Song artist 59 - Roy Orbison

This page lists the song chart entries of Roy Orbison.A list of the hit albums by Roy Orbison is also available. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.

Sang with The Wink Westerners and The Teen Kings before going solo. He also was a member of Traveling Wilburys.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Roy Orbison	Oh, Pretty Woman	1964	UK 1 - Sep 1964 (18 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Aug 1964 (15 weeks), Record World 1 - 1964, Canada 1 - Aug 1964 (15 weeks), Norway 1 - Oct 1964 (13 weeks), Flanders 1 - Oct 1964 (5 months), Germany 1 - Jan 1965 (4 months), Eire 1 for 1 week - Oct 1964, Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Sep 1964, NZ Lever 1 - Oct 1964 (6 weeks), Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1964, Europarade 1 for 10 weeks - Oct 1964, Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1964, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1964), Library of Congress artifact added 2007 (1964), Keener 2 - Aug 1964 (7 weeks), Holland 3 - Jan 1965 (8 weeks), US BB 4 of 1964, US CashBox 4 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1964), KQV 5 of 1964, WABC NY 6 of 1964, US Radio 7 of 1964 (peak 1 11 weeks), DDD 8 of 1964, South Africa 15 of 1964, 16 in 2FM list, US invalid BB 17 of 1964, POP 17 of 1964, Australia 20 of 1964, D.Marsh 20 of 1964, Belgium 21 - Dec 1988 (2 weeks), RIAA 43, nuTsie 45 of 1960s, DMDB 49 (1964), OzNet 62, Germany 64 of the 1960s (peak 1 16 weeks), Acclaimed 77 (1964), Europe 83 of the 1960s (1964), Rolling Stone 222, Belgium 234 of all time, UKMIX 252, WXPN 655, RYM 13 of 1964, BBC Rich Song 9 (songwriter royalties $21.5M), Party 147 of 2007, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
2	Roy Orbison	Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)	1960	UK 1 - Jul 1960 (24 weeks), Record Mirror 1 for 3 weeks - Oct 1960, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1960), US Billboard 2 - Jun 1960 (21 weeks), Canada 2 - Jun 1960 (15 weeks), NZ Lever 2 - Sep 1960 (3 weeks), D.Marsh 2 of 1960, DDD 3 of 1960, Norway 4 - Oct 1960 (15 weeks), Flanders 6 - Oct 1960 (5 months), WABC NY 10 of 1960, South Africa 14 of 1960, US invalid BB 14 of 1960, POP 14 of 1960, US CashBox 15 of 1960, US BB 20 of 1960, US Radio 20 of 1960 (peak 2 10 weeks), UKMIX 79, Acclaimed 108 (1960), Vinyl Surrender 154 (1960), Rolling Stone 232, RYM 5 of 1960
3	Roy Orbison	Crying	1961	Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1961, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1961), US Billboard 2 - Aug 1961 (16 weeks), NZ Lever 2 - Oct 1961 (5 weeks), Canada 3 - Aug 1961 (15 weeks), US BB 4 of 1961, DDD 5 of 1961, Australia 7 of 1961, Japan (Tokyo) 17 - Nov 1992 (9 weeks), UK 25 - Sep 1961 (9 weeks), US CashBox 28 of 1961, US Radio 30 of 1961 (peak 2 10 weeks), US invalid BB 30 of 1961, POP 30 of 1961, WABC NY 40 of 1961, Rolling Stone 69, nuTsie 94 of 1960s, Scrobulate 95 of rockabilly, Vinyl Surrender 183 (1962), RIAA 209, Acclaimed 232 (1961), WXPN 417, RYM 3 of 1961
4	Roy Orbison	It's Over	1964	UK 1 - May 1964 (18 weeks), Eire 1 for 3 weeks - Jun 1964, NZ Lever 1 - Jun 1964 (5 weeks), Europarade 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1964, Flanders 4 - Jun 1964 (4 months), Peel list 4 of 1964, Record World 8 - 1964, US Billboard 9 - Apr 1964 (11 weeks), Norway 10 - Jul 1964 (1 week), Keener 22 - Apr 1964 (1 week), Canada 29 - Apr 1964 (6 weeks), US BB 73 of 1964, DDD 77 of 1964, US Radio 82 of 1964 (peak 9 6 weeks), UKMIX 249, Acclaimed 2157 (1964), RYM 51 of 1964
5	Roy Orbison	You Got It	1989	Belgium 1 - Jan 1989 (11 weeks), UK 3 - Jan 1989 (10 weeks), Holland 3 - Jan 1989 (11 weeks), Norway 3 - Feb 1989 (6 weeks), Austria 4 - Mar 1989 (5 months), Poland 6 - Feb 1989 (9 weeks), Japan (Tokyo) 8 - Feb 1989 (14 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jan 1989 (18 weeks), Sweden 9 - Jan 1989 (5 weeks), France 9 - Jan 1989 (1 week), Switzerland 9 - Mar 1989 (11 weeks), Germany 9 - Feb 1989 (3 months), ODK Germany 9 - Feb 1989 (17 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Australia 25 of 1989, Canada 33 of 1989, Holland free40 50 of 1989, Brazil 91 of 1990, US Radio 133 of 1989 (peak 14 3 weeks), OzNet 218, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1989), RYM 25 of 1989
6	Roy Orbison	Running Scared	1961	US Billboard 1 - Apr 1961 (17 weeks), Canada 1 - Apr 1961 (11 weeks), NZ Lever 1 - Jul 1961 (3 weeks), Peel list 2 of 1961, D.Marsh 4 of 1961, UK 9 - May 1961 (15 weeks), DDD 10 of 1961, US BB 13 of 1961, US CashBox 21 of 1961, US invalid BB 35 of 1961, POP 35 of 1961, US Radio 36 of 1961 (peak 1 9 weeks), WABC NY 61 of 1961, Acclaimed 882 (1961), RYM 6 of 1961
7	Roy Orbison	In Dreams	1963	Eire 1 for 2 weeks - May 1963, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1963, UK 6 - Mar 1963 (23 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Feb 1963 (13 weeks), Canada 7 - Feb 1963 (11 weeks), Flanders 7 - Apr 1963 (5 months), Australia 15 of 1963, DDD 40 of 1963, US BB 59 of 1963, US Radio 69 of 1963 (peak 7 8 weeks), US CashBox 73 of 1963, Rolling Stone 312, UKMIX 358, Acclaimed 562 (1963), RYM 8 of 1963
8	Roy Orbison	Blue Bayou	1963	Eire 1 for 1 week - Nov 1963, Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1963, UK 3 - Sep 1963 (19 weeks), Flanders 3 - Oct 1963 (4 months), NZ Lever 5 - Nov 1963 (2 weeks), Norway 10 - Nov 1963 (2 weeks), Canada 14 - Sep 1963 (10 weeks), US Billboard 29 - Sep 1963 (10 weeks), POP 42 of 1963, DDD 67 of 1963, UKMIX 459, Acclaimed 2421 (1963), RYM 17 of 1963
9	Roy Orbison	Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)	1962	UK 2 - Mar 1962 (14 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Feb 1962 (12 weeks), Norway 5 - Apr 1962 (10 weeks), NZ Lever 6 - Apr 1962 (2 weeks), Canada 8 - Feb 1962 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 21 of 1962, POP 21 of 1962, DDD 59 of 1962, US BB 65 of 1962, Brazil 76 of 1962, US Radio 78 of 1962 (peak 4 6 weeks), RYM 20 of 1962
10	Roy Orbison	Mean Woman Blues	1963	Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1963, UK 3 - Sep 1963 (19 weeks), NZ Lever 4 - Nov 1963 (2 weeks), US Billboard 5 - Sep 1963 (13 weeks), Canada 14 - Sep 1963 (10 weeks), US BB 46 of 1963, US Radio 49 of 1963 (peak 5 8 weeks), US CashBox 54 of 1964, DDD 78 of 1963, RYM 17 of 1963
11	Roy Orbison	Ride Away	1965	Canada RPM 1 for 1 week - Sep 1965, Canada 12 - Aug 1965 (9 weeks), Flanders 13 - Oct 1965 (1 month), Record World 17 - 1965, US Billboard 25 - Aug 1965 (10 weeks), Holland 27 - Sep 1965 (7 weeks), UK 34 - Sep 1965 (6 weeks), RYM 187 of 1965
12	Roy Orbison	Pretty Paper	1963	NZ Lever 4 - Jan 1964 (2 weeks), Keener 5 - Dec 1963 (3 weeks), UK 6 - Nov 1964 (11 weeks), Canada 9 - Dec 1963 (7 weeks), Holland 13 - Jan 1965 (4 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Dec 1963 (7 weeks), US Radio 160 of 1964 (peak 15 2 weeks), RYM 82 of 1963
13	Roy Orbison	Working For the Man	1962	Australia 1 of 1962, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1962, NZ Lever 6 - Dec 1962 (4 weeks), Canada 19 - Oct 1962 (7 weeks), US Billboard 33 - Sep 1962 (11 weeks), UK 50 - Nov 1962 (1 week), RYM 22 of 1962
14	Roy Orbison	Goodnight	1965	Flanders 2 - Feb 1965 (5 months), Holland 6 - Mar 1965 (18 weeks), UK 14 - Feb 1965 (9 weeks), Canada 14 - Feb 1965 (8 weeks), Record World 17 - 1965, US Billboard 21 - Feb 1965 (7 weeks), Keener 21 - Feb 1965 (2 weeks)
15	Roy Orbison	(Say) You're My Girl	1965	Holland 8 - Jul 1965 (23 weeks), Flanders 15 - Aug 1965 (1 month), Canada 20 - Jul 1965 (6 weeks), UK 23 - Jul 1965 (8 weeks), Keener 23 - Jul 1965 (2 weeks), US Billboard 39 - Jul 1965 (7 weeks), Record World 39 - 1965
16	Roy Orbison	Blue Angel	1960	US Billboard 9 - Sep 1960 (14 weeks), UK 11 - Oct 1960 (16 weeks), Canada 14 - Oct 1960 (11 weeks), DDD 30 of 1960, WABC NY 55 of 1960, US Radio 102 of 1960 (peak 9 4 weeks), RYM 30 of 1960
17	Roy Orbison	Penny Arcade	1969	Australia 1 of 1969, Australia 1 for 1 week - Nov 1969, Australia Goset 1 - Oct 1969 (22 weeks), NZ Listner 7 - Oct 1969 (9 weeks), UK 27 - Sep 1969 (14 weeks), RYM 132 of 1969
18	Roy Orbison	Too Soon to Know	1966	UK 3 - Aug 1966 (17 weeks), Flanders 8 - Oct 1966 (2 months), Australia Goset 19 - Oct 1966 (1 week), Holland 29 - Sep 1966 (4 weeks), US Billboard 68 - Aug 1966 (5 weeks), UKMIX 734
19	Roy Orbison	Candy Man	1961	Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1961, Canada 3 - Aug 1961 (15 weeks), Australia 7 of 1961, US Billboard 25 - Aug 1961 (14 weeks), RYM 3 of 1961
20	Roy Orbison	Falling	1963	Flanders 8 - Jul 1963 (2 months), UK 9 - Jun 1963 (11 weeks), US Billboard 22 - Jun 1963 (8 weeks), Canada 29 - Jun 1963 (5 weeks), RYM 89 of 1963
21	Roy Orbison	Breakin' Up is Breakin' My Heart	1966	Flanders 14 - Mar 1966 (2 months), UK 22 - Jan 1966 (6 weeks), Record World 24 - 1966, US Billboard 31 - Jan 1966 (8 weeks), Holland 35 - Feb 1966 (3 weeks)
22	Roy Orbison	Leah	1962	Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Nov 1962, Canada 19 - Oct 1962 (6 weeks), US Billboard 25 - Oct 1962 (10 weeks), RYM 22 of 1962
23	Roy Orbison	Lana	1966	Flanders 2 - Jul 1966 (4 months), UK 15 - Jun 1966 (9 weeks), Holland 19 - Jul 1966 (11 weeks)
24	Roy Orbison	Crawlin' Back	1965	UK 19 - Nov 1965 (9 weeks), Flanders 20 - Dec 1965 (1 month), Record World 29 - 1965, US Billboard 46 - Nov 1965 (7 weeks)
25	Roy Orbison	I'm Hurting	1960	US Billboard 27 - Dec 1960 (8 weeks), Canada 27 - Jan 1961 (5 weeks), D.Marsh 31 of 1960, RYM 75 of 1960
26	Roy Orbison	Ooby Dooby	1956	DDD 46 of 1956, US CashBox 48 - Jun 1956 (4 weeks), US Billboard 59 - Jun 1956 (8 weeks), RYM 27 of 1956
27	Roy Orbison	I Drove All Night	1992	France 6 - Jul 1992 (2 weeks), UK 7 - Jul 1992 (12 weeks), ODK Germany 52 - Mar 1992 (10 weeks), RYM 136 of 1992
28	Roy Orbison	Twinkle Toes	1966	UK 29 - Apr 1966 (5 weeks), Record World 35 - 1966, US Billboard 39 - Apr 1966 (6 weeks), Canada 41 - May 1966 (3 weeks)
29	Roy Orbison	The Crowd	1962	Canada 25 - Jun 1962 (6 weeks), US Billboard 26 - Jun 1962 (10 weeks), UK 40 - Jun 1962 (4 weeks)
30	Roy Orbison	California Blues	1989	Poland 16 - Jul 1989 (8 weeks), Belgium 21 - Jul 1989 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 34 - Aug 1989 (15 weeks), UK 77 - Jul 1989 (3 weeks)
31	Roy Orbison	Communication Breakdown	1967	Australia Goset 6 - Jan 1967 (12 weeks), NZ Listner 8 - Mar 1967 (5 weeks), US Billboard 60 - Dec 1966 (7 weeks)
32	Roy Orbison	Cry Softly Lonely One	1967	Australia Goset 11 - Aug 1967 (8 weeks), Canada 21 - Jul 1967 (5 weeks), US Billboard 52 - Jul 1967 (6 weeks)
33	Roy Orbison	Beautiful Dreamer	1963	Flanders 17 - Jan 1964 (1 month), RYM 82 of 1963
34	Roy Orbison	Heartbreak Radio	1992	UK 36 - Nov 1992 (3 weeks), ODK Germany 69 - Jan 1993 (5 weeks)
35	Roy Orbison	There Won't Be Many Coming Home	1966	UK 12 - Dec 1966 (9 weeks), Australia Goset 15 - Mar 1967 (8 weeks)
36	Roy Orbison	Uptown	1959	US Billboard 72 - Jan 1960 (6 weeks), RYM 182 of 1959
37	Roy Orbison	So Good	1967	Australia Goset 27 - Apr 1967 (5 weeks), UK 32 - Feb 1967 (6 weeks)
38	Roy Orbison	Walk On	1968	Australia Goset 35 - Aug 1968 (2 weeks), UK 39 - Jul 1968 (10 weeks)
39	Roy Orbison	That Lovin' You Feelin' Again	1980	US Billboard 55 - Jun 1980 (8 weeks)
40	Roy Orbison	Borne On the Wind	1964	UK 15 - Feb 1964 (10 weeks)
41	Roy Orbison	Wild Hearts	1985	UK 76 - Jun 1985 (4 weeks)
42	Roy Orbison	Let the Good Times Roll	1965	US Billboard 81 - Nov 1965 (3 weeks)
43	Roy Orbison	Break My Mind	1970	Australia Goset 33 - Feb 1970 (7 weeks)
44	Roy Orbison	She	1967	Australia Goset 21 - Nov 1967 (7 weeks)
45	Roy Orbison	My Friend	1969	UK 35 - May 1969 (4 weeks)
46	Roy Orbison	Born To Be Loved By You	1968	Australia Goset 26 - Mar 1968 (6 weeks)
47	Roy Orbison	Heartache	1968	UK 44 - Sep 1968 (4 weeks)
48	Roy Orbison	Seems To Me	1958	RYM 187 of 1958
49	Roy Orbison	Sweet & Innocent	1958	RYM 187 of 1958
50	Roy Orbison	Go Go Go	1956	RYM 27 of 1956
51	Roy Orbison	Trying to Get to You	1956	RYM 51 of 1956
52	Roy Orbison	You're My Baby	1956	RYM 124 of 1956
53	Roy Orbison	Rock the House	1956	RYM 124 of 1956
54	Roy Orbison	Paper Boy	1959	RYM 132 of 1959
55	Roy Orbison	With The Bug	1959	RYM 132 of 1959
56	Roy Orbison	Pretty One	1959	RYM 182 of 1959
57	Roy Orbison	Here Comes That Song Again	1960	RYM 5 of 1960
58	Roy Orbison	Today's Teardrops	1960	RYM 30 of 1960
59	Roy Orbison	I Can't Stop Loving You	1960	RYM 75 of 1960
60	Roy Orbison	Love Hurts	1961	RYM 6 of 1961
61	Roy Orbison	The Only One	1989	RYM 25 of 1989
62	Roy Orbison	The Actress	1962	RYM 20 of 1962
63	Roy Orbison	Shaharoba	1963	RYM 8 of 1963
64	Roy Orbison	Distant Drums	1963	RYM 89 of 1963
65	Roy Orbison	Yo Te Amo Maria	1964	RYM 13 of 1964
66	Roy Orbison	Indian Wedding	1964	RYM 51 of 1964
67	Roy Orbison	Wondering	1965	RYM 187 of 1965
68	Roy Orbison	Tennessee Owns My Soul	1969	RYM 132 of 1969

In addition to the above listed songs Roy Orbison also contributed to the following entries:

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Roy Orbison & U2	She's a Mystery to Me	1989	Belgium 12 - Apr 1989 (5 weeks), Holland 18 - Apr 1989 (5 weeks), Poland 20 - May 1989 (7 weeks), UK 27 - Apr 1989 (5 weeks), RYM 88 of 1989
2	Roy Orbison & kd Lang	Crying	1988	UK 13 - Aug 1992 (6 weeks), Canada 45 of 1988

Comments

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15 Mar 2015

Only ghe lonely

#2 and #35 are duplicates I'm pretty sure

Data fixed, thanks

1 Nov 2014

(Say) You're My Girl - Double Listing

Looks like #16 and #40 are the same recording.

Looks right, data fixed, thanks