40 years on from his death and Elvis Presley is a streaming star

By Jacca-RouteNoteAugust 15, 20176 mins read

Spotify are celebrating the 40th anniversary of one of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s biggest deaths – Elvis Presley.

Tomorrow, August 16th, marks 40 years since the death of Elvis Presley. The Hound Dog star’s life and legacy is being celebrated by Spotify who have shared how Elvis is still heard across generations, all around the world.

Although he may have died way back in 1977, long before the digital revolution, Presley’s influence is still heard all around. Whether it be your uncle’s sleazy “thank you, thank you very much” impression or the soundtrack to a TV show, Elvis is still a big deal almost half a century since his death.

Now with the advent of music streaming Presley’s music can be heard all over, by anyone. Spotify have shared some interesting facts about the controversially titled “King of Rock N’ Roll”. For example his home country isn’t actually where he’s most popular today, Sweden is followed by the UK.

Spotify revealed that overall Elvis has been streamed over a billion times on their music streaming platform – or about 4000 years of streaming. His most popularly streamed song is Can’t Help Falling in Love with over 90 million streams, followed by Suspicious Minds with 69 million streams. Jailhouse Rock is somehow down in 3rd place, only just, with 68 million streams.

They also found that the UK loves Elvis Presley, with 3 of the top 5 Presley streaming cities based in the UK. Glasgow, Manchester, and Birmingham all came in the top 5 cities who love Presley on Spotify at first, third and fifth respectively. Santiago in Chile took second place whilst Göteborg in Sweden came fourth.

Spotify have launched a special Elvis Presley playlist to celebrate the iconic musician you can listen to here: This Is: Elvis Presley.

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