Monday, September 13, 2021

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Class of 1986 No. 10

 Elvis Presley

"King of Rock and Roll"

Inducted by Julian and Sean Lennon

(Wikipedia)


Refer to Wikipedia for Elvis Presley's career, artistry, legacy, discography, and so much more that highlighted the one and only, Elvis Presley.

Elvis Presley is so well known in historic pop culture - music and personality.  To date, his iconic status as "king of rock and roll" remains with little challenge to upset.

And so in this post, like the previous nine, I will highlight...

- Noteworthy Mentions -

Best-selling solo music artist with roughly 500 million records sold (Guinness World Records)

Record for the most songs charting in Billboard's Top 40 (115)

Record for the most songs charting in Billboard's Top 100 (152)

Record for the most albums charting in Billboard 200 (129)

Record for the most UK No. 1 songs (21)

Record for the most UK Top 10 songs (76)

Record for most Gold Albums (101)

Record for most Platinum Albums (57)

25 Multi-Platinum Albums (second behind The Beatles)

1 Diamond Award

197 Album Certifications 

Third-most Gold Singles (behind Drake and Taylor Swift)

Eighth-most Platinum Singles 

Elvis Presley truly deserves these honors and of course the ultimate musical honor - induction into the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1986).

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