1974: Elton John is awarded a Gold record for "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". The single was #2 on the Hot 100 for four straight weeks, but was kept out of the top spot by John Denver's "Annie's Song", Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love" and Paper Lace's "The Night Chicago Died".
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