The 50 Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley, originally released on November 18, 2000. It features 50 of Presley's best known songs and was re-released on 11 August 2017 to mark 40 years since his death.[2]
The 50 Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)[1] | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 128:27 | |||
Label | BMG, RCA | |||
Elvis Presley chronology | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That's All Right" | Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup | 1:58 |
2. | "Mystery Train" | Junior Parker, Sam Phillips | 2:27 |
3. | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley | 2:10 |
4. | "Blue Suede Shoes" | Carl Perkins | 2:02 |
5. | "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy" | Lloyd Price | 2:10 |
6. | "Hound Dog" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:18 |
7. | "Don't Be Cruel" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 2:05 |
8. | "Love Me Tender" | Vera Matson, Elvis Presley | 2:44 |
9. | "Too Much" | Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman | 2:35 |
10. | "All Shook Up" | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 1:59 |
11. | "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" | Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann | 1:49 |
12. | "Party" | Jessie Mae Robinson | 1:32 |
13. | "Loving You" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:16 |
14. | "Jailhouse Rock" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:29 |
15. | "Don't" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:51 |
16. | "Trouble" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:19 |
17. | "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" | Bert Carroll, Moody Russell | 2:16 |
18. | "King Creole" | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 2:10 |
19. | "Hard Headed Woman" | Claude Demetrius | 1:56 |
20. | "One Night" | Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman | 2:34 |
21. | "A Fool Such as I" | Bill Trader | 2:40 |
22. | "A Big Hunk o' Love" | Aaron Schroeder, Sidney Wyche | 2:15 |
23. | "Stuck on You" | J. Leslie McFarland, Aaron Schroeder | 2:22 |
24. | "The Girl of My Best Friend" | Sam Bobrick, Ross Butler | 2:25 |
25. | "It's Now or Never" | Eduardo DeCapua, Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder | 3:15 |
Total length: | 57:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Are You Lonesome Tonight" | Lou Handman, Roy Turk | 3:09 |
2. | "Wooden Heart" | Bert Kaempfert, Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman, Fred Wise | 2:06 |
3. | "Surrender" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 1:56 |
4. | "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:10 |
5. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss | 3:05 |
6. | "Good Luck Charm" | Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder | 2:27 |
7. | "She's Not You" | Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller | 2:11 |
8. | "Return to Sender" | Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott | 2:09 |
9. | "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" | Bernie Baum, Buddy Kaye | 2:23 |
10. | "Viva Las Vegas" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:27 |
11. | "Crying in the Chapel" | Artie Glenn | 2:28 |
12. | "Love Letters" | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | 2:53 |
13. | "Guitar Man" | Jerry Reed | 2:22 |
14. | "If I Can Dream" | W. Earl Brown | 3:12 |
15. | "In the Ghetto" | Mac Davis | 2:49 |
16. | "Suspicious Minds" | Mark James | 4:23 |
17. | "Don't Cry Daddy" | Scott Davis | 2:50 |
18. | "The Wonder of You" | Baker Knight | 2:37 |
19. | "I Just Can't Help Believin'" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 4:38 |
20. | "An American Trilogy" | Mickey Newbury | 4:30 |
21. | "Burning Love" | Dennis Linde | 2:52 |
22. | "Always on My Mind" | Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson | 3:40 |
23. | "Suspicion" | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | 2:38 |
24. | "Moody Blue" | Mark James | 2:52 |
25. | "Way Down" | Layng Martine, Jr. | 2:37 |
Total length: | 71:24 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[17] | Gold | 35,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | 3× Platinum | 900,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |