How many of Elvis songs were covers?
Almost all of the two dozen songs he recorded at Sun Records in 1954-55 were covers. And, like most new artists in the fifties, he used multiple covers to fill his LPs when he moved to RCA in 1956. Of the 24 songs on his first two albums for RCA that year, 20 were covers.
What song did Elvis Presley have a hit with in 1958?
Don’t
1950s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| DE | ||
| “Jailhouse Rock” | 1957 | 19 |
| “Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)” | — | |
| “Don’t” | 1958 | 21 |
What was Elvis Presley’s biggest number one hit?
11 of Elvis Presley’s biggest hits 🕺
- 1) ‘Return to Sender’ ‘Return to Sender’ was a huge hit in 1962.
- 2) ‘Always on My Mind’ (Remastered)
- 3) ‘Blue Suede Shoes’
- 4) ‘All Shook Up’
- 5) ‘It’s Now or Never’
- 6) ‘Heartbreak Hotel’
- 7) ‘Hound Dog’
- 8) ‘In the Ghetto’
What song did Elvis Presley cover?
Songs covered by Elvis Presley
| Song | Play Count | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | You Gave Me a Mountain (Marty Robbins cover) | 368 |
| 9 | Fever (Eddie Cooley cover) | 366 |
| 10 | Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins cover) | 353 |
| 11 | An American Trilogy (Mickey Newbury cover) | 288 |
What Elvis songs were not covers?
Elvis Songs You Probably Didn’t Realize Were Covers
- “Suspicious Minds”: Mark James.
- “Blue Suede Shoes”: Carl Perkins.
- “Hound Dog”: Willie “Big Mama” Thornton.
- “Are You Lonesome Tonight”: Charles Hart.
- “Crying in the Chapel”: Darrell Glenn.
- “Always On My Mind”: Brenda Lee.
- “One Night”: Smile Lewis.
What was Elvis last Top 10 hit?
Released in 1972, “Burning Love” became Elvis Presley’s final hit record, the last of his 38 top ten singles on Billboard’s pop music chart.
What Elvis song sold most copies?
It’s Now Or Never
| POS | TITLE | ARTIST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | It’s Now Or Never | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires |
| 2 | Jailhouse Rock** | Elvis Presley |
| 3 | Are You Lonesome Tonight | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires |
| 4 | A Little Less Conversation | Elvis vs JXL |