Not only is Elvis doing all right in the UK charts, both singles, dvds and albums, but he's doing well all around the world :dance:

 

Elvis The King remains at #4

By: Elvis Australia - Aug 27, 2007

Source: ARIA

 

Elvis again has five albums in the top 100 Australian albums chart. Elvis The King remains at #4 after three weeks, Viva Las Vegas drops to #63, Elvis Live enters the chart at #77, ELV1S 30 #1 Hits drops to #85 and Elvis At The Movies climbs 3 places to #95. Early Elvis dropped out of the chart this week. On the DVD chart Aloha From Hawaii and the Elvis '68 Comeback Special have swapped places and are now #2 and #3 respectively.

 

 

The King is Elvis' first top 10 album for almost four years, his last being 2nd To None which also hit No.4 in October 2003.

 

ELV1S 30 #1 Hits has now a combined total of 60 weeks on the album chart.

 

 

Elvis has had five albums in the top 100 in August - Sept 1997, when he had the five on the chart for three weeks in a row. The last time he had more than five albums on the chart was 1977.

 

Within weeks of his death on August 16, there were as many as eleven Elvis Presley albums simultaneously in the Australian top 100 Albums chart.

 

On the week of September 5 there were the 11 Elvis albums in the top 100. The new release, Moody Blue was #8, Rock 'N' On #43, Rock 'N' On Vol. 2 #47, Elvis In The 70's #54, Welcome To My World #58, Blue Hawaii #68, G.I. Blues #72, The Elvis Tapes #80, Elvis' Golden Records Vol.1 #82, A Legendary performer Vol.2 #87 and Elvis In Demand #89.

 

(On that week, the 1973 album Aloha From Hawaii actually dropped back out of the top 100 after spending just one week back in the list.)

 

Moody Blue was on the chart the day he died, entering the chart on August 15 and reaching a peak of #3 with a 29 week run.

 

On the tenth anniversary (1987), his album Words & Music reached the top 10 peaking at No.8 while a decade ago on the twentieth anniversary, five of his albums made their way into the chart.

 

The Dutch Collection CD

 

The Dutch Collection is #1 on the Dutch Album Charts. This is the third time an Elvis album has hit the top spot on the chart since the chart was created in 1969.

 

Tracks:

 

CD 1:

 

Suspicious Minds

Always on my mind

In The Ghetto

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

American Trilogy

Can't Help Falling In Love With You

Jailhouse Rock

Love Me Tender

My Boy

It's Now Or Never

My Way

I Just Can't Help Believing

Wooden Heart

Blue Suede Shoes

(You're The) Devil In Disguise

If I Can Dream

The Wonder Of You

Burning Love

Don't Cry Daddy

Crying In The Chapel

Return To Sender

One Night

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

How Great Thou Art - Live 1974

Don't Be Cruel

 

CD 2:

 

Bridge Over Troubled Water

You Gave Me A Mountain

(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

Memories

Just Pretend

(Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame

A Little Less Conversation

Heartbreak Hotel

Guitar Man

(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I

Polk Salad Annie

Kiss Me Quick

Viva Las Vegas

You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

That's Allright Mama

Loving You

I'll Remember You

Don't

All Shook Up

Suspicion

Kentucky Rain

Such A Night

Hound Dog

I Can't Stop Loving You

Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Laughing version)

 

 

The Memphis Recording Service release "My Baby Left Me" rockets up to #1 from last week's #16 in the UK Top 30 Indie Singles chart this week. :yahoo:

 

The UK midweek sales chart show that "Hound Dog" is currently at #5 while "Blue Suede Shoes", "My Baby Left Me" and "Suspicious Minds" have all dropped out of the Top 40. On the album chart, ‘Elvis The King’ drops to #4.

 

In Germany Elvis hit #1 on the Album chart with "The King" compilation (#10 last week).

 

Elvis is back in the Top Ten in Norway; "That's The Way It Is" is #5 from #6 on the Music DVD chart.

 

"That's The Way It Is" is listed at #13 coming up from last week's #20 in its second week of release on the Hungarian Music DVD Top 20.

 

In Brazil the "'68 Comeback Special" enters the Music DVD Top 20 at #20 this week.

 

Source: Various / Updated: Aug 28, 2007

Elvis has five albums in the Australian Top 100 albums chart again. Elvis has had five albums in the top 100 in August - Sept 1997, when he had the five on the chart for three weeks in a row. In total 70,000 units of the Elvis Catalogue have been sold in Australia in the last 8 weeks.

 

# 4 Elvis The King but reached Gold status

#63 Viva Las Vegas

#77 Elvis Live

#85 ELV1S 30 #1 Hits

#95 Elvis At The Movies (from climbs 3)

 

The "Early Elvis"compilation dropped out of the chart this week. "Elvis Rock" is just outside the top 100 and could enter the top 100 next week.

 

Here are the new Swiss music charts:

 

Albums chart:

#3 "The King" up from #12 last week

#15 "The Essential Elvis Presley" up from #21 last week

#37 "Elvis - Viva Las vegas" up from #57 last week

 

Singles chart:

#27 "In the Ghetto" (new entry)

#39 "Always on my mind" (new entry)

#42 "Suspicious minds" (new entry)

 

Worldwide recap of Elvis' worldwide chart success:

 

#1

Sweden (The Essential)

France (The Essential)

Germany (The King)

UK (The King)

The Netherlands (The Dutch Collection)

Quebec (Introducing Elvis)

Austria (The King)

 

#2

Canada (Introducing Elvis)

New Zealand (The King)

 

#3

Belgium (The Essential)

Ireland (The King)

Switzerland (The King)

 

#4

Belgium (The Essential)

Australia (The King)

 

#11

Finland (The Essential)

Spain (The King)

 

#15

Switzerland (The Essential Elvis Presley)

 

#37

Switzerland (Elvis - Viva Las vegas)

 

#40

Denmark (The Essential)

 

Source: Various / Updated: Aug 29, 2007

Million Dollar Quartet Musical

 

The historical "Million Dollar Quartet session" has been turned into a musical. It is based on the book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux with musical arrangements by Chuck Mead.

 

It plays in Issaquah WA. (Francis J. Gaudette Theatre) and Everett WA. (Everett Performing Arts Center), September 19 – November 18, 2007.

 

Synopsis: Gripping Rock-n-Roll Original

 

This incredible musical, inspired by an actual event, will take you back to the place where rock-n-roll was born! On December 4, 1956, at Sun Studios in Memphis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley came together for the first and only time. They rocked the house...then rocked the world! These four legends-to-be and the "Father of Rock-n-Roll," Sam Phillips, who discovered them all, united for an impromptu recording session that would be one for the ages. The musicians played, talked, played, joked, played, argued, and played all night — and were quickly christened the "Million Dollar Quartet." Part jam session, part bull session, and chock full of rock-n-roll classics from the 50s, this unforgettable new musical will have you dancing in the aisles.

 

Source: For Elvis CD Collectors Forum / Updated: Oct 7, 2007

 

Wonder if it's going to be performed anywhere other than these :mellow: What I wouldn't give to have been a fly on the wall that day at Sun Studios B)