Elvis Presley rolled over in his grave this week when Mariah Carey claimed to pass him in the list of must number one hit singles.

The Presley estate has corrected the Mariah press release by stating that Elvis had 18 number one hits, not 17 as claimed this week by Mariah's peeps.

In a statement at the official Presley website, it says, "Elvis Aaron Presley had 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one. He has also had over 90 charted albums with ten of them reaching number one. These figures are only for the pop charts, and only in America. He was also a leading artist in the American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries was substantial".

"It is estimated that Elvis Presley has sold over one billion record units worldwide, more than anyone in record industry history. In America alone, Elvis has had 150 different albums and singles that have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with more certifications expected as research into his past record sales continues and as current sales go on. Research is also underway to document his record sales achievements in other countries. It is estimated that 40% of Elvis' total record sales have been outside the United States".

Elvis's number one songs were:

Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
I Want You I Need You I Love You (1956)
Don't Be Cruel (1956)
Hound Dog (1956)
Love Me Tender (1956)
Too Much (1957)
All Shook Up (1957)
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (1957)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Don't (1957)
Hard Headed Woman (1958)
A Big Hunk O' Love (1959)
Stuck On You (1960)
It's Now Or Never (1960)
Are You Lonesome Tonight (1960)
Surrender (1961)
Good Luck Charm (1962)
Suspicious Minds (1969)

Mariah Carey's number one songs were:

'Vision Of Love' (1990)
'Love Takes Time (1990)
'Someday' (1991)
'I Don't Wanna Cry' (1991)
'Emotions (1991)
'I'll Be There' (1992)
'Dreamlover' (1993)
'Hero' (1994)
'Fantasy' (1995)
'One Sweet Day' (1996)
'Always Be My Baby' (1996)
'Honey' (1997)
'My All' (1998)
'Heartbreaker' (1999)
'Thank God I Found You' (2000)
'We Belong Together' (2005)
'Don't Forget About Us' (2006)
'Touch My Body' (2008)


 by Paul Cashmere

Posted:  6th. April 2008