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Elvis Presley singles discography
  • 1. Which RIAA certification was the first to be awarded to Elvis Presley?
A) Hard Headed Woman
B) Heartbreak Hotel
C) Hound Dog
D) Jailhouse Rock
  • 2. In what year did the RIAA begin to certify gold albums and singles?
A) 1965
B) 1958
C) 1950
D) 1970
  • 3. On what date was Elvis Presley's first RIAA gold single certified?
A) January 1, 1958
B) December 25, 1959
C) August 11, 1958
D) July 4, 1960
  • 4. What is the approximate total number of records Elvis Presley has sold worldwide?
A) 50 million
B) 500 million
C) 1 billion
D) 100 million
  • 5. What is the minimum number of units required for the RIAA to certify an album or single?
A) 250,000
B) 100,000
C) 1,000,000
D) 500,000
  • 6. How did RCA award artists during Presley's life instead of paying for RIAA certification?
A) Digital streaming badges
B) Internal Gold Record awards
C) Billboard plaques
D) Government certificates
  • 7. What must a record company do to receive an RIAA certification?
A) Automatically receive it based on sales
B) Pay a fee and request an audit
C) Wait for the RIAA to contact them
D) Submit a fan petition
  • 8. What happened in August 1992 regarding Elvis Presley's awards?
A) He retired from the music industry
B) He received his first ever RIAA award
C) The RIAA revoked his gold records
D) He was awarded 110 gold and platinum records
  • 9. Why is some of Presley's early sales information lost?
A) Digital data was deleted by hackers
B) RCA did not submit many recordings for RIAA certification
C) Elvis destroyed his own sales files
D) The RIAA destroyed the records
  • 10. What was the Billboard Hot 100 introduced to replace?
A) The weekly radio play chart
B) The previous existing Billboard singles chart
C) The RCA internal audit system
D) The RIAA gold certification list
  • 11. What was the name of Elvis Presley's first commercial single released in 1954?
A) Heartbreak Hotel
B) Hound Dog
C) That's All Right
D) Don't Be Cruel
  • 12. On what date was Elvis Presley signed to RCA Victor?
A) November 20, 1955
B) August 16, 1977
C) March 24, 1958
D) March 5, 1960
  • 13. What was Elvis Presley's first single with RCA?
A) All Shook Up
B) Love Me Tender
C) That's All Right
D) Heartbreak Hotel
  • 14. What was the first new single released by Elvis after he returned to civilian life?
A) Are You Lonesome Tonight?
B) Stuck on You
C) It's Now or Never
D) Surrender
  • 15. Which Elvis movie consisted entirely of songs from older, non-movie albums?
A) Elvis in Concert
B) Jailhouse Rock
C) Tickle Me
D) Love Me Tender
  • 16. Which single was released from Elvis Presley's 1968 NBC-TV special?
A) In the Ghetto
B) Burning Love
C) If I Can Dream
D) Suspicious Minds
  • 17. How many U.S. Billboard top 10 singles did Elvis have during the 1970s?
A) Seven
B) Three
C) One
D) Five
  • 18. What was the first single issued following the death of Elvis Presley?
A) Moody Blue
B) My Way
C) Unchained Melody
D) Way Down
  • 19. Who created the 2002 remix of 'A Little Less Conversation'?
A) DJ Paul Oakenfold
B) Elvis Presley
C) Joel Whitburn
D) DJ Junkie XL
  • 20. What was the purpose of the 2003 remix of 'Rubberneckin' by DJ Paul Oakenfold?
A) To promote the compilation album ELVIS: 2nd to None
B) To promote his NBC-TV special
C) To promote the film Tickle Me
D) To promote the album ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits
  • 21. According to the text, how many total RIAA certifications does Elvis Presley have?
A) 89
B) 28
C) 27
D) 55
  • 22. Who ranked Elvis Presley as the #1 charting singles artist of all time in the US?
A) The United Kingdom Music Association
B) The Recording Industry Association of America
C) NBC-TV
D) Joel Whitburn
  • 23. In what year was Elvis ranked the second best-selling singles artist in the United Kingdom?
A) 2002
B) 1977
C) 2003
D) 2012
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