The Elvis’s number one songs collectively ran in the number one spot on the billboard charts for 80 weeks. That is over a year and a half of being on top of all others during his musical career. From the first in 1956 with heartbreak Hotel till the last one Way Down in 1977 just after his death he had a percentage of 1.6% during his career in that time period.

The list of number one hits reached 18 in total. He also had 40 top ten hits during this time which gave him a percentage of 3.7%. That is an outstanding achievement since most musicians were lucky to hit the top spot just once in their career let alone this type of percentage.

One of the most amazing stats of this run by Elvis was when his 45rpm record had hit number one for both sides. Most records had a hit on the A side while the other was just something through in there. This was not the case with Hound Dog and Don’t be Cruel. Hound Dog lasted 5 weeks on top of the charts and Don’t be Cruel lasted 6 weeks.

That first year Elvis had 4 hits to hold the top slot. He repeated the same feat in 1957 with Too Much, All Shook Up, (Let me be your) Teddy Bear, and Jailhouse Rock. Every year up to 1964 he had multiple hits holding the top slot. That year and 1965 he only had one.

It was not until 1969 did he reach the pinnacle again with In the Ghetto and Suspicious Minds. In 1970 he also had one along with the year 1972. This was nearing the end for Elvis then and just a few weeks after his untimely death did Way Down hit the number one spot. It was a fitting tribute to a man that gave so much of himself to the world.

Elvis’s number one songs will live on in our hearts and minds no matter how long it has been since he ventured to the great beyond.

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