Diamonds (Elton John album) explained

Diamonds
Type:greatest hits
Artist:Elton John
Cover:Elton John - Diamonds.jpg
Released:10 November 2017
Recorded:1970–2016
Genre:
  • Rock
  • pop
  • glam rock
Length:155:47
Label:
Prev Title:Wonderful Crazy Night
Prev Year:2016
Next Year:2019

Diamonds is a greatest hits album by English musician Elton John spanning his hits from 1970 to 2016. The album was released on 10 November 2017. It was released in a single disc version, a 2-CD version, a 3-CD deluxe box set, and a 2-LP vinyl version.[1] The two disc and vinyl versions have either as many or fewer songs than the previous multi-platinum collection.

It is the first career-spanning compilation of John's music since the release of in 2007. It was released to commemorate the 50 years of John's work with lyricist Bernie Taupin.[2] Although their collaboration began in 1967, the oldest hit in the album is "Your Song", from John's eponymous 1970 album. The limited edition 3-CD box set version of Diamonds includes a 72-page hardback book with annotations for the stories behind each track and a set of five postcards of illustrations of Elton John by contemporary artist Richard Kilroy.

In June 2024, the British Phonographic Industry certified Diamonds quintuple Platinum for sales of 1,500,000 units. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Diamonds double Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 units on November 21, 2023 (for double albums over 100 minutes long, the RIAA counts each disc towards certification).

Track listing

2-CD and 3-CD releases

Deluxe edition box set extra CD

2-LP version

Side D

2022 digital reissue

Disc three

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 3
French Albums (SNEP)[4] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] 63
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] 24
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 29
Chart (2018)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 84
Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 36
US Billboard 200[14] 62
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 3
Chart (2019)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 154
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 188
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 24
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 15
US Billboard 200[23] 34
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 3
Chart (2020)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 23
Irish Albums (IRMA)[27] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 9
US Billboard 200[30] 44
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 2
Chart (2021)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[32] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33] 183
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[34] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[35] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 8
US Billboard 200[37] 43
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[38] 4
Chart (2022)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[39] 14
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[40] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[41] 7
US Billboard 200[42] 40
Chart (2023)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[43] 13
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[44] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[45] 4
US Billboard 200[46] 18

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elton John Announces 'Ultimate' Greatest Hits Compilation Diamonds . Ultimate Classic Rock . 29 September 2017 . 23 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Diamonds (3CD Deluxe). Spin. 23 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030518/https://www.spincds.com/diamonds-3cd-deluxe. dead.
  3. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 June 2019. 8 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 23, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr. 11 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 31.05.2019 al 06.06.2019). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 8 June 2019.
  6. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 3 June 2019. 31 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 34: del 16.8.2019 al 22.8.2019. Productores de Música de España. es. 28 August 2019.
  8. Top Rock Albums. . 15 June 2019. 16 June 2019.
  9. Web site: The Top 40 biggest albums of 2017 on the Official Chart. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 3 January 2018. 3 January 2018.
  10. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums 2018. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2018. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 4 January 2019. 13 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2018. Recorded Music NZ. 14 December 2018.
  13. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2018. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2019.
  14. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. 5 December 2018.
  15. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018. Billboard. 29 August 2020.
  16. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2019. Ultratop. 29 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2019. Ultratop. 29 August 2020.
  19. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 6 December 2019.
  20. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2019. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 9 January 2020. 11 January 2020.
  21. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2019. Recorded Music NZ. 21 December 2019.
  22. Web site: The Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2019. Official Charts Company. Copsey. Rob. 1 January 2020. 1 January 2020.
  23. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 6 December 2019.
  24. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 29 August 2020.
  25. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2020. Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 January 2021.
  26. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 9 December 2020.
  27. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest albums of 2020. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 10 January 2021. 12 January 2021.
  28. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2020. Recorded Music NZ. 7 December 2020.
  29. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020. Official Charts Company. 5 January 2021.
  30. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  31. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 17 December 2020.
  32. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021. Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 January 2022.
  33. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2021. Ultratop. 5 January 2022.
  34. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  35. Web site: Ireland's official biggest albums of 2021. Official Charts Company. Griffiths. George. 9 January 2022. 9 January 2022.
  36. Web site: The Official Top 40 biggest albums of 2021. Official Charts Company. Griffiths. George. 4 January 2022. 4 January 2022.
  37. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  38. Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. 3 December 2021.
  39. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 January 2023.
  40. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  41. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2022. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2023.
  42. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  43. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart for 2023. Australian Recording Industry Association. 12 January 2024.
  44. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. 22 November 2023.
  45. Web site: End of Year Albums Chart – 2023. Official Charts Company. 3 January 2024.
  46. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. 22 November 2023.

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