‘Jailhouse Rock’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 21 1957)


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(Monday, October 21, 1957)“Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for seven non-consecutive weeks (Oct. 21/28, Nov. 4/11/18/25, Dec. 16, 1957.

Rolling Stone magazine included it at number 67 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

It was Presley’s ninth of 18 number one hits on the pop charts (1956-1969).

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