According to The Official Charts Company, “Pinball Wizard” was even more popular in the United Kingdom. There, the track reached No. 4 and remained on the chart for 13 weeks.

While Elton John sang "Pinball Wizard" in the movie, Mowry said he is the official one. Gaining official recognition for his achievement, however, was a near-impossible task at the time.

The father of modern pinball, Steve Kordek, passed away Sunday with a high score of 100 years. In his honor, we present this special double-play Soundtrack of Pinball Wizard, presented by Sir ...

By Lily Goodman [email protected] Most people play pinball only in passing, often at an arcade. Most people don’t think — maybe don’t even know — that pinball is actually just as competitive a ...