Elvis Presley was 14-times nominated for a Grammy, which he won three times by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Presley is the only artist in five Rock and Roll Halls of Fames. Rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, country, blues and gospel.

In the American Billboard charts Presley was until 1977, with 15 different number-one albums, and  16 number-one-Extended Plays.  He is the only musician in the U.S. chart history with number-one hits, both in billboard pop,  Country, Rhythm & Blues, and Adult Contemporary charts. To date he is still on the list of billboards of the 500 most successful artists from 1955 to the present. 

Elvis Presley began his career in 1954 as one of the first musicians of the rockabilly movement, a fusion of "white" country and "black" Rhythm & Blues. His breakthrough came in 1956, when he was the controversial figure to identify the rock 'n' roll movement. He made a sensation with his stage performances, and a very moving body in a time when it still was not one of the standard repertoire of live entertainers. Presley's trademark was his striking, nearly three octaves comprehensive voice and be more innovative, emotionally charged vocal style,  with which he was successful in such diverse genres such as rock, pop, country, gospel and blues. Between 1956 and 1972,  Elvis Presley starred in 31 feature films and two concert documentaries.