(Saturday, April 21, 1956) — “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presleys peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for eight consecutive weeks (Apr. 21/28, May 5/12/19/26, June 2/9, 1956).

It was Presley’s first of 18 number one hits on the chart (1956-1969).

In 2004, it was ranked #45 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”