John har modtaget fem [[Grammy Award]]s, fem [[Brit Awards]] også for [[Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music|Outstanding Contribution to Music]]; to [[Academy Awards]], to [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], a [[Tony Award]], en [[Disney Legends]] Award og en [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]]. I 2004 rangerede ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' som nummer 49 på listen over de 100 mest indflydelsesrige musikere i rock and roll-æraen.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Immortals: The First Fifty |work=Rolling Stone |issue=946 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty |date=2. december 2010 |access-date=20. november 2020 |archive-date=25. juni 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625061212/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939214/the_immortals_the_first_fifty |url-status=ok }}</ref> I 2013 rangerede ''[[Billboard (magasin)|Billboard]]'' ham som den mest succesfulde mandlige solokunstner på [[''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists]], og den tredje på den samlede liste efter [[the Beatles]] og [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5557800/hot-100-55th-anniversary-by-the-numbers-top-100-artists-most-no |title=Hot 100 55th Anniversary by the Numbers: Top 100 Artists, Most No. 1s, Biggest No. 2s & More |work=Billboard |accessdate=26. marts 2015 |date=2. august 2013 |archive-date=15. december 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215204539/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5557800/hot-100-55th-anniversary-by-the-numbers-top-100-artists-most-no |url-status=ok }}</ref> Han blev indskrevet i [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] i 1992 og [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] i 1994, og blev fellow i [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]]. Han blev slået til ridder af dronning [[Elizabeth 2. af Storbritannien|Elizabeth 2.]] for "bidrag til musik og velgørenhed" i 1998.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp |title=About: All About Elton: Bio |publisher=Elton John |accessdate=6. august 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715143032/http://www.eltonjohn.com/about/bio.jsp |archivedate=15. juli 2010}}</ref>
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