In 2017, on the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death, The Commercial Appeal published a list of the singer’s 40 best hits. Compiled and written by senior reporters Bob Mehr, John Beifuss and ...

Elvis Presley is one of history’s most successful artists by Billboard Hot 100 standards, even if you don’t take into account the numerous hits he had before the chart’s inception in 1958. There’s a ...

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From the raw emotion of “Heartbreak Hotel” to the haunting melancholy of “Suspicious Minds,” Elvis Presley’s catalog spans over two decades and multiple genres, defining the sound of rock and roll.

Determining which song was Elvis’ biggest hit is a tricky thing. Over the course of a career that began with 1954’s Sun single “That’s All Right,” (which sold around 20,000 copies regionally) to his ...

Like Johnny Cash, once Elvis recorded a song, it was hard to hear it any other way. He turned famous originals like “Hound Dog” and “Blue Suede Shoes” into defining songs of his own. Still, in the ...

One of Elvis Presley‘s songs features a spoken word section. The tune is partly based on a famous quotation from William Shakespeare. Colonel Tom Parker had Elvis record the song for a very special ...

On this day (August 11) in 1989, the Amusement & Music Operators Association released its list of the most-played jukebox singles to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the jukebox concept. Elvis ...