Elton John Charts A New Top 10 Hit In America — With A Decades-Old Song
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- "The Bitch Is Back" launches at No. 5, scoring the piano player something of a surprise win.
Hollywood & Entertainment Elton John Charts A New Top 10 Hit In America — With A Decades-Old Song By Hugh Mc Intyre,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh Mc Intyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.Follow Author Jun 06, 2026, 12:00pm EDTElton John's "The Bitch Is Back" suddenly debuts at No. 5 on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales chart, earning the superstar another top 10 win. UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 01: HAMMERSMITH ODEON Photo of Elton JOHN, MusicBrainz: b83bc61f-8451-4a5d-8b8e-7e9ed295e822 (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)RedfernsElton John's album Caribou, his eighth full-length, is remembered for its glam-rock veneer and pop hits. The two singles pushed from the project, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and "The Bitch Is Back," are regarded among John's most popular, even more than half a century after they were promoted. Fans still love one of those tunes to such a degree that they purchased it in large enough numbers to turn it into a top 10 bestseller on one Billboard chart for the very first time.
"The Bitch Is Back" debuts on this week's Rock Digital Song Sales chart, Billboard's rundown of the top-selling tracks that can be classified using the genre label rock on platforms like iTunes, Amazon and others in the United States alone. "The Bitch Is Back" launches at No. 5, scoring the piano player something of a surprise win.