Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word performed by Elton John

• From the release Blue Moves (Album)
• Total Plays 1539 times by Elton John
•   1804 times by 43 artists
• First Played in Concert July 20, 1976 at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY, USA
• Most Recently Played February 14, 2026 at House of Blues, Dallas, TX, USA

Years

	Year	Song Performances
1	2006	87
2	2005	77
	2011	77
	2019	77
5	2012	68
6	1984	64
	2008	64
8	2015	55
9	1989	54
10	2007	52
	2014	52
	2023	52
13	1992	51
14	2010	50
15	2022	49
16	2003	45
17	2000	44
18	2002	41
	2013	41
20	1998	40
	2016	40
22	1999	37
	2009	37
24	1979	36
25	2004	35
26	1993	31
27	1980	30
28	1988	29
29	2020	25
30	2017	20
31	1994	16
32	2001	13
33	1986	12
34	1997	11
35	1982	6
	1995	6
37	1976	3
	1990	3
39	1977	2
	1978	2
	2018	2
42	2024	1
	2025	1
	2026	1

Plays by Other Artists

• Blue 89 times
• Frank Sinatra 47 times
• Leona Lewis 31 times
• Céline Dion 24 times
• Joe Cocker 15 times
• Andrea Gioe 8 times
• Howard Carpendale 5 times
• Garth Brooks 3 times
• Hardinger/Thorup 3 times
• Diana Krall 2 times
• Elton John & Billy Joel 2 times
• Elton Rohn 2 times
• Jimmy Scott 2 times
• Joe McElderry 2 times
• Mary J. Blige 2 times
• Vanina Devito 2 times
• Aki Rahimovski 1 time
• Alejandro Aranda 1 time
• Andreas Dorn 1 time
• Andreas Schulte 1 time
• Captain Fantastic 1 time
• Collin Raye 1 time
• Dee Dee Bridgewater 1 time
• Donovan Aston 1 time
• Drew Wraith 1 time
• Jamai Loman 1 time
• John Jorgenson 1 time
• Judie Tzuke 1 time
• Leon Russell 1 time
• Léo Besselièvre 1 time
• Marco Carta 1 time
• Maximilien Philippe 1 time
• Michael Schulte 1 time
• Ornella Vanoni 1 time
• Ray Charles 1 time
• Renaud Hantson 1 time
• Rhonda Vincent 1 time
• Richard Marx 1 time
• Tom Cridland 1 time
• Tori Amos 1 time
• Toše Proeski 1 time
• Tribute Joe Cocker by Gilles Jeffer 1 time