The Number One Hits

Elvis Presley

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002W9K
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #160,846 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Heartbreak Hotel

2. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

3. Hound Dog

4. Don't Be Cruel

5. Love Me Tender

6. Too Much

7. All Shook Up

8. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

9. Jailhouse Rock

10. Don't

11. Hard Headed Woman

12. Big Hunk O' Love

13. Stuck on You

14. It's Now or Never

15. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

16. Surrender

17. Good Luck Charm

18. Suspicious Minds

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Combining all of Presley's No. 1 hits from the Billboard charts (18 in total from 1956-59), this disc offers a decent, if skimpy, introduction to the King. Presley neophytes will certainly find it useful to have such standards as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Love Me Tender" and "Suspicious Minds" on one album. In addition to these huge Presley hits, such lesser known Number Ones as "Big Hunk o' Love" and "Good Luck Charm" are pleasing reminders of the breadth of Presley's abilities. Still, the fact is that there's a lot more fantastic Presley material out there, and any fan would be wise to seek out as much of it as he or she can. --Ian Landau

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He's the KING, what's changed?, January 1, 2000

By	[e-mail] (NEW YORK) - See all my reviews

Great album, nice variety! Lacking a couple of the more popular songs, but definately an album any Elvis fan would want to buy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only the Hits!, February 22, 2002

By A Customer

My father once told me that if a song goes to #1, it probably sucks. After all, it the public is picking it. I believe that to be true in most cases except this one. Elvis was a talent bar none.Alot of his other work was better than his #1 hits and alot wasn't. To make a correction to the amazon review, the 18 hits were from 1956 - 1969, not 59.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MOST WEEKS AT NR. 1 - BY ARTIST, February 11, 2001

By	Asad Raza - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Elvis Presley hold the record (which will be hard to beat) for the most weeks spent at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. All those songs are on this incredible CD.

Here is the top 20 all time list:

MOST WEEKS AT NR. 1 - BY ARTIST

Position, Artist, Number of weeks

1 Elvis Presley 79
2 Mariah Carey 61
3 Beatles 59
4 Boyz II Men 50
5 Michael Jackson 37 (apart from The Jackson Five)
6 Madonna 32
7 Whitney Houston 31
8 Paul McCartney 30 (including Wings)
Elton John 30
10 BeeGees 27
11 Janet Jackson 26
12 George Michael 23 (including Wham!)
13 Supremes 22
Monica 22
Santana 22
16 Pat Boone 21
Stevie Wonder 21
Lionel Richie 21
19 Rod Stewart 20
Diana Ross 20 (apart from The Supremes)