Elvis’ Singles

Singles

1950s

1960s

1970s

Posthumous singles

Charted reissued singles

Billboard Year-End performances

Charted B-sides

1950s

1960s

1970s

Posthumous charted B-sides

Other charted songs

RIAA certifications

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) began to certify gold albums and singles in 1958,^[34] and Elvis Presley’s first RIAA award, a gold single for “Hard Headed Woman“, was certified on August 11, 1958.^[35] In August 1992, he was awarded with 110 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums and singles, the largest presentation of gold and platinum record awards in history.^[36] According to Presley’s record label, RCA, he is the best selling artist of all time, with sales over 1 billion records worldwide in all formats (600 million in the United States alone).^[37][38]

The RIAA does not certify sales of less than 500,000 units for albums and singles.^[39] Elvis has had numerous albums and singles which have sold hundreds of thousands of units each but have not reached the 500,000 threshold. Taken together, these could add up to millions in total sales that are not recognized by the RIAA.

RIAA sales certifications are not automatic. The record company must pay a fee and request an audit from the RIAA in order to certify sales. During Elvis’ life, RCA submitted few of Elvis’ recordings for RIAA certification. Instead of paying for RIAA certification, RCA and other companies would simply award their own “Gold Record” to artists based on their internal sales figures. As a consequence, some of Elvis’ early sales information has been lost. RCA and BMG have researched archives and old files in an effort to reconstruct Elvis’ sales figures. This has led to Elvis receiving numerous RIAA certifications posthumously.^[40]

Notes

1. ^ “That’s All Right / Blue Moon of Kentucky” single was re-released in 2004 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Singles Sales chart.^[17]
2. ^ “That’s All Right” reached 28 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart; at this time, Billboard published a Top 15 Country Singles chart while Music Vendor published a top 50 chart.^[18]: 128
3. ^ “Good Rockin’ Tonight” was released in the US in 1954 but did not chart until 1956.
4. ^ “I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone” reached 33 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.^[18]: 128
5. ^ “I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone” did not chart in the UK until 1956.
6. ^ “I Forgot to Remember to Forget” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and Jukebox charts as well as on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.^{[4]: 297–300 [18]: 128}
7. ^ “Heartbreak Hotel” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts, as well as on the Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
8. ^ “Heartbreak Hotel” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts as well as on the Cashbox and Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
9. ^ “Heartbreak Hotel” reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, 4 on the R&B Airplay, and 3 on the R&B Jukebox charts.^[5]
10. ^ “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” reached number 3 on the Billboard Top 100, 1 on the Singles Sales, 6 on Airplay, and 3 on Jukebox charts, as well as number 7 on Cashbox and 8 on Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
11. ^ “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, 5 Airplay, and 1 Jukebox charts as well as 3 on the Cashbox and Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
12. ^ “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” reached number 10 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, 7 on the R&B Airplay, and 3 on the R&B Jukebox charts.^[5]
13. ^ “Don’t Be Cruel” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
14. ^ “Don’t Be Cruel” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, 2 Airplay, and 1 Jukebox charts as well as 1 on the Cashbox and Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
15. ^ “Don’t Be Cruel” reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, 2 on the R&B Airplay, and 1 on the R&B Jukebox charts.^[5]
16. ^ “Hound Dog” was part of a double A-sided single with “Don’t Be Cruel”. The single stayed at number 1 on the Billboard Single Sales and Jukebox charts for a total of 11 weeks; the first 5 weeks “Hound Dog” was listed as the A-side and the last 6 weeks “Don’t Be Cruel” was listed as the A-side. “Hound Dog” reached number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, and number 6 on the Airplay charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and 2 on Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
17. ^ “Hound Dog” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, 6 Airplay, and 1 Jukebox charts as well as 2 on the Cashbox and 1 Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
18. ^ “Hound Dog” reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, 2 on the R&B Airplay, and 1 on the R&B Jukebox charts.^[5]
19. ^ “Blue Suede Shoes” reached number 24 on the Billboard Top 100, number 20 on Sales, and 24 on the Airplay charts, as well as being listed at number 2 on Music Vendor singles chart.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
20. ^ “Blue Suede Shoes” was listed at number 2 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.^[18]: 128
21. ^ “Just Because” reached number 53 on the Music Vendor singles chart.^[20]
22. ^ “Just Because” reached number 54 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.^[18]: 128
23. ^ “Love Me Tender” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
24. ^ “Love Me Tender” reached number 3 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, 4 Airplay, and 4 Jukebox charts as well as 2 on the Cashbox and 3 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
25. ^ “Love Me Tender” reached number 4 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, 3 on the R&B Airplay, and 6 on the R&B Jukebox charts.^[5]
26. ^ “Too Much” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
27. ^ “Too Much” reached number 5 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, 6 Airplay, and 3 Jukebox charts as well as 3 on the Cashbox and 4 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
28. ^ “Too Much” reached number 5 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, 6 on the R&B Airplay, and 3 on the R&B Jukebox charts.^[5]
29. ^ “All Shook Up” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
30. ^ “All Shook Up” reached number 3 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales, 3 Airplay, and 1 Jukebox charts as well as 2 on the Cashbox and 1 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
31. ^ “All Shook Up” reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales, Airplay, and Jukebox charts.^[5]
32. ^ “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Single Sales, and Airplay charts (Billboard discontinued Jukebox charts), as well as number 1 on Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
33. ^ “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and 4 Airplay charts, as well as 1 on the Cashbox and 3 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
34. ^ “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales and 2 on the R&B Airplay charts.^[5]
35. ^ “Jailhouse Rock” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Single Sales, and Airplay charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and 2 on Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
36. ^ “Jailhouse Rock” reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and 3 Airplay charts, as well as 2 on the Cashbox and the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
37. ^ “Jailhouse Rock” reached number 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales and Airplay charts.^[5]
38. ^ Due to airplay of the songs from the album, Music Vendor listed the “Elvis Christmas Album” at number 49 on their Singles Chart in December 1957.^[20]
39. ^ “Don’t” reached number 1 on the Billboard Top 100, Single Sales, and Airplay charts, as well as number 1 on Cashbox and 2 on Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
40. ^ “Don’t” reached number 2 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and 3 Airplay charts, as well as 2 on the Cashbox and the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
41. ^ “Don’t” reached number 4 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales and 6 on the Airplay charts.^[5]
42. ^ “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” reached number 3 on the Billboard Top 100, 2 on the Single Sales, and 3 on the Airplay charts, as well as number 4 on Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
43. ^ “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” reached number 3 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and 4 Airplay charts, as well as number 1 on the Cashbox and number 2 the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
44. ^ “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” reached number 7 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales and 1 on the Airplay charts.^[5]
45. ^ “Hard Headed Woman” reached number 2 on the Billboard Top 100, 1 on the Single Sales, and Airplay charts, as well as number 3 on Cashbox and 4 on Music Vendor singles charts.^{[3]: 519–22 [20]}
46. ^ “Hard Headed Woman” reached number 2 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and 8 Airplay charts, as well as number 3 on the Cashbox and Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[4]: 297–300 [21][18]: 128}
47. ^ “Hard Headed Woman” reached number 2 on the Billboard R&B Singles Sales and 6 on the Airplay charts.^[5]
48. ^ “King Creole” reached number 20 on Cashbox and 14 on Music Vendor singles charts.^[20]
49. ^ “King Creole” reached number 12 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^[18]: 128
50. ^ “(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I” reached number 1 on the Music Vendor Singles chart.^[20]
51. ^ “(Now and Then There’s) A Fool Such as I” reached number 5 on the Cashbox and number 2 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[21][18]: 128}
52. ^ “A Big Hunk o’ Love” reached number 36 on the Cashbox and number 6 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.^{[21][18]: 128}
53. ^ “It’s Now or Never” reached 21 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.^[18]: 128
54. ^ “Surrender” reached 23 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.^[18]: 128
55. ^ “Wooden Heart” was not released on a single and did not chart in the US until 1964 when it was released as the B-side for “Blue Christmas”.
56. ^ “Return to Sender” reached number 1 on the Cashbox and Music Vendor singles charts.^[20]
57. ^ “One Broken Heart for Sale” reached number 10 on the Cashbox and 8 on the Music Vendor singles charts.^[20]
58. ^ “Kissin’ Cousins” reached number 10 on the Cashbox and 9 on the Record World (formerly Music Vendor) singles charts.^[20]
59. ^ “Ask Me” reached number 10 on the Cashbox and Record World singles charts.^[20]
60. ^ “Blue Christmas” reached number 1 on the Billboard Rock Streaming Songs chart in 2018 and first reached the Billboard Top 40 in 2019 peaking in 2023 at number 24.^[28]
61. ^ “Blue Christmas” reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart in 1998.
62. ^ “Blue Christmas” reached number 1 on the Billboard Christmas Singles Chart in 1964 and 1973.^[29]
63. ^ “(Such An) Easy Question” reached number 10 on the Record World singles charts.^[20]
64. ^ “I’m Yours” reached number 9 on the Cashbox and Record World singles charts.^[20]
65. ^ “If Every Day Was Like Christmas” reached number 99 on the Record World singles chart.^[20]
66. ^ “If Every Day Was Like Christmas” reached number 2 on the Billboard Christmas Singles Chart in 1966.^[29]
67. ^ “Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)” reached number 35 on the Cashbox and 45 on the Record World singles charts.^[20]
68. ^ “Guitar Man” reached number 39 on the Cashbox and 36 on the Record World singles charts.^[20]
69. ^ “You’ll Never Walk Alone” reached number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart in 1982.
70. ^ “If I Can Dream” reached number 9 on the Cashbox and Record World singles charts.^[20]
71. ^ “In the Ghetto” reached number 1 on the Cashbox and Record World singles charts.^[20]
72. ^ “Kentucky Rain” reached number 10 on the Cashbox singles chart.
73. ^ “The Wonder of You” reached number 4 on the Record World singles chart.
74. ^ “I’ve Lost You” reached number 30 on the Cashbox Country singles chart.
75. ^ “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” reached number 10 on the Cashbox and number 7 on the Record World singles charts.
76. ^ “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” reached number 39 on the Cashbox Country singles chart.
77. ^ “Rags to Riches” reached number 45 on the Cashbox singles chart.
78. ^ “Life” reached number 40 on the Cashbox singles chart.
79. ^ “Burning Love” reached number 1 on the Cashbox singles chart.
80. ^ “Burning Love” reached number 23 on the Cashbox Country singles chart.
81. ^ “Separate Ways” reached number 30 on the Cashbox and 19 on the Record World Country singles charts.
82. ^ “Steamroller Blues” reached number 10 on the Cashbox singles chart.
83. ^ “Raised on Rock” reached number 27 on the Cashbox singles chart.
84. ^ “My Way” reached number 1 on the Cashbox Country Singles chart.^[30]“
85. ^ “A Little Less Conversation” reached 26 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart^[31] and number 1 on the Single Sales chart.^[32]
86. ^ “Rubbernekin” reached number 1 on the Single Sales and Hot Dance Single Sales charts.^[33]
87. ^ “Blue Moon of Kentucky” reached 34 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.
88. ^ “I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine” was released in the US in 1954 but did not chart until 1956.
89. ^ “Baby Let’s Play House” reached 5 on the Billboard Country Singles Airplay and 10 on the Sales charts.
90. ^ “Mystery Train” reached 11 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and Airplay charts and 10 on the Jukebox chart.
91. ^ “Mystery Train” did not chart in the UK until 1956.
92. ^ “I Was the One” reached 19 on the Billboard Singles Airplay and 23 on the Top 100 charts.
93. ^ “My Baby Left Me” reached number 5 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.
94. ^ “Any Way You Want Me” reached 20 on the Billboard Singles Airplay and 27 on the Top 100 charts.
95. ^ “Any Way You Want Me” reached 21 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.
96. ^ “Playing for Keeps” reached 21 on the Billboard Airplay and 34 on the Top 100 Singles chart.
97. ^ “Playing for Keeps” reached 16 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.
98. ^ “That’s When Your Heartaches Begin” reached 19 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.
99. ^ “Loving You” reached 20 on the Billboard Airplay and 28 on the Top 100 Singles chart.
100. ^ “Treat Me Nice” reached 18 on the Billboard Airplay and 27 on the Top 100 Singles charts.
101. ^ “I Beg of You” reached 8 on the Billboard Top 100 Singles and 11 on the Airplay charts.
102. ^ “I Beg of You” reached 4 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales and 5 on the Country Airplay charts.
103. ^ “Doncha’ Think It’s Time” reached 21 on the Billboard Top 100 Singles and 15 on the Airplay charts.
104. ^ “Doncha’ Think It’s Time” reached 25 on the Music Vendor Country Singles chart.
105. ^ “Don’t Ask Me Why” reached 25 on the Billboard Airplay and 28 on the Top 100 Singles charts.
106. ^ “Don’t Ask Me Why” reached 29 on the Cashbox Country and 24 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.
107. ^ “I Got Stung” reached 13 on the Cashbox Country and 12 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.
108. ^ “I Need Your Love Tonight” reached 23 on the Cashbox Country and 4 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.
109. ^ “My Wish Came True” reached 43 on the Cashbox Country and 11 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.
110. ^ “(It’s a) Long Lonely Highway” reached 96 on the Cashbox singles chart.
111. ^ “Come What May” reached 94 on the Cashbox singles chart.
112. ^ “All That I Am” reached 39 on the Cashbox singles chart.
113. ^ “You Don’t Know Me” reached 35 on the Cashbox singles chart.
114. ^ Chart position is from the official UK “Breakers List”.
115. ^ “Hi-Heel Sneakers” reached 69 on the Cashbox and 78 on the Record World singles charts.
116. ^ “Your Time Hasn’t Come Yet, Baby” reached 40 on the Record World Country singles chart.
117. ^ “Rubbernekin” reached 69 on the Cashbox singles chart.
118. ^ “Mama Liked the Roses” reached number 65 on the Cashbox singles chart.
119. ^ “The Next Step is Love” reached number 30 on the Cashbox and number 14 on the Record World singles charts.
120. ^ “There Goes My Everything” reached number 57 on the Cashbox and number 29 on the Record World singles charts.
121. ^ “Fool” reached number 79 on the Cashbox singles chart.
122. ^ “For Ol’ Times Sake” reached number 104 on the Cashbox singles chart.
123. ^ “Take Good Care of Her” reached number 63 on the Cashbox singles chart.
124. ^ “Take Good Care of Her” reached number 8 on the Record World Country singles chart.
125. ^ “Softy, as I Leave You” reached number 6 on the Record World Country singles chart.
126. ^ “Love Me” reached number 6 on the Billboard Top 100, 7 on the Singles Sales, 2 on Airplay, and 8 on Jukebox charts, as well as number 10 on Cashbox and 11 on Music Vendor singles charts.
127. ^ “When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again” reached number 27 on the Billboard Top 100 and 19 on Airplay charts.
128. ^ “When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again” reached number 51 on the Music Vendor Country singles chart.
129. ^ “Poor Boy” reached number 35 on the Billboard Top 100 and 24 on Airplay charts.
130. ^ “Peace in the Valley” reached number 39 on the Billboard Top 100 and 25 on Singles Sales charts.
131. ^ “Peace in the Valley” reached number 33 on the Music Vendor Country singles chart.