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The 21 Best Elvis Presley Songs of All Time

By YPB Team

Sun Records rawness, Hollywood ballads and Vegas-era showstoppers: the King's catalogue covers more ground than most entire careers.

  1. Suspicious Minds — ranked #11
    Suspicious Minds
    The 1969 Memphis comeback single and his last US number one.
    1000pts
  2. Jailhouse Rock — ranked #22
    Jailhouse Rock
    The Leiber and Stoller title track from his 1957 film.
    729pts
  3. Love Me Tender — ranked #33
    Love Me Tender
    The 1956 ballad adapted from the Civil War song Aura Lea.
    534pts
  4. Burning Love — ranked #44
    Burning Love
    The 1972 rocker that gave him his final US top-five hit.
    534pts
  5. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame — ranked #55
    (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
    The 1961 Pomus and Shuman song with a Bo Diddley beat.
    496pts
  6. Little Sister — ranked #66
    Little Sister
    The 1961 Pomus and Shuman rocker with a menacing guitar riff.
    489pts
  7. Hard Headed Woman — ranked #77
    Hard Headed Woman
    The brassy 1958 King Creole single that topped the Billboard chart.
    489pts
  8. It's Now or Never — ranked #88
    It's Now or Never
    The 1960 reworking of O Sole Mio, one of his best-selling singles.
    437pts
  9. Return to Sender — ranked #99
    Return to Sender
    The 1962 Girls! Girls! Girls! hit about an undeliverable letter.
    379pts
  10. Way Down — ranked #1010
    Way Down
    His last single, a UK number one in the weeks after his death in 1977.
    379pts
  11. That's All Right — ranked #1111
    That's All Right
    The 1954 Sun Records debut often called the first rock and roll record.
    379pts
  12. All Shook Up — ranked #1212
    All Shook Up
    His biggest single of 1957, eight weeks at number one.
    379pts
  13. A Little Less Conversation — ranked #1313
    A Little Less Conversation
    A 1968 film song that became a global number one in 2002 through the JXL remix.
    312pts
  14. Blue Christmas — ranked #1414
    Blue Christmas
    His 1957 holiday standard, still a seasonal fixture.
    312pts
  15. An American Trilogy — ranked #1515
    An American Trilogy
    Mickey Newbury's medley that became a dramatic highlight of his 1970s shows.
    312pts
  16. Always on My Mind — ranked #1616
    Always on My Mind
    His tender 1972 recording, later a hit for Willie Nelson and the Pet Shop Boys.
    235pts
  17. Hound Dog — ranked #1717
    Hound Dog
    The snarling 1956 cover of Big Mama Thornton's blues hit.
    235pts
  18. Mystery Train — ranked #1818
    Mystery Train
    The 1955 Sun recording praised as one of rockabilly's finest.
    146pts
  19. If I Can Dream — ranked #1919
    If I Can Dream
    The gospel-tinged closing number of his 1968 Comeback Special.
    146pts
  20. Good Luck Charm — ranked #2020
    Good Luck Charm
    The breezy 1962 single that topped charts in the US and UK.
    146pts
  21. Blue Suede Shoes — ranked #2121
    Blue Suede Shoes
    His 1956 version of Carl Perkins's rockabilly anthem.
    146pts
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