Discography
| Year | Album | Label | AllMusic Rating | User Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Master Sound / Legacy | |||
| 1961 | Snapper | () | ||
| 1962 | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| 1963 | Legacy / Monument | () | ||
| 1964 | Exciting Sounds | Ember | ||
| 1964 | Oh Pretty Woman | London | () | |
| 1964 | Special Delivery | RCA Camden | ||
| 1965 | Roy Orbison P&D | () | ||
| 1966 | Columbia / Legacy / Sony BMG | |||
| 1966 | Columbia / Legacy / Orbison Records / Sony Music Distribution / Sony BMG | () | ||
| 1966 | Orbisongs | Sony Music Distribution | ||
| 1967 | Columbia / Legacy / Orbison Records / Sony BMG / Sony BMG Europe | () | ||
| 1967 | Roy Orbison P&D | |||
| 1968 | Roy Orbison P&D | () | ||
| 1969 | Roy Orbison P&D | |||
| 1970 | Roy Orbison P&D | () | ||
| 1971 | Roy Orbison P&D | |||
| 1972 | Roy Orbison P&D | () | ||
| 1973 | Roy Orbison P&D | |||
| 1974 | Roy Orbison P&D | () | ||
| 1976 | Focus on Roy Orbison | Decca | ||
| 1977 | Regeneration | Legacy / Monument Records | () | |
| 1979 | Elektra | |||
| 1983 | Big O Country | Decca | () | |
| 1986 | America / Smash / Mercury | |||
| 1989 | Eagle Records / Orbison Records | () | ||
| 1989 | Virgin | |||
| 1992 | Virgin | () | ||
| 1992 | I Drove All Night | MCA | ||
| 2004 | Castle Pulse | () | ||
| 2018 | Sony Music |
Listen to albums and songs from Roy Orbison. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Texas-born singer/songwriter/guitarist Roy Orbison first came to prominence with Sun Records in the 1950s, where he was typecast as a jiving Rockabilly singer with his minor hit 'Ooby Dooby.'
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| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 24 |
| Singles | 92 |
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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 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 No. 1 singles.
Born and raised in Texas, Orbison got his start in a rockabilly band in high school. According to the official Roy Orbison discography by Marcel Riesco, 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 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,[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 Riesco's official Orbison discography,[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]
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Roy Orbison Singles Discography
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] | US Country [9] | AUS [10][11] | CAN [12] | GER [13] | NED [14] | NZ [15] | NOR [16] | SWE [17] | UK [18] | |||||
| Roy Orbison at the Rock House |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Lonely and Blue |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| Crying |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| In Dreams |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| Orbisongs |
| 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | |||
| Oh, Pretty Woman (non US)[1] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |||
| There Is Only One Roy Orbison |
| 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| The Orbison Way |
| 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| The Classic Roy Orbison |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |||
| Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Fastest Guitar Alive |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Cry Softly Lonely One |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Roy Orbison's Many Moods |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Big O (non US)[1] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Roy Orbison Sings |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Memphis |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Milestones |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| I'm Still in Love with You |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Regeneration |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Laminar Flow |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| In Dreams: The Greatest Hits (studio re-recordings of older hits) |
| 95 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 86 |
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| Mystery Girl |
| 5 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| King of Hearts |
| 179 | — | 25 | 61 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 23 | |||
| Mystery Girl (25th Anniversary Edition) |
| — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 90 | |||
| One of the Lonely Ones |
| — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| '—' denotes items 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 [9] | AUS [10][11] | CAN [12] | GER [13] | NED [14] | NZ [15] | NOR [16] | SWE [17] | UK [18] | |||||
| Class of '55 (with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis & Carl Perkins) |
| — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 (As Traveling Wilburys) |
| 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
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| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Roy Orbison Discography Allmusic
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8][9] | AUS [10][11] | CAN [12] | NED [14] | NZ [15] | SWE [17] | UK [18] | ||||||||
| A Black & White Night Live |
| 123 | 28 | 63 | 68 | 14 | 45 | 51 |
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| Combo Concert: 1965 Holland |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Live at the BBC |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Authorized Bootleg Collection[32] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Last Concert (4 December 1988) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| A Black & White Night Live 30[33] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
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There are hundreds of compilations and greatest hits of Roy Orbison released internationally. Below is a selection of all the compilation albums which have achieved global chart peaks. For a more complete list of compilation releases, see link.[34]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] | US Country [9] | AUS [10][11] | CAN [12] | GER [13] | NED [14] | NZ [15] | NOR [16] | SWE [17] | UK [18] | |||||
| Orbiting with Roy Orbison and Bristow Hopper | Released: 1962
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| Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
| 13 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 40 |
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| More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Exciting Sounds of Roy Orbison |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |||
| Early Orbison |
| 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Very Best of Roy Orbison (1966 release) |
| 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison |
| — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 |
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| The Best of Roy Orbison |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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| Golden Days - The Collection Of 20 All-Time Greats |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 63 |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
| — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | |||
| For the Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
| 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Legendary Roy Orbison 20 Original Hits/Recordings |
| — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison - You Got It |
| — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| Blue Bayou — Seine 24 Schönsten Love-Songs |
| — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Ballads |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |||
| The Very Best of (with Fats Domino) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | |||
| Super Hits |
| 104 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| The Very Best of Roy Orbison (1996 release) |
| 186 | 29 | 23 | — | 75 | — | — | 8 | 33 | 18 |
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| 16 Biggest Hits |
| — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Very Best of (Various European Releases) |
| — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | |||
| Love Songs |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 |
| ||
| 20 Golden Hits |
| — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Platinum Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| ||
| The Essential Roy Orbison |
| — | 62 | 39 | — | — | 35 | — | 6 | 5 | — |
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| The Very Best of Roy Orbison (2006 release) |
| — | — | 11 | 33 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 |
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| Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
| — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Monument Singles A-Sides (1960–1964) |
| — | 50 | 26 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 87 | |||
| The Monument Singles Collection (1960–1964) |
| — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Opus Collection |
| 65 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Ultimate Collection |
| — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| ||
| A Love So Beautiful (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
| 151 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 |
| ||
| Unchained Melodies (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
| — | — | 32 [39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| ||
| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | B-side | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album (Main Title) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot 100 [8] | Adult Con. [9] | Hot Country [9] | AUS [40] | BEL [41] | CAN [42] | IRE [43] | NED [44] | NOR [45] | UK [46] | |||||
| 1956 | 'Tryin' to Get to You' (As a member of Teen Kings) | 'Ooby Dooby' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only)[1] | |
| 'Ooby Dooby' | 'Go! Go! Go!' | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only)[1] | ||
| 'Rock House' | 'You're My Baby' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only)[1] | ||
| 1957 | 'Sweet and Easy to Love' | 'Devil Doll' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only) | |
| 'Chicken Hearted' | 'I Like Love' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only) | ||
| 1958 | 'Seems to Me' | 'Sweet and Innocent' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Special Delivery (Various Artists) | |
| 'Almost 18' | 'Jolie' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 'Paper Boy' | 'With the Bug' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only) | |
| 'Up Town' | 'Pretty One' | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||
| 1960 | 'Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)' | 'Here Comes That Song Again' | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Lonely and Blue | |
| 'Blue Angel' | 'Today's Teardrops' | 9 | — | — | 28 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| 'I'm Hurtin' | 'I Can't Stop Loving You' | 27 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1961 | 'Running Scared' | 'Love Hurts'[a] | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | Crying | |
| 'Crying' | 'Candy Man'[b] | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 25 | |||
| 1962 | 'Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)' | 'The Actress' | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | |
| 'The Crowd' | 'Mama' | 26 | — | — | 25 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 40 | |||
| 'Evergreen' (AUS only)[7] | 'Love Star' | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'Working for the Man' | 'Leah'[c] | 33 | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 50 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | ||
| 1963 | 'In Dreams' | 'Shahdaroba' | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6 | In Dreams | |
| 'Falling' | 'Distant Drums'[d] | 22 | 7 | — | 3 | 8 | 29 | 8 | — | — | 9 | |||
| 'Blue Bayou' | 'Mean Woman Blues'[e] | 29 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| 'Pretty Paper' | 'Beautiful Dreamer' | 15 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| 1964 | 'Borne on the Wind' | 'What'd I Say'[f] | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 15 | More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits | |
| 'It's Over' | 'Indian Wedding'[g] | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 'Oh, Pretty Woman' | 'Yo te Amo María' | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Orbisongs | |
| 1965 | 'Goodnight' | 'Only with You' | 21 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 14 | ||
| '(Say) You're My Girl' | 'Sleepy Hollow' | 39 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 17 | — | 10 | — | 23 | |||
| 'Ride Away' | 'Wondering' | 25 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 34 | There Is Only One Roy Orbison | ||
| 'Crawling Back' | 'If You Can't Say Something Nice' | 46 | — | — | 14 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | The Orbison Way | ||
| 'Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart' | 'Wait' | 31 | — | — | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | |||
| 1966 | 'Let the Good Times Roll' | 'Distant Drums' | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Orbisongs | |
| 'Twinkle Toes' | 'Where Is Tomorrow' | 39 | — | — | 13 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | 29 | The Classic Roy Orbison | ||
| 'Lana' | 'Summersong' | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | 19 | — | 15 | Crying | ||
| 'Too Soon to Know' | 'You'll Never Be Sixteen Again' | 68 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 71 | 4 | — | — | 3 | Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson | ||
| 'There Won't Be Many Coming Home' | 'City Life' (AUS) Going Back to Gloria (UK)[7] | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Fastest Guitar Alive | ||
| 'Communication Breakdown' | 'Going Back to Gloria' | 60 | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | Cry Softly Lonely One | ||
| 1967 | 'So Good' | 'Memories' | 132 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | (Single release only) | |
| 'Cry Softly Lonely One' | 'Pistolero' | 52 | — | — | 10 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | Cry Softly Lonely One | ||
| 'She' | 'Here Comes the Rain Baby' | 119 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | 'Born to Be Loved by You' | 'Shy Away' | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only) | |
| 'Walk On' | 'Flowers' | 121 | — | — | 53 | — | 93 | — | — | — | 39 | Roy Orbison's Many Moods | ||
| 'Heartache' | 'Sugar Man' | 104 | — | — | 57 | — | 89 | — | — | — | 44 | |||
| 1969 | 'My Friend' | 'Southbound Jericho Parkway'[h] | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | The Great Songs of Roy Orbison | |
| 'Penny Arcade' | 'Tennessee Owns My Soul' | 133 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | The Big O | ||
| 'Break My Mind' | 'How Do You Start Over' | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 'She Cheats on Me' | 'How Do You Start Over' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single releases only) | |
| 'So Young' | 'If I Had a Woman Like You' | 122 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | '(Love Me Like You Did It) Last Night' | 'Close Again' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | 'God Love You' | 'Changes' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roy Orbison Sings | |
| 'Remember the Good' | 'Harlem Woman' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'Memphis, Tennessee' | 'I Can Read Between the Lines' | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Memphis | ||
| 1973 | 'Blue Rain (Coming Down)' | 'Sooner or Later' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Milestones | |
| 'I Wanna Live' | 'You Lay Easy on My Mind' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 'Sweet Mama Blue' | 'Heartache' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Still in Love with You | |
| 1975 | 'Hung Up on You' | 'Spanish Nights' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 'Still' (AUS only)[7] | 'It's Lonely' | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 'Belinda' | 'No Chain at All' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Regeneration | |
| 'I'm a Southern Man' | 'Born to Love Me' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | 'Drifting Away' | 'Under Suspicion' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only) | |
| 1979 | 'Easy Way Out' | 'Tears' | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Laminar Flow | |
| 'Poor Baby' | 'Lay It Down' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | 'That Lovin' You Feelin' Again' (with Emmylou Harris) | 'Lola' (non-Orbison track) | 55 | 10 | 6 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roadie (Soundtrack) | |
| 1985 | 'Wild Hearts (...Time)' | 'Wild Hearts (instrumental)' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | Insignificance (Soundtrack) | |
| 1987 | 'In Dreams' | 'Leah' | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Dreams: The Greatest Hits | |
| 'Crying' (with k.d. lang) | 'Falling' | — | 28 | 42 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | King of Hearts | ||
| 1988 | 'Handle with Care' (As a member of Traveling Wilburys) | 'Margarita' | 45 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | — | 21 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 | |
| 1989 | 'You Got It' | 'The Only One' | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Mystery Girl |
| 'End of the Line' (As a member of Traveling Wilburys) | 'Congratulations' | 63 | — | — | 12 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 50 | — | 52 | Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 | ||
| 'California Blue' | 'In Dreams' | — | 44 | 51 | 65 | 25 | 75 | 23 | — | — | 77 | Mystery Girl | ||
| 'She's a Mystery to Me' | 'Dream Baby' | — | 23 | — | 17 | 12 | — | 5 | 19 | — | 27 | |||
| 'Oh Pretty Woman' | 'Claudette' | — | 48 | 89 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | A Black & White Night Live | ||
| 1992 | 'I Drove All Night' | 'Forever Friends' | 74 | — | — | 132 | — | 22 | 6 | — | — | 7 | King of Hearts | |
| 'Crying' (reissue with k.d. lang) | 'Falling' | — | 40 | — | 71 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 13 | |||
| 'Heartbreak Radio' | 'Crying' | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 36 | |||
| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- ^'Love Hurts' peaked at #5 on the Australian charts.
- ^'Candy Man' peaked at #25 on the US Hot 100, #3 on the Canadian charts and #1 on the Australian charts.
- ^'Leah' peaked at #25 on the US Hot 100, #19 on the Canadian charts and #1 on the Australian charts.
- ^'Distant Drums' reached #3 on the Australian charts.
- ^'Mean Woman Blues' peaked at #5 on the US Hot 100, #14 on the Canadian charts, #1 on the Australian charts and #3 on the UK singles chart.
- ^'What'd I Say' reached #8 on the Australian charts.
- ^'Indian Wedding' reached #9 on the Australian charts.
- ^'Southbound Jericho Parkway' reached #99 on the Australian charts.
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 'Walk On' | |
| 1985 | 'Wild Hearts Run Out of Time' | |
| 1989 | 'You Got It' | |
| 'She's a Mystery to Me' | ||
| 1992 | 'I Drove All Night' | |
| 'Crying' | ||
| 'Heartbreak Radio' | ||
| 1999 | 'Oh, Pretty Woman' | |
| 'Home Alone' | ||
| 2014 | 'The Way Is Love' |
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 (reportedly with Buddy Holly)
- 'Patty Baby' – Ricky Tucker (reportedly 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)
Citations[edit]
- ^ abcdefghijOrbison (2017).
- ^Orbison (2017), p. 252.
- ^Orbison (2017), p. 245.
- ^Orbison (2017), p. 51.
- ^Escott (1992), p. 150.
- ^Amburn (1990), p. 214.
- ^ abcdeOrbison (2017), p. 249.
- ^ abcde'US Singles'. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ abcdef'US Singles'. Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^ abcdKent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^ abcd'Australian Albums'. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abcd'Canadian Albums'. RPM Albums. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abc'German Albums'. offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abcd'Dutch Albums'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abcd'New Zealand Albums'. charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abc'Norwegian Albums'. norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abcd'Swedish Albums'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abcd'UK Albums'. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ abcdefg'RIAA Certification'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'New Zealand Chart Certification'. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ abcdefghijkl'BPI Certification'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ ab'Canadian Certification'. Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Roy Orbison)' (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'New Zealand Chart Certification'. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Swedish Certifications 1987-1998'(PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Traveling Wilburys US Certification'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Traveling Wilburys Canada Certification'. Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Traveling Wilburys German Certification'. Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Traveling Wilburys New Zealand Certification'. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Traveling Wilburys Sweden Certification'(PDF). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'Traveling Wilburys UK Certification'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^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.
- ^ 'Roy Orbison's Black & White Night 30 DVD, Blu-ray and Audio CD Out Feb 24 on Roy's Boys/Legacy, Featuring Never-Before-Seen Performances, Camera Angles and Mini-Documentary'. PR Newswire. January 12, 2017|Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^'Discogs Discography'. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'ARIA Charts Accreditations - 2014 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'ARIA Charts Accreditations - 2010 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^'New Zealand Chart Certification'. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2018/10/19/unchained-melodies-by-roy-orbison-with-the-royal-philharmonic-orchestra-out-november-16/
- ^'ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^Australian chart peaks:
- 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. ISBN0-646-11917-6. 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 2015-09-24.
- 'California Blue' (ARIA Chart) peak: '25 Years Ago This Week: September 3, 1989'. chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 'I Drove All Night' (ARIA Chart) peak: 'Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015'. Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) Traveling Wilburys peaks: 'australian-charts.com > Discography Traveling Wilburys'. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
- ^'Belgian Singles'. ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^'Canadian Singles'. RPM magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^'Irish Singles'. irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^'Netherlands Singles'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^'Norwegian Singles'. norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^'UK Singles'. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- ^'RIAA Certification'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^'Canadian Certification'. Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^'BPI Certification'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
References[edit]
- Amburn, Ellis (1990). Dark Star: The Roy Orbison Story. Carol Publishing Group. ISBN0-8184-0518-X.
- Escott, CE (1992). Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll. New York, N.Y.: St.Martin's Press. ISBN0-312-08199-5.
- Orbison, Roy Jr. (2017). The Authorized Roy Orbison. Orbison, Wesley; Orbison, Alex; Slate, Jeff; Riesco, Marcel. New York, NY: Center Street. ISBN978-1-478-97654-7. OCLC1017566749.
- Riesco, Marcel (2017). 'The Official Roy Orbison U.S. Discography'. The Authorized Roy Orbison. New York, NY: Center Street. ISBN978-1-478-97654-7. OCLC 1017566749
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