Was Elvis Presley bigger than the Beatles?

If you look at his overall charting stats, he was significantly bigger than the Beatles, and half of his career took place before those stats were even recorded. read more

No, The Beatles were more successful than Elvis Presley was, and I think they made better music than he did. But it’s not exactly fair to compare them. I mean Elvis Presley was a solo artist. Whereas The Beatles were a band. read more

In terms of numbers, The Beatles have sold 42.5 million more albums in the U.S. than Elvis, yet Elvis sold 25.5 million more singles than The Beatles. Since albums usually contain 10-12 more songs than singles, The Beatles would clearly be the winner in terms of U.S. record sales. read more

From a personal view point I'd say Elvis was better than The Beatles. Elvis was the king. I once read something which answered a similar question which said "Elvis was the king. It took four guys (John, Paul, George and Ringo) to take him down." The two aren't wholly comparable. Elvis was a solo artist The Beatles a band. read more