The All-TIME 100 Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

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The All-TIME 100 Albums

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By Josh Tyrangiel Published: November 13, 2006

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ALBUM: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

YEAR RELEASED: 1973 LABEL: MCA ARTIST: Elton John

TIME 100 ALBUMS PODCASTS

PODCAST: Welcome to the All-TIME 100 Albums - the musical compilations of the last half-century that need no introduction. That said, listen in below as music critics Josh Tyrangiel and Alan Light introduce the list and talk about the top albums of the 1950s and '60s.

PODCAST: We know. Twenty-nine of the 100 greatest albums of all time come in the 1970s, and Pink Floyd isn't there. Play this podcast to learn why we picked the titles we did, and if you have something to say, tell us about it using the talkback link below.

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PODCAST: Here's music even the younger set will know by heart. Listen to selected clips from the 1990s through present day as music critic Josh Tyrangiel discusses his picks.

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Longevity has a way of obscuring greatness, and while no 70s actuary would've bet a dime on John to make it through the century, let alone the decade, no 70s music fan would have placed him anywhere but atop the pop heap. This double LP is overstuffed, but its highlights—"Candle in the Wind," "Bennie and the Jets," "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"—remain standards more than 30 years later thanks to Bernie Taupin's sharpest lyrics, John's propulsive keyboard skills and vocals that leap into falsetto without losing any of their power.