1 9 ▁on ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Songs ▁of ▁All ▁Time , ▁the ▁highest ▁ranked ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s ▁eleven ▁entries . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Q ▁magazine ▁placed ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁at ▁number ▁ 5 5 ▁of ▁Q ▁Magazine ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁Gu itar ▁Tra cks . ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ' s ▁" 5 0 0 ▁Songs ▁That ▁Sh aped ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ". ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁and ▁cert ifications ▁ ▁Week ly ▁charts ▁ ▁Year - End ▁charts ▁ ▁Sales ▁and ▁cert ifications ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁The ▁commercial ▁success ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁R CA ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁precip itated ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁cover ▁versions , ▁answer ▁songs , ▁and ▁par od ies . ▁Additionally , ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁several ▁languages , ▁including ▁German , ▁Spanish , ▁Portuguese , ▁French , ▁and ▁even ▁Bern ese ▁German . ▁ ▁Other ▁cover ▁versions ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Pres ley ' s ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁had ▁been ▁covered ▁over ▁ 2 6 ▁times , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁there ▁were ▁at ▁least ▁ 8 5 ▁different ▁cover ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁making ▁it ▁" the ▁best - known ▁and ▁most