Elvis was simply far more popular than any other solo singer,look at his record sales / films made / fan base over the world/ most impersonated singer/ thousands still visit Gracelands today, even the beatles paid homage to the king when they arrived in america - no other singer in the world had the same pulling power as presley, as for jackson he sure was weird, man!! never heard many people speaking about him when he was alive the same way they spoke about presley or sinatra yea man most young guys sure as hell wanted to look like elvis when they were young. 1st presley 2nd sinatra 3rd crosby jackson is a way down the list, if the parker guy had let elvis tour the world man his concerts would have been massive