he’s the king of rock and roll welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Elvis Presley songs for this list we
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs number 10 can’t help falling in
love hearing on the blue Hawaii
soundtrack this poppin blue-eyed soul
hit was released as a single with
rock-a-hula baby
take my unlike the b-side can’t help
falling in love has endured as an Elvis
classic
with a melody inspired by an 18th
century French ballad the 3-minute track
went to number 2 on the American pop
charts the king also often used it as
his closing number during his later jump
suited live performances
number nine blue suede shoes well it’s
the morning before the show borrowing a
signature tune from former Sun Records
label mate Carl Perkins down my face
this rockabilly song was one of the
first Elvis recorded after signing with
RCA Records way issues pressured to
cover the track by studio suits Presley
requested that his version not be
released while the original was still on
the charts
although Perkins take outperformed his
cover the song and those blue suede
shoes have become synonymous with the
king nonetheless what you’ve been doing
today what they hold the love blue suede
shoes
number eight are you lonesome tonight
Britain in 1926 and backed with the
fittingly titled I got a no are you
lonesome tonight proved Elvis didn’t
have to sing for his voice to make the
masses swim with its spoken word
sections and Shakespeare quotations the
pop track allowed Presley to mix up or
modify some lyrics during live
performances and it topped the Billboard
Pop chart
number seven suspicious minds
I can’t walk out because I love you do
my favor
released following the boost that is 68
comeback special at given him this
soulful pop track breathe new life into
Elvis’s career and became his 17th and
final American number one during his
lifetime
featuring both string and horn sections
suspicious minds is notable for its
shifting time signatures and multiple
subsequent cover versions
we go
number six Love Me Tender adapted from
an old civil war song Presley’s version
of this romantic ballad had its debut on
The Ed Sullivan Show
this performance prompted a million
pre-orders of the single before its
actual release and it was later featured
in the movie of the same name though
Elvis eventually refrained from singing
Love Me Tender in its entirety during
later shows the country single gave him
another Billboard chart topper number
five don’t be cruel
written by Otis Blackwell this two
minute track is one of the most rocket
numbers of Elvis’s pre military career
featuring the King on rhythm guitar
Scotty Moore on lead a solid bass hook
steady slamming drums & backing vocals
from the Jordanaires don’t be cool top
the pop country and R&B charts
this one just oozes hair grease daddy-o
number four all shook up
another Otis Blackwell pin track this
two-minute number was first recorded and
released by David Hill
but it failed to make much of an impact
until the king strutted up to the mic to
belt it out the piano-driven rocker then
spent eight weeks on top of the pop
charts and four weeks on the R&B chart a
real crowd-pleaser for Shore number
three jailhouse rock released in
anticipation of Presley’s musical drama
of the same name jailhouse rock tells of
a party in the country jail
featuring the prison band though it
makes references to real-life people and
features subtle homoerotic teams the
rock-and-roll tune topped the US and UK
charts it’s also become iconic thanks to
the energetic and memorable dance
sequence that accompanies Elvis’s
performance of the song in the richard
thorpe directed movie number two
Heartbreak Hotel after he made the jump
to RCA this track became Elvis’s first
single for the major label
although many execs found the song
depressing Heartbreak Hotel became his
first American number one and it hit
number 2 in the UK
backed by the blue moon boys the king
also enlisted studio aces Chet Atkins
and Floyd Cramer to craft what would
soon become a live staple
you’ll be soon you could die before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
: gray Chicago morning a poor little
baby child is born in the ghetto
Oh
this conversation a little more action
please all this aggravation is that is
fashion in media number one found up
making our number1 spot is the gyrating
pelvis shaking ditty that started all
kinds of trouble debuting the song on
the Milton Berle show personally made
sure his performance announced to fans
rock and roll was here to stay and Elvis
was its king
thanks to its raw and game-changing
energy it topped multiple American
charts and became his best-selling trip
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Elvis Presley song
for a little less conversation and a lot
more top 10s published daily be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Elvis Presley songs for this list we
chosen our entries based on a
combination of the artists fan favorites
and their most commercially successful
songs number 10 can’t help falling in
love hearing on the blue Hawaii
soundtrack this poppin blue-eyed soul
hit was released as a single with
rock-a-hula baby
take my unlike the b-side can’t help
falling in love has endured as an Elvis
classic
with a melody inspired by an 18th
century French ballad the 3-minute track
went to number 2 on the American pop
charts the king also often used it as
his closing number during his later jump
suited live performances
number nine blue suede shoes well it’s
the morning before the show borrowing a
signature tune from former Sun Records
label mate Carl Perkins down my face
this rockabilly song was one of the
first Elvis recorded after signing with
RCA Records way issues pressured to
cover the track by studio suits Presley
requested that his version not be
released while the original was still on
the charts
although Perkins take outperformed his
cover the song and those blue suede
shoes have become synonymous with the
king nonetheless what you’ve been doing
today what they hold the love blue suede
shoes
number eight are you lonesome tonight
Britain in 1926 and backed with the
fittingly titled I got a no are you
lonesome tonight proved Elvis didn’t
have to sing for his voice to make the
masses swim with its spoken word
sections and Shakespeare quotations the
pop track allowed Presley to mix up or
modify some lyrics during live
performances and it topped the Billboard
Pop chart
number seven suspicious minds
I can’t walk out because I love you do
my favor
released following the boost that is 68
comeback special at given him this
soulful pop track breathe new life into
Elvis’s career and became his 17th and
final American number one during his
lifetime
featuring both string and horn sections
suspicious minds is notable for its
shifting time signatures and multiple
subsequent cover versions
we go
number six Love Me Tender adapted from
an old civil war song Presley’s version
of this romantic ballad had its debut on
The Ed Sullivan Show
this performance prompted a million
pre-orders of the single before its
actual release and it was later featured
in the movie of the same name though
Elvis eventually refrained from singing
Love Me Tender in its entirety during
later shows the country single gave him
another Billboard chart topper number
five don’t be cruel
written by Otis Blackwell this two
minute track is one of the most rocket
numbers of Elvis’s pre military career
featuring the King on rhythm guitar
Scotty Moore on lead a solid bass hook
steady slamming drums & backing vocals
from the Jordanaires don’t be cool top
the pop country and R&B charts
this one just oozes hair grease daddy-o
number four all shook up
another Otis Blackwell pin track this
two-minute number was first recorded and
released by David Hill
but it failed to make much of an impact
until the king strutted up to the mic to
belt it out the piano-driven rocker then
spent eight weeks on top of the pop
charts and four weeks on the R&B chart a
real crowd-pleaser for Shore number
three jailhouse rock released in
anticipation of Presley’s musical drama
of the same name jailhouse rock tells of
a party in the country jail
featuring the prison band though it
makes references to real-life people and
features subtle homoerotic teams the
rock-and-roll tune topped the US and UK
charts it’s also become iconic thanks to
the energetic and memorable dance
sequence that accompanies Elvis’s
performance of the song in the richard
thorpe directed movie number two
Heartbreak Hotel after he made the jump
to RCA this track became Elvis’s first
single for the major label
although many execs found the song
depressing Heartbreak Hotel became his
first American number one and it hit
number 2 in the UK
backed by the blue moon boys the king
also enlisted studio aces Chet Atkins
and Floyd Cramer to craft what would
soon become a live staple
you’ll be soon you could die before we
unveil our top pick here are a few
honorable mentions
: gray Chicago morning a poor little
baby child is born in the ghetto
Oh
this conversation a little more action
please all this aggravation is that is
fashion in media number one found up
making our number1 spot is the gyrating
pelvis shaking ditty that started all
kinds of trouble debuting the song on
the Milton Berle show personally made
sure his performance announced to fans
rock and roll was here to stay and Elvis
was its king
thanks to its raw and game-changing
energy it topped multiple American
charts and became his best-selling trip
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Elvis Presley song
for a little less conversation and a lot
more top 10s published daily be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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