Elvis Presley: Ses ventes.

[The Blue Sky]

Elvis Presley étant un cas très particulier, avec un nombre très important d'albums sortis surtout au USA, son étude ne se fait pas album par album mais pays par pays. Les sources d'informations sont les même que pour les autres, c'est juste que ça simplifie énormément la présentation. Par contre, j'ai tout fait en Anglais! Je vais traduire l'essentiel en Français pour ceux qui sont vraiment effrayé par l'Anglais lol.

Elvis Presley, Always On Our Mind!



Tout d'abord les ventes de ses albums studios au USA. La présentation est comme suit :

Numéro de l'album dans sa discographie. Date d'entrée dans le classement Position 1ère-2ème semaine Meilleur Position Semaines classées Semaines Top 10 Position UK Nom de l'album
- Avancement des ventes dans le temps.
> VENTES actuelles.

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Elvis US albums, one by one

Studio Albums

(Date/First week, 2nd week, peak, weeks charted, weeks top 10)

1. 31/03/56 11- 3 1 48 43 - Elvis Presley [10w.#1]
- 300.000 in 1956.
- 700.000 by November 1966.
- Scanned 40k, sales average of 2.7k per year. Certified 40 years ago, adding extra sales from his death, 900.000 copies sold.

Note : This is his strongest catalog selling studio album, all the following albums have lower average sales.

2. 10/11/56 13- 7 1 26 24 - Elvis [5w.#1]
- 700.000 by Feb 1960, 46 years ago. As well as the first, likely to be a strong catalog seller for a studio album, 900.000 copies sold.

3. 22/07/57 11- 1 1 28 19 24 Loving You [10w.#1]
- 650.000 by April 1968.
> 800.000

4. 15/09/58 11- 4 2 15 11 3 King Creole
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 510.000

5. 23/03/59 20- 19 19 4 0 - For LP Fans Only
Never certified, very poor chart performances considering the year of his release his sales must be low. It has not even 5% of the success of "Elvis Presley".
> 50.000

6. 21/09/59 39- 39 32 7 0 4 A Date With Elvis
> 60.000

7. 09/05/60 35- 4 2 27 20 1 Elvis Is Back
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 520.000

8. 31/10/60 6- 4 1 106 28 1 G.I. Blues [9w.#1]
- 500.000 by March 1963. (RIAA)
- 1.000.000 by March 1992. (RIAA)
- 750.000 in 2 months. (claim)
- 1.200.000 by mid-1964. (claim)
> 1.300.000

9. 10/07/61 139- 98 1 25 9 2 Something For Everybody [3w.#1]
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 520.000

10. 23/10/61 75- 10 1 79 39 1 Blue Hawaii [20w.#1]
- 500.000 by end 1961.
- 2.000.000 by March 1992.
- 3.000.000 by July 2002.
- 336.000 1991-2006.
> 3.100.000

11. 14/07/62 116- 57 4 31 9 1 Pot Luck
> 350.000

12. 08/12/62 27- 7 3 32 12 2 Girls! Girls! Girls!
- 500.000 by Aug 1963.
> 600.000

13. 20/04/63 90- 12 4 26 8 4 It Happened At The World's Fair
Not certified, those 3 albums (11,12,13) have almost the same run, the 12 has strongly benefit of Christmas sales.
> 350.000

14. 21/12/63 63- 41 3 24 7 15 Fun In Acapulco
> 400.000

15. 11/04/64 96- 23 6 30 5 5 Kissin' Cousins
> 350.000

16. 14/11/64 100- 47 1 27 12 12 Roustabout [1w.#1]
- 500.000 by May 1988.
> 540.000

17. Tickle Me was a totaly anoymous LP, not a real album, that's why it was not even charted while usualy at this time all his albums were top 10 in his name alone. Some collectors should have it.
> 10.000

18. 17/04/65 140- 82 8 31 6 7 Girl Happy
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 510.000

19. 14/08/65 149-102 10 27 1 8 Elvis For Everyone
> 300.000

20. 13/11/65 122- 94 8 23 4 11 Harem Scarum
> 350.000

21. 16/07/66 132-117 15 19 0 7 Paradise Hawaiian Style
> 250.000

22. 29/10/66 135- 91 18 32 0 - Spinout
> 250.000

23. 24/06/67 179-161 47 20 0 34 Double Trouble
> 150.000

24. 02/12/67 188-102 40 14 0 39 Clambake
> 150.000

25. 06/07/68 193-174 82 13 0 - Speedway [OST}
> 100.000

26. 14/06/69 29- 18 13 34 0 1 From Elvis In Memphis
- 500.000 by Jan 1970.
> 700.000

27. 29/11/69 36- 16 12 24 0 3 From Memphis To Vegas - From Vegas To Memphis
- 500.000 by Dec 1969.
> 800.000

28. 21/11/70 194-189 183 3 0 - Back In Memphis
> 100.000

29. 12/12/70 63- 37 21 23 0 15 That's The Way It Is
- 500.000 by June 1973.
> 550.000

30. 26/06/71 40- 35 33 15 0 7 Love Letters From Elvis
> 250.000

31. 12/02/72 175- 91 43 19 0 12 Elvis Now
- 500.000 by March 1992.
> 600.000 copies sold.

32. 21/07/73 130- 74 52 13 0 16 Elvis [1973]
> 150.000

33. 24/11/73 176-159 50 13 0 - Raised On Rock
> 150.000

34. U.S. Male
Charted nowhere.
> 10.000

35. 06/04/74 125-108 90 8 0 42 Good Times
> 100.000

36. 01/02/75 102- 84 47 12 0 21 Promised Land
> 150.000

37. 07/06/75 129-116 57 13 0 48 Today
> 150.000

38. 16/04/77 100- 90 44 11 0 7 Welcome To My World
- 500.000 by Sept 1977.
- 1.000.000 by Jan 1983.
> 1.200.000

39. 23/07/77 58- 40 3 31 8 3 Moody Blue
- 500.000 by Sept 1977.
- 2.000.000 by March 1992.
> 2.100.000

40. 05/08/78 187-170 130 11 0 - Elvis Sings For Children And Grownups Too
> 100.000

A total of 20.430.000 studio albums sold. This figure is supposing that certifications were “just” achieved when they were received, which is very likely to be true for recent certifications, but not at all sur for older awards. Despite this, we can think safely that Elvis sold 21.5-23m studio albums in USA, not counting Live, Gospel, Christmas and Compilations albums.


Traduction : La somme de ces ventes est de 20.430.000 albums studio vendus. Ces chiffres supposent que la certification a été obtenue juste au moment où le seuil de vente a été dépassée, ce qui doit être vraie pour les albums certifiés les plus récemment, moins vrai pour les autres. Malgré ça, on peut dire sans trop prendre de risque qu'Elvis a vendu 21.5-23m d'albums studio au USA, sans compter ses albums Live, Gospel, de Noel, et ses best of.


Voici désormais ses albums Gospel qui contrairement à ses albums studios continuent à se vendre encore aujourd'hui :


CITATION
Elvis US albums, one by one

Gospel Albums

(Date/First week, 2nd week, peak, weeks charted, weeks top 10)

1. 09/01/61 22- 14 13 20 0 3 His Hand In Mine
- 500.000 by April 1969.
- 1.000.000 by March 1992.
- A don't know if Gospel albums are counted as studio albums, I think that they are, which mean that they sold less than 40k since 1991. Those Gospel albums were very strong catalog sellers, but in the last 20 years tons of compilations have been released as you will see later in this post, so their catalog sales have drop a lot. But this album was certified in the first wave of certifications, by March 1992, so it was surely not at "just" 1m.
> 1.300.000 copies sold.

2. 23/04/66 103- 80 20 19 0 11 Frankie And Johnny
- 350.000 by late 1966.
- 1.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 1.050.000 copies sold.

3. 25/03/67 147-132 18 29 0 11 How Great Thou Art
- 500.000 by Feb 1968.
- 2.000.000 by March 1992.
Easily the strongest catalog seller of the Gospel Studio Albums of Elvis with You'll Never Walk Alone thanks to the fact that it achieves a Grammy Award, the first of Elvis.
> 2.300.000 copies sold.

4. 21/11/70 128-122 65 18 0 37 Almost In Love
- 1.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 1.050.000 copies sold.

5. 23/01/71 143- 23 12 21 0 - Elvis Country
- 500.000 by Dec 1977.
This one is as many a country album as a Gospel albums. His catalog sales are not as great as the others. It was certified after the hype of his dead.
> 800.000 copies sold.

6. 20/03/71 190- 87 69 12 0 47 You'll Never Walk Alone
- 500.000 by March 1992.
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
- 3.000.000 by Jan 2004.
Very strange certifications for this album.
> 3.100.000 copies sold.

7. 22/04/72 122- 87 79 10 0 38 He Touched Me
- 500.000 by March 1992.
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
> 1.200.000 copies sold.

8. 1994 : Amazing Grace, His Greatest Sacred Songs (2CD)
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
It is supposed to have sold 1m copies in 5 years, 200k per year, 4k per week without never reached any Billboard chart, very strange again. It sold surely strongly throught Music Clubs, it was maybe even released only throught Clubs. Until 2000 it was the definite Gospel Compilation of Elvis, his sales have drop since the release of "Peace In The Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings".
> 1.300.000 copies sold.

9. 1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection, Gospel (2CD)
- 250.000 by Feb 2000.
The same as the previous album.
> 350.000 copies sold.

Others Gospel released :
1989 : Known Only To Him, Elvis Gospel 1957-1971
1990 : The Definite Gospel Album
1999 : Gospel Favourites
1999 : He Touched Me, The Gospel Music Of Elvis
2000 : Take My Hand : Gospel Favourites
2000 : Elvis Gospel
2000 : Peace In The Valley: The Complete Gospel Recordings (3CD)
2001 : He Is My Everything, The Gospel Series
2001 : It Is No Secret, The Gospel Series
2001 : Nearer My God To Thee, The Gospel Series
2004 : Ultimate Gospel

All them have never been charted and any of them have received a certification, they are off the radar. Some of them have surely achieve decent sales.

Total of 13.45m Gospel albums sold. Adding the other albums, we can estimate his total sales of Gospel albums in USA at 14-15m.

La première liste avec tout les détails sont les albums classés et/ou certifié. La seconde correspond à ceux qui sont passés inaperçu, qui ne se sont jamais classés dans le top 200 et qui n'ont jamais été certifié.

La première liste cumulé représente 13.45 millions d'albums vendus. Avec les autres, on peut dire qu'il a vendu 14-15m d'albums Gospel au USA.


Voici désormais ses albums de Noel qui ne se vendent pas du tout pendant l'année mais dont les ventes explosent à chaque Noel.


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Elvis US albums, one by one

Christmas Albums

(Date/First week, 2nd week, peak, weeks charted, weeks top 10)

1. 02/12/57 23- 3 1 7 6 7 Elvis' Christmas Album [4w.#1]
- 500.000 by Aug 1963.
- 9.000.000 by Jan 2004.
- Scanned 1.02m, it was selling a great deal anualy but since the release of several other Christmas albums his sales dropped a lot since a decade. His last apparence in the catalog chart was in 1997. It was certified in 1999 for sales of 6m and 3m for the "new" version and the original version, the 9m award was certainly the cum of both. So even if it sold poorly in the last years, it sold over 9m since 7 years and not since 2004.
> 9.200.000 copies sold.

2. 1971 : Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Chrismas was a #1 album.
- 1.000.000 by Dec 1977.
- 2.000.000 by May 1988.
- 3.000.000 by July 1999.
- It never appeared in the catalog chart even in Christmas time. As well as "Elvis Christmas Album" his sales have been canabilized by his more recent Christmas albums.
> 3.100.000 copies sold.

3. 1982 : Memories Of Christmas. Charted #48 of the country chart in 1983.
- 500.000 by Dec 1991.
Never charted in the catalog chart.
> 600.000 copies sold.

4. 1992 : Blue Christmas. Charted #19 of the Catalog Chart in 1993, never appeared anymore since this year.
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 550.000 copies sold.

5. 94. 03/12/94 195-146 94 6 0 - If Every Day Was Like Christmas
Was charted every holidays time until 1998 in the catalog chart, not charted anymore since this year.
- 500.000 by July 1999.
- 1.000.000 by July 2002.
> 1.200.000 copies sold.

6. 103. 06/12/03 120-107 107 4 0 - It's Christmas Time
Released firstly in 1999, his actual soundscan figure of 0.8m is very likely to be the figure of the last edition only. It is selling strongly each year, charted top 15 of the catalog chart in the Christmas period of the last 5 years.
- 1.000.000 by July 2002.
- 2.000.000 by Dec 2005.
> 2.000.000 copies sold.

7. 20/12/03 162- 0 162 1 0 - White Christmas
Released in 2000. Charted in the catalog chart of 4 consecutive years. Not certified Gold yet.
> 450.000 copies sold.

Other Christmas released :
1982 : Elvis Christmas Classics
1982 : It Won’t Seem Like Christmas Without You
1985 : Merry Christmas
1987 : I Wish You A Merry Christmas
1991 : Christmas Favorites

All them have never been charted and any of them have received a certification, they are off the radar.

Total of 17.1m Christmas albums sold. Adding the other albums, we can estimate his total sales of Christmas albums in USA at 18m.

Idem au sujet des deux listes. La première représente 17.1 millions d'albums vendus. Avec les autres, ses ventes d'albums de Noel au USA s'élèvent à 18 millions de copies.


Cette 4ème partie concerne ses ventes d'albums Live toujours au USA :

CITATION
Elvis US albums, one by one

Live Albums

(Date/First week, 2nd week, peak, weeks charted, weeks top 10)

1. 21/12/68 166-106 8 32 3 2 Elvis (NBC TV Special)
- 500.000 by July 1969.
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
> 1.100.000 copies sold.

2. 20/06/70 31- 21 13 20 0 2 On Stage February 1970
- 500.000 by Feb 1971.
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
> 1.200.000 copies sold.

3. 08/07/72 96- 30 11 34 0 - Elvis Live At Madison Square Garden
- 500.000 by August 1972.
- 1.000.000 by May 1988.
- 2.000.000 by March 1992.
- 3.000.000 by July 1999.
> 3.200.000 copies sold.

4. 24/02/73 99- 58 1 35 7 11 Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite [1w.#1]
- 500.000 by Feb 1973.
- 2.000.000 by May 1988.
- 3.000.000 by July 1999.
- 5.000.000 by Aug 2002.
> 5.100.000 copies sold.

5. 27/07/74 82- 50 33 13 0 - Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 600.000 copies sold.

6. 02/11/74 163-148 130 7 0 - Having Fun With Elvis On Stage
> 150.000 copies sold.

7. 05/06/76 183- 91 41 17 0 29 From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis Tennessee
- 500.000 by Oct 1977.
Shipped strongly due to the Elvis death, it has wait for sure years until achieve the 500k mark in sales looking at his poor run.
> 600.000 copies sold.

8. 29/10/77 18- 9 5 18 4 13 Elvis In Concert
- 1.000.000 by Oct 1977.
- 3.000.000 by Aug 2002.
It was Platinum for 1m sales in 2 weeks but this was entirely due to the death of Elvis, his chart run show that it was highly over-shipped at this time with only 18 weeks charted in the BB200.
> 3.050.000 copies sold.

9. 17/03/84 174-169 163 4 0 - Elvis: The First Live Recordings
> 50.000 copies sold.

The rest of Live releases :
1970 Elvis in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
1978 : Mahalo From Elvis
1978 : Legendary Concert Performances
1985 : On Stage
1985 : One Night With You
1988 : The Alternate Aloha
1991 : Great Performances
1995 : Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!
1996 : The Legend Begins
1996 : Live
1996 : Louisiana Hayride
1997 : An Afternoon In The Garden
1997 : In Person
1997 : Hayride
1998 : Tiger Man
1999 : Concert 1999 World Tour
1999 : Elvis Presley ‘55
2000 : Good Rockin' Tonight: Evolution of Elvis Presley, Vol. 1 & 2 - The Complete Louisiana
2000 : Tucson ‘76
2001 : Playing with Fire: At the Louisiana Hayride
2002 : Roots Revolution: The Louisiana Hayride Recordings
2002 : Elvis Presley: Live
2002 : The Early Recordings
2003 : In Person in Las Vegas
2003 : Elvis At The International
2004 : Impossible Dream
2004 : Dragon Heart
2004 : Takin Tahoe Tonight
2005 : Concert Anthology 1954-1956
2005 : Blue Suede Shoes
2006 : Southern Nights
2006 : '68 Comeback Special

Total of 15.15m. They are a lot of Live albums not counted in this number, but all the others are generaly totaly unknown releases, with any data according to the Billboard charts and even the more recent of them are totaly anonymous. Estimated total of 16.5m Live albums sold in USA.

Un total de 15.15 millions d'albums vendus dans la première liste. En comptant toutes les autres sorties mineures d'albums Live listées secondement, on a un total d'environ 16.5 millions d'albums Live vendu.


Enfin, la 5ème et dernière partie concernant les USA, celle concernant ses albums "best of" :

CITATION
Elvis US albums, one by one

Compilation Albums

(Date/First week, 2nd week, peak, weeks charted, weeks top 10)

1. 21/04/58 9- 3 3 15 11 3 Elvis' Golden Records
- 500.000 by Oct 1961.
- 1.000.000 by May 1988.
- 5.000.000 by March 1992.
- 6.000.000 by July 1999.
Scanned 1.36m. It has sold hugely until 1997, his last apparence in the catalog chart. Since this time, his sales have dropped a lot due to the release of others famous compilations.
> 6.300.000 copies sold.

2. 15/02/60 31- 0 31 1 0 4 Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 2
- 500.000 by Nov 1966.
- 1.000.000 by March 1992.
This one can't rivalize against the vol 1, but it sold obviously more than just 1m.
> 1.500.000 copies sold.

3. 14/09/63 119- 48 3 40 13 6 Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3
- 500.000 by Nov 1966.
- 1.000.000 by March 1992.
Great initial run but catalog sales don't seem to have follow.
> 1.500.000 copies sold.

4. 02/03/68 134-119 33 22 0 - Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 4
- 500.000 by March 1992.
> 700.000 copies sold.

5. 19/04/69 195-193 96 16 0 2 Flaming Star
- 500.000 by July 1999.
- 1.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 1.050.000 copies sold.

6. 09/05/70 108-106 105 11 0 - Let's Be Friends
- 500.000 by July 1999.
- 1.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 1.050.000 copies sold.

7. 22/08/70 117- 98 45 22 0 56 Worldwide 50 Gold Award Hits, Vol.1 (4CD)
- 500.000 by Feb 1973.
- less than 750.000 by June 1992.
> 700.000 copies sold.

8. 24/07/71 144-135 70 11 0 5 C'mon Everybody
- 500.000 by Jan 2004.
> 500.000 copies sold.

9. 28/08/71 144-134 120 7 0 - Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Vol.2 (2CD)
- 250.000 by July 1999.
> 300.000 copies sold.

10. 27/11/71 122-109 104 8 0 26 I Got Lucky
- 500.000 by Jan 2004.
> 500.000 copies sold.

11. 08/07/72 161-125 87 15 0 - Sings Hits From His Movies , Vol 2
- 1.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 1.000.000 copies sold.

12. 11/11/72 65- 50 22 25 0 - Burning Love & Hits From His Movies
- 500.000 by March 1992.
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
- 2.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 2.050.000 copies sold.

13. 27/01/73 117- 87 46 18 0 - Separate Ways
- 500.000 by July 1999.
- 1.000.000 by Jan 2004.
> 1.050.000 copies sold.

14. 02/02/74 130- 70 43 14 0 20 A Legendary Performer Vol.1
- 500.000 by Jan 1975.
- 2.000.000 by July 1999.
> 2.400.000 copies sold.

15. 07/02/76 76- 65 46 17 0 - A Legendary Performer Vol.2
- 500.000 by Oct 1977.
- 2.000.000 by July 1999.
> 2.100.000 copies sold.

16. 17/04/76 144-120 76 11 0 - The Sun Sessions
Not a real "best of" which explain the fact that it still uncertified. Estimated sales of less than 100k during his charted time, 200k in a year.
> 350.000 copies sold.

17. 13/05/78 159-145 113 8 0 37 He Walks Beside Me
- 500.000 by March 1992.
> 700.000 copies sold.

18. 04/11/78 113-103 86 7 0 - A Canadian Tribute
Not printed anymore due to the release of a new "Canadian Tribute".
> 200.000 copies sold.

19. 06/01/79 124-115 113 11 0 43 A Legendary Performer Vol.3
- 500.000 by Dec 1978.
Immediatly certified Gold the initial shipment was obviosusly over-estimated by the pre-release study, maybe due the success of the 5 first from the series, they were expecting a much bigger success. Despite this it has certainly sold this shipment by now.
> 500.000 copies sold.

20. 10/03/79 184-152 132 7 0 - Our Memories Of Elvis
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 600.000 copies sold.

21. 25/08/79 160-157 157 5 0 - Our Memories Of Elvis Vol.II
> 300.000 copies sold.

22. 23/08/80 54- 38 27 14 0 21 Elvis Aron Presley (8CD)
- 125.000 by June 1992.
> 200.000 copies sold.

23. 14/02/81 138- 98 49 12 0 33 Guitar Man
This one is not a real "hits" album. His catalog sales are very likely to be poor, it still not certified. Initial sales estimated at 150k.
> 300.000 copies sold.

24. 25/04/81 180-142 115 10 0 47 This Is Elvis [Soundtrack] (2CD)
- 250.000 by August 2002.
> 250.000 copies sold.

25. 19/12/81 169-153 142 7 0 - Greatest Hits Vol.1
26. 27/11/82 179-139 133 9 0 - The Elvis Medley
27. 21/05/83 156-144 103 6 0 83 I Was The One
28. 17/11/84 190-155 80 19 0 - A Golden Celebration (4CD)
29. 08/12/84 190-170 154 13 0 - Rocker
30. 02/03/85 164-154 154 3 0 - A Valentine Gift For You
They are all uncertified, this was not the best era of the Elvis career to release hits albums. He was not here anymore since several years, the momentum around his death was already history at this moment.
> 1.500.000 copies sold together.

31. 08/08/87 187-187 143 9 0 - The Number One Hits
- 500.000 by March 1992.
- 2.000.000 by July 1999.
- 3.000.000 by Aug 2002.
It takes the position of #1 selling hits Elvis album until "30 #1 Hits". But 3m copies sold in 15 years mean an average of 4k per week, whereas this album was charted only 2 weeks in the catalog chart since 1992, the certification is really strange. As well as albums view before it seems to be a strong music club seller, at least until "30 #1 Hits".
> 3.200.000 copies sold.

32. 15/08/87 195-195 117 8 0 - The Top Ten Hits (2CD)
- 500.000 by March 1992.
- 1.500.000 by July 1999.
- 2.000.000 by Jan 2004.
The same thing as the previous album.
> 2.100.000 copies sold.

33. 29/08/92 193-159 159 2 0 - King Of Rock 'N' Roll - The Complete '50's Masters (5CD)
- 100.000 by Aug 1992.
- 200.000 by Nov 1992.
- 400.000 by July 2002.
> 450.000 copies sold.

34. 02/08/97 80- 0 80 1 0 - Platinum: A Life In Music (4CD)
- 125.000 by Aug 2002.
> 150.000 copies sold.

35. 31/07/99 163- 0 163 1 0 - Artist Of The Century (3CD)
> 100.000 copies sold.

36. 14/10/00 189-162 159 4 0 - The Elvis Presley Collection -- Country
> 100.000 copies sold.

37. 29/09/01 150- 0 150 1 0 - 50 Greatest Love Songs (2CD)
> 100.000 copies sold.

38. 02/03/02 174- 0 174 1 0 - Elvis: The Very Best Of Love (2CD)
> 100.000 copies sold.

39. 12/10/02 1- 1 1 42 5 1 Elv1s - 30 Number 1 Hits [3w.#1]
- 2.000.000 by Oct 2002.
- 3.000.000 by Dec 2002.
- 4.000.000 by Dec 2005.
> 4.300.000 copies sold.

40. 25/10/03 3- 7 3 14 2 4 2nd To None
- 1.000.000 by Nov 2003.
Overshipped at his releases looking at soundscan sales figures.
> 1.100.000 copies sold.

41. 12/02/05 159-170 129 3 0 8 Love, Elvis
> 50.000 copies sold.

42. 21/05/2005 Elvis by the Presleys #15 BB 200 (2CD)
> 250.000 copies sold.

But also, not charted in the BB200 but certified albums :


1. 1974 : Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Pts. 1 & 2
- 1.000.000 by July 1999.
> 1.100.000 copies sold.

2. 1975 : Pure Gold (#5 country chart)
- 500.000 by Sept 1977.
- 1.000.000 by May 1988.
- 2.000.000 by March 1992.
> 2.300.000 copies sold.

3. 1975 : Double Dynamite (2CD)
- 500.000 by Jan 2004.
> 500.000 copies sold.

4. 1976 : 50 Years 50 Hits (2CD)
- 500.000 by July 1999.
- 1.000.000 by July 2002.
> 1.100.000 copies sold.

5. 1977 : The Elvis Presley Story (3CD)
- 666.667 by July 1999.
> 750.000 copies sold.

6. 1977 : His Songs Of Inspiration
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 600.000 copies sold.

7. 1984 : Elvis’ Gold Records, Vol 5
- 500.000 by July 1999.
> 600.000 copies sold.

8. 1984 : The Legend Lives On
- 166.667 by August 2002.
> 180.000 copies sold.

9. 1987 : The Complete Sun Sessions
- 500.000 by August 2002.
> 550.000 copies sold.

10. 1990 : The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Elvis, the King - 1954-1965
- 500.000 by July 2002.
> 550.000 copies sold.

11. 1993 : From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60's Masters (5CD)
- 100.000 by Nov 1993.
- 200.000 by Jan 2004.
> 220.000 copies sold.

12. 1995 : Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters (5CD)
- 100.000 by July 1999.
> 150.000 copies sold.

13. 1995 : Heart and Soul (#61 country chart)
- 500.000 by July 2002.
> 550.000 copies sold.

The rest of "hits" package released :

1968 : Singer Presents Elvis
1970 : Elvis Gold Records
1971 : Collector’s Gold (3CD)
1971 : Today Tomorrow Forever
1972 : The Rockin’ Days
1972 : Rock Rock Rock
1972 : World Wide 25 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 1
1972 : World Wide 25 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 2
1972 : World Wide 25 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 3
1972 : World Wide 25 Gold Award Hits, Vol. 4
1974 : Elvis Forever (2CD)
1974 : Hits of the 70's
1975 : 40 Greatest Hits
1975 : A Portrait In Music
1975 : Gold Thirty
1975 : Lid Rocks
1975 : Pictures Of Elvis
1975 : The Sun Collection
1975 : Rock’n Roll
1977 : Elvis Speaks To You
1977 : In Demand
1978 : Country Classics
1978 : Elvis Comemorative Album
1978 : From Elvis With Love
1978 : Memories Of Elvis
1978 : The ’56 Sessions
1978 : The Elvis Presley Collection
1978 : The Greatest Show On Earth
1979 : Love Songs
1979 : Please Don’t Stop Loving Me
1979 : Pure Elvis
1979 : The ’56 Sessions, Vol 2
1979 : First Years
1979 : Golden Boy
1980 : Country Memories
1980 : Double Dynamite, Vol 2
1980 : Double Dynamite, Vol 1-2 (2CD)
1980 : A Legendary Performer Vol.4
1980 : Greatest Moments In Music
1980 : Inspirations
1980 : The Legendary Magic Of Elvis Presley
1980 : The Legendary Recordings Of Elvis Presley
1980 : Elvis Sings Leiber & Stoller
1981 : 20 Greatest Hits Vol 1
1981 : 20 Greatest Hits Vol 2
1981 : Heartbreak Hotel
1981 : It’s Now Or Never
1981 : Return To Sender
1981 : Ultimate Performance
1981 : Wonderful World
1982 : Are You Lonesome Tonight?
1982 : Can't Help Falling in Love
1982 : Elvis Sings Inspirational Favourites
1982 : Elvis In Hollywood
1982 : Elvis! His Greatest Hits
1982 : Personally Elvis
1982 : Rock & Roll Rebel
1982 : The Sound of Your Cry
1983 : Elvis: The Beginning Years, 1954 to '56
1983 : Fliphits 4 Great Hits
1984 : 32 Film Hits, Vol 1
1984 : 32 Film Hits, Vol 2
1984 : At His Best
1984 : Blue Rhythms (2CD)
1984 : Collection, Vol 1
1984 : Collection, Vol 2
1984 : Collection, Vol 3
1984 : Collection, Vol 4
1984 : I Can Help
1984 : Magic Moments
1984 : Rare Elvis, Vol 1
1984 : Rare Elvis, Vol 2
1984 : Rare Elvis, Vol 3
1984 : The First 10 Years
1984 : The Legend
1985 : An Audio Self Portrait
1985 : Elvis Sings Country Favorites
1985 : His Songs of Faith and Inspiration
1985 : Reconsider Baby
1985 : Always on My Mind
1985 : Sweet Songs
1985 : All Time Greatest Hits (2CD)
1986 : Return of the Rocker
1987 : Just Elvis, Vol 1
1987 : Just Elvis, Vol 2
1987 : The Memphis Record
1987 : The Sun Sessions CD: Elvis Presley Commemorative Issue
1987 : Essential Elvis
1987 : Elvis Aron Presley Forever
1988 : Elvis In Nashville
1988 : Remembering Elvis
1988 : The Essential Elvis, Vol. 2
1988 : The Essential Elvis: The First Movies
1989 : Heartbreak Hotel & Others Hits
1990 : The Million Dollar Quartet
1990 : The Definitive Country Album
1990 : The Definitive Film Album
1990 : The Definitive Rock & Roll Album
1990 : The Definitive Love Album
1990 : For The Asking
1990 : The Essential Elvis, Vol. 3
1991 : Elvis Presley's First Session
1991 : Elvis, The King
1991 : The Lost Album
1992 : Elvis Country
1994 : Memphis Recordings
1995 : The Essential Collection
1995 : His Life And Music (2CD)
1995 : Gold: The Very Best of the King (2CD)
1995 : Command Performances: The Essential 60's Masters II (2CD)
1995 : Elvis Presley & Friends
1996 : The Legend Begins
1996 : Elvis 56
1996 : The Essential Elvis, Vol. 4
1996 : A Portrait in Words & Music
1996 : Great Country Songs (#73 country chart)
1997 : 30 Suositunita
1997 : Always Elvis
1997 : Always on My Mind: The Ultimate Love Song Collection
1997 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Rock 'N' Roll
1997 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Movie Magic
1997 : The Elvis Presley Collection
1997 : Are You Lonesome Tonight?
1997 : Classic Elvis
1997 : Elvis: The Fool Album
1997 : Good Times
1997 : Raised On Rock
1997 : Good Rockin'
1997 : Forever In Love
1997 : Elvis Elvis Elvis: The King & His Movies
1997 : 24 Karat Hits!
1997 : Greatest Jukebox Hits (#75 country chart)
1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection: From the Heart
1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection: The Romantic
1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Rhythm & Blues
1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection: The Rocker
1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Treasures: 1953-1958
1998 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Treasures: 1960-1963
1998 : Love Songs
1998 : A Golden Celebration (#55 country chart) (4CD)
1998 : Love Songs: Gracelands Chorale
1998 : A Touch of Platinum (2CD)
1998 : Blue Suede Shoes: The Ultimate Rock 'n' Roll Collection
1998 : Essential
1998 : A Touch of Platinum, Vol. 2 (2CD)
1998 : The Essential Elvis, Vol. 5 (#57 country chart)
1998 : The Truth About Me
1999 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Treasures: 1964-1969
1999 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Treasures: 1970-1976
1999 : The Elvis Presley Collection: Fun at the Movies
1999 : The Essential Elvis Presley
1999 : All the Best, Vol. 1-2 (2CD)
1999 : Sunrise
1999 : Home Recordings
1999 : Private Elvis
1999 : Tomorrow Is a Long Time
1999 : Burning Love
1999 : Elvis Country: The Ultimate Collection
1999 : The Collection (30CD)
1999 : Can't Help Falling in Love: The Hollywood Hits
1999 : Ballads
1999 : Movies
1999 : Rockin’
1999 : Ultimate Collection
1999 : Rock & Roll
2000 : Elvis Chante Mort Shuman & Doc Pomus (2CD)
2000 : Legendary (2CD)
2000 : The 50 Greatest Hits (2CD)
2000 : The Jungle Room Sessions
2000 : Too Much Monkey Business
2000 : The Essential Elvis, Vol. 6
2000 : Elvis 2000 (2CD)
2000 : Best of Artist of the Century
2000 : Good Rockin' Tonight: Evolution of Elvis Presley, Vol. 1
2000 : Good Rockin' Tonight: Evolution of Elvis Presley, Vol. 2
2000 : Good Rockin' Tonight: Evolution of Elvis Presley, Vol. 1&2
2000 : Sun Singles
2000 : Ballads & Blues
2000 : Lovin' & Rockin'
2000 : Rockabilly & Movies
2000 : Elvis Blues
2000 : Elvis Rockabilly
2000 : Elvis Lovin'
2001 : 6363 Sunset
2001 : It's Midnight
2001 : Lead Me, Guide Me
2001 : Number One Hit Singles
2001 : Country Collection
2001 : Elvis Ballads, Vol. 2
2001 : Legends Collection
2001 : Blue Suede Shoes Collection (30CD)
2001 : The Best Of Elvis Presley
2001 : Country Rock
2001 : Rhythm & Blues
2001 : The Hillbilly Cat
2001 : #1 Hit Singles Collection: Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set (18LP)
2001 : My Best of Elvis: Elvis Charity Album
2001 : Millennium Masters: 50's
2001 : The Ultimate Collection: 60's
2001 : The Ultimate Collection: Hits
2001 : The Ultimate Collection: 70's
2001 : Country Side of Elvis (2CD)
2002 : Dinner At Eight
2002 : Fame and Fortune
2002 : King of Rock 'n' Roll
2002 : The Early Recordings
2002 : Sings Sid Tepper & Roy Bennet (2CD)
2002 : Elvis Sings for Kids
2002 : The Elvis Broadcasts on Air
2002 : Maybellene
2002 : The Nashville Marathon
2002 : The Early Years
2002 : The Ultimate Collection
2002 : Studio B
2003 : Special Collectors Edition
2003 : I Was the One
2003 : Elvis: Close Up (4CD)
2003 : Born to Be King
2003 : Rock & Roll Hero
2003 : Elvis At The Movies
2004 : Elvis Forever
2004 : Elvis
2004 : Elvis Presley: The Historic Collection
2004 : The Historic Collection, Vol. 2
2004 : The Historic Collection, Vol. 3
2004 : The Only Elvis Presley Album You'll Ever Need
2004 : Elvis at Sun (#37 country chart)
2004 : Before Elvis There Was Nothing
2004 : One & Only
2004 : Polk Salad Annie
2004 : Artist Collection: Elvis Presley
2005 : Hitstory (#60 country chart) (3CD)
2005 : His First Hits
2005 : Rockin' Across Texas
2005 : Rehearsals
2005 : Big Boss Man
2005 : Payin' the Dues
2005 : The King of the Western Bop
2005 : Pop Legends
2005 : Birth of a Legend
2005 : Complete Sun Sessions (2CD)
2006 : Memphis Flash
2006 : The Sun Studio Sessions
2006 : Elvis Presley Rocks
2006 : Sunshine
2006 : Elvis Rock
2006 : Elvis Country
2006 : Elvis Inspirational
2006 : In the Beginning
2006 : Made in Memphis
2006 : Dove Collection
2006 : The First Hits
2006 : I Found My Thrill
2006 : Elvis Musical Memories
2006 : Elvis Movies
2006 : Elvis R&B
2006 : Rock 'N Roll Hero
2006 : Elvis Presley [Box Set] (2CD)
2006 : Elvis & Friends (2CD)
2006 : Essential (2CD)
2006 : The Complete Word for Word 1955-1977
2006 : The Complete Word for Word, Vol. 2
2006 : Without a Song the Road Would Never End
2006 : The Complete Million Dollar Quartet (2CD)
2006 : Let Yourself Go: The Making of Elvis the Comeback Special

Excepted a few of them, especialy those charted at their release in the country chart, those albums are very poor sellers. Almost all are unknown albums, that you can not buy anywhere nowadays, not even known by sites like amazon. Several are massive box or limited editions albums. They have all missed the BB200, almost all of them by an enormous gap.
In the list of 278 albums, at least half are very likely to have sales under 10k, reserved only to a very hardcore and rich fans not even suffisant to permit at any of them to hit the charts at their release. In the 24 releases of 2006 for example, this is very unlikely to think that they sold over 200k together, maybe even less than 100k. But some of them, 20-30, should have decent sales, in the 100-400k range.
In those 278 albums, we can "spread" them like this :
-> 20-30 with sales of 100-400k. Uncertified albums but albums that have a certain popularity. Total of 6m.
-> 100 albums with sales about 50k, a few sales at their releases but forgetted actualy. Total of 5m.
-> 150 albums which have sold barely 5-10k, reserved to hardcore fans. Total of 2m.
Total of 48.6m compilations albums sold in USA, adding those 6+5+2 = 13m, the overal total is sales of about 62.5m compilations.


En résumé : Il y a ici une liste de 278 best of d'Elvis sortis aux USA en plus des 55 qui ont été classés (43) ou seulement certifiés (12).
Parmi les 278 albums qui n'ont jamais été classés certains ont dû quand même se vendre convenablement, sans pour autant jamais atteindre les 500k pour le plus gros "succès" d'entre eux. La plupart des albums ne sont même plus commercialisé à l'heure actuelle ayant été avalé par les plus récentes sorties du même type. Dans les 278 albums on peut dire que :
> 20-30 d'entre eux ont des ventes allant de 100k à 400k, ceux qui ont un minimum de popularité. Soit un total de 6 millions.
> 100 albums ont des ventes de 50k, ceux qui se sont un peu vendus à leur sortie puis qui ont été oublié. Soit un total de 5 millions.
> 150 avec des ventes de l'ordre de 5-10k, des éditions limités réservés au pur fan. Soit un total de 2 millions.

En tout on a 48.6 millions pour les 55 premiers albums, et 6 + 5 + 2 = 13 millions pour les 278 autres albums, ce qui fait un total de 62.5 millions de compilations vendus.

Le topo final :

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They are 278 albums in this list, which have to be add to 40 studio albums, 12 Christmas albums, 20 Gospel albums, 41 Live albums and 55 Compilation albums listed previously. This mean a total of 446 albums. About 100 of them, most of whom in the list above of 278 albums, are scanned 0 copie by soundscan since 1991. A lot of Elvis albums are actualy out of print, this is like a circle, with old releases condamned by more recent similar stuff.

Elvis albums sales in USA :
Studio albums : 21.5-23m
Christmas albums : 18m
Gospel albums : 14-15m
Live albums : 16.5m
Compilation albums : 62.5m

Comprehensive total of 134 millions albums sold.

En tout, on a compté pas moins de 278 + 55 soit 333 compilations, 20 albums de Gospel, 41 albums Live, 12 albums de Noel. Un grand total de 446 albums.

Niveau ventes :
Studio albums : 21.5-23m
Christmas albums : 18m
Gospel albums : 14-15m
Live albums : 16.5m
Compilation albums : 62.5m

Soit 132.5-135 millions d'albums vendus, disons 134 millions d'albums vendus par Elvis au USA.














Désormais, les ventes d'albums de Elvis Presley en UK :

De ses débuts à 1969 Elvis a eu 31 albums classés en UK dont 5 qui ont été #1. Les ventes étaient cependant très très faible à l'époque. Ses ventes pour cette période sont estimé à 6 millions d'albums vendus.

Voici les 10 plus gros vendeurs d'albums en UK durant les années 70 désormais :

1. ABBA = 5.765m
2. The Beatles = 5.405m
3. Rod Stewart = 5.200m
4. David Bowie = 4.690m
5. Pink Floyd = 4.580m
6. Simon & Garfunkel = 4.330m
7. Elton John = 4.230m
8. Paul Mccartney (also Wings) = 4.130m
9. Elvis Presley = 3.821m
10. The Rolling Stones = 3.775m

En 1980, 1981, 1982 et 1983, il n'a eu aucun album qui a vraiment marché. Malgré tout avec les ventes catalogues, il vendait à ce moment là environ 250.000 albums par an, soit 1 million sur ces 4 années.

De 1984 à 2005 Elvis est le 21ème meilleur vendeur en UK avec 6.577.000 d'albums vendus minimum et 7.3m maximum, disons 6.9 millions d'albums vendus.


Soit un total de ses débuts à aujourd'hui de 17.7 millions, arrondissons à 18 millions avec les ventes de 2006.

Ventes d'albums d'Elvis en UK : 18 millions.









Autant ses ventes sont colossales en UK et au USA, autant dans les autres pays, ses perfomances sont très moyenne, uniquement boosté par sa mort en 1977 et par le best of très récent "30 #1 Hits". Voici un résumé de ses ventes dans ses principaux marchés :


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Elvis in France

Certifications

- Best Of Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never : 100.000
- C'mon On Everybody : 400.000
- Disque D'or N° 3 : 100.000
- Elvis 30 # 1 Hits : 200.000
- Elvis Forever : 400.000
- It's Now Or Never : 100.000
- La Voix Du Rock : 200.000
- Moody Blue : 100.000
- Romantique : 100.000
- Solid Rocks 100.000
- The Essential Collection : 300.000
- The Legend Vol. 1 & 2 : 100.000
- Volume 2 : 100.000

Total of 2.3m albums sold according to certifications.

Any data is avalaible before 1968, Elvis was releasing albums since already 12 years. Despite this lost sales before 1968 are very low. In fact, Elvis was not huge in France until his death, he has any top 5 albums between 1968 and 1977, and the market was poor during the 50's/60's.
In the following chart of his death, "Elvis Forever" was #2, "Moody Blue" #5, "Disque D'Or n°3" #9, "Disque D'Or n°1" #15, "Disque D'Or n°2" #16.

"Elvis Forever" still even today his biggest selling album by far, reflecting the fact that he really sold in huge amount only in 77-78.
Studio albums from his early career hardly sold something, which is proved by his list of certifications, which contain only "hits" packages.

Between 1968 and 2005, Elvis sold 3.7m albums in France according to Infodisc. Adding pre-68 sales, he sold about 4.5m albums in France during his career.



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Elvis In Germany

Certifications

- Elvis Forever : 500.000
- Elvis Love Songs : 250.000
- 30 #1 Hits : 450.000

An abysmal total of 1.2m albums sold according to certifications.

Between 1962 and 1998, Elvis has spend a total of 339 weeks charted in the German Top 100, only 27 more than Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here alone. During those 36 years, 22 Elvis' albums have hit the top 100, less than Deep Purple or The Bee Gees. His strongest year was 1977 in which he has charted 4 albums.

The local hits package "Seine 40 größten Erfolge" (German version of "40 Greatest Hits") is one of his most successful albums with 17 weeks charted top 10, it was released in 1975 and sold hugely at his death. The same for "Elvis Forever", which is as in France his biggest album ever in Germany, spending 13 weeks charted top 10. "Love Songs" and "30 #1 Hits" spend both 6 weeks charted top 10, "A Portrait In Music" 2 weeks at his death.
This mean a total of only 44 weeks charted in the top 10 for all his albums together from 1962 until now. We should notice that any of those weeks was at #1, indeed Elvis has, as in France, never hit the #1 spot.

Years 1956-1961 are missing, but as we can see, any of his pre-death albums have hit the top 10, even US blockbusters like "Blue Hawaii", "Pot Luck", "Girls! Girls! Girls!", "Roustabout", "Elvis TV Special", "Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" have all missed it. Consequently, his sales between 1956-1961 are surely abysmal as well as his certifications.

Until the end of 2005, 28 albums from Elvis have been charted. Five of them are top 10 albums, selling together about 2m albums. Still 23 albums, which has spend at most 200 weeks charted, an average of less than 10 weeks per albums. An album charted 10 weeks peaking at #20 for example sold about 40k in Germany, so at most adding catalog, 1.5m sales for those albums together.
The total is 2 + 1.5 = 3.5m albums sold.

To be generous, we can estimate his sales in Germany with all his others albums at 4m albums sold.



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Elvis In Canada

Certifications

30 #1 = 500.000 (updated in 2003)
Aloha From Hawaii = 100.000 (2002)
Elvis In Concert = 100.000 (2002)
Elvis’ Chritmas Album = 100.000 (2002)
Blue Hawaii = 50.000 (2002)
Elvis’ Golden Records = 100.000 (1997)
Pure Gold = 50.000 (2002)
The Essential Elvis = 50.000 (1995)
The Complete 50’s Masters = 20.000 (1992)
The Essential 60’s Masters = 10.000 (1993)
The Number Ones Hits = 50.000 (1993)
Blue Chirstmas = 300.000 (1985)
A Legendary Performer Vol 3 = 50.000 (1979)
A Canadian Tribute = 200.000 (1978)
Moody Blue = 200.000 (1978)

A total of 1.88m albums sold according to certifications.

As we can see in the above list, his certifications have been updated in the recent years in Canada as well as in USA. But his sales are nowhere as big as in USA even proportionaly speaking. Except the worldwide blockbuster "30 #1 Hits", the Chirstmas "Blue" album which is selling each year at the holiday season, and 2 hyped albums at his death, "A Canadian Tribute" and "Moody Blue", his biggest albums have sold barely 100k. Between 1978 at the end of the hype of his death, and 2002, the release of "30 #1 Hits" (3 weeks #1) Elvis' chart performances in Canada were just horrible, "The Essential Collection" was the one Elvis album to be charted in 24 years in the top 100, peaking at #45.

Usualy sales in Canada are 10% of the sales in USA. In the case of Elvis the % is much lower. This is proved by his strongest albums. "Aloha From Hawaii" sold 60 times more in USA than in Canada, "Elvis In Concert" 30, "Chritmas Album" 90, "Blue Hawaii" 60 and "Elvis’ Golden Records" sold also 60 times more in USA than in Canada. The average sales in Canada is around of 2% of the US sales.

Three albums sold much more than 2% of their US sales in Canada, "A Canadian Tribute", "30 #1 Hits" and "Blue Christmas". They sold together 5m copies in USA, and about 1.2m in Canada.
Counting 2% of his US sales for the rest of his catalog, this mean 130 x 0.02 = 2.6m, we add the sales of the 3 highest success in Canada, 3.8m albums sold.

We can round up at 4m albums sold in Canada for Elvis.



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Elvis In Japan

Oricon Sales Since 1970

"Elvis That's The Way It Is" #66, 5weeks, 5,000
"Elvis In Person At International Hotel, Las Vegas" #20, 13weeks, 21,000
"How Great Thou Art" #73, 1week, 1,000
"On Stage February, 1970" #5, 57weeks, 103,000
"That's The Way It Is" #1, 68weeks, 287,000
"I Really Don't Want To Know" #35, 8weeks, 10,000
"Elvis In Person At International Hotel, Las Vegas" #9, 30weeks, 55,000
"Blue Hawaii" #51, 12weeks, 16,000
"Love Letters From Elvis" #37, 9weeks, 11,000
"ELVIS PRESLEY" #23, 25weeks, 33,000
"Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden" #4, 28weeks, 65,000
"Burning Love" #28, 10weeks, 22,000
"Elvis On Tour" #6, 16weeks, 57,000
"Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite" #1, 20weeks, 106,000
"Elvis-Gold30" #62, 6weeks, 9,000
"Elvis-A Legendary Performer,Vol.1" #81, 2weeks, 2,000
"Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis" #47, 6weeks, 11,000
"Promised Land" #71, 5weeks, 7,000
"Elvis-Special24" #18, 11weeks, 28,000
"Rock'n Roll" #28, 8weeks, 15,000
"Moody Blue" #25, 6weeks, 14,000
"Elvis in Concert" #68, 3weeks, 4,000
"King Of Rock'n Roll, The Complete 50's Masters" #71, 2weeks, 6,840
"Mega Elvis-Essential collection" #10, 8weeks, 145,000
"Elvis Ballads" #70, 3weeks, 40,900
"Junichiro Koizumi Presents My Favorites Elvis Songs" #8, 5weeks, 90,860
"Elvis: 30 #1 Hits" #10, 16weeks, 146,180
"2nd to None" #38, 6weeks, 14,420

Total of 1.326m albums sold since 1970 in Japan according to Oricon.

Elvis had big sales in Japan since 1970 especially thanks to his massive successful single from that year, "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". He sold firstly Live albums in Japan, his studio albums hardly interesting the public. After the buzz of his death, it seems that he has lost a lot of his popularity, his recent stuff performing proportionaly to the rest of the world very poorly, and only 1 of his albums has more than 10 weeks in charts in the last 30 years.

Between 1970 and 2006, Elvis sold 1.3m (Oricon) + sales of those albums when they were not charted + import sales + sales of not-charted albums. We can estimate this total at 3m+ albums sold.
In the 50's the market were almost inexistant in Japan and during the 60's it was only starting really to grow. A very generous estimate about Elvis overal album sales in Japan since 1956 is 5m albums sold.



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Elvis In Italia

Data about Italia starts in 1965 thanks to their year end chart. In this year, 2 Beatles' albums were top 3 of the year, but any album of Elvis appear. And this is the same thing until 1977, the first time that an Elvis album achieves the year end chart, obviously thanks to his death, "Moody Blue" was #79 of the year peaking at #19.
In 1983, the local hits package "I grandi successi di Elvis Presley" was #85 of the year peaking at #18. The following album to be in the year end chart was "30 #1 Hits", peaking at #2 it was #47 of 2002.

If Elvis albums sales are not huge in Germany, they seem to be massive in comparison to his Italian sales looking at those facts. "30 #1 Hits" sold about 250k and is easily his best selling album in Italia. I grandi successi di Elvis Presley and Moody Blue have sold an estimated total of 150k together. A total of 400k for his only 3 honest sellers in Italia, it sold at most 1m albums in this country.



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Elvis In Spain

Certifications

- The All Time Greatest Hits : 100.000 (1989)
- 20 Aniversario-sus Grandes Canciones : 100.000 (1998)
- 30 #1 Hits : 100.000 (2002)

Total of 0.3m albums sold according to certifications. Surprisingly, Elvis had some success before his death in Spain, but despite this only 2 albums have become real success in this country, "Sus 40 Mejores Exitos Originales" released in 1975 but not charted until his death when it topped the charts for 5 weeks, and "30 #1 Hits" which was #1 for 2 weeks.
The first is not certified, sales were low at this moment but it had clearly sold over 100k. A third album has hit the top 5, "On Stage", but it dropped quickly. The All Time Greatest Hits and 20 Aniversario-sus Grandes Canciones are both Platinum and have both peaked at #8 as well as "Elvis in Hawai" and "Elvis In Person" which are not certified, certainly due to low sales in the beginning of the 70's. All those albums together have sold 0.7-0.8m in Spain, charts start in 1969, overall Elvis album sales in Spain can be estimated at 1.5m.



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Elvis In Netherland

Certifications

- 20 Fantastic Hits : 100.000 (1978)
- A Portrait In Music : 100.000 (1978)
- Forever : 100.000 (1978)
- Always Elvis : 100.000 (1997)
- 30 #1 Hits : 80.000 (2002)

Total of 0.48m albums sold according to certifications. The data starts here in 1969. Since this year, Elvis has 2 #1 albums : As usual 1 hits packages mostly thanks to his death ("Forever", which was previously #1 in 1974 one week and 4 more weeks in 1977 at his death) and the second "30 #1 Hits".
"Forever" was a great success, charted during 42 weeks during the 70's. "40 Greatest Hits" was #6 with 28 weeks charted, "Moody Blue" #6 too and 17 weeks charted, his first posthum hits package "20 Fantastic Hits" peaked at #7 and was charted for 12 weeks. "A Portrait In Music" peaked at #12 at his death too, charted 11 weeks, "In Concert" #13 (11) (in 1977 as well). His only album charted between 1970 and 1977 was "Almost In Love", it peaked only at #43 and was charted for 5 weeks. Clearly Elvis has benefit a lot of his death, he was performing very poorly until 1977.
During the 80's, Love Songs which peaked at #18 (12 weeks charted) was his biggest album with "Gospel", #12 (10). "Guitar Man" (#19(9)), "18 Classic Lovesongs" (#38(10)), "The Definitive Love Album" (#23(7)), "The Definitive Rock 'N Roll Album" (#31(7)), "Elvis In Hollywood" (#30(5)), "The Definitive Country Album" (#46(5)), "The Definitive Gospel Album" (#64(4)) have also been charted during the 80's.
"Always Elvis - The Dutch Album" was #2 in 1997 and "Artist Of The Century" #7 are his 2 top 10 albums from the 90's, "30 #1 Hits" is his last.

His 5 biggest albums albums are all certified, they should have sold about 0.7m together. Any of the rest of his albums have been certified, even Gold, and his pre-death albums do not seem to have sold well at all. At most Elvis sold 1.5m albums in Netherland.



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Elvis In Switzerland

Certifications

- Gold, The Very Best Of The King : 25.000 (1996)
- 30 #1 Hits : 80.000 (2002)
- 2nd To None : 20.000 (2003)

Total of 0.125m certified. With all the data avalaible we can safely give a reliable estimation of Elvis sales in the previous countries, but about Switzerland this is much more hard as their data starts only in 1983. Until "old - The Very Best Of The King" in 1995 any of his albums have been charted. This one was #21 at his peak. "Forever In Love" #6 in 1997 (but only 7 weeks charted), "Elvis 2000" #68 in 2000, "30 #1 Hits" #1 (4 weeks) in 2002, 2nd To None #7 in 2003 (but again only 7 weeks charted), "Elvis By The Presleys" #62 in 2005 and "My Christmas #1" #99 in 2006 have been charted since this time. They have sold less than 0.2m together. Overall he has hardly sold more than 0.7m during his career in Switzerland.



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Elvis In New Zealand

Certifications

- In Hollywood : 15.000
- Elvis Blue : 7.500
- All Time Greatest Hits : 15.000
- 50 Greatest Hits : 15.000
- 30 #1 Hits : 45.000
- 2nd To None : 7.500

Total of 0.105m albums sold according to certifications. Chart History starts in 1975 for New Zealand. Strangely, any Elvis album have been charted in 1977. "In Hollywood" was #4 in 1978 becoming Platinum. "Elvis Blue" and "All Time Greatest Hits" were respectivly #14 and #12, "50 Greatest Hits" and "30 #1 Hits" were both #1 and "2nd To None" peaked at #16. Any other album enter in charts since 1975. A non-conservative estimate for his overall sales in New-Zealand is 0.3m albums sold.










En résumant, et en arrondissant très généreusement à chaque fois :

France : 4.5m
Allemagne : 4m
Canada : 4m
Japon : 5m
Italie : 1m
Espagne : 1.5m
Pays-Bas : 1.5m
Suisse : 0.7m
Nouvelle-Zélande : 0.3m

On peut ajouter : 4m en Scandinavie et 1.5m en Australie. Soit 28 millions en étant vraiment généreux, réellement ça serait plutôt vers les 25 millions.

Ailleurs il n'a quasiment rien vendu jusqu'à "30 #1 Hits". Avec des ventes de 25 millions dans tout ces marchés majeures, on peut estimer ses ventes dans le monde hors USA/UK proportionellement parlant à 30-40m, disons 35 millions.

Au total, Elvis Presley a donc vendus :

- 134 millions d'albums au USA.
- 18 millions d'albums en UK.
- 35 millions d'albums dans le reste du monde.


Ventes Totales Mondiales : 187.000.000 albums vendus.

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[angus2]

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C'est exactement la question que je me posais en déroulant ce pensum.

[Rudy09]

Il fait un concours de celui qui a la plus longue (citation...)

Rudy

[Powerdoc]

:o Quel interêt ce post ?!

C'est exactement la question que je me posais en déroulant ce pensum.

Dérouler est le mot

[Alpes94]

:o Quel interêt ce post ?!

Comme cela tu sais que Lisa Presley est une grande fille très...très riche...

A +.
Gérard.

[The Blue Sky]

:o Quel interêt ce post ?!

Comme cela tu sais que Lisa Presley est une grande fille très...très riche...

A +.
Gérard.

En effet

[macintouch]

Je remonte ce post pour deux raisons, la première, est que 2007 est le 30ème anniversaire de la disparition d' Elvis...
Je suppose que pour l' occasion la maison de disque qui est propriétaire des droits d'exploitation va sortir des nouveautés à la "mode Beatles".
En ce qui concerne Lisa Marie, elle a été contrainte de vendre pour éponger ses dettes.
Elle a seulement gardé quelques "souvenirs personnels" et Graceland, dont elle a cédé les droits d'exploitation.
La seconde raison est que ce post tombe à pic pour moi. Je voulais justement savoir combien de disques avait vendu l' artiste. Bravo 600, c'est du bon boulot!

[Glycero]

Apparemment, la bible c'est : les jeunes !

bigre ça va les changer de Diam's et de Kyo !

[claram]

les 2 premiers albums "Elvis Presley" et "Elvis" sortis en 1956 restent des références.

j'apprécie beaucoup aussi "Elvis country", de la musique de vieux comme dirait Betekaa !

j'ai toujours été sensible à sa voix, mes parents possédaient de nombreux disques d'Elvis qui passaient souvent à la maison lorsque j'étais enfant, ceci expliquant sans doute cela...

bientôt 30 ans, je me souviens bien du jour de sa mort, pourtant je n'avais que 9 ans à l'époque.


cordialement

Jérôme

[macintouch]

Aujourd'hui 8 Janvier, c'est l' anniversaire de sa naissance. Il fêterait ses 72 ans... ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça. Je me demande qui achéte encore ses disques?

[claram]

Je me demande qui achéte encore ses disques?

ben moi par ex

j'ai récemment acheté "Elvis country" en cd car c'est bien évidemment le 33t que j'écoutais il y a longtemps chez mes parents.

le cd a plusieurs chansons en bonus dont l'intégralité du fameux morceau qui passait en extraits de quelques secondes entre les différentes chansons du disque.


cordialement

Jérôme

[ganymede44]

J'ai un ami qui est fan et qui a TOUS ses disques !

[macintouch]

le cd a plusieurs chansons en bonus dont l'intégralité du fameux morceau qui passait en extraits de quelques secondes entre les différentes chansons du disque.Jérôme

J'ai aussi ce CD, mais de quelle chanson veux-tu parler?

[claram]

le cd a plusieurs chansons en bonus dont l'intégralité du fameux morceau qui passait en extraits de quelques secondes entre les différentes chansons du disque.Jérôme

J'ai aussi ce CD, mais de quelle chanson veux-tu parler?

il s'agit de l'album "Elvis country" sorti en 1971, la pochette représente Elvis enfant portant un chapeau.

la chanson dont je parle est "I was born about ten thousand years ago".

tu as peut-être une compilation qui s'appelle aussi "Elvis country" mais qui n'est pas l'album original du même nom.


cordialement

Jérôme