Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John, released on May 19, 1972, through Uni and DJM Records. It was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was revised to number 359 in 2012, and raised to number 251 in a 2020 list. It was certified gold in July 1972 and platinum in October 1995 by the RIAA. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.