ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

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Elvis: 30 #1 Hits (stylised as ELV1S: 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A companion album, 2nd to None, was released the next year.<ref name="Crown">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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 Jørgensen and Roger Semon using chart data from the pop singles charts in Billboard, Cashbox, New Musical Express, and Record Retailer. Not all of Presley'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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The compilation was produced and mixed in stereo and 5.1 by David Bendeth with remastering by Ted Jensen on the first thirteen songs (the mono recordings) and George Marino on the last sixteen songs. The songs were 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 Presley'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.<ref name="Garrity">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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.<ref name="Garrity"/> In Australia it shipped 150,000 units the first week.<ref name="Garrity"/>

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 the week of October 12, 2002 with more than 500,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref name="Mayfield">Template:Cite magazine</ref> It was the largest sum the chart had seen since Dixie Chicks bowed five weeks ago with 780,000 units, it also was the largest sales week for an archival album since The Beatles' 1.<ref name="Mayfield"/> By October, 2003 the album had sold 3,000,000 units in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album was Presley's first album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and was his first number one since 1973.<ref name="Garrity"/> The album helped Elvis to have the longest span of number one albums on the Billboard 200.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album remained on the chart for one hundred and twelve weeks.<ref name="BB200"/> It also topped the Top Country Albums chart.<ref name="BBCountry"/> It was certified six times platinum by the RIAA on March 8, 2018, denoting shipments of six millions.<ref name="RIAA"/>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Garrity"/> It was certified seven times platinum by the BPI in 2023, denoting shipments of 2,100,000 units.<ref name=BPI/>

Critical reception

ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits received mostly favorable reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a mostly positive review, but wrote that it still lacked a lot of good material and that several factors were working against it, such as the number of hits Elvis had and the songs that did not make it to No. 1.<ref name="AMR" /> David Browne of Entertainment Weekly felt that the album did succeed in its purpose, but not all of the songs on the collection had enough "quality".<ref name="EW" /> Darryl Sterdan of Jam! 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.<ref name="Jam!">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Robert Christgau gave the album his highest rating out of all of Presley's albums that he has reviewed and felt that the album showed that Presley's life was "a continuous whole".<ref name="RC" /> 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.<ref name="RS" />

The Killers logo

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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.<ref name=ViewsTitle>Video "Music Live Series with The Killers", accessed on 13 September 2020 20:26:40 UTC</ref>

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

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	10
Polish Albums (OLiS)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
Singaporean Albums (RIAS)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	1
Chart (2007)	Peak position
Chart (2018–19)	Peak position

Year-end charts

2002 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2002)	Position
Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	15
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	30
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	24
Irish Albums (IRMA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	36
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	6
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3

2003 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	66
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	51
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	85
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	35
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	6

2004 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2004)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	170
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	181
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	33

2005 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2005)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	123

2007 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2007)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	175

2017 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2017)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	78

2018 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2018)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	53
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	91

2021 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2021)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	59
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	62

2022 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2022)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	28
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	182
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	14
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	22

2023 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2023)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	38
US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	182
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	34
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	36

2024 year-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2024)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	45
US Billboard 200<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	166
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	31

Decade-end chart

Decade-end chart performance for ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits

Chart (2000–2009)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA end of Decade">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	70

External links

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