Elvis Week: spotify celebrates the music of the king of Rock’n’Roll

Today marks the anniversary of the death of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and as fans gather in Memphis, Tennessee, August 9-17 to celebrate Elvis Week, we thought we’d go and find out how much listeners love his. music on Spotify. And actually, everyone loves Elvis Presley!

With more than 16.5 million hours of streaming Elvis music in 2019 alone and with more than 2.3 million playlists based on Spotify’s iconic artist, there’s no denying the power of the musician’s legacy.

Curiosity

• These are the Most listened to Elvis songs on Spotify from January 1st 2019: “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Suspicious Minds”, “Hound Dog” and “Burning Love“.
• Even though Graceland is in Memphis, Tennessee, we see the highest percentage of Elvis ratings in Alaska, Arkansas, and New Mexico. Tennessee ranks fourth on the list.
• That said, Elvis’ obsession with Memphis is tangible; during last year’s Elvis Week, we saw a 137% increase in listening to his music in Memphis.
• It’s not often that you see artists with similar audience numbers even in different age groups, but it seems that Elvis caters to 18-22 year olds almost as much as 45-59 year old listeners. The first group represents 20% of all streams on Spotify in the past month, while the second represents 17%.
• Elvis is a popular choice for listening on Christmas Day; last year, on December 25, his songs were broadcast more than 8 million times. The King’s most popular Christmas song is “Blue Christmas,” which has more than 116 million streams.
• Elvis is always in demand, with more than 9.9 million monthly Spotify listeners.

A dedicated playlist

To immerse yourself in the artist’s impressive catalog, stream the popular “This Is Elvis Presley” playlist on Spotify.

Top 10 Elvis Songs on Spotify (in 2019):

1. Can’t Help Falling in Love
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. Suspicious Minds
4. Hound Dog
5. Burning Love
6. A Little Less Conversation – JXL Radio Edit Remix
7. Heartbreak Hotel
8. Don’t Be Cruel
9. Blue Suede Shoes
10. In the Ghetto

Top of the age ranges of those who have listened to Elvis (in the last month):

• 18-22
• 23-27
• 28-34
• 45-59
• 35-44