Billboard Top 40 Hits 1971: #247: ‘Levon’- Elton John. December 18, 1971.

• Single: ‘Levon’- Elton John
• Record Company- Uni
• Genre: Pop
• Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
• Time: 5:08
• B-side: ‘Goodbye’
• Album- Madman Across The Water
• Grade: A
• Peaked at #24 10 weeks in Billboard Hot 100.

Reginald Kenneth Dwight aka Elton Hercules John was born in Planer, Middlesex, England in 1947- ‘Levon’ was his 3rd Top 40 hit. 1972 would be his big breakthrough year- 3 Top 10 hits and his first #1- but we haven’t gotten to 1972 just yet.