Elvis Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), better known as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. He is known as the “King of Rock and Roll” and is considered as one of the twentieth century’s most significant cultural leaders.
Presley’s energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performing style, along with a singularly potent blend of influences across color lines amid a revolutionary moment in racial relations, brought immense popularity as well as initial controversy.
What are some of Elvis Presley Achievements?
Elvis Presley is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold around 500 million records worldwide.
According to chart statistician Joel Whitburn, Presley has the most singles charting in Billboard’s top 40 and top 100 (152), and 139 according to Presley historian Adam Victor. Presley’s top ten and number-one hits are ranked differently depending on how the double-sided “Hound Dog/Don’t Be Cruel” and “Don’t/I Beg of You” singles are analyzed, which preceded the beginning of Billboard’s unified Hot 100 chart.[e] According to Whitburn’s analysis, Presley holds the record with 38, tying Madonna; according to Billboard, he ranks second with 36.
Whitburn and Billboard both agree that the Beatles had the most number-one hits (20), with Mariah Carey coming in second with 19. Whitburn has Presley with 18 points. Billboard ranks him third with 17 points.
According to Billboard, Presley has spent 79 weeks at the top of the charts: alone at 80, according to Whitburn and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Only Mariah Carey has more with 91 weeks. He holds the record for the most number-one singles on the UK chart (21), as well as the most top-ten hits.
As an album artist, Presley holds the record for the most albums charting in the Billboard 200: 129, greatly outnumbering second-place Frank Sinatra’s 82. He also holds the record for the most weeks at the top of the Billboard 200: 67. If I Can Dream and The Wonder of You, both albums featuring Presley’s vocals arranged to music by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, charted at number one in the United Kingdom in 2015 and 2016. This set a new record for the most number-one UK albums by a solo artist, and extended his record for the longest gap between number-one albums by anyone—Presley first topped the British chart in 1956 with his self-titled debut.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) credits Presley with 146.5 million certified record sales in the United States as of 2023, placing him third all-time behind the Beatles and Garth Brooks.
He holds the record for the most gold albums (101, nearly double the 51 held by second-placed Barbra Streisand), and platinum albums (57). His 25 multi-platinum albums trail only the Beatles’ 26. His 197 album certification accolades (including one diamond award) considerably outnumber the Beatles’ 122. He has 54 gold singles (tied with Justin Bieber), 446 platinum singles, and 27 gold singles.
In his honor, the spider Paradonea Presley was named in 2012. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Presley the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.
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