| 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 |
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.
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
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Fastest Guitar Alive |
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Live albums
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |
|
— | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Orbisongs |
|
136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 [C] |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
|
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison |
|
— | 23 [D] |
— | 99 [E] |
— | 9 [E] |
4 [E] |
— | 26 [E] |
39 |
|
| The Best of Roy Orbison |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
|
— | — | — | 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 |
|
— | 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 |
|
— | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20 Golden Hits |
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— | 69 [H] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Songs |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 [I] |
4 |
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| Big Hits from the Big 'O' |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Hits Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 170 [J] |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
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| The Essential Roy Orbison |
|
— | 62 | 39 | — | — | 35 | 6 | — | 5 | 149 [K] |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
|
— | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 20 | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Monument Singles Collection (1960–1964) |
|
— | 55 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 87 | |
| The Monument Singles A-Sides (1960–1964) |
|
— | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Opus Collection |
|
65 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Real... Roy Orbison |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 [L] |
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| Collected |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Box sets
[edit]| 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 |
|
— | — |
| The Complete Collection |
|
— | — |
| The Soul of Rock and Roll |
|
— | — |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — |
| The Monument Vinyl Box |
|
— | — |
| The MGM Years 1965–1973 |
|
— | — |
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]1950s
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 — |
||
| "(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 — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
— — |
|||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1970s
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Video albums
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- "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
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Peak position in 1989.
- ^ Peak position in 2011.
- ^ Peak position in 1997.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ The partial re-recording/remix of "Oh, Pretty Woman" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra did not chart on the UK Official Singles Chart but did chart on two UK sub-charts: it peaked at number one on both the UK Physical Singles Chart and the UK Vinyl Singles Sales Chart.[19]
- ^ Peak position in 2001.
- ^ Chart position in 2025.
- ^ Peak position in 2006. Peaked at number 13 upon initial release.
- ^ a b Peak position in 2007.
- ^ Peak position in 2021
- ^ Peak position in 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Orbison (2017).
- ^ Orbison (2017), p. 252.
- ^ Orbison (2017), p. 245.
- ^ Orbison (2017), p. 51.
- ^ Escott (1992), p. 150.
- ^ Amburn (1990), p. 214.
- ^ a b Orbison (2017), p. 249.
- ^ a b c d "Roy Orbison – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. pp. 581–582. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ a b c "Roy Orbison – Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Roy Orbison". ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Roy Orbison album chart positions in Canada:
- Mystery Girl: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 17. February 25, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 11. January 14, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- The All-Time Greatest Hits: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 11. January 14, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- The Legendary Roy Orbison: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 26. April 29, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- A Black & White Night Live: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 51, no. 7. December 16, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- King of Hearts: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 22. November 28, 1992. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f "German Charts". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Discografie Roy Orbison". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Discography Roy Orbison". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f "Discography Roy Orbison". charts.nz. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Roy Orbison". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Roy Orbison". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "American certifications – Roy Orbison". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "BRIT Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand Chart Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1989". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roy Orbison)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ a b "Swedish Certifications 1987-1998" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Canadian certifications – Roy Orbison". Music Canada. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ "Dutch certifications – Roy Orbison" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved January 17, 2026. Enter Roy Orbison in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "New Zealand Chart Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "Traveling Wilburys US Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Traveling Wilburys UK Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Traveling Wilburys German Certification". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Traveling Wilburys Canada Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Traveling Wilburys New Zealand Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1990 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Nashville Scene". Billboard. December 20, 1997. p. 25.
- ^ Roy Orbison - Official Biography Retrieved 2017-01-27. The Rock and Country Encyclopedia and Discography - Roy Orbison Retrieved 2017-01-27. This box set includes 4 CDs:
- CD1: Live from Batley Variety Club, Batley, England, May 9, 1969
- CD2: Live from Birmingham, USA, July 13, 1980
- CD3: Live from the Fiesta Club, Stockton, England, Mar. 25, 1980
- CD4: Live from Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch, England, Oct. 18, 1975.
- ^ "Music Reviews". Kenosha News. August 6, 2010. p. 16.
- ^ a b c "Roy Orbison ARIA Chart history (complete 1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: The O - Ozric Tentacles". zobbel.de. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2013". zobbel.de. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Roy Orbison" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "ARIA Charts Accreditations—2014 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts Accreditations—2010 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Chart Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Roy Orbison: The Monument Singles Collection, the Records That Made the Legend Presented in Their Original Mono Mixes, Available Everywhere Tuesday, April 26". PR Newswire. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "Unchained Melodies by Roy Orbison With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Out November 16". Legacy Recordings. October 19, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "New Releases: Abums" (PDF). Music Week. September 19, 1992. p. 10. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
- ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". www.everyhit.com. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 631. ISBN 978-0898202052.
- ^ a b c "Roy Orbison – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Roy Orbison – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Australian singles chart peaks:
- Chart peaks prior to 1970: Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- Chart peaks between 1970 and 19 June 1988, including Kent Music Report peaks from 1974: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 224. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) chart peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com - Discography Roy Orbison". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- "Oh Pretty Woman": "Week commencing 6 November 1989". Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- "California Blue" (ARIA Chart) peak: "25 Years Ago This Week: September 3, 1989". chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010 and "You Got It" certification: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 209.
- "I Drove All Night" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) Traveling Wilburys peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Traveling Wilburys". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ a b "Discografie Roy Orbison - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b c Roy Orbison singles chart positions in Canada. Prior to June 1964, peaks are from the CHUM Chart. Peaks afterwards are from the RPM chart:
- "Only the Lonely": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of August 1, 1960". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Blue Angel": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of October 31, 1960". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "I'm Hurtin'": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of January 23, 1961". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Running Scared": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of May 29, 1961". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Crying"/"Candy Man": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of October 9, 1961". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Dream Baby": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of March 12, 1962". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "The Crowd": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of July 2, 1962". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Working for the Man"/"Leah": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of October 29, 1962". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "In Dreams": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of April 8, 1963". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Falling": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of July 8, 1963". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Blue Bayou"/"Mean Woman Blues": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of October 7, 1963". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Pretty Paper": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of January 4, 1964". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "It's Over": "CHUM Hit Parade – Week of May 25, 1964". chumtribute.com. The CHUM Tribute Site. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Oh, Pretty Woman": "Top 40-5s". RPM. Vol. 2, no. 5. September 28, 1964. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Goodnight": "Top 40&5s". RPM. Vol. 3, no. 4. September 28, 1964. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "(Say) You're My Girl": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM. Vol. 3, no. 24. August 9, 1965. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Ride Away": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM. Vol. 4, no. 5. September 27, 1965. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart": "R.P.M. Play Sheet". RPM. Vol. 5, no. 3. March 14, 1966. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Crawling Back": "R.P.M. Play Sheet" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 4, no. 19. January 3, 1966. p. 5. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "Twinkle Toes": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 5, no. 15. June 6, 1966. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Too Soon to Know": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 3. September 12, 1966. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Communication Breakdown": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 22. January 28, 1967. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Cry Softly Lonely One": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 8, no. 2. September 9, 1967. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Walk On": "The RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 9, no. 22–23. August 3, 1968. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Heartache": "The RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 10, no. 6. October 7, 1968. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Crying": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 19. February 27, 1988. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Handle with Care": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 12. January 21, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "You Got It": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 20. March 18, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "End of the Line": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 23. April 8, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "She's a Mystery to Me": "RPM 100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 50, no. 8. June 24, 1989. p. 6. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- "California Blue": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 50, no. 13. July 24, 1989. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "I Drove All Night": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 55, no. 22. May 30, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Heartbreak Radio": "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Vol. 56, no. 22. November 28, 1992. Retrieved January 16, 2026 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b c Chart positions prior to October 1962 are from the Evening Herald. Subsequent positions are from "The Irish Charts". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- ^ a b Other UK single chart peaks:
- "Cry Softly Lonely One": "Britain's Top 50 Bubbling Under" (PDF). Record Mirror. July 8, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- "She": "Britain's Top 50 Bubbling Under" (PDF). Record Mirror. October 21, 1967. p. 11. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
- "In Dreams": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. June 6, 1987. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via UKMIX.
- "Oh Pretty Woman": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. November 25, 1989. Retrieved January 13, 2026 – via UKMIX.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand single certifications – Roy Orbison". Radioscope. Retrieved January 17, 2026. Type Roy Orbison in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ^ a b c d "Roy Orbison | Top 40 Hitdossier-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ a b Coryton, Demetri (1990). Hits of the 60's:The Million Sellers. London: Batsford. pp. 256–258. ISBN 9780713458510.
- ^ "Top Music Videocassettes" (PDF). Billboard. April 2, 1989. p. 43. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ Video album peak positions in Australia:
- A Black & White Night: "The ARIA Report: Issue 584" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2026. See HP position for peak chart position.
- Live at Austin City Limits: "The ARIA Report: Issue 911" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- In Dreams: "The ARIA Report: Issue 914" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- Live from Australia: "The ARIA Report: Issue 809" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mystic Nic: in praise of Nicolas Roeg". BFI. November 24, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
- ^ ""A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL" Official Video – Roy Orbison". Retrieved January 17, 2026.
Bibliography
[edit]- Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story. Carol Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8184-0518-X.
- Escott, CE (1992). Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll. New York, N.Y.: St.Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-08199-5.
- Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley; Orbison, Alex; Slate, Jeff. New York, NY: Center Street. ISBN 978-1-478-97654-7. OCLC 1017566749.
External links
[edit]- Roy Orbison discography at Discogs
