Dublin's Country Mix106.8fm Billboard Top 100 chart of Elvis Singles


On Elvis Extra which is broadcast every Sunday from 7pm-8pm on Dublin's Country Mix 106.8fm we are playing every Elvis single that featured in the American charts, we are basing it on Billboard�s Hot 100 chart which is the definitive chart for popular music in the US, and what we propose doing  is to play every single  that Elvis released that featured on this chart, now when I tell you that Elvis had a record one hundred and twenty eight songs that featured you will appreciate what a massive undertaking this is, now to make it even more interesting we are doing it in reverse order basing our chart on the highest position that a particular recording reached, and the amount of weeks it spent in the charts,  In the countdown we are going to feature 10 tracks every week starting with number 115.

  

The next ten songs on the chart 21-14 were featured on the show on Sunday 16th. April

(21) Crying In The Chapel

Recorded October 30th. 1960 spent 14 weeks in Billboards top 100 reaching  number 3, this gospel number sold over three million copies and was the first Elvis gospel track to chart. Originally written by Artie Glenn for his Son Darrell who recorded it in 1953. 

(20) Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

Wear My Ring Around Your Neck was recorded by Elvis in 1958, it reached number 3 in the US charts having sold over one million copies  it was written by Bert Carroll and Russell Moody. 

(19) I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

Elvis recorded I Want You I Need You I Love You on April 11th. 1956 at RCAs Nashville studios, it was written by Maurice Mysels and Ira Kosloff, while Elvis was flying to Nashville for the recording his plane nearly crashed, he was so shook up that he only recorded the one song that day. That incident was to lead to a lifelong fear of flying. It peaked at number 3 with a 24 week stay in the charts.

(18) A Hard Headed Women


Hard Headed women was taken from the sound track of King Creole, Elvis recorded the song in 1958 shortly before his call up to the American army. Reaching number 2 it was kept of the top spot by Sheb Wooley�s The Purple People Eater.

(17) Cant Help Falling In Love
 
Recorded March 23rd. 1961 it reached number 2, taken from the soundtrack of the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii, Can�t Help Falling In Love became synonymous with Elvis� 70s stage shows, as it was always used as the closing song for all his shows.  Written by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore it was originally based on a French ballad called �Plaisir Amour�

(JT-16)  Burning Love

You also heard that great rocker Burning Love, recorded by Elvis live in 1972 reaching number 2 in the US charts with a 15 week stay it was kept from the top spot by Chuck Berry�s �My Ding-a-Ling�.
 

(JT-16)  A Fool Such As I


A Fool Such as I, first recorded by the great Hank Snow in 1952, Elvis recorded the song in 1958 while on leave from the army, it held the number one position in the UK for five weeks but only reached number two in the US.

(15)  Return To Sender

Recorded March 27th. 1962  Return To Sender spent 3 weeks at number 1 in the UK, this Otis Blackwell number was taken from the soundtrack of Girls, Girls, Girls, only The Four Seasons �Big Girls Don�t Cry� kept it from the top spot in the US where it reached number 2.
 

(14) Too Much

Recorded in 1956,
Too Much  reached number two in the US charts being kept from the top spot by Tab Hunter�s  �Young Love� Elvis sang Too Much on his third appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in January 1957.

(13)  Hound Dog

Despite popular belief Hound Dog never reached the number 1 spot in the US, staying in the chart for a massive 6 months, this Big Mama Thornton song being kept from the top of the charts by The Platters �My Prayer� and Elvis�s own �Don�t Be Cruel�, which incidentally is one of the songs you will hear next week when after a mammoth 12 week countdown we will finally get to our number 1 song, and what a treat we have for you next week, our final week, when we will be playing all Elvis�s number one�s from Billboards Hot 100 chart, so what will be the number one song well tune in next week to find out.


You can hear the next ten songs in our countdown on Sunday 25th. April on Elvis Extra on Dublin's Country Mix 106.8fm between 7pm-8pm or on line at www.perfectstation.com

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