1. Hound Dog (1956) Controversial in its day, “Hound Dog” is now considered one of the biggest influences on the rock 'n' roll genre, and was Presley's biggest selling single, spending a recording-setting 11 weeks at number one in 1956 – a record which stood for 36 years.
Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top 10, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
The oldest is Elvis Presley, who's had 18 No. 1 songs.
The rest of Presley's 1956 discography reads like a full career for most musicians: “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” arrived as his second No. 1, topping the Billboard chart for top store sellers.
In 2021, Billboard revised the rankings again upon the ascendance of "Blinding Lights" to the top spot on the list. Shown below are the top 10 songs and top 10 artists over the 63-year period of the Hot 100, through November 2021.
It surpassed Don McLean's “American Pie” which, with its 8 minutes and 37 seconds, topped the charts for four weeks in 1972. However, “All Too Well” is only the highest of Swift's 26 new entries on the Hot 100.
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.
• Beatles lead Elvis in #1 records
As to be expected, due to his far greater number of total chart entries, Elvis has the advantage over The Beatles in most performance categories. Presley placed 102 titles in Billboard's top 40, while The Beatles had 50 entries that made it that far up the chart.
Elvis' all-time top-selling single, “It's Now or Never,” was based on the Italian standard “O Sole Mio.” Elvis had heard Mario Lanza's recording of that song during his time in the Army in Germany and asked his publisher what he could come up with along the same lines.
Gogi Grant, whose rendition of “The Wayward Wind” replaced Elvis Presley's “Heartbreak Hotel” on top of the Billboard singles chart in 1956, died on Thursday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 91. Her death was announced by her family.
Elvis Presley, recognised as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, sold over 400.
The Beatles have tallied the most No. 1 hits in the 61-year history of the Hot 100, with 20. Their closest competitor is Mariah Carey, with 18.
The albums discography of Elvis Presley began in 1956 with the release of his self-titled debut album, Elvis Presley. Guinness World Records recognizes him as the best-selling solo artist in the world, selling up to 500 million records globally. Billboard ranks Presley as the 13th Greatest Artist of all Time.
Elvis Presley's Last Big Hit Record. Released in 1972, “Burning Love” became Elvis Presley's final hit record, the last of his 38 top ten singles on Billboard's pop music chart.
Elvis Presley was always reputed to be a free-spender. Estimates place his lifetime earnings anywhere from $100 million up to one billion dollars.
Whenever he ran into financial trouble he would approach his manager to negotiate a deal on his behalf. These deals generated a lot of money. Elvis would get $130,000 for a one night performance, he could received $1million for a movie deal and $250,000 to do a recording session.
Indeed, it is important to know that there are only 2 artists who have reached 1 billion records of all time. In the first list, there are the Beatles, if we take into account the sale of singles and Elvis Presley, some say Michael Jackson but no, he has not reached the billion records sold in the world.
And while Elvis wasn't a songwriter per se, he did co-write a few songs in his career including 'That's Someone You Never Forget' and the haunting 'You'll Be Gone'. From the '50s through the '70s, Elvis demonstrated his innate gift as a seasoned song man.
Elvis and the Beatles were, at best, frenemies
At best, Elvis and the Beatles had a strained relationship. There's only one well-publicized meeting between the two, which occurred on August 27, 1965 when the Beatles visited Presley in his Beverly Hills home.
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.
The Beatles
Comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, The Beatles are globally recognized and are credited with inspiring many famous musicians to pursue music. The most influential band of all time, The Beatles are creative and innovative, and a deserving band at the top of this list.
Madonna is recognized by Guinness World Records as the "Best-selling female recording artist of all time".
We all know the record for shortest song on the Hot 100 overall is Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs' "Stay," which went 1:36, and reached No. 1 in November 1960.