Greatest Hits

1974 greatest hits album by Elton John
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Greatest Hits

Summary

Greatest Hits is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greatest Hits's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Greatest Hits's genre is rock music[4].
  • Greatest Hits's genre is pop music[5].
  • Greatest Hits was produced by Gus Dudgeon[6].
  • Greatest Hits was performed by Elton John[7].
  • Greatest Hits's record label is recorded as DJM Records[8].
  • Greatest Hits's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Greatest Hits's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • Greatest Hits is part of Elton John's albums in chronological order[11].
  • Greatest Hits is part of Elton John compilation albums discography[12].
  • Greatest Hits's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Greatest Hits was distributed by vinyl record[14].
  • Greatest Hits was released on November 8, 1974[15].
  • Greatest Hits's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greatest Hits'}[16].
  • Greatest Hits's has characteristic is recorded as greatest hits album[17].
  • Greatest Hits's different from is recorded as Greatest Hits[18].
  • Greatest Hits's charted in is recorded as UK Albums Chart[19].
  • Greatest Hits's charted in is recorded as Billboard 200[20].
  • Greatest Hits's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[21].
  • Greatest Hits's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album[22].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Greatest Hits was Elton John[7]. It was produced by Gus Dudgeon[6].

Publication

Greatest Hits was released on November 8, 1974[15]. Place of publication include United Kingdom[9] and United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include rock music[4] and pop music[5]. Part of include Elton John's albums in chronological order[11], a Wikimedia albums discography[23] and Elton John compilation albums discography[12]. It was distributed by vinyl record[14].

Why It Matters

Greatest Hits ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,110 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distribution format vinyl record
    Instance of album
    Publication date +1974-11-08T00:00:00Z
    Has characteristic greatest hits album
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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