Back to the charts this week with a spoiler alert, unfortunately, Elvis lost the U.K. No. 1 spot he had regained last week. Fortunately the BBC made up for this when in their ranking of 'Rock's 37 Most Influential Albums'.Elvis Presley’s '30 No. 1 Hits' compilation found its way up again, gaining three spots and climbing to No. 66 on the main U.K. Album chart. The album lost another spot on the Chart Update chart, dropping to No. 70. It turned the tide on the Official Streaming Album chart, climbing one spot to No, 63.
Last week the 'EPiC' soundtrack album re-entered the Album Sales Top 100 and Physical Sales chart at No's 95 and 91 respectively, but this week the album exited both charts again. The album also lost the No. spot on the Soundtrack Album chart, falling to No. 3.
On the Movie Download chart 'EPiC' remained steady at No. 13, but lost one spot on the Film chart, dropping to No. 15.
To be updated over the weekend: 'The King of Rock and Roll' DVD made a re-entry at No. 35 on the Music video Top 50 chart while 'Elvis The Searcher,' dropped from No. 39 to No. 40 and 'The Complete Story' video dropped from No. 34 to No. 45 on that chart.
The BBC's 'Classical Music' website ranked Rock's 37 Most Influential Albums, and Elvis was listed at No. 1 with his debut album.
The website stated: The evolution of rock music is not a straight line. Instead, it's a series of explosive ruptures caused by artists who dared to dismantle the status quo, permanently altering the sonic, cultural, and commercial landscape for every musician who followed. These albums represent the moments where the rulebook was shredded, whether through the introduction of the distorted riff, the birth of the 'confessional' lyric, or the transformation of the recording studio into a limitless laboratory of sound.
On the impact of Presley's debut album the site wrote: Elvis's debut was the big bang of Rock and Roll, the moment the genre announced itself to the world as a new, irresistible and unstoppable cultural force.
When Sam Phillips at Sun Studios placed Elvis between country and the blues, he didn't just launch a career – he ignited a cultural revolution. Elvis's debut announced that the old categories no longer applied, that a white Southern boy could channel the sexuality and energy of rhythm and blues with total conviction, and that popular music would never be the same.
The hysteria it generated demonstrated that rock and roll was not a passing fad but a generational declaration of independence. Everything followed from here.
Chuck Berry's 'After School Session' (1957) was listed at No. 2 while Robert Johnson's 'King of the Delta Blues Singers' (1961) completed the Top 3.
Read the complete article on the >>> Classical Music website. You can buy a brand new 10-inch version of Elvis' No. 1 album from >>> Amazon. That new version on green colored vinyl was released on April 24th, illustrating the lasting impact Elvis' self titled debut album made.
U.S. Billboard charts
The 'ELV1S 30 #1 Hits' compilation lost the place it had gained last week, returning to No. 36 on Billboard's Country Album chart.
(Source: Billboard / Official Chart Company / UK Mix Forum)