side:  With such frequent album releases, Elton's albums are often diluted.  While there have been dozens of legendary tracks by Elton John, there aren't too many "complete" Elton albums that I would dub of legendary status.  In other words, his albums usually contain 1 to 2 great tracks with the remainder of the tracks being lukewarm at best.  There is one Elton album that does go against this pattern - where Elton does deliver a very solid collection of tracks - his 1971 collection "Madman Across the Water".