The Elvis Presley Tribune!
The Artist!
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Records Set By The King! -Estimated that Elvis sold over 1 billion records worldwide, with more every year. - Most Top 10 Pop Singles(40). - Over 132 albums and singles to reach Gold, platinum, and or multi-platinum status.(ME) - Over One billion albums/singles sold worldwide.(ME) - One of the top 40 best-selling artists of all time. -149 songs appeared on Billboard's Hot 100. Of these 114 reached the top 40. - Over 90 charted albums. - 14 Grammy Nominations - 3 Grammy Awards 'How Great Thou Art' :1967 'He Touched Me' :1972 'How Great Thou Art' :1974 -Elvis has five songs that are in the Grammy Hall of Fame (2002). - Most weeks at Number 1 with records(80).(ME) - 21 Records on British Charts(maybe more). - 18 Singles on British Charts.(ME) - 31 feature films and two concert films. - 11 movie soundtracks went to the Top 10. Of those 10, four went to number 1. -Until just recently Elvis had the longest standing album on the charts ever, G.I. Blues: 111 weeks. - Named Artist Of The Century! and King Of Rock 'N' Roll! - Rock 'N' Roll, Country, and Gospel Hall of Fame Member. Only artist named to all three. -1969: Elvis breaks all Las vegas attendance records. He returns in 1970 to break his own record. Elvis played to 207,494 people at the Houston Astrodome and in 1972: Elvis had four sold-out shows in New York. -During his concert years Elvis gave nearly 1,100 concert performances. - 1970: Elvis is named one of The Ten Most Outstanding Men of The Year! - 1971: Won the Lifetime Achievment Award from the NARAS. He was only 36. - 1973: First performer to give a satellite concert worldwide to almost 38 countries and 1.5 billion people: Aloha From Hawaii! - 1973: Boulevard infront of Graceland was officially named Elvis Presley Boulevard by the state of Tennessee! 1986: Elvis is one of the first artists inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. -1992: Elvis' younger image is put on theUnited States Postage Stamp. The USA voted between a 50's Elvis and 70's Elvis, 1.2 million people voted! -Over 625 active Elvis fan clubs today! Half of Graceland's vistors are under the age of 35. - Graceland is second most visited house in America. - August 16th: Fans from all over the world come to honor Elvis! -Elvis is the first performer to have a concert after their death. EPE constructed Elvis: The Concert, a digital yet live concert for fans! -In 2002, Elvis debut at Number 1 for the first time in his carrer and set a new record! First Artist to achieve number 1 album and single 25 years after their passing. ELV1S 30 Number 1 Hits has received gold, platnium and multi-platnium status in over 29 countries! ME- most ever |
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