The 50 Greatest Hits

2000 greatest hits album by Elvis Presley

Greatest hits album by

Elvis Presley

Released

November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)^[1]

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

128:27

Label

BMG, RCA

Elvis Presley chronology

The Elvis Presley Collection – Country
(2000)

The 50 Greatest Hits
(2000)

White Christmas
(2000)

The 50 Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American singer Elvis Presley, originally released on November 18, 2000. It features 50 of Presley's best known songs and was re-released on 11 August 2017 to mark 40 years since his death.^[2]

Track listing

– disc 1No.TitleWriter(s)Length1."That's All Right"Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup1:582."Mystery Train"Junior Parker, Sam Phillips2:273."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley2:104."Blue Suede Shoes"Carl Perkins2:025."Lawdy, Miss Clawdy"Lloyd Price2:106."Hound Dog"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:187."Don't Be Cruel"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley2:058."Love Me Tender"Vera Matson, Elvis Presley2:449."Too Much"Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman2:3510."All Shook Up"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley1:5911."(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann1:4912."Party"Jessie Mae Robinson1:3213."Loving You"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:1614."Jailhouse Rock"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:2915."Don't"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:5116."Trouble"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:1917."Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"Bert Carroll, Moody Russell2:1618."King Creole"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:1019."Hard Headed Woman"Claude Demetrius1:5620."One Night"Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman2:3421."A Fool Such as I"Bill Trader2:4022."A Big Hunk o' Love"Aaron Schroeder, Sidney Wyche2:1523."Stuck on You"J. Leslie McFarland, Aaron Schroeder2:2224."The Girl of My Best Friend"Sam Bobrick, Ross Butler2:2525."It's Now or Never"Eduardo DeCapua, Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder3:15Total length:57:03

*The 50 Greatest Hits* – disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Are You Lonesome Tonight"	Lou Handman, Roy Turk	3:09
2.	"Wooden Heart"	Bert Kaempfert, Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman, Fred Wise	2:06
3.	"Surrender"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	1:56
4.	"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	2:10
5.	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss	3:05
6.	"Good Luck Charm"	Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder	2:27
7.	"She's Not You"	Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller	2:11
8.	"Return to Sender"	Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott	2:09
9.	"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"	Bernie Baum, Buddy Kaye	2:23
10.	"Viva Las Vegas"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	2:27
11.	"Crying in the Chapel"	Artie Glenn	2:28
12.	"Love Letters"	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	2:53
13.	"Guitar Man"	Jerry Reed	2:22
14.	"If I Can Dream"	W. Earl Brown	3:12
15.	"In the Ghetto"	Mac Davis	2:49
16.	"Suspicious Minds"	Mark James	4:23
17.	"Don't Cry Daddy"	Scott Davis	2:50
18.	"The Wonder of You"	Baker Knight	2:37
19.	"I Just Can't Help Believin'"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil	4:38
20.	"An American Trilogy"	Mickey Newbury	4:30
21.	"Burning Love"	Dennis Linde	2:52
22.	"Always on My Mind"	Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson	3:40
23.	"Suspicion"	Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman	2:38
24.	"Moody Blue"	Mark James	2:52
25.	"Way Down"	Layng Martine, Jr.	2:37
Total length:			71:24

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[5]	94
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[6]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[8]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[9]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	49
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	31
Chart (2001)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	36
UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	106
Chart (2020)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	71
Chart (2021)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	68

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[17]	Gold	35,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[18]	3× Platinum	900,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "Austriancharts.at – Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 21 December 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2000". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2001". austriancharts.at. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "British album certifications – Elvis Presley – The 50 Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 24, 2020.