Oh, but he's weird and he's wonderful. Elton John has spent 50 glorious years building one of the strangest songbooks in music – there isn't a pop trend this genius hasn't pillaged at least once. He's ruled the radio since the 1970s, crooning sensitive ballads, filthy glam-rockers and everything in between.
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Elton John’s Essential Albums