Elton John has scored his highest charting solo album in the States since 1976 with "The Diving Board" debuting at No 4.

Although he reached No 3 on the Billboard 200 in 2010 with "The Union" in conjunction with Leon Russell, the last time he charted so high as a solo act across the pond was 37 years ago when "Blue Moves" made it to No 3. That album followed seven consecutive No 1 albums on the chart for him, starting with "Honky Chateau" in 1972 and ending with "Rock Of The Westies" in 1975.

"The Diving Board" sold 47,000 copies last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, to become his 18th US Top 10 hit, although the last Top 10 hit with a new studio album (apart from "The Union" with Russell) was "The Big Picture," which reached No 9 in 1997. The retrospective Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits made it to No 9 in 2007.

Also see Elton John Charts.

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