Songs performed or written by Buddy Holly&nbsp;&nbsp;

08/1957

① That'll Be the Day by Buddy Holly

from The "Chirping" Crickets

404

✫1
US

2
R&B

✫1
UK

[artist #1 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #39]
[Decca 30434]
written by Buddy Holly

11/1957

② Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly

from Buddy Holly

296

2
US

2
R&B

6
UK

[artist #2 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #194]
[Coral 61885]
written by Buddy Holly

11/1957

⑤ Oh Boy! by Buddy Holly

from The "Chirping" Crickets

222

10
US

13
R&B

3
UK

[artist #5 hit]
as Buddy Holly & The Crickets
[Brunswick 55035]
written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty

03/1958

I'm Gonna Love You Too by Buddy Holly

from Buddy Holly

16
UK

written by Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan & Norman Petty

03/1958

Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly

from The "Chirping" Crickets

201

17
US

4
R&B

4
UK

as Buddy Holly & The Crickets
[Brunswick 55053]
written by Norman Petty & Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

03/1958

Listen to Me by Buddy Holly

from Buddy Holly

16
UK

[Coral 61947]
written by Buddy Holly

05/1958

Rave On by Buddy Holly

from Buddy Holly

138

37
US

5
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #154]
[Coral 61985]
written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman & Norman Petty

07/1958

Think It Over / by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story

105

27
US

11
UK

as Buddy Holly & The Crickets
written by Buddy Holly

10.

08/1958

Early in the Morning by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story

32
US

17
UK

[Coral 62006]
written by Bobby Darin & Woody Harris

11.

08/1958

Fool's Paradise by Buddy Holly

58
US

as Buddy Holly & The Crickets
written by Sonny LeGlaire, Horace Linsley & Norman Petty

12.

12/1958

Heartbeat by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story

82
US

30
UK

[Coral 62051]
written by Bob Montgomery & Norman Petty

13.

02/1959

③ It Doesn't Matter Anymore by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story

286

13
US

✫1
UK

[artist #3 hit]
[Coral 62074]
written by Paul Anka

14.

03/1959

Raining in My Heart by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story

88
US

B side to It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
[Coral 62074]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant

The Crickets

15.

04/1959

Love's Made a Fool of You by The Crickets

from In Style with the Crickets

26
UK

[Brunswick 55124]
written by Buddy Holly

16.

08/1959

Midnight Shift by Buddy Holly

from That'll Be the Day

26
UK

written by Earl Lee & Jimmie Ainsworth

17.

09/1959

Peggy Sue Got Married by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2

13
UK

[Coral 62134]
written by Buddy Holly

18.

04/1960

Heartbeat by Buddy Holly

30
UK

[R]
written by Bob Montgomery & Norman Petty

19.

05/1960

True Love Ways by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2

25
UK

[Coral 62210]
written by Buddy Holly

20.

10/1960

Learnin' the Game by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2

36
UK

written by Buddy Holly

21.

01/1961

What to Do by Buddy Holly

from The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2

34
UK

written by Buddy Holly

22.

07/1961

Valley of Tears by Buddy Holly

12
UK

charted as Baby I Don't Care / Valley of Tears in UK charts
[Coral 62283]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) & Dave Bartholomew

23.

07/1961

You're so Square (Baby I Don't Care) by Buddy Holly

12
UK

charted as Baby I Don't Care / Valley of Tears in UK charts
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

24.

03/1962

Listen to Me by Buddy Holly

48
UK

[R]
written by Buddy Holly

25.

09/1962

Reminiscing by Buddy Holly

from Reminiscing

17
UK

[Coral 62329]
written by King Curtis

26.

03/1963

Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Buddy Holly

from Reminiscing

167

113
US

3
UK

[Coral 62369]
written by Chuck Berry

27.

04/1963

Bo Diddley by Buddy Holly

from Reminiscing

157

116
US

4
UK

[Coral 62352]
written by Bo Diddley (as Ellas McDaniel)

28.

09/1963

Wishing by Buddy Holly

10
UK

[Coral 62369]
written by Bob Montgomery & Buddy Holly

29.

12/1963

What to Do by Buddy Holly

27
UK

[R]
written by Buddy Holly

The Rolling Stones

30.

02/1964

Not Fade Away by The Rolling Stones

from England's Newest Hit Makers

153

48
US

3
UK

[London 9657]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

31.

05/1964

You've Got Love by Buddy Holly

40
UK

written by Johnny Wilson, Norman Petty & Roy Orbison

Jimmy Gilmer

32.

05/1964

Look at Me by Jimmy Gilmer

133
US

[Dot 16609]
written by Buddy Holly

33.

09/1964

Love's Made a Fool of You by Buddy Holly

from Showcase

39
UK

written by Buddy Holly

The Rogues

34.

01/1965

Everyday by The Rogues

101
US

[Columbia 43190]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

Bruce & Terry

35.

01/1965

Everyday by Bruce & Terry

101
US

as The Rogues

[Columbia 43190]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

The Everly Brothers

36.

03/1965

That'll Be the Day by The Everly Brothers

from Rock'n Soul

111
US

30
UK

[Warner 5611]
written by Buddy Holly

Peter & Gordon

37.

04/1965

④ True Love Ways by Peter & Gordon

from True Love Ways

233

14
US

2
UK

[artist #4 hit]
[Capitol 5406]
written by Buddy Holly

The Hullaballoos

38.

05/1965

Learning the Game by The Hullaballoos

from Hullaballoos on Hullabaloo

121
US

[Roulette 4612]
written by Buddy Holly

The Bobby Fuller Four

39.

04/1966

Love's Made a Fool of You by The Bobby Fuller Four

26
US

written by Buddy Holly

40.

05/1966

Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly

53
UK

[R]
written by Norman Petty & Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

41.

04/1968

Peggy Sue / Rave On by Buddy Holly

32
UK

written by Buddy Holly

, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Sonny West & Bill Tilghman

42.

04/1969

Love Is Strange by Buddy Holly

from Giant

105
US

[Coral 62558]
written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson (as Sylvia Vanderpool) & Bo Diddley (as Ethel Smith)

Cochise

43.

05/1971

Love's Made a Fool of You by Cochise

from Swallow Tales

96
US

[United Artists 50756]
written by Buddy Holly

John Denver

44.

02/1972

Everyday by John Denver

from Aerie

81
US

21
AC

[RCA 647]
written by Buddy Holly

Kenny Vernon

45.

06/1972

That'll Be the Day by Kenny Vernon

56
country

[Capitol 3331]
written by Buddy Holly

Don McLean

46.

04/1973

Everyday by Don McLean

from Playin' Favorites

38
UK

written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

Gallery

47.

07/1973

Maybe Baby by Gallery

from Gallery featuring Jim Gold

118
US

40
AC

featuring Jim Gold
[Sussex 259]
written by Buddy Holly

48.

02/1974

It Doesn't Matter Anymore by Buddy Holly

51
UK

[R]
written by Paul Anka

Pure Prairie League

49.

06/1976

That'll Be the Day by Pure Prairie League

from If the Shoe Fits

106
US

96
country

[RCA Victor 10679]
written by Buddy Holly

Linda Ronstadt

50.

08/1976

That'll Be the Day by Linda Ronstadt

from Hasten Down the Wind

11
US

16
AC

27
country

53
UK

[Asylum 45340]
written by Buddy Holly

Billy Swan

51.

09/1976

You're the One by Billy Swan

75
country

[Monument 8706]
written by Buddy Holly

, Waylon Jennings & Slim Corbin

Denny Laine

52.

11/1976

It's So Easy / Listen to Me by Denny Laine

108
US

[Capitol 4340]
written by Norman Petty & Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

Linda Ronstadt

53.

10/1977

It's So Easy by Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams

141

5
US

37
AC

81
country

[Asylum 45438]
written by Buddy Holly

Susie Allanson

54.

03/1978

Maybe Baby by Susie Allanson

from We Belong Together

7
country

[Warner/Curb 8534]
written by Buddy Holly

Randy Gurley

55.

09/1978

True Love Ways by Randy Gurley

77
country

[ABC 12392]
written by Norman Petty & Buddy Holly

The Beach Boys

56.

09/1978

Peggy Sue by The Beach Boys

from M.I.U. Album

59
US

46
AC

[Reprise 1394]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

Santana

57.

11/1978

Well Alright by Santana

from Inner Secrets

69
US

53
UK

written by Norman Petty, Buddy Holly

, Jerry Allison & Joe B. Mauldin

Tanya Tucker

58.

01/1979

Not Fade Away by Tanya Tucker

from T.N.T.

70
US

[MCA 40976 A]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

Mickey Gilley

59.

05/1980

True Love Ways by Mickey Gilley

from That's All That Matters to Me

66
US

40
AC

✫1
country

[Epic 50876]
written by Buddy Holly

Matchbox

60.

08/1981

Love's Made a Fool of You by Matchbox

from Flying Colours

63
UK

written by Buddy Holly

Eric Hine

61.

08/1981

Not Fade Away by Eric Hine

73
US

[Montage]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

Cliff Richard

62.

04/1983

True Love Ways by Cliff Richard

from Dressed for the Occasion

8
UK

as Cliff Richard with The London Philharmonic Orchestra
written by Buddy Holly

James Taylor

63.

10/1985

Everyday by James Taylor

from That's Why I'm Here

61
US

3
AC

26
country

[Columbia 05681]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

64.

09/1986

That'll Be the Day by Buddy Holly

85
UK

[R]
written by Buddy Holly

65.

12/1988

True Love Ways by Buddy Holly

65
UK

[R]
written by Buddy Holly

Trisha Lynn

66.

07/1989

Not Fade Away by Trisha Lynn

69
country

as Trish Lynn
[Oak 1062]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)

David Essex & Catherine Zeta-Jones

Status Quo

67.

09/1990

The Anniversary Waltz (Part 1) by Status Quo

162

2
UK

written by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly

, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Melvin Endsley, Phil Everly, Wilbert Harrison, Earl King [Earl Johnson] (as Pearl King) & Dave Bartholomew

Black Tie

68.

12/1990

Learning the Game by Black Tie

from When the Night Falls

59
country

[Bench]
written by Buddy Holly

Status Quo

69.

12/1990

The Anniversary Waltz (Part 2) by Status Quo

16
UK

written by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly

, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Melvin Endsley, Phil Everly, Wilbert Harrison, Earl King [Earl Johnson] (as Pearl King) & Dave Bartholomew

70.

11/1994

True Love Ways by David Essex & Catherine Zeta-Jones

38
UK

written by Buddy Holly

Sheryl Crow

71.

02/2007

Not Fade Away by Sheryl Crow

78
US

[A&M]
written by Buddy Holly (as Charles Hardin)