<Tr> <Td> U.S. Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Cash Box </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> In 1991 CKBE - FM David Tyler . </Li> <Li> Pyotr Mamonov and Vasily Shumov recorded a cover of this song on their Russkie poyut (Russians are Singing) album (1994). </Li> <Li> The NFL's New York Jets used a parody of the song called "Vinny and the Jets" during quarterback Vinny Testaverde's first run with the team from 1998 to 2003 . </Li> <Li> Parodies relating to New York Mets players Lenny Dykstra and later Benny Agbayani were mainstays on New York City radio stations . </Li> <Li> Ray Castoldi, the longtime organist for the NBA's New York Knicks, is often heard playing this song at Knicks home games . The song has also been played on the organ at Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings home games . </Li> <Li> The Beastie Boys released a cover of this song on their The Sounds of Science album in 1999 . The song, titled "Benny and the Jets", was sung by frequent Beastie Boys collaborator Biz Markie . This recording was first released in 1995 as a flexi disc inside of issue two of the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal magazine . </Li> <Li> Biz Markie performed his own humorous rendition of "Bennie and the Jets" on The Chris Rock Show in 2000 . </Li> <Li> Katherine Heigl and James Marsden sing along with the song, karaoke - style, while dancing on a bar in the 2008 film 27 Dresses . Both of them make many mistakes in the lyrics . </Li> <Li> Mary J. Blige sampled the melody for her song "Deep Inside". When Blige asked Elton John for permission to sample the piano line, he ended up agreeing to actually play the line on the track instead . </Li> <Li> Ashanti's 2008 single "Good Good" also sampled the melody . </Li> <Li> Mister G included a recording of himself playing Elton John's "Benny and the Jets" at the age of nine as the last track on his album BUGS </Li> <Li> Cher performed the song in a duet on The Cher Show with Elton John on piano in 1975 . </Li> <Li> In 2006 Christina Aguilera with Elton John performed this song at Fashion Rocks . </Li> <Li> American Idol Season 10 finalist Haley Reinhart performed a cover of "Bennie and the Jets" during the Top 11 (2nd Week) finalist performances on 30 March 2011 . She performed it again after her elimination during the Top 3 Results Show, on 19 May . </Li> <Li> It was covered by The Hickoids on Kicking It With the Twits, a 2011 mini LP of British Invasion era covers . </Li> <Li> Covered by Victoria Vox on her 2012 Under the Covers CD . </Li> <Li> In 2013 Brandy Moss - Scott released a cover of "Bennie and the Jets". </Li> <Li> In 2013 James Sayer announced a cover of "Bennie and the Jets" would be released in December . </Li> <Li> In 2013 Lady Gaga with Elton John performed this song on Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular . </Li> <Li> In 2014 Miguel with Wale performed this song on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: 40th Anniversary Celebration . </Li> <Li> Indie Pop artist BØRNS performs his own cover of "Bennie and The Jets" during live shows . At times he adds a verse from Frank Ocean's "Super Rich Kids" towards the end, as "Super Rich Kids" has samples of "Bennie and The Jets" within it . </Li> <Li> The song was sampled by rap group A Tribe Called Quest for the song "Solid Wall of Sound" on their 2016 album, We Got It from Here...Thank You 4 Your Service . </Li> <Li> In 2016, Australian comedy band The Axis of Awesome included a short skit on their album Viva La Vida Loca Las Vegas called "Benny and the $* #! s", which sings the song's chorus as "B-B - Benny's got Tourette's", interspersed with random cursing . </Li> <Li> Pink and Logic covered the song alongside John on the 2018 tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin . </Li> </Ul> <Li> In 1991 CKBE - FM David Tyler . </Li>

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