ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

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Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002 (2002-09-24), Expanded Edition February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)
RecordedJanuary 10, 1956 – October 29, 1976
GenreRock and roll
Length79:34
LabelRCA
ProducerDavid Bendeth[1]
Compiler
  • Ernst Mikael Jorgensen
  • Roger Semon
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis Presley: Live Musicbank
(2002)
Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
(2002)
2nd to None

(2003)
Singles from Elvis: 30 #1 Hits
  1. "A Little Less Conversation"
    Released: June 25, 2002
  2. "Burning Love"
    Released: September 13, 2002[2]

Elvis: 30 #1 Hits is a greatest hits collection of songs by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Records on September 24, 2002. It is the first Elvis Presley album to feature the remix of "A Little Less Conversation" by JXL that was released earlier in the year and reached No. 1 in the UK, Australia and went on to become a number-one hit in over 20 countries.[3]

A companion album,

2nd to None, was released the next year.[4] By 2003, the album had received certifications in more than 15 regions and had sold millions of copies worldwide. Its most recent certification, a 6× Platinum award, for US sales in excess of six million copies, was announced by the RIAA
on March 8, 2018.

Compilation, production and releases

Elvis: 30 #1 Hits was compiled by Ernst Mikael Jorgensen and Roger Semon using chart data from the pop singles charts in Billboard, Cashbox, New Musical Express, and Record Retailer. Not all of Elvis's number ones are included as it is only a one-disc set. It was part of a massive campaign by RCA and BMG to celebrate Elvis in the 25th anniversary of his death.[5][6]

The compilation was

engineered by Ray Bardani, and were transferred from master tapes by Brent Spear. The 18 recordings recorded in stereo (1960 and later) were digitally remixed from the original multitrack recordings
.

In 2003, it became the first, and so far, only Elvis album to be issued in the newly created DVD audio-only disc format. The stereo tracks (1960 and later) were remixed into 5.1 surround sound for the first time and the 13 tracks recorded in mono (before 1960) were remastered and presented in a simulated 5.1 format. The songs were presented in reverse order, with "A Little Less Conversation" as track 1, and "Heartbreak Hotel" as track 31. There are also bonus tracks which are sections of three songs ("It's Now or Never", "Crying in the Chapel", and "Burning Love"), giving an A:B comparison of the original master and the remaster. A 2003 reissue of the album featured a bonus disc with outtakes and rehearsals of several songs. A Wal-Mart release had a bonus disc with Elvis's post-army interview, while a Japanese release had a bonus disc with three versions of "A Little Less Conversation".

Release and reception

Commercial reception

The album opened at number one in 17 territories around the world, taking the top spot in countries including the US, the UK, Canada, France, Australia and Brazil and shipped 4.7 million units worldwide in its first week.[7] In its first week of release, 1.2 million units were shipped in Europe: 300,000 units in the UK (where 115,000 were sold the first week) and more than 200,000 units were shipped in Germany, France and Spain.[7] In Australia it shipped 150,000 units the first week.[7]

The album debuted at number one on the

RIAA on March 8, 2018, denoting shipments of six millions.[13]

In the United Kingdom the album debuted at number one on October 5, 2002, with 115,000 copies sold, it stayed at the top of the chart for two weeks and remained in the top 100 for 125 weeks.[14][7] It was certified seven times platinum by the BPI in 2023, denoting shipments of 2,100,000 units.[15]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[19]
Jam!unfavorable[20]
Rolling Stone[21]

ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits received mostly favorable reviews from music critics.

CANOE predicted that the album would not do as well as the Beatles' 1 because almost all of the songs can be found on other collections and it is missing several definitive songs.[20] Robert Christgau gave the album his highest rating out of all of Elvis's albums that he has reviewed and felt that the album showed that Elvis's life was "a continuous whole".[17] Parke Puterbaugh, in his Rolling Stone review of the album, gave the album five out of five stars and felt that the recordings had improved sound quality.[21]

The Killers' logo, inspired by the album artwork on Elvis: 30 No. 1 Hits

Upon noticing the album's artwork in a Virgin Megastore in Las Vegas in 2002, Brandon Flowers was inspired to use a marquee sign motif as the logo for his new band, the Killers. The band hired their drummer's roommate's girlfriend to design their logo, and it has been used on the band's branding, releases, promotional materials, and merchandise ever since.[22]

Track listing

Limited edition versions

2003 deluxe bonus disc

  1. "Heartbreak Hotel" (rehearsal)
  2. "All Shook Up" (rehearsal)
  3. "Teddy Bear, Don't Be Cruel" (rehearsal)
  4. "A Big Hunk o'Love" (take 2)
  5. "Stuck on You" (take 1)
  6. "It's Now or Never" (takes 2 & 3)
  7. "Surrender" (take 2)
  8. "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" (rehearsal & take 2)
  9. "She's Not You" (take 2 & wp take 4)
  10. "(You're The) Devil in Disguise" (take 2 & 3)
  11. "In the Ghetto" (take 1)
  12. "Burning Love" (take 2)
  13. "Way Down" (take 2)
  14. "In the Ghetto" (vocal only outtake)
  15. "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL 12" Extended Remix)

WalMart bonus disc

  1. The Elvis Post Army Interview

Japan bonus disc

  1. "A Little Less Conversation" (Original)
  2. "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL 12" Extended Remix)
  3. "A Little Less Conversation - JXL Mix" (Video) (CD-rom content)

2022 Expanded Edition

  1. "That's All Right"
  2. "Blue Suede Shoes"
  3. "Little Sister"
  4. "Bossa Nova Baby"
  5. "Viva Las Vegas"
  6. "If I Can Dream"
  7. "Kentucky Rain"
  8. "Always On My Mind"
  9. "Unchained Melody" (Live at Ann Arbor, MI)

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[88] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Australia (ARIA)[89] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[90] 2× Platinum 60,000*
Belgium (BEA)[91] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[93] Platinum 250,000[92]
Canada (Music Canada)[94] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[95] Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[96] 2× Platinum 90,779[96]
France (
SNEP)[97]
2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[98] 3× Gold 450,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[99] Gold 10,000^
Italy (FIMI)[100]
sales since 2009
Platinum 50,000
Japan (RIAJ)[101] Platinum 200,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[102] Gold 75,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[103] Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[104] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[105] Platinum 40,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[106] Platinum 40,000*
Singapore 51,225[107]
South Korea 49,483[108]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[109] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[110] 2× Platinum 120,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[111] 2× Platinum 80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] 7× Platinum 2,100,000
United States (RIAA)[13] 6× Platinum 6,000,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[112] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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