Elton John had a second hit in 1974 with “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” This is another song written by Elton and Bernie Taupin. This song really builds throughout. The background singers are Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys and Toni Tennille of The Captain and Tennille. The vocal arrangements were by Bruce Johnston.

The song got up to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks (July 21 – Aug. 3). It was on the top of the Cash Box Top 100 chart for the week of July 28 – Aug. 3. It was also a #1 in Canada. In the UK it only got up to #16.

Elton has more than fifty top-40 hits in the US and the UK. He also had seven consecutive number-one albums in the US.He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.