‘Love Me Tender ‘ by Elvis Presley peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1956)

(Saturday, November 3, 1956)“Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played by Jockeys charts for five consecutive weeks (November 3/10/17/24, Dec. 1, 1956).

The fifth of Presley’s 18 number one hits on the pop charts (1956-1969), “Love Me Tender” was ranked #437 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”


Video: 'Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender (Color+True Stereo) - 1956'