Awards & Records
29 entries in the Elvis Presley compendium.
Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardA historic tribute honoring the King's unparalleled musical legacy and enduring influence National Medal of ArtsA posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom honoring the King's lasting impact on American Hollywood Walk of Fame StarA permanent sidewalk tribute celebrating the King's revolutionary impact on recorded musicRock and Roll Hall of Fame InductionThe King was crowned among the first legends to enter the hall of immortality.Grammy Award for Best Sacred PerformanceThe ultimate recognition of the King's soulful return to his spiritual roots.Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal PerformanceA posthumous vocal award highlighting the King's lasting impact on rock.Billboard Hot 100 Heartbreak HotelThe haunting debut single that crowned Elvis as the King of Rock and Roll.BMI President's AwardMusic industry veterans honor the King of Rock and Roll for his lasting impact.Nashville Songwriters Association Lifetime AchievementA tribute to the King's unmatched ear for timeless melodies and enduring lyrics.Grammy Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumA golden tribute to the King's mastery of timeless pop and soulful vocal artistry.Guinness World Record Most Number One HitsEighteen times he ruled the charts, a solo king unmatched in American music history.Guinness World Record Best Selling SingleThe King's voice shattered sales records, claiming the world's best-selling single title.Grammy Hall of Fame Hound DogThe rockabilly anthem that launched a legend into the stratosphere of music history.American Music Award Artist of the CenturyThe singular honor recognizing the King as the definitive artist who shaped a century of sGrammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance – Suspicious Minds (1970)One aching vocal, one platinum needle drop, and a Grammy that proved the King was still soGrammy Nomination – Burning Love (1972)One horn hit, one spoken line, one nomination that proved the King's fire never fully dimmGrammy Nomination – Heartbreak Hotel (1956)One strolling beat, one aching voice, and the pop chart was never the same.RIAA Gold Certification – Blue Suede ShoesOne pair of shoes, one gold stamp, and the sound that broke the pop world open.RIAA Platinum Certification – Can't Help Falling in LoveOne million hearts, one melody, and the King's most tender whisper ever pressed to vinyl.RIAA Gold Certification – Jailhouse RockFive hundred thousand Americans couldn't stop stomping their feet to this one.RIAA Gold Certification – Suspicious MindsFive hundred thousand copies of one man's fear, pressed into vinyl and certified by the inBillboard Hot 100 – 39 Number-One SinglesThirty-nine times the King bent the nation's airwaves to a single, unmistakable voice.RIAA Platinum Certification – A Little Less Conversation (2002)A 1968 ghost note detonated across 2002 dance floors and shattered the Platinum threshold.Heartbreak Hotel – Billboard Hot 100 Number One (1956)One broken-hearted line, one electric guitar, and a chart that never recovered.Hound Dog – Billboard Hot 100 Number One (1956)A B-side that broke the world open and named the genre forever.It's Now or Never – Billboard Hot 100 Number One (1960)Three words of longing that stopped a nation and held the top of the charts in 1960.Jailhouse Rock – Billboard Hot 100 Number One (1958)One spoken hook, a pounding bass line, and a number-one hit that defined an era.Burning Love – Billboard Hot 100 Number One (1972)The last time the King of Rock and Roll owned the top of the chart.Can't Help Falling in Love – Billboard Hot 100 Number One (1961)A 1961 slow-burn ballad that stopped the country and never let go.
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