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ELVIS IN THE GUINNESS BOOK
Elvis in the Guinness World Record book
Most Hit Singles On US Chart...
Elvis Presley had a record 149 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100
between 1956 and 1996.
Most US No. 1 Albums By A Male Solo Artist...
Elvis Presley had a record nine solo albums reach the number one
spot on the US chart.
They were - Elvis Presley (1956),
Elvis (1956),
Loving You (1957),
Elvis Christmas Album (1957),
GI Blues (1960),
Something For Everybody (1961),
Blue Hawaii (1961),
Roustabout (1964),
Aloha From Hawaii (1973)
Most Weeks On UK Singles Chart...
Elvis Presley's 111 hits have spent a total of 1,149 weeks in the UK
singles chart since "Heartbreak Hotel" debuted on May 11-1956.
In the weeks following his death on August 16, 1977, his record
sales predictably rocketed.
Sales of the tragically fitting "Way Down" went way up - propelling
Presley once more to the number one spot.
Most Consecutive Weeks On UK Singles Chart...
Elvis Presley is the artist with the most consecutive weeks in the
UK chart.
His 13 hit singles,
from "A Mess Of Blues", in 1960,
to "One More Broken Heart For Sale", in 1963,
spent an unbroken 144 weeks in the chart. |
