Dutch album certifications – Elvis Presley – ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2002 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen". ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2002". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015 . Retrieved July 30, 2011. Don't Ask Me Why" reached 29 on the Cash Box Country and 24 on the Music Vendor Country Singles charts.

Brazilian album certifications – Elvis Presley – ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Fun in Alcapulco" was not released as a single in the US, but was released in certain countries including Australia and Japan. Lover Doll" was not released as a single in the US but reached number 2 on the Gavin airplay chart. [20] I Can Help" was not released as a single in the US, but was released in the UK and several other countries.Presley has 54 singles certified by the Recording Industry Association of America totaling 50 million in sales. In 2012, Presley was ranked second best selling singles artist in the United Kingdom with 21.6 million singles sold. [1] Music historian Joel Whitburn ranked Presley as the number 1 charting singles artist of all time in the US. [2] Singles [ edit ] 1950s [ edit ]

The RIAA does not certify sales of less than 500,000 units for albums and singles. [37] Elvis has had numerous albums and singles which have sold hundreds of thousands of units each but have not reached the 500,000 threshold. Taken together, these could add up to millions in total sales that are not recognized by the RIAA. Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004 . Retrieved March 24, 2022.Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008 . Retrieved February 3, 2023. a b "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine" was released in the US in 1954 but did not chart until 1956. It was also not released in the UK until 1956.

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] a b "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com . Retrieved January 28, 2023. Trouble" was not released as a single in the US but reached number 4 on the Gavin airplay chart. [20] Australiancharts.com – Elvis Presley – Elv1s - 30 %231 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2011. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) began to certify gold albums and singles in 1958, [32] and Elvis Presley's first RIAA award, a gold single for " Hard Headed Woman", was certified on August 11, 1958. [33] In August 1992, he was awarded with 110 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums and singles, the largest presentation of gold and platinum record awards in history. [34] According to Presley's record label, RCA, he is the best selling artist of all time, with sales over 1 billion records worldwide in all formats (600 million in the United States alone). [35] [36]Garrity, Brian (October 12, 2002). "King's Crown Shines: First No. 1 Debut". Billboard. Vol.114, no.41. pp.1, 3. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved July 31, 2011. Fever" was not released as a single in the US but reached number 28 on the Gavin airplay chart. [20] Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.