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![ThatEricAlper Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::22018221.png) Eric Alper 🎧 [@ThatEricAlper](/creator/twitter/ThatEricAlper) on x 864.7K followers
Created: 2025-07-15 14:40:01 UTC

On this day in 1972, Elton John blasted to #1 on the US album chart with Honky Château. Recorded in a French castle, it gave us “Rocket Man” and “Honky Cat”—and marked the start of his reign on American airwaves.

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