_____________________________________________________________________________ \\\\\___A P A C H E E L V I S___\"-._ /////~~~tinyurl.com/apachelvis~~~/.-' _____________________________________________________________________________ Presentation of Gold and Platinum Awards for ELV1S 30 #1 HITS ____________________________________________________________________________ January 10, 2003 ____________________________________________________________________________ Following is the list of gold and platinum awards for ELV1S 30 #1 HITS presented at Graceland today during the Elvis Presley Day proclamation ceremony. Note that sales requirements for gold or platinum status vary from country to country. ____________________________________________________________________________ Note: Scroll down to read UPDATE OCT 2003 "Elvis, King of Dead Celebrities" ____________________________________________________________________________ Africa - Platinum (over 50,000 sold) Austria - Platinum (over 40,000 sold) Australia - Platinum (# units not noted on award) Belgium - Platinum (over 50,000 sold) Brazil - Double Platinum (# units not noted on award) Canada - Six Times Platinum (over 600,000 sold) Chile - Platinum (# units not noted on award) Denmark - Platinum (over 50,000 sold) Finland - Double Platinum (over 60,000 sold) Germany - Not labeled gold or platinum (over 300,000 sold) Hong Kong - Platinum (# units not noted on award) Italy - Platinum (over 100,000 sold) Japan - Platinum (over 250,000 sold) Korea - Gold (# units not noted on award) Mexico - Gold (# units not noted on award) Netherlands - Platinum (over 80,000 sold) New Zealand - Triple Platinum (# units not noted on award) Norway - Platinum (over 40,000 sold) Portugal - Gold (over 20,000 sold) Singapore - Triple Platinum (# units not noted on award) Spain - Double Platinum (# units not noted on award) Sweden - Double Platinum (over 120,000 sold) Switzerland - Platinum for A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix) (over 40,000 sold) on same award with Double Platinum for ELV1S 30 #1 HITS (over 80,000 sold) Taiwan - Platinum (# units not noted on award) Thailand - Platinum (# units not noted on award) United Kingdom - Triple Platinum (over 900,000 sold) United States - Triple Platinum (over 3 million sold) ____________________________________________________________________________ A gold or platinum award from France is expected, but for some reason did not arrive for today's presentation. Gold and platinum from other countries could come in the weeks ahead. Upgrades to gold and platinum status in various countries could come as sales continue. So far, nearly 9 million units of ELVIS 30 #1 HITS have been shipped to retailers around the world. _____________________________________________________________________________ THIS CAME IN TODAY - JAN 11, 2003 _____________________________________________________________________________ Canadians top world in devotion to Elvis 30 No. 1 Hits sales highest per capita _____________________________________________________________________________ Canadian Press _____________________________________________________________________________ Friday, January 10, 2003 _____________________________________________________________________________ Canadian devotion to Elvis Presley was recognized at a special ceremony this week at Graceland. Canada led every country but the United States with sales of more than 600,000 copies of the album Elvis: 30 No. 1 Hits, released last September, says BMG Canada. On a per capita basis, sales were higher in Canada than anywhere else. A plaque to commemorate the six-times platinum certification was unveiled at a ceremony marking what would have been Presley's 68th birthday on Wednesday. "We were overwhelmed with the response from Canadians to this CD release," Lisa Zbitnew, president of BMG Canada, said in a statement Thursday. "To witness the end result of Canada being the No. 1 territory of Elvis in the world is nothing short of incredible." Plaques were also presented to mark sales of the CD in 26 other countries. Last year was something of a comeback year for Presley, as long-time fans marked the 25th anniversary of his death and the success of a dance remix of A Little Less Conversation. _____________________________________________________________________________ Elvis Still Money-Spinning King of Dead Celebrities By Mark Sage, PA News, in New York October 24, 2003 More than 25 years after his death, Elvis Presley is still the King - at least when it comes to earning power. For the third year in a row the rock 'n' roll legend has topped the Forbes.com income list for deceased celebrities. Also making the top five are former Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison. Elvis made £25 million in the year ending September 2003. His 30 No 1 Hits album, released in 2002, sold nine million copies. The record was followed up by the chart success Elvis: 2nd To None. Visits to Graceland were up 4% in the past year, to 600,000. And a version of the forgotten song Rubberneckin' was used in a Toyota commercial. Second on the list was Peanuts cartoon creator Charles Schulz, with £20 million, then Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien, with nearly £14 million. In fourth place was Lennon with nearly £12 million. His solo record sales came in at 219,000 last year. A new DVD of the album Lennon Legend comes out next month. Earlier this week, plans were announced for a musical based on the Liverpudlian's life and times. Featuring 30 Lennon tracks, the musical which is yet to be named, will open on Broadway next year. Harrison, who died of cancer, aged 58, in December 2001, made £10 million. His solo records outsold Lennon's by more than 100% and his estate takes a quarter of the royalties from Beatles record sales. Beatles sales were down on the previous year but still totalled two million units. Dr Seuss, whose book Cat In The Hat has recently been made in to a movie by Austin Powers creator Mike Myers, made £10 million. Reggae legend Bob Marley and film star Marilyn Monroe were also in the top 10, with £5.6 million and £5 million respectively. New to the list this year were composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, with £4.4 million. Among the writers' Broadway successes were Carousel and Oklahoma. Dr Robert Atkins pioneer of the popular but controversial low-carbohydrate Atkins diet made £3.8 million. He died in April 2003, aged 72, weeks after slipping on ice in New York and suffering a head injury. _____________________________________________________________________________ Excerpted from: http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2094678 _____________________________________________________________________________ Friends Through Elvis Pete "Helping the Memphis Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Centre" Please make a large or small donation @ URL: http://www.the-med.org/ _____________________________________________________________________________