Billboard: The 20 Greatest Final Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of All-Time: Staff Picks

[Private Presley]

https://www.billboard.com/articles/busi ... its-top-20


1. Elvis Presley, "Suspicious Minds" (1969)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxOBOhRECoo&list=RDRxOBOhRECoo&start_radio=1

How fitting that the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s last No. 1 is one of his very best -- you wouldn’t want The King to go out on a dud. Presley recorded this song in Memphis in January 1969, when he was coming off his legendary comeback TV special (which aired the previous month). Elvis was back on top, and it shows in his performance. “Suspicious Minds” is notable for a very long fade -- which initially turns out to be a fake ending, guessing correctly that listeners hadn't gotten enough of the outro just yet. Elvis locks into a killer groove and stays with it for a good two minutes A very good two minutes.

[LJM]

Thanks this is great especially coming from Billboard who recently started discounting all hits prior to the start of the hot 100 in 1958 thereby eliminating a lot of Elvis' initial #1s.

Possibly the first time I've seen an Elvis song voted above the Beatles on any list.

[maurice_colgan]

Great to see this.