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Roy Orbison discography | |
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Studio albums | 23 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 24 |
Singles | 92 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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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 |
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Lonely and Blue |
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Crying |
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In Dreams |
| 35 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | |||
Orbisongs |
| 136 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | |||
Oh, Pretty Woman (non US)[1] |
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There Is Only One Roy Orbison |
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The Orbison Way |
| 128 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | |||
The Classic Roy Orbison |
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Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson |
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The Fastest Guitar Alive |
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Cry Softly Lonely One |
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Roy Orbison's Many Moods |
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Hank Williams the Roy Orbison Way |
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The Big O (non US)[1] |
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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 |
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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) |
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One of the Lonely Ones |
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'—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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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) |
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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. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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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 |
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Live at the BBC |
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Authorized Bootleg Collection[32] |
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The Last Concert (4 December 1988) |
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A Black & White Night Live 30[33] |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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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 Label: Stereo Spectrum Records (Pickwick International Inc.) | |||||||||||||
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
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More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits |
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Exciting Sounds of Roy Orbison |
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Early Orbison |
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The Very Best of Roy Orbison (1966 release) |
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The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison |
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The Best of Roy Orbison |
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Golden Days - The Collection Of 20 All-Time Greats |
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The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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For the Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits |
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The Collection |
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The Legendary Roy Orbison 20 Original Hits/Recordings |
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The Very Best of Roy Orbison - You Got It |
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Blue Bayou — Seine 24 Schönsten Love-Songs |
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Ballads |
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The Very Best of (with Fats Domino) |
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Super Hits |
| 104 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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The Very Best of Roy Orbison (1996 release) |
| 186 | 29 | 23 | -- | 75 | -- | -- | 8 | 33 | 18 |
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16 Biggest Hits |
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The Very Best of (Various European Releases) |
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Love Songs |
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20 Golden Hits |
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The Platinum Collection |
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The Essential Roy Orbison |
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The Very Best of Roy Orbison (2006 release) |
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Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison |
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The Monument Singles A-Sides (1960–1964) |
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The Monument Singles Collection (1960–1964) |
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Opus Collection |
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The Ultimate Collection |
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A Love So Beautiful (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
| 151 | -- | 9 | -- | -- | -- | 9 | -- | -- | 2 |
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Unchained Melodies (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) |
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'—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Single | B-side | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album (Main Title) | |||||||||
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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 | |||
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Year | Title | Director |
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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' |