Elvis Presley Has Always Sold Well; Now He’s A Streaming Winner Again

Elvis Presley may have gotten his start in the music world in America, but he quickly reached beyond its shores, and his music found its way to people all around the world. Decades after his passing, he remains a global superstar, and he’s on the rise again on multiple charts in a nation that embraced him warmly when he first broke out.

Elvis 30 #1 Hits appears on a pair of charts in the United Kingdom this frame. It climbs on both of them, as interest in Presley and his compilation is growing once more.

This frame, Elvis 30 #1 Hits manages to become a top 40 smash again. Many years after the hits-packed set was first released, it breaks back into the top 40 on the Official Albums Streaming chart. This time around, it lifts from No. 41 to No. 38.

The same title is also gaining ground on the Official Albums chart, though it doesn’t quite manage to crack the top 40. On the U.K.’s list of the most-consumed full-lengths and EPs, Presley ascends from No. 53 to No. 47.

It’s not unusual for Presley to appear on the main albums chart in the U.K., or on similar rankings in many Western nations. It’s also not odd for him to continue selling his work long after his death. But the fact that the rocker performs best on the streaming list is notable.

Streaming platforms wouldn’t exist for many years after his heyday, and certainly after his passing. The fact that his catalog is still resonating with people who use these sites, who are usually younger, is a testament to his ongoing popularity, and of the power of his work.

Elvis 30 #1 Hits has only reached No. 1 on the Official Albums chart, as it’s not yet become the top-streamed release in the U.K. The compilation debuted atop the ranking in 2002 and managed a pair of frames in first place.

The same compilation wouldn’t land on the Official Albums Streaming chart until well over a decade later. In 2015, Presley’s greatest hits set opened at No. 76 on the list of the most successful titles on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and others throughout the United Kingdom.

The compilation climbed to its all-time peak of No. 5 just a few years ago in August 2022. It ascended from No. 11 to No. 5, and since then, it’s come very close to matching that position–including the following three frames after it peaked, when it lived at No. 6–but it has yet to reappear inside the top five.