1976 HITS ARCHIVE: 'Don’t Go Breaking My Heart' by Elton John & Kiki Dee (Number One Stereo 45)

Perhaps surprisingly, Elton’s 14th Billboard Top 10 single (and 6th number-one) was just the first of his hits to reach the top of the British record charts. Then there was his duet version with MISS PIGGY!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCM2ArKVdOo

Pop Chart Peaks: #1 in Billboard, Cash Box & Record World - A/C Peak: 1 - UK Peak: 1 (BMRB, MM, NME)

Transferred from stereo 45 single Rocket 40585 - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Elton & Bernie as ‘Ann Orson’ & ‘Carte Blanche’) by Elton John and Kiki Dee, strings arranged by James Newton-Howard, produced by Gus Dudgeon

THE 1976 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1976 (some were recorded in 1975)
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The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1976. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@anotherprof3408 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music!

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