Roy Orbison discography
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Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter who found the most success in the early rock and roll era from 1956[1] to 1964. He later enjoyed a resurgence in the late 1980s with chart success as a member of the Traveling Wilburys and with his Mystery Girl album, which included the posthumous hit single "You Got It".[2] At the height of his popularity, 22 of Orbison's songs placed on the US Billboard Top 40 chart, and six peaked in the top five, including two number-one hits. In the UK, Orbison scored ten top-10 hits between 1960 and 1966, including three number-one singles.
Studio albums22
EPs13
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums6
| Roy Orbison discography | |
|---|---|
Orbison in 1965. | |
| Studio albums | 22 |
| EPs | 13 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 45 |
| Singles | 80 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| Music videos | 14 |
| Box sets | 10 |
Born and raised in Texas, According to The Authorized Roy Orbison, Orbison's first release was in March 1956 on the Je-Wel label.[3] He broke into professional music under Sam Phillips at Sun Records in the summer of 1956,[4] but he found only marginal success there.[5] After a couple years writing for other musicians (including "Claudette", recorded by The Everly Brothers), Orbison recorded several songs at Monument Records under producer Fred Foster starting in 1959. With Foster, Orbison and his frequent songwriting partners Joe Melson and Bill Dees tailored many of Orbison's songs for his unique voice; his most popular songs were dramatic ballads ending with emotional crescendos that showcased his powerful vocals. After his biggest hit in 1964, "Oh, Pretty Woman", Orbison continued to record and chart intermittently in the UK and Australia,[1] but it was not until 1987 that he again found the level of popular worldwide success he had known in the early 1960s, when his original recording of "In Dreams" was used in David Lynch's film Blue Velvet.[1] The following year, Orbison co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.[6] Lynne produced Orbison's final album Mystery Girl, which was released posthumously in February 1989.
This discography shows main official U.S. and U.K. releases. According to the discography in The Authorized Roy Orbison,[7] there were numerous international single and album releases of importance (not released in the U.S. or U.K.) like the German "San Fernando" b/w "Mama" (London DL 20 726).[7]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8][9] |
US Country [10] |
AUS [11][12] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
NL [15] |
NOR [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| Lonely and Blue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 [A] |
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| Roy Orbison at the Rock House |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 [B] |
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| Crying |
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21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 [A] |
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| In Dreams |
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35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| There Is Only One Roy Orbison |
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| The Orbison Way |
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128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| The Classic Roy Orbison |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cry Softly Lonely One |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Roy Orbison's Many Moods |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Big O |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hank Williams: The Roy Orbison Way |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Roy Orbison Sings |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Memphis |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Milestones |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I'm Still in Love with You |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Regeneration |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Laminar Flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 86 | ||
| Mystery Girl |
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5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| King of Hearts |
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179 | — | 25 | 61 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 23 |
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| One of the Lonely Ones |
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— | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Collaboration albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US Country [10] |
AUS [11][12] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
NL [15] |
NOR [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| Class of '55 (with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins) |
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87 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (as Traveling Wilburys) |
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3 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Fastest Guitar Alive |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
AUS [11][12] |
CAN [13] |
NL [15] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| A Black & White Night Live |
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123 | 28 | 63 | 68 | 14 | 45 | 51 |
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| Combo Concert: 1965 Holland |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the BBC |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Authorized Bootleg Collection[37] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Austin City Limits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Last Concert | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8][9] |
US Country [10] |
AUS [11][12][39] |
CAN [13] |
GER [14] |
NL [15] |
NOR [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
UK [19][40][41] | |||
| Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
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13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
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19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Early Orbison |
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101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oh, Pretty Woman |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Orbisongs |
|
136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 [C] |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
|
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison |
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— | 23 [D] |
— | 99 [E] |
— | 9 [E] |
4 [E] |
— | 26 [E] |
39 |
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| The Best of Roy Orbison |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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| 20 Golden Greats |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | |
| Golden Days: The Collection of 20 All-Time Greats |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
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| The Very Best Of |
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— | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Legendary Roy Orbison – The Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| For the Lonely: A Roy Orbison Anthology, 1956–1965 |
|
110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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— | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pretty Woman |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Monumental Hits |
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— | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blue Bayou – Seine 24 Schönsten Love-Songs |
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— | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Songs |
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— | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ballads – 22 Classic Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| The Very Best of Roy Orbison & Fats Domino (with Fats Domino) |
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— | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| Super Hits |
|
104 [F] |
54 [G] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Ultimate Collection |
|
— | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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— | 29 | 23 | — | 75 | — | 8 | — | 33 | 18 | |
| Big O – The Original Singles Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 16 Biggest Hits |
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— | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Very Best Of |
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— | — | — | — | 77 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — |
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| Love Songs |
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— | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 Golden Hits |
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— | 69 [H] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Songs |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 [I] |
4 |
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| Big Hits from the Big 'O' |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Hits Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 170 [J] |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
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| The Essential Roy Orbison |
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— | 62 | 39 | — | — | 35 | 6 | — | 5 | 149 [K] |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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— | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 20 | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Monument Singles Collection (1960–1964) |
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— | 55 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 87 | |
| The Monument Singles A-Sides (1960–1964) |
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— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Opus Collection |
|
65 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Real... Roy Orbison |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 [L] |
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| Collected |
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— | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | 40 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
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| A Love So Beautiful (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
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151 | 26 | 9 | — | — | 120 | — | 9 | — | 2 |
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| Unchained Melodies (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
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— | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [39] |
UK [19] | ||
| The Legendary Roy Orbison |
|
— | — |
| The Golden Decade (1960–1969) |
|
165 | — |
| The Hits | — | — | |
| Orbison 1955–1965 |
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— | — |
| The Complete Collection |
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— | — |
| The Soul of Rock and Roll |
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— | — |
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — |
| The Monument Vinyl Box |
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— | — |
| The MGM Years 1965–1973 |
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— | — |
| A Love So Beautiful & Unchained Melodies (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
|
— | 22 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [11] |
UK [49] | ||
| Hillbilly Rock |
|
— | — |
| Only the Lonely |
|
— | 15 [M] |
| Roy Orbison |
|
— | — |
| In Dreams |
|
— | 6 |
| She Wears My Ring |
|
68 | — |
| It's Over |
|
— | 3 |
| Sweet and Easy to Love |
|
— | — |
| Oh, Pretty Woman |
|
— | 9 |
| Tryin' to Get to You |
|
— | — |
| Devil Doll |
|
— | — |
| Roy Orbison's Stage Show Hits |
|
— | 10 |
| Love Hurts |
|
— | — |
| Ooby Dooby |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
1950s
| Title (A-side/B-side)[N] |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [50] | |||
| "Trying to Get to You" "Ooby Dooby" (as a member of the Teen Kings) |
1956 | — — |
Non-album singles |
| "Ooby Dooby" (re-recording) "Go! Go! Go!" (as Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings) |
59 — | ||
| "Rockhouse" "You're My Baby" (as Roy Orbison and the Teen Kings) |
— — | ||
| "Sweet and Easy to Love" "Devil Doll" (as Roy Orbison and the Roses) |
1957 | — — | |
| "Chicken-Hearted" "I Like Love" |
— — | ||
| "Seems to Me" "Sweet and Innocent" |
1958 | — — | |
| "Almost Eighteen" "Jolie" |
1959 | — — | |
| "Paper Boy" "With the Bug" |
— — | ||
| "Up Town" "Pretty One" |
72 — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
1960s
| Title (A-side/B-side)[N] |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [50][51] |
US AC [52] |
AUS [53] |
BEL [54] |
CAN [55] |
GER [14] |
IRE [56] |
NL [15] |
NZ [57][58] |
UK [19][59] | ||||
| "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)" "Here Comes That Song Again" |
1960 | 2 — |
— — |
5 — |
6 — |
2 — |
— — |
2 — |
7 — |
2 — |
1 — |
Lonely and Blue
Non-album track | |
| "Blue Angel" "Today's Teardrops" |
9 — |
— — |
28 — |
— — |
14 — |
— — |
8 — |
— — |
— — |
11 — |
|||
| "I'm Hurtin'" "I Can't Stop Loving You" |
27 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
27 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
Lonely and Blue | ||
| "Running Scared" "Love Hurts" |
1961 | 1 — |
— — |
5 | — — |
1 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
1 — |
9 — |
Crying | |
| "Crying" "Candy Man" |
2 25 |
— — |
1 | — — |
3 | — — |
— — |
— — |
2 — |
25 — |
|
Crying
Non-album track | |
| "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" "The Actress" |
1962 | 4 — |
— — |
2 | — — |
8 — |
— — |
1 — |
9 — |
6 — |
2 — |
Non-album singles | |
| "The Crowd" "Mama" |
26 — |
— — |
25 — |
— — |
25 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
40 — |
|||
| "Evergreen" [O] "Love Star" |
— — |
— — |
100 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
|||
| "Working for the Man" "Leah" |
33 25 |
— — |
1 | — — |
19 | — — |
— — |
— — |
7 — |
50 — |
|||
| "In Dreams" "Shahdaroba" |
1963 | 7 — |
3 — |
1 — |
7 — |
7 — |
— — |
1 — |
— — |
— — |
6 — |
|
In Dreams |
| "Falling" "Distant Drums" |
22 — |
7 — |
3 | 8 — |
29 — |
— — |
8 — |
— — |
— — |
9 — |
Non-album single | ||
| "Blue Bayou" "Mean Woman Blues" |
29 5 |
— — |
1 | 3 — |
14 | — — |
1 | — — |
4 6 |
3 |
|
In Dreams
Non-album track | |
| "Pretty Paper" "Beautiful Dreamer" |
15 — |
10 — |
4 | — 17 |
9 — |
28 — |
8 — |
—[P] — |
4 — |
6 — |
|
Non-album single
In Dreams | |
| "Borne on the Wind" [Q] "What'd I Say" |
1964 | — — |
— — |
8 | — — |
— — |
— — |
9 — |
— — |
— — |
15 — |
Non-album singles | |
| "It's Over" "Indian Wedding" |
9 — |
— — |
9 | 4 — |
29 — |
— — |
1 — |
4 — |
1 — |
1 — |
| ||
| "Oh, Pretty Woman" "Yo te amo Maria" |
1 — |
— — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
1 — |
|||
| "Goodnight" "Only with You" |
1965 | 21 — |
— — |
6 — |
2 — |
5 — |
29 — |
— — |
5 — |
— — |
14 — |
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| "(Say) You're My Girl" "Sleepy Hollow" |
39 — |
— — |
8 — |
15 — |
17 — |
— — |
— — |
10 — |
— — |
23 — |
|||
| "Ride Away" "Wondering" |
25 — |
— — |
15 — |
13 — |
1 — |
— — |
— — |
—[R] — |
— — |
34 — |
There Is Only One Roy Orbison | ||
| "Crawling Back" "If You Can't Say Something Nice" |
46 — |
— — |
15 — |
20 — |
2 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
19 — |
The Orbison Way
There Is Only One Roy Orbison | ||
| "Let the Good Times Roll" "Distant Drums" |
81 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
Non-album single | ||
| "Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart" "Wait" |
1966 | 31 — |
— — |
19 — |
9 — |
2 — |
— — |
— — |
—[S] — |
— — |
22 — |
The Orbison Way
The Classic Roy Orbison | |
| "Twinkle Toes" "Where Is Tomorrow" |
39 — |
— — |
13 — |
14 — |
25 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
29 — |
The Classic Roy Orbison | ||
| "Lana" "Our Summer Song" |
— — |
— — |
4 — |
1 — |
— — |
— — |
8 — |
19 — |
— — |
15 — |
Crying | ||
| "To Soon to Know" "You'll Never Be Sixteen Again" |
68 — |
— — |
20 | 5 — |
71 — |
— — |
4 — |
—[T] — |
— — |
3 — |
Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson
The Classic Roy Orbison | ||
| "Communication Breakdown" "Going Back to Gloria" |
60 — |
— — |
8 | — — |
64 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
8 — |
— — |
Cry Softly Lonely One
The Classic Roy Orbison | ||
| "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" [U] "Going Back to Gloria" |
— — |
— — |
12 — |
— 15 |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
12 — |
The Fastest Guitar Alive
The Classic Roy Orbison | ||
| "So Good" "Memories" |
1967 | 132 — |
— — |
28 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
32 — |
Non-album single
Cry Softly Lonely One | |
| "Cry Softly Lonely One" "Pistolero" |
52 — |
— — |
10 — |
— — |
29 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
52 — |
Cry Softly Lonely One
The Fastest Guitar Alive | ||
| "She" "Here Comes the Rain Baby" |
119 — |
— — |
23 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
52 — |
Cry Softly Lonely One | ||
| "Born to Be Loved by You" "Shy Away" |
1968 | — — |
— — |
25 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
Non-album single | |
| "Walk On" "Flowers" |
121 — |
— — |
53 — |
— — |
91 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
39 — |
Roy Orbison's Many Moods
Non-album track | ||
| "Heartache" "Sugar Man" |
104 — |
— — |
57 — |
— — |
88 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
44 — |
|||
| "Southbound Jericho Parkway" "My Friend" |
1969 | — — |
— — |
99 | — — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— 35 |
Non-album single | |
| "Penny Arcade" "Tennessee Owns My Soul" |
133 — |
— — |
1 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
7 — |
27 — |
|
The Big O
Non-album track | |
| "Break My Mind" [V] "How Do You Start Over" |
— — |
— — |
26 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1970s
| Title (A-side/B-side)[N] |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [50][51] |
AUS [53] | |||
| "She Cheats on Me" "How Do You Start Over" |
1970 | — — |
— — |
Non-album singles |
| "So Young" "If I Had a Woman Like You" |
122 — |
82 — | ||
| "(Love Me Like You Did It) Last Night" "Close Again" |
1971 | — — |
— — | |
| "God Love You" "Changes" |
1972 | — — |
— — |
Roy Orbison Sings |
| "Remember the Good" "Harlem Woman" |
— — |
— — | ||
| "Memphis, Tennessee" "I Can Read Between the Lines" |
— — |
84 — |
Memphis
Non-album track | |
| "Blue Rain (Coming Down)" "Sooner or Later" |
1973 | — — |
— — |
Milestones
Non-album track |
| "I Wanna Live" "You Lay Easy on My Mind" |
— — |
— — |
Milestones | |
| "Sweet Mama Blue" "Heartache" (re-recording) |
1974 | — — |
— — |
I'm Still in Love with You |
| "Hung Up on You" "Spanish Nights" |
1975 | — — |
— — | |
| "It's Lonely" "Still" |
— — |
— — | ||
| "Still" [W] "Circle" |
1976 | — — |
56 — | |
| "Belinda" "No Chain at All" |
— — |
— — |
Regeneration | |
| "(I'm a) Southern Man" "Born to Love Me" |
— — |
— — | ||
| "Drifting Away" "Under Suspicion" |
1977 | — — |
— — |
Non-album single
Regeneration |
| "Easy Way Out" "Tears" |
1979 | 109 — |
— — |
Laminar Flow |
| "Poor Baby" "Lay It Down" |
— — |
— — | ||
| "Lay It Down" [X] "Warm Hot Spot" |
— — |
— — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
1980s
| Title (A-side/B-side)[N] |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [50][51] |
US AC [52] |
AUS [53] |
BEL [54] |
CAN [55] |
GER [14] |
IRE [56] |
NL [15] |
NZ [17] |
UK [19][59] | ||||
| "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" (with Emmylou Harris) "Lola" (by Craig Hundley) |
1980 | 55 — |
10 — |
97 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
Roadie (soundtrack)
Non-album track | |
| "Wild Hearts (...Time)" [Y] "Wild Hearts" (instrumental) |
1985 | — — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
76 — |
Insignificance (soundtrack)
Non-album track | |
| "In Dreams" (re-recording) "Leah" (re-recording) |
1987 | — — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
142 — |
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | |
| "Crying" (with k.d. lang) "Falling" (re-recording) |
— — |
28 — |
— — |
— — |
2 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
47 — |
— — |
Hiding Out (soundtrack)
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | ||
| "Handle with Care" "Margarita" (as a member of Traveling Wilburys) |
1988 | 45 — |
2 — |
3 — |
9 — |
2 — |
— — |
12 — |
24 — |
4 — |
21 — |
|
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 |
| Posthumous | |||||||||||||
| "You Got It" "The Only One" |
1989 | 9 — |
1 — |
3 — |
1 — |
3 — |
9 — |
2 — |
4 — |
2 — |
3 — |
Mystery Girl | |
| "End of the Line" "Congratulations" (as a member of Traveling Wilburys) |
63 — |
28 — |
12 — |
39 — |
8 — |
— — |
14 — |
50 — |
11 — |
52 — |
|
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 | |
| "She's a Mystery to Me" "Dream Baby" (live) |
— — |
23 — |
17 — |
12 — |
13 — |
— — |
5 — |
19 — |
30 — |
27 — |
Mystery Girl
Non-album track | ||
| "California Blue" "In Dreams" (1987 re-recording) |
— — |
44 — |
65 — |
25 — |
75 — |
34 — |
23 — |
— — |
— — |
77 — |
Mystery Girl
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | ||
| "Oh Pretty Woman" (live) "Claudette" |
— — |
48 — |
112 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
118 — |
A Black & White Night Live
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1990 to present
| Title (A-side/B-side)[N] |
Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AC [52] |
AUS [53] |
CAN [55] |
GER [14] |
IRE [56] |
NZ [17] |
UK [19] | ||||
| "The Comedians" [Z] "The Comedians" (live) |
1990 | — — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
Mystery Girl
A Black & White Night Live | |
| "Windsurfer" [AA] "Move on Down the Line" (live) |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
|||
| "I Drove All Night" "Forever Friends" (by Sheena Easton) |
1992 | — — |
132 — |
74 — |
52 — |
6 — |
48 — |
7 — |
|
Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin' [AB] |
| "Crying" (with k.d. lang; reissue) "Falling" |
40 — |
71 — |
— — |
— — |
9 — |
— — |
13 — |
King of Hearts
In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | ||
| "Heartbreak Radio" "Crying" (with k.d. lang) |
— — |
— — |
31 — |
69 — |
— — |
— — |
36 — |
King of Hearts | ||
| "Ooby Dooby" (1987 version) [AC] "Ooby Dooby" (1955 version) |
1996 | — — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
Non-album single [AD] | |
| "Oh, Pretty Woman" "Crying" (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
2017 | — — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
—[AE] — |
A Love So Beautiful | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Videos
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [63] |
AUS [64] |
NL [15] |
UK [19] | |||
| 12 of His Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Live in Concert |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| A Black & White Night | 6 | 2 [AF] |
6 [H] |
3 [AG] |
||
| Live Texas 86 |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| The Anthology |
|
— | — | — | 8 [AH] |
|
| Live at Austin City Limits August 5, 1982 |
|
— | 5 [AI] |
25 [H] |
39 [AJ] |
|
| In Dreams – The Roy Orbison Story |
|
— | 4 [AI] |
— | 3 [AK] |
|
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | 33 | |
| Live from Australia |
|
— | 30 | — | — |
|
| Running Scared |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Oh, Pretty Woman" | 1964 | Stanley Dorfman |
| "There Won't Be Many More Comin' Home" | 1966 | Unknown |
| "Walk On" | 1968 | |
| "Wild Hearts" | 1985 | Bernard Rose[68] |
| "In Dreams" | 1987 | Leslie Libman |
| "Crying" | ||
| "You Got It" | 1989 | |
| "She's a Mystery to Me" | David Fincher | |
| "California Blue" | Unknown | |
| "A Love So Beautiful" | Matt Mahurin[69] | |
| I Drove All Night" | 1992 | Peter Care |
| "Heartbreak Radio" | Unknown | |
| "The Way Is Love" | 2014 | |
| "One of the Lonely Ones" | 2016 | Michael Lawrence and Alana Lawrence |
Collaborations and guest appearances
- "Find My Baby for Me" – Sonny Burgess
- "I Was a Fool" – Ken Cook
- "Jenny" – Ken Cook
- "I Fell in Love" – Ken Cook
- "Rockabilly Gal" – Hayden Thompson
- "Greenback Dollar", "Watch and Chain" – Ray Harris
- "Cast Iron Arm" – Johnny Wilson
- "You've Got Love" – Johnny Wilson
- "Don't Do Me This Way" – Ricky Tucker (erroneously reported as being with Buddy Holly)
- "Patty Baby" – Ricky Tucker (erroneously reported as being with Buddy Holly)
- "Fools like Me" – Jerry Lee Lewis
- "No One Really Cares" – Kris Jensen
- "Shook Up" – Joe Melson
- "Dance" – Joe Melson
- "I'm in a Blue Mood" – Conway Twitty
- "Tennessee Owns My Soul" – Bill Dees
- "I Belong to Him" – Jessi Colter with Waylon Jennings
- "Indian Summer" – Gatlin Brothers & Barry Gibb
- "Leah" – Bertie Higgins
- "Beyond the End" – Jimmy Buffett
- "Zombie Zoo" – Tom Petty
- "Life Fades Away" – Written by Glenn Danzig
- "Crying" – k.d. lang
- "Zigzag" on Zig Zag (Original Motion Picture Score) (MGM, 1970)
Notes
- Chart peak upon reissue in 1963.
- Peak position in 1964 when the album was released as The Exciting Sounds of Roy Orbison.
- Peak position upon release in the UK in 1967.
- Peak position in 1983.
- Peak position in 1989.
- Peak position in 2011.
- Peak position in 1997.
- Peak position in 2002.
- Peak position upon release in Sweden in 2003.
- Peak position in 2004.
- Peak position in 2013.
- Peak position in 2016.
- Peak position in 1963.
- The B-sides listed are for the US releases of the singles except where not applicable.
- "Evergreen" was only released as a single in Australia.
- "Pretty Paper" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (which was then a top ten), but did peak at number 13 on the Dutch Top 40.[61]
- "Borne on the Wind" was not released as a single in North America, but was released in Europe, Australasia and other territories.
- "Ride Away" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (which was then a top ten), but did peak at number 27 on the Dutch Top 40.[61]
- "Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (which was then a top ten), but did peak at number 35 on the Dutch Top 40.[61]
- "Too Soon to Know" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (which was then a top ten), but did peak at number 29 on the Dutch Top 40.[61]
- "There Won't Be May Coming Home" was not released as a single in North America, but was released in Europe, Australasia and various other territories.
- "Break My Mind" was not released as a single in North America, but was released in Europe and Australasia.
- "Still" was only released as an A-side single in Australia.
- "Lay It Down" was only released as an A-side single in the UK.
- "Wild Hearts (...Time)" was not released as a single in the US, but was released in Canada, Europe and Australasia.
- "The Comedians" was only released as a single in Germany.
- "Windsurfer" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- "I Drove All Night" was also included on Orbison's album King of Hearts, and Easton's "Forever Friends" was originally from her album What Comes Naturally.
- This re-recorded version of "Ooby Dooby" was only released as a single in the Netherlands.
- "Ooby Dooby" was released to promote The Very Best of Roy Orbison; however neither version was properly included on the album. Instead, the album features a blended version of the two.
- Peak position in 2001.
- Chart position in 2025.
- Peak position in 2006. Peaked at number 13 upon initial release.
- Peak position in 2007.
- Peak position in 2021
- Peak position in 2006.