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and so sales will continue to increase. But keep in mind that in Elvis and the Beatles day one had to sell (ONE MILLION COPIES) for a single album to be certified Gold unlike today which is far easier with media population and everything, and THATS what makes the sales of records Especially of the Beatles & Elvis far more impressive and yet the Beatles themselves STILL never ceased being in awe of the king! It wasn't just fans but all time greats that called Elvis the king, while fans like presidents, prime ministers & royalty just made up a list of Never Ending. Where as now in the case of Michael Jackson who was very talented but was better known for his talent in dancing & lip-syncing rather than actual singing. With his soft voice and despite many of the gimmicks & special effects was certainly no match for Elvis' powerful vocals & range., not to mention Elvis' charisma! NOT Michael nor the Beatles with their two liner compositions (sorry!) or their ok enough vocals were any match for the king, but it sure took some balls for the Beatles to proclaim Elvis publicly as king unlike Michael who was most insecure;And tho he did admit the same in private privately yet couldn't get himself to say it in publicly! :-) Just goes to prove though that it took one great to recognize one that's even greater, and THAT was pretty gracious of them. And irrespective of your rants & raves let's just say its with no mean intention to belittle Michael nor the Beatles, in fact nothing's further from the truth but one's got to get real at times and admit that even the term "King of Pop' was self imposed by Michael himself who once even refused to go on stage unless announced as such; he wanted to be called THAT. And so, suppose you now tell me why weren't the Beatles, Michael Jackson or even Jim Morrison however talented or great never referred to, or ever called at any point of time "the king... WHYY??? And those that question as to WHY Elvis referred to that way, well there's tons of proof provided you aren't conveniently dumb, blind or an asshole, and hopefully if it wasn't clear then it is now and Even to an... "Asshole" right?? :-)) ♪♥≈♪≈♫♪≈♥≈ELVIS♪≈♫≈♥≈♫ELVIS♫≈♥≈The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC named Elvis Presley The Greatest Entertainer of the 20th Century Source(s) The Recording Industry Association of America. ASCAP, BMI, Billboard Magazine, RCA Records/ EMI Records. And according to the R.I.I.A the governing body that certifies Gold, Platinum & Multi-Platinum Record Sales/Recording Industry ASSOCIA. of America have stated that the leading and ALL TIME ARTIST IN RECORD SALES IS Elvis Presley. Elvis is the leading sales artist for both Solo Artist & Group. Elvis has sold over 2.5 Billion Records worldwide (A Billion is ONE THOUSAND MILLION!) Elvis has been on the Charts more times than ANY other artist or group then or now. Elvis has the MOST hits in the Top 100, The Top 40, the Top 10 and has had 32 NO 1 Records. Elvis is the ONLY Artist inducted into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Country Music Hall of Fame, The Gospel Music Hall of Fame & The Rythmn & Blues Hall of Fame and it keeps GROWING! Elvis is MORE successful than any other living performer or singer even after 35 years which is proof and unheard of in history!! The R.I.A.A. with the help of BMI & ASCAP has Elvis nominated for 41 Grammy Awards but won only 3 (see at those idiots) and all for Gospel music. It was extremely tough to get a Grammy those days unlike today with a mere drop of a hat and that's what 'some' consider great achievement! :-) So there you go folks those are the true facts and I might add that Elvis, the Beatles & Michael Jackson continue to sell records daily and yet ALL have concluded that Elvis WILL remain the rightful king taking all time facts in consideration. Elvis never toured outside America and didn't have to the world literally came to him and never left! The Brilliant success of 'The Elvis Concert', Graceland and sale of his music proves the fact that The king's more alive and MORE successful than any living performer. And while most of you claim to be a good Elvis fan then STOP believing or fostering the nonsense said about him which proves by your actions that in fact you besmirch Elvis' memory by doing so. And those that refuse to acknowledge FACTS glaring at you from a mile off get over it, we feel your pain but spreading lies out of envy & jealousy won't help as proved, and since he ain't around to defend himself sure makes you look more foolish than you already are. But good luck here's a laugh to help you along your journey and perhaps with some luck a few hundred years from now hopefully your great great great grandson just might be another, ELVISS!:-)