# The best Elvis Presley songs

The King's greatest songs, from the Sun Records rockabilly to the seventies comeback, according to critics, fan votes and streams.

- 154 votes · 20 items
- Mar 1, 2025 · msmixtape
- https://even.best/en/l/3266/the-best-elvis-presley-songs

## Top 20

1. **Heartbreak Hotel** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — 1956. His first big hit for RCA.
2. **Jailhouse Rock** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — 1957. The film and the famous dance.
3. **Can't Help Falling in Love** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — 1961. From Blue Hawaii; his most streamed song.
4. **Return to Sender** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 1962. A letter that keeps coming back.
5. **It's Now or Never** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1960. His best-selling single.
6. **Suspicious Minds** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — 1969. His last US number one and a fan favourite.
7. **All Shook Up** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — 1957. Eight weeks at number one.
8. **Kentucky Rain** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — 1970. Number two in Gold Radio's ranking.
9. **Hound Dog** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 1956. The hip-shaking that scandalised America.
10. **Are You Lonesome Tonight?** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 1960. With the spoken middle section.
11. **Burning Love** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 1972. His last big rock hit.
12. **Always on My Mind** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — 1972. The heartbreak after his separation.
13. **An American Trilogy** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — 1972. The showstopper of his Las Vegas concerts.
14. **Blue Suede Shoes** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1956. Carl Perkins' song that he made his own.
15. **Way Down** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1977. Number one in the UK after his death.
16. **Love Me Tender** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — 1956. The ballad from his first film.
17. **In the Ghetto** (2 · ▲6 ▼4) — 1969. A rare song of social protest.
18. **A Little Less Conversation** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 1968, remixed in 2002. The JXL remix was a worldwide hit.
19. **That's All Right** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 1954. His first Sun Records single.
20. **Don't Be Cruel** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1956. Back-to-back with Hound Dog at number one.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.