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It was on this day, 68 years ago, that a legendary singer once again reclaimed his spot atop the Billboard charts in the United States.
July 21 is a significant date in the music industry, including the 39th anniversary of Guns N' Roses releasing their timeless album, Appetite for Destruction. On July 21, 1969, John Lennon and The Beatles began recording "Come Together" at London's EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios).
Additionally, July 21 is the anniversary of an Elvis Presley classic, "Hard Headed Woman", reaching the top spot on one of Billboard's primary charts, the Best Sellers in Stores.
The first edition of the Billboard Hot 100 was released on Aug. 4, 1958. Before that, Billboard used results from surveys to rank the Best Sellers in Stores, Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes.
"Hard Headed Woman" was written for Presley by American songwriter Claude Demetrius for King Creole, a 1958 musical starring Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, Dean Jagger and Dolores Hart.
The song spent two weeks atop the Best Sellers in Stores chart. On Aug. 4, Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" made history as the first No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.
Elvis Presley Had 17 Songs Top the 'Billboard'
Combining the Billboard Hot 100 and its Best Sellers in Stores, Billboard officially credits "The King of Rock and Roll" with 17 No. 1 hits.
"Hard Headed Woman" was Presley's last No. 1 on the Best Sellers in Stores rankings before the Hot 100 launched on Aug. 4. His first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 was "A Big Hunk o' Love," beginning a two-week run on Aug. 10, 1959.
