August 10 - Elvis Hits #1

It looks like all of America is rockin’ to 'Elvis: The Great Performances' as it debuts at the top spot - #1 – on Billboard’s Top Music Video Sales chart this week. Released August 2, 2011, Elvis: The Great Performances 2 DVD Set (Hip-O/SOFA Entertainment) captures the talent, mesmerizing stage presence and charisma of the man known throughout the world as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. 


This collection follows Elvis’ career from his first televised appearance that shocked America and had everyone talking about his hip-shaking performance, to a sold-out concert a few weeks before his death on August 16, 1977. 


Charts

• The Elvis concert album, 'An Afternoon In The Garden' is on the rise, moving up from # 149 to # 123 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.
• On the Billboard Catalogue Album Chart, 'An Afternoon In The Garden' does even better as it climbs from # 22 to # 10 on the Catalogue Album Chart for the week ended 20th August. 

(Source: EPE / FECC)