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Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

1956

06/1956

Ooby Dooby by Roy Orbison

59
US

[Sun 242]
written by Dick Penner & Wade Moore

1960

01/1960

Uptown by Roy Orbison

72
US

written by Roy Orbison

06/1960

① Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

391

2
US

14
R&B

✫1
UK

[artist #1 hit]
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232]
[Monument 421]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

09/1960

Blue Angel by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

173

9
US

23
R&B

11
UK

[Monument 425]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

12/1960

I'm Hurtin' by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

27
US

[Monument 433]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

1961

04/1961

⑤ Running Scared by Roy Orbison

from Crying

288

✫1
US

9
UK

[artist #5 hit]
[Monument 438]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

08/1961

Candy Man by Roy Orbison

207

25
US

2
UK

[Monument 447]
written by Beverly Ross & Fred Neil

08/1961

Crying by Roy Orbison

from Crying

215

2
US

25
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #69]
B side to Candy Man
[Monument 447]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

1962

02/1962

④ Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

319

4
US

2
UK

[artist #4 hit]
[Monument 456]
written by Cindy Walker

10.

06/1962

The Crowd by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

26
US

40
UK

[Monument 461]
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison

11.

09/1962

Workin' for the Man by Roy Orbison

33
US

50
UK

[Monument 467]
written by Roy Orbison

12.

10/1962

Leah by Roy Orbison

25
US

B side to Workin' for the Man
[Monument 467]
written by Roy Orbison

1963

13.

02/1963

In Dreams by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams

281

7
US

3
AC

19
R&B

6
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #312]
[Monument 806]
written by Roy Orbison

14.

06/1963

Falling by Roy Orbison

164

22
US

7
AC

9
UK

[Monument 815]
written by Roy Orbison

15.

09/1963

③ Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison

326

5
US

8
R&B

3
UK

[artist #3 hit]
charted as Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues in UK charts
[Monument 824]
written by Claude Demetrius

16.

09/1963

Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams

206

29
US

26
R&B

3
UK

B side to Mean Woman Blues ; charted as Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues in UK charts
[Monument 824]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

17.

12/1963

Pretty Paper by Roy Orbison

from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

212

15
US

10
AC

6
UK

[Monument 830]
written by Willie Nelson

1964

18.

02/1964

Borne on the Wind by Roy Orbison

from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

15
UK

written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

19.

04/1964

It's Over by Roy Orbison

from More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

276

9
US

✫1
UK

[Monument 837]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

20.

08/1964

② Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

390

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[artist #2 hit]
as Roy Orbison & The Candymen
rolling stone logo

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #222]

[Monument 851]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

1965

21.

02/1965

Goodnight by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

109

21
US

14
UK

[Monument 873]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

22.

07/1965

(Say) You're My Girl by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

39
US

23
UK

[Monument 891]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

23.

08/1965

Ride Away by Roy Orbison

from There Is Only One Roy Orbison

25
US

34
UK

[MGM 13386]
written by Bill Dees & Roy Orbison

24.

11/1965

Crawlin' Back by Roy Orbison

from The Orbison Way

46
US

19
UK

[MGM 13410]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

25.

11/1965

Let the Good Times Roll by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

81
US

[Monument 906]
written by Leonard Lee

1966

26.

01/1966

Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart by Roy Orbison

from The Orbison Way

31
US

22
UK

[MGM 13446]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

27.

04/1966

Twinkle Toes by Roy Orbison

from The Classic Roy Orbison

39
US

29
UK

[MGM 13498]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

28.

06/1966

Lana by Roy Orbison

15
UK

[Monument 939]
written by Joe Melson & Roy Orbison

29.

08/1966

Too Soon to Know by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson

149

68
US

3
UK

[MGM 13549]
written by Don Gibson

30.

12/1966

There Won't Be Many Coming Home by Roy Orbison

from The Fastest Guitar Alive

12
UK

written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

31.

12/1966

Communication Breakdown by Roy Orbison

from Cry Softly Lonely One

60
US

[MGM 13634]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

1967

32.

02/1967

So Good by Roy Orbison

132
US

32
UK

[MGM 13685]
written by Bill Dees & Roy Orbison

33.

07/1967

Cry Softly Lonely One by Roy Orbison

from Cry Softly Lonely One

52
US

[MGM 13764]
written by Joe Melson & Don Gant

34.

10/1967

She by Roy Orbison

from Cry Softly Lonely One

119
US

52
UK

[MGM 13817]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

1968

35.

07/1968

Walk On by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Many Moods

121
US

39
UK

[MGM 13950]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

36.

09/1968

Heartache by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Many Moods

104
US

44
UK

[MGM 13991]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

1969

37.

05/1969

My Friend by Roy Orbison

from The Great Songs of Roy Orbison

35
UK

[MGM 14039]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

38.

09/1969

Penny Arcade by Roy Orbison

from Big O

133
US

27
UK

[MGM 14079]
written by Sammy King

1970

39.

05/1970

So Young (Love Theme from Zabriskie Point) by Roy Orbison

122
US

[MGM 14121]
written by Roy Orbison

, Mike Curb & Roger Christian

1979

40.

06/1979

Easy Way Out by Roy Orbison

from Laminar Flow

109
US

[Astlum 46048]
written by Frank Saulino, Jim Valentini & Spady Brannan (as Richard Brannan)

1985

41.

06/1985

Wild Hearts by Roy Orbison

from Shape of the Universe: A Souvenir of Insignificance

76
UK

written by Roy Orbison

& Will Jennings

1987

42.

10/1987

In Dreams by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits

75
country

[R]
[Virgin 99434]
written by Roy Orbison

43.

12/1987

Crying by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits

28
AC

42
country

with KD Lang
[R]
[new version]
[from the film Hiding Out]
[Virgin 99388]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

1989

44.

01/1989

You Got It by Roy Orbison

from Mystery Girl

272

9
US

✫1
AC

7
country

2
rock

3
UK

[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison

& Tom Petty

45.

03/1989

She's a Mystery to Me by Roy Orbison

from Mystery Girl

23
AC

26
rock

27
UK

[Virgin 99227]
written by Bono & The Edge

46.

06/1989

California Blue by Roy Orbison

from Mystery Girl

44
AC

51
country

77
UK

[Virgin 99202]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison

& Tom Petty

47.

12/1989

Oh Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison

from A Black & White Night Live

48
AC

89
country

[live]
[Virgin 99159]
written by Roy Orbison

& Bill Dees

1992

48.

07/1992

I Drove All Night by Roy Orbison

from King of Hearts

101

7
UK

written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly

49.

08/1992

Crying by Roy Orbison

from King of Hearts

40
AC

13
UK

with KD Lang
[R]
[Virgin LP Cut]
written by Roy Orbison

& Joe Melson

50.

11/1992

Heartbreak Radio by Roy Orbison

from King of Hearts

36
UK

written by Francis Miller & Troy Seals

1993

51.

11/1993

I Drove All Night by Roy Orbison

from King of Hearts

47
UK

[R]
written by Billy Steinberg & Tom Kelly

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