Jul 25, 2014
By Valerie Massie
In honor of the 20th Anniversary of the Collingwood Elvis Festival, we’re offering up the ten biggest hits by the King of Rock & Roll. These were all #1 hits, and they’re ranked first by how long they stayed at #1, then by the number of weeks the song spent on the chart.
10. IT’S NOW OR NEVER – 5 wks, 20 weeks on chart in 1960
9. LOVE ME TENDER – 5 wks, 23 wks on in 1956
8. CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE – 6 wks, 9 wks on in 1962
7. ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT – 6 wks, 16 wks on in 1960
6. CRYING IN THE CHAPEL – 7 wks, 13 wks on in 1965
5. (LET ME BE YOUR) TEDDY BEAR – 7 wks, 25 wks on, 1957
4. JAILHOUSE ROCK – 7 wks, 27 wks on, 1957
3. HEARTBREAK HOTEL – 8 wks, 27 wks on, 1956
2. ALL SHOOK UP – 9 wks, 30 wks on, 1957
1. DON’T BE CRUEL – 11 wks, 28 wks on, 1956
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