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This is a list of hit albums by Elvis Presley. This is not an all inclusive list of albums released by Elvis Presley; literally hundreds of Elvis Presley albums have been released, most after his death in 1977. This is a list of hit albums that made national charts and/or received Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sales certification. The number of hit albums an artist had is an important measure of the artist's success and popular impact, though it is by no means the only measure. Elvis Presley had a worldwide impact on popular music and culture, as shown by his success on album charts throughout the world. His international success is even more remarkable considering that except for three 1957 Canadian concerts, Elvis did not perform outside of the United States. Another measure of an artist's popular impact is sales. While Elvis is recognized by many in the recording industry as the best selling artist of all time, the RIAA, the US recording industry's official certifiing agent for sales, stirred up controversy in November 2007 when it announced that country singer Garth Brooks had become the best selling solo artist in US history. Elvis Presley Enterprises has disputed the RIAA's claim, pointing out several omissions in the RIAA's figures. The RIAA bases its claim on album sales only, and does not include single sales in determining the highest selling solo artist, despite the fact that the RIAA also certifies single sales. While Elvis' album sales are significant, as can be seen in the tables below, his single sales were also significant. During much of Elvis' career in the 1950s and 1960s, single sales were considered the primary market for the industry, while albums were a secondary market. It was not until the late 1960s and early 1970s that albums became the primary market for the industry. RIAA does not certify sales of less than 500,000 units for albums and singles. Elvis has had numerous albums and singles which have sold hundreds of thousands of units each but have not reached the 500,000 threshold. Taken together, these could add up to millions in total sales that are not recognized by the RIAA. RIAA sales certifications are not automatic. The record company must pay a fee and request an audit from the RIAA in order to certify sales. During Elvis' life, RCA submitted few of Elvis' recordings for RIAA certification. Instead of paying for RIAA certification, RCA and other companies would simply award their own "Gold Record" to artists based on their internal sales figures. As a consequence, some of Elvis' early sales information has been lost. RCA and BMG have researched archives and old files in an effort to reconstruct Elvis' sales figures. This has led to Elvis receiving numerous RIAA certifications posthumously. ==Albums and chart/certifications information== Abbreviations for charts and information: * US 200: The ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, which was first called the Top LP's Chart. * UK : The UK Albums Chart compiled and published by the Official Charts Company. * GE : The German Albums Chart compiled by Media Control Charts. * US Cash: The main ''Cashbox'' albums chart, which ceased publication in 1996. * AU : The Australian Albums Chart. The earliest chart date for the country comes from the Kent Music Report while later data comes from the Australian Recording Industry Association. When both the Kent Music Report and the ARIA are used, AU Kent stands for the former and AU ARIA stands for the latter. * US TC: The Top Country Albums chart by ''Billboard'' which started in 1964. * BEL: The Belgian Albums chart, Ultratop 100. * NL: The Netherlands Top 100 Albums released by MegaCharts, a GfK company. Abbreviations for certification agencies and certifications: * US RIAA: The Recording Industry Association of America * UK BPI: The British Phonographic Industry * S: Silver certification * G: Gold certification * P: Platinum certification * M * D: Diamond certification, sales in excess of 10 million The numbers below represent the highest position for an album on each respective chart. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Elvis Presley hit albums」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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