August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley was found dead lying on the floor in his bathroom by his girlfriend Ginger Alden, he had been seated on the toilet reading 'The Scientific Search For Jesus'. He died of heart failure at the age of 42. His first record for RCA, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, was also his first US No.1. He starred in 31 films. Elvis holds the record for the most entries on the US Hot 100 chart with 154. Elvis became the first rock 'n' roll artist to be honoured by the US Postal Service with a stamp. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
Number one singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[262] | US Country[341] | UK[253][340] | ||
| 1956 | "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" | — | 1 | — |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| "Don't Be Cruel" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| "Hound Dog" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| "Love Me Tender" | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1957 | "Too Much" | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| "All Shook Up" | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| "Jailhouse Rock" | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1958 | "Don't" | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| "Hard Headed Woman" | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1959 | "One Night"/"I Got Stung" | 4/8 | 24/— | 1 |
| "A Fool Such as I"/"I Need Your Love Tonight" | 2/4 | — | 1 | |
| "A Big Hunk o' Love" | 1 | — | 4 | |
| 1960 | "Stuck on You" | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| "It's Now or Never" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| 1961 | "Wooden Heart" | — | — | 1 |
| "Surrender" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"/"Little Sister" | 4/5 | — | 1 | |
| 1962 | "Can't Help Falling in Love"/"Rock-A-Hula Baby" | 2/23 | — | 1 |
| "Good Luck Charm" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| "She's Not You" | 5 | — | 1 | |
| "Return to Sender" | 2 | — | 1 | |
| 1963 | "(You're The) Devil in Disguise" | 3 | — | 1 |
| 1965 | "Crying in the Chapel" | 3 | — | 1 |
| 1969 | "Suspicious Minds" | 1 | — | 2 |
| 1970 | "The Wonder of You" | 9 | 37 | 1 |
| 1977 | "Moody Blue" | 31 | 1 | 6 |
| "Way Down" | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1981 | "Guitar Man" (reissue) | 28 | 1 | 43 |
| 2002 | "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL remix) | 50 | — | 1 |
| 2005 | "Jailhouse Rock" (reissue) | — | — | 1 |
| "One Night"/"I Got Stung" (reissue) | — | — | 1 | |
| "It's Now or Never" (reissue) | — | — | 1 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment