It's Now or Never (1960) This Number One hit became his best-selling single worldwide, and is currently one of the best-selling singles of all time.
"Heartbreak Hotel" became Elvis' first #1 on Billboard's pop singles chart and his first gold record award winner.
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.
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 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.
• 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.
According to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies.
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.
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 oldest is Elvis Presley, who's had 18 No. 1 songs.
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.
Chris Brown has extended his lead over Elvis Presley as the male singer with the most Gold-certified singles in music history.
Elvis Presley (21)*
Bonus fact: Elvis's Jailhouse Rock was the first single to debut at number 1, back in 1958. *Three Elvis songs from his Noughties reissue campaign reached Number 1 again, counting as separate chart entries. With or without them, The King still leads the all-time tally.
Elvis' first single, “Heartbreak Hotel” was released on January 27, 1956 and his self-titled debut album two months later. “Heartbreak Hotel” became Elvis Presley's first Number One single and his debut album quickly went gold.
Elvis Presley was always reputed to be a free-spender. Estimates place his lifetime earnings anywhere from $100 million up to one billion dollars.
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.
The Beatles dropped to second behind Drake with 29 top five hits and were followed by Madonna with 28, Mariah Carey with 27, Janet Jackson with 26, Rihanna with 23 and Elvis Presley with 21.
With seven tracks in the top 10 at once, Drake unseated The Beatles as the act with the most simultaneous top 10 hits, a record the Fab Four had held since 1964.
Elvis Presley, recognised as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, sold over 400.
1. "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is statistically the most popular musician on the planet, and no one else even comes close. The 33-year-old Canadian singer's success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023)
However, The Beatles outrank Elvis in terms of “fame”: The Beatles scored 4.423 vs. Elvis at 3.592.
Elvis Presley – 146.5 million units. Eagles – 101 million units. Billy Joel – 82.5 million units. Michael Jackson – 81 million units.