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2000 greatest hits album by Elvis Presley
The 50 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Elvis Presley
ReleasedNovember 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
RecordedJuly 5, 1954 – October 29, 1976
GenreRock and roll
Length128:27
LabelBMG, 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.

Track listing

The 50 Greatest Hits – disc 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."That's All Right"Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup1:58
2."Mystery Train"Junior Parker, Sam Phillips2:27
3."Heartbreak Hotel"Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley2:10
4."Blue Suede Shoes"Carl Perkins2:02
5."Lawdy, Miss Clawdy"Lloyd Price2:10
6."Hound Dog"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:18
7."Don't Be Cruel"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley2:05
8."Love Me Tender"Vera Matson, Elvis Presley2:44
9."Too Much"Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman2:35
10."All Shook Up"Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley1:59
11."(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann1:49
12."Party"Jessie Mae Robinson1:32
13."Loving You"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:16
14."Jailhouse Rock"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:29
15."Don't"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:51
16."Trouble"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:19
17."Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"Bert Carroll, Moody Russell2:16
18."King Creole"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:10
19."Hard Headed Woman"Claude Demetrius1:56
20."One Night"Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, Anita Steiman2:34
21."A Fool Such as I"Bill Trader2:40
22."A Big Hunk o' Love"Aaron Schroeder, Sidney Wyche2:15
23."Stuck on You"J. Leslie McFarland, Aaron Schroeder2:22
24."The Girl of My Best Friend"Sam Bobrick, Ross Butler2:25
25."It's Now or Never"Eduardo DeCapua, Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder3:15
Total length:57:03
The 50 Greatest Hits – disc 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Lonesome Tonight"Lou Handman, Roy Turk3:09
2."Wooden Heart"Bert Kaempfert, Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman, Fred Wise2:06
3."Surrender"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman1:56
4."(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:10
5."Can't Help Falling in Love"Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss3:05
6."Good Luck Charm"Wally Gold, Aaron Schroeder2:27
7."She's Not You"Jerry Leiber, Doc Pomus, Mike Stoller2:11
8."Return to Sender"Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott2:09
9."(You're the) Devil in Disguise"Bernie Baum, Buddy Kaye2:23
10."Viva Las Vegas"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:27
11."Crying in the Chapel"Artie Glenn2:28
12."Love Letters"Edward Heyman, Victor Young2:53
13."Guitar Man"Jerry Reed2:22
14."If I Can Dream"W. Earl Brown3:12
15."In the Ghetto"Mac Davis2:49
16."Suspicious Minds"Mark James4:23
17."Don't Cry Daddy"Scott Davis2:50
18."The Wonder of You"Baker Knight2:37
19."I Just Can't Help Believin'"Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil4:38
20."An American Trilogy"Mickey Newbury4:30
21."Burning Love"Dennis Linde2:52
22."Always on My Mind"Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson3:40
23."Suspicion"Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman2:38
24."Moody Blue"Mark James2:52
25."Way Down"Layng Martine, Jr.2:37
Total length:71:24

Charts

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 31
Chart (2001) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 36
UK Albums (OCC) 106
Chart (2020) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 71
Chart (2021) Position
UK Albums (OCC) 68

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000
United Kingdom (BPI) 3× Platinum 900,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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