Elvis_Presley_albums_discography

Elvis Presley albums discography

Elvis Presley albums discography

Add article description


The albums discography of Elvis Presley began in 1956 with the release of his debut album, Elvis Presley.

Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...

Guinness World Records recognizes him as the best-selling solo artist in the world, selling up to 500 million records globally.[1][2] Billboard ranks Presley as the 13th Greatest Artist of all Time.[3] Music historian Joel Whitburn ranked Presley as the number 1 charting album artist of all time in the US.[4] Elvis' Christmas Album remains the biggest selling holiday album of all time, selling over 20 million copies worldwide.[5] According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Presley has sold 146.5 million certified albums in the US, making him the third top-selling album artist in the country.[6]

Albums

Studio albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Soundtrack albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Live albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Spoken word albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Compilation albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Budget albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Extended plays

More information Title, Album details ...

Box set albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Posthumous compilation albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Remix albums

More information Title, Album details ...

Follow That Dream Records

FTD (Follow That Dream), RCA/Sony Music's Official Elvis Presley collector's label, was established in 1999 to serve the dedicated Elvis collector and to complement the commercial and artistic level of RCA's retail release schedule by issuing repertoire that is considered of interest to serious Elvis fans and collectors, material that is generally not part of mainstream RCA label releases to the public at large.

There are the original "collector's CDs" with CDs ranging from soundboard-recorded concerts (recorded from the mixing desk in mono) to full RCA professionally recorded concerts in stereo and CDs consisting of unreleased material from recording sessions, such as The Jungle Room Sessions, Memphis Sessions, etc. Later FTD introduced the Elvis Classic Album Series, releases of the original albums in deluxe 7" size packaging with a booklet and usually a second CD of outtakes from the same period as the recordings on the album. There is also the Movie Soundtrack Series, usually released as a single CD but again in deluxe 7" packaging with booklet.[59][60] More recent releases include "book(s)+CD(s)" releases, which usually include books focusing on a particular part of Elvis' career plus related recordings from that era), and the 8" "complete sessions" releases, which contain the most complete versions of recording sessions for studio and soundtrack recordings (most often as box sets).

FTDs are released as limited edition sets (the quantities produced per release has decreased over time, reportedly due to less demand); partly for these reasons, and because the FTD market is split worldwide, FTD releases have never charted on any chart in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe, Australia, Japan, or any other countries to date.

More information Year, Album ...

Notes

  1. "Wonderful World of Christmas" reached number 1 on the Billboard Christmas Albums chart in 1972 and 1973.[21]
  2. "Wonderful World of Christmas" reached number 13 on the Billboard Country Albums chart in 1978.[22]
  3. "Good Times" reached number 1 on the Cash Box Country Albums chart.[23]
  4. Side one of "Loving You" consists of studio recordings for the soundtrack to the movie of the same name, while side two includes other studio recordings that were not featured in the movie.
  5. "Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis" reached number 1 on the Cash Box Country Albums chart.[23]
  6. Elvis' Golden Records did not chart until November 2023, at least partially because Billboard's Country Albums chart was not created until around 1963-64.[25]
  7. "The Sun Sessions" reached number 1 on the Cash Box Country Albums chart.[23]
  8. The intended release date for Elvis on Tour was in late 2022, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the concerts and documentary (and to abide by European Union copyright legislation to extend RCA/Sony's copyright over these recordings). However, due to manufacturing delays, the digital/streaming edition release date was different from the physical edition release date. The digital/streaming edition retained the late 2022 release date, but physical editions were not released until January 2023.
  9. " Mahalo from Elvis" album Side 1 had previously unissued tracks recorded in Honolulu on January 14, 1973, for inclusion in the U.S.-version of the live concert TV special “Aloha from Hawaii,” side 2 were previously issued recordings from various movie soundtracks.
  10. "Elvis by the Presleys" reached number 1 on the Billboard Soundtracks chart.[22]
  11. "Elvis Forever" reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart.[22]
  12. "If I Can Dream" reached number 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums and the Billboard Classical Crossover Albums charts.[22]
  13. "The Wonder of You" reached number 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums and the Billboard Classical Crossover Albums charts.[22]
  14. Christmas with Elvis reached number 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums and the Billboard Classical Crossover Albums charts.[22]
  15. "Where No One Stands Alone" reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and the Billboard Vinyl Albums charts.[22]

See also


References

  1. "40 years ago America was shocked by the death of Elvis Presley". News24. August 13, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. "40 years ago America shocked by death of Elvis". Geo News. August 13, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. "Elvis Presley". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2018). Top Pop Albums 1955–2016. Prometheus Global Media. ISBN 978-0-89820-226-7.
  5. "What Are the Top-Selling Christmas Albums of All Time?". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  6. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. "British album certifications – Elvis Presley". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 4, 2023. Select albums in the Format field. Type Elvis Presley in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. "French album certifications – Presley, Elvis" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 24, 2012. Select PRESLEY, ELVIS and click OK. 
  9. "Elvis Presley > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 237, 238. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. "Discografie Elvis Presley". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  12. "Discography Elvis Presley". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  13. "Discography Elvis Presley". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  14. "Discography Elvis Presley". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  15. "Elvis Presley". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  16. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Christmas in the Charts 1920–2004. Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-161-6.
  17. "Elvis Presley Billboard Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  18. "Cash Box Magazine Archive". worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  19. "Elvis Presley Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  20. Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  21. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 223.
  22. Zywietz, Tobias (July 5, 2011). "Chart Log UK* Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Music Week & UKChartsPlus. Zobbel.de. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
  23. Zywietz, Tobias (June 23, 2013). "Chart Log UK* New Entries Update 29.06.2013 (wk25)". Music Week & UKChartsPlus. Zobbel.de. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  24. "Discography Elvis Presley". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  25. "Elvis Shop FTD". elvispresleyshop.com. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  26. "Elvis Australia FTD". elvis.com.au. Retrieved September 27, 2021.

Further reading

  • Guralnick, Peter and Jorgensen, Ernst (1999). Elvis: Day By Day – The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-42089-6
  • Jorgensen, Ernst (1998). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music – The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-18572-3

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Elvis_Presley_albums_discography, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.