October 21, 1957 On this day, “Jailhouse Rock” reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart, becoming Elvis Presley’s eighth chart-topper in just a year and a half. The song would later earn lasting acclaim: in 1995 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included it among the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll, and in 2004 Rolling Stone ranked it No. 67 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.