Video: 'Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (Audio)'

(Saturday, August 18, 1956) — “Hound Dog”/Don’t Be Cruel by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for 11 weeks (Aug. 18/25 Sept. 1/8/15/22/29, Oct. 6/13/20/27, 1956).

It was Presley’s third and fourth number one hits on the chart.

In December 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked “Hound Dog” #19 on their list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” the highest ranked of Presley’s eleven entries. “Don’t Be Cruel” was listed #197.

Video: 'Elvis Presley - Don't be Cruel (Audio)'