In terms of numbers, The Beatles have sold 36.5 million more albums in the U.S. than Elvis, yet Elvis sold 25.5 million more singles than The Beatles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
Led Zeppelin: In 1973, Led Zeppelin played to 56,800 fans at Tampa Stadium, Florida - which broke the record previously set by The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965, as they played to a mere 55,600 fans.
In a decade that produced countless hits for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Cliff Richard and many more, Ken Dodd's track outsold them all – except for two songs by The Beatles: She Loves You and I Want to Hold Your Hand, both released in 1963.
Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles", John Lennon famously said about the King of Rock 'n' Roll. No other recording artist influenced the young Beatles quite as much as Elvis Presley.
The admiration of Elvis expanded greatly when Paul got to see Presley's sense of humor and good looks in the movies. “We all loved Elvis – he was so hot,” Paul McCartney gushed years later. “We were just so in love with him.
Growing up in 1950s Liverpool, John Lennon – who would have been 82 this month – and Paul McCartney fell in love with rising star Elvis Presley's rock and roll music. When The Beatles reached the heights of his fame for themselves, the Fab Four famously met The King at his LA home in 1965.
Over the course of Elvis' life, he achieved some of the highest accolades in music and film. It is estimated that more than one billion Elvis records have been sold worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history.
"Bigger Than The Beatles" is a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson and Steve Dukes, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life's So Funny.
Elvis Presley, recognised as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, sold over 400.
In terms of numbers, The Beatles have sold 36.5 million more albums in the U.S. than Elvis, yet Elvis sold 25.5 million more singles than The Beatles. Since albums usually contain 10-12 more songs than singles, The Beatles would clearly be the winner in terms of U.S. record sales.
December 31,1975 Elvis makes his biggest concert ever, earning a gross $800.000.
Elvis in his days was very popular. I say he was more achieved in the 50s, but popular in the 70s because of his comeback tours. Michael on the other hand was a worldwide phenomenon, while Elvis was an American cultural icon. Michaels Thriller album is the greatest selling album over 72 million copies.
Forty two years ago on New Year's Eve at the end of 1975, Elvis Presley rocked the Pontiac Silverdome. The stadium had just opened that year. It would ended up being The King's highest attended concert ever, with more than 62,000 fans and more than $800,000 in gross revenue.
Canadian rapper Drake has surpassed the record of the legendary English rock band – The Beatles as he has officially become the artist with the most top five hits in Billboard Hot 100 history. He achieved the feat with DJ Khaled's 'Staying Alive,' on which he and Lil Baby are featured, debuting at No.
Elvis' 1973 Aloha from Hawaii show had more viewership than the 1969 moon landing! Learn more about the historic concert that was out of this world.
Chris Brown has extended his lead over Elvis Presley as the male singer with the most Gold-certified singles in music history.
The group were huge Elvis admirers and three members (Plant, Page and Bonham) gladly accepted along with their infamous manager, Peter Grant. Although not a big fan of hard rock, Elvis knew who Zeppelin were and was amused that his young step-brother, Ricky, was so excited to hear that they'd be in the audience.
A secretive meeting between the Fab Four and the King. On August 27, 1965, a turning point in pop culture occurred at 525 Perugia Way in Bel Air, California, one that few knew about while it was taking place: the meeting between the four Beatles and Elvis Presley, in Elvis's home.
Lennon formed his first band, The Quarrymen, which would later become The Beatles, as a result of his love for Elvis Presley and rock and roll. 'Without Elvis, there would be no Beatles', John Lennon stated matter-of-factly in a 1980 interview.