| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
| 1. | 11/1955 | | 461
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 3262]
written by Merle Travis |
 | 2. | 08/1956 | | 450
| US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 |  [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #19]
US: B-side to Don't Be Cruel; hit for Big Mama Thornton in 1953; charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
|
 | 3. | 04/1957 | | 439
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #352]
[RCA 47-6870]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley |
 | 4. | 03/1956 | | 426
| US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B 3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #45]
[RCA Victor 47-6420]
written by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden (as Thomas Durden) & Elvis Presley |
 | 5. | 10/1957 | | 409
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #67]
[RCA Epa-4114+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 6. | 04/1958 | | 394
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #141]
charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
[Cadence 1348]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant |
 | 7. | 06/1957 | | 365
| US ✫1
UK 3
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [RCA 47-7000]
written by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe |
| 8. | 09/1957 | | 350
| US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #311]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant |
 | 9. | 11/1957 | | 346
| US 2
UK ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B 3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #96]
[Sun 281]
written by Otis Blackwell & Jack Hammer |
 | 10. | 01/1958 | | 343
| US ✫1
UK 2
US country 2
US R&B 4 | [RCA 47-7150]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
 | 11. | 08/1958 | | 336
| US ✫1
UK 2
US country ✫1
US R&B 2 | [Cadence 1350]
written by Boudleaux Bryant |
| 12. | 12/1952 | | 329
| US ✫1
UK 3
US country 7 | [Christmas]
[Columbia 39871]
written by Tommie Connor |
 | 13. | 10/1956 | | 328
| US ✫1
UK 11
US country 3
US R&B 3 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #437]
adapted from "Aura Lee", 1861
[RCA Victor 47-6643]
written by Vera Matson, Elvis Presley, George R. Poulton (uncredited) & Ken Darby (uncredited) |
 | 14. | 06/1958 | | 328
| US ✫1
UK 2
US country 2
US R&B 2 | [RCA 47-7280]
written by Claude Demetrius |
| 15. | 07/1959 | | 320
| US ✫1
UK 6
US country ✫1
US R&B 10 | [RCA 47-7555]
written by Jean Villard Gilles, Marc Herrand & Bert Reisfeld |
| 16. | 12/1956 | | 318
| US ✫1
UK 11
US country ✫1
US R&B 3 | [Capitol 3602]
written by Ric Cartey & Carole Joyner |
 | 17. | 04/1959 | | 315
| US ✫1
UK 16
US country ✫1
US R&B 3 |  [Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1960]
[Columbia 41339]
written by Jimmie Driftwood |
| 18. | 08/1956 | | 312
| US ✫1
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #197]
charted as Don't Be Cruel / Hound Dog in US Hot 100 charts
[RCA Epa-940+]
written by Otis Blackwell & Elvis Presley |
| 19. | 06/1958 | | 311
| US 5
UK ✫1
US country 13
US R&B ✫1 | [Decca 30642]
written by Jack Reardon & Paul Evans |
 | 20. | 01/1957 | | 306
| US ✫1
UK 6
US country 3
US R&B 3 | [RCA 47-6800]
written by Lee Rosenberg & Bernard Weinman |
| 21. | 03/1955 | | 305
| US 5
UK 3
US country 4 | [Capitol 3058]
written by George Bruns & Tom W. Blackburn |
| 22. | 07/1958 | | 303
| US ✫1
UK 4
US country 3
US R&B 3 | B side to My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
[Imperial 5528]
written by Sharon Sheeley |
 | 23. | 05/1956 | | 294
| US ✫1
UK 14
US country ✫1
US R&B 3 | [RCA Epa-940+]
written by Maurice Mysels & Ira Kosloff |
 | 24. | 04/1958 | | 294
| US 2
UK 3
US country 3
US R&B ✫1 | [RCA 47-7240]
written by Bert Carroll & Russell Moody |
| 25. | 08/1959 | | 291
| US 4
UK 2
US country 8
US R&B 22 | written by Don Everly |
| 26. | 05/1957 | | 291
| US 2
UK 6
US country ✫1
US R&B 5 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #207]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant |
| 27. | 03/1956 | | 290
| US 2
UK 10
US country ✫1
US R&B 2 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #95]
[Sun 234]
written by Carl Perkins |
| 28. | 11/1951 | | 289
| US ✫1
US country ✫1 | as Pee Wee King & His Golden West Cowboys
vocals by Redd Stewart
written by Chilton Price, Pee Wee King & Redd Stewart |
| 29. | 06/1958 | | 273
| US ✫1
UK 8
US country 18
US R&B ✫1 | as Perez Prado & His Orchestra
[RCA 47-7245]
written by Perez Prado & Bob Marcus |
| 30. | 01/1950 | | 269
| US ✫1
US country ✫1 | [Decca 64205]
written by Harry Stone & Jack Stapp |
| 31. | 08/1957 | | 269
| US ✫1
UK 30
US country 7
US R&B ✫1 | [Roulette 4015]
written by Bob Merrill |
| 32. | 12/1959 | | 267
| US 2
UK 12
US country ✫1
US R&B 13 | [RCA Victor 47-7643]
written by Joe Allison & Audrey Allison |
| 33. | 06/1957 | | 260
| US 3
UK 8
US country ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #61]
[Sun 267]
written by Dave "Curlee" Williams & James Faye "Roy" Hall |
 | 34. | 11/1959 | | 254
| US ✫1
UK 19
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 4-41511]
written by Marty Robbins |
| 35. | 11/1957 | | 253
| US 2
UK 11
US country 6
US R&B ✫1 | [instrumental]
[Phillips Int'l 3519]
written by Bill Justis & Sid Manker |
| 36. | 07/1955 | | 250
| UK ✫1
US country 4 | written by Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II |
| 37. | 11/1957 | | 246
| US 3
UK 7
US country 6
US R&B 8 | [Roulette 4031]
written by The Weavers |
| 38. | 11/1950 | | 240
| US ✫1
US country 2 | [Mercury 5534]
written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King |
| 39. | 02/1951 | | 236
| US 2
US country 7 | [Capitol 1373]
written by Vaughn Horton |
| 40. | 03/1951 | | 235
| US 2
US country 8 | written by traditional & Pete Seeger |
| 41. | 11/1958 | | 232
| US 2
UK 6
US country 17 | [Cadence 1355]
written by Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant |
| 42. | 09/1951 | | 213
| US 4
US country 5 | [Tennessee 775]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert |
| 43. | 12/1957 | | 211
| US 2
UK 27
US country 8
US R&B 4 | [Imperial 5483]
written by Dub Dickerson & Erma Herrold |
| 44. | 06/1956 | | 211
| US 7
UK 16
US country 5
US R&B 8 | as Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #102]
[Capitol 3450]
written by Gene Vincent, Donald Graves (disputed credits) & Bill "Sheriff Tex" Davis (disputed credits) |
| 45. | 03/1958 | | 207
| US 7
UK 8
US country 4
US R&B 3 | [Sun 288]
written by Otis Blackwell |
| 46. | 06/1958 | | 203
| US 3
UK 19
US country 14
US R&B ✫1 | [Atco 6117]
written by Bobby Darin & Murray Kaufman |
| 47. | 11/1956 | | 202
| US 2
US country 10
US R&B 7 | US: from Elvis, Volume 1 EP
[RCA Epa-992+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 48. | 05/1958 | | 200
| US 30
UK ✫1
US country 15 | charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
[Cadence 1348]
written by Roy Orbison |
| 49. | 05/1959 | | 196
| US 4
UK 24
US country ✫1
US R&B 11 | [Columbia 41393]
written by John D. Loudermilk & Marijohn Wilkin |
| 50. | 04/1957 | | 190
| US 2
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 40864]
written by Marty Robbins |
| 51. | 08/1950 | | 189
| US 3
US country 2 | [Capitol 1124]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss (as George Weiss) |
| 52. | 10/1957 | | 183
| US 7
UK 22
US country ✫1
US R&B 8 | featuring The Anita Kerr Singers
[Decca 30423]
written by Jimmy Duncan |
| 53. | 12/1950 | | 176
| US 3
US country 5 | as Gene Autry & The Pinafores
[R]
[Christmas]
[Columbia 38610]
written by Johnny Marks |
| 54. | 09/1959 | | 173
| US 7
UK 18
US country 11 | [Dot 15968]
written by T. Texas Tyler |
| 55. | 06/1958 | | 171
| US 6
UK 19
US country 17
US R&B 8 | [instrumental]
[Jamie 1104]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood |
| 56. | 11/1957 | | 170
| US 4
US country 11
US R&B ✫1 | [instrumental]
[Imperial 5474]
written by Bill Justis & Sid Manker |
| 57. | 03/1957 | | 164
| US 4
US country ✫1 | [Capitol 3628]
written by Smokey Rogers |
| 58. | 09/1953 | | 163
| US 4
US country ✫1 | with Ferlin Husky
written by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen & Lewis Talley |
| 59. | 03/1958 | | 163
| US 60
UK ✫1
US country 15 | [MGM 12609]
written by Marvin Rainwater |
| 60. | 04/1950 | | 161
| US 5
US country 3 | [Columbia 38750]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins |
| 61. | 03/1951 | | 159
| US 10
US country 3 | vocals by the Beaver Valley Sweethearts
[Coral 64061]
written by Vaughn Horton |
| 62. | 10/1950 | | 154
| US 6
US country 6 | written by Frank Loesser |
| 63. | 04/1958 | | 153
| US 4
US country 10
US R&B 6 | [Imperial 5503]
written by Dorsey Burnette & Johnny Burnette |
| 64. | 09/1950 | | 151
| US 7
US country 2 | [Decca 46261]
written by Al Lewis & Guy Wood |
| 65. | 11/1958 | | 149
| US 4
US country 5
US R&B 14 | [Monument 400]
written by Paul Clayton, Pete Seeger, Larry Ehrlich, Dave Lazer, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman & Ronnie Gilbert |
| 66. | 07/1956 | | 147
| US 7
US country 14
US R&B 5 | [Dot 15481]
written by Naomi Ford |
| 67. | 11/1958 | | 147
| US 4
US country 24
US R&B 10 | hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956
[RCA 47-7410]
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King & Anita Steiman |
| 68. | 12/1950 | | 144
| US 7
US country 4 | as Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys
[Christmas]
written by Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson |
| 69. | 07/1953 | | 143
| US 6
US country 4 | [Valley 105]
written by Artie Glenn |
| 70. | 07/1953 | | 142
| US 6
US country 6 | [Mercury 70167]
written by Jim Lowe |
| 71. | 02/1958 | | 141
| US 7
UK 18
US country 5
US R&B 19 | [Roulette 4045]
written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning & Luigi Creatore (as Mark Markwell) |
| 72. | 02/1950 | | 138
| US 9
US country 2 | as Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
[Bullet 696]
written by Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson |
| 73. | 08/1950 | | 135
| US 10
US country ✫1 | as Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
written by Gussie Davis |
| 74. | 03/1958 | | 134
| US 7
US country ✫1 | [RCA Victor 7133]
written by Don Gibson |
| 75. | 04/1957 | | 133
| US 6
US country 14 | [Fabor 4018]
written by Ned Miller |
| 76. | 07/1952 | | 132
| US 9
US country 2 | hit for Paul Whiteman in 1925
[Imperial 8156]
written by Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II |
| 77. | 03/1950 | | 132
| US 8
US country 6 | [Decca 46221]
written by Steve Nelson & Jack Rollins |
| 78. | 01/1958 | | 131
| US 8
US country 4
US R&B 5 | US: B-side to Don't
[RCA 47-7150]
written by Rose Marie McCoy & Kelly Owens |
| 79. | 08/1953 | | 128
| US 8
US country 4 | [Decca 28758]
written by Artie Glenn |
| 80. | 12/1957 | | 128
| US 6
US country 13 | [Decca 30513]
written by Joe Beal & Jim Boothe |
| 81. | 08/1958 | | 123
| US 10
US country 7
US R&B 2 | B side to Bird Dog
[Cadence 1350]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant |
| 82. | 09/1953 | | 118
| UK 4
US country 6 | [King 1237]
written by Larry Coleman & Norman Gimbel |
 | 83. | 06/1958 | | 116
| US 21
UK 12
US country 9
US R&B 5 | [Sun 296]
written by Jerry Lee Lewis & Ron Hargrave |
| 84. | 03/1956 | | 114
| US 19
UK 19
US country 8 | US: B-side to Heartbreak Hotel
[RCA Victor 47-6420]
written by Aaron Schroeder, Bill Peppers, Claude Demetrius & Hal Blair |
| 85. | 01/1951 | | 109
| US 14
US country ✫1 | |
| 86. | 03/1951 | | 107
| US 12
US country 5 | as Jimmy Wakely & the Les Baxter Chorus
[Capitol 1393]
written by Jimmy Capehart, Alton Delmore & Arthur Smith |
| 87. | 01/1951 | | 103
| US 12
US country 7 | [Capitol 1328]
written by traditional, Carl Sigman & Percy Faith |
| 88. | 10/1957 | | 102
| US 18
UK 24
US country 11
US R&B 7 | US: B-side to Jailhouse Rock
[RCA 47-7035]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 89. | 04/1957 | | 93
| US 12
US country ✫1 | [RCA 6874]
written by George Campbell & Marvin Moore |
| 90. | 02/1950 | | 91
| US 12
US country 2 | written by Arthur Herbert, Fred Stryker & Jimmy Wakely |
| 91. | 06/1951 | | 90
| US 18
US country 2 | |
| 92. | 04/1950 | | 89
| US 13
US country 2 | written by Steve Allen |
| 93. | 06/1958 | | 88
| US 11
US country ✫1 | [Sun 295]
written by Jack Clement |
| 94. | 05/1950 | | 88
| US 14
US country ✫1 | [Decca 46234]
written by Hardrock Gunter |
| 95. | 06/1957 | | 88
| US 20
UK 24
US country 15 | US: B-side to (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear
[RCA Epa-1-1515+]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller |
| 96. | 02/1957 | | 85
| US 12
US country 2 | [Decca 30221]
written by Alan Block & Don Hecht |
| 97. | 02/1950 | | 84
| US 15
US country 2 | [Capitol 40280]
written by Terry Gilkyson |
| 98. | 02/1958 | | 83
| US 14
US country ✫1 | [Sun 283]
written by Jack Clement |
| 99. | 03/1958 | | 82
| US 12
US country 10
US R&B 6 | [Imperial 5503]
written by Clarence Williams |
| 100. | 11/1957 | | 81
| US 15
US country ✫1 | [Columbia 41013]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David |
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