Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy became the first album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard chart. The album remained at #1 for seven weeks.
The album also went on to spawn the 2006 sequel, The Captain and the Kid.
In total, Elton has had seven #1 albums in the U.S., his last one coming in 2002 with the compilation Greatest Hits 1970-2002.