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Article: Elvis Presley's 'Heartbreak Hotel' Back at #1 in Billboard 50 Years Later.
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- January 18, 2006
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Single Included in Deluxe Boxed Set 'Elvis #1 Singles' Jan. 24
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" returns to the #1 spot on a Billboard chart 50 years after its initial debut. Presley's famous first RCA Studios session in 1956, two days after his 21st birthday, produced "Heartbreak Hotel" and the song became his first #1 hit.
Recorded on January 10th, and released on January 27th 1956, "Heartbreak Hotel" spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Top 100 chart at #1. The single crossed genres, topping the country charts for 17 weeks and reaching #3 on the R&B charts. This week, the single debuts at #1 on the Billboard ...