70 Years Ago Today, This Rock Legend Got His First Top 100 Hit

On March 3, 1956, Elvis Presley — ever heard of him? — broke into the Billboard Top 100 for the first time with his hit song "Heartbreak Hotel."

After entering the chart, "Heartbreak Hotel" quickly rose to the top 10 after a few weeks. Two months later on May 5, "Heartbreak Hotel" hit No. 1, where it stayed for seven weeks, according to Elvis History Blog. Overall, the song spent 27 weeks in the Top 100. A few days later, Billboard reported that the single had sold 300,000 copies.

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