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Roy Orbison

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Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. Orbison is best known for the songs, "Ooby Dooby," "Only the Lonely," "In Dreams," "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Running Scared," "You Got It". He was known for his smooth tenor voice, wh... [more]


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1.06/1956
Ooby Dooby  → video → mp3
1459
US
2.01/1960
Uptown  → video → mp3
1072
US
3.06/1960
Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)  → video → mp3
from the album Lonely and Blue  → mp3
3042
US
✫1
UK
14
R&B
[artist #2 hit]
4.09/1960
Blue Angel  → video → mp3
from the album Lonely and Blue  → mp3
1669
US
11
UK
23
R&B
5.12/1960
I'm Hurtin'  → video → mp3
from the album Lonely and Blue  → mp3
4827
US
6.04/1961
Running Scared  → video → mp3
from the album Crying  → mp3
238✫1
US
9
UK
[artist #4 hit]
7.08/1961
Candy Man  → video → mp3
16925
US
2
UK
Crying    [article]8.08/1961
Crying  → video → mp3
from the album Crying  → mp3
1922
US
25
UK
B side to Candy Man
9.02/1962
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)  → video → mp3
2584
US
2
UK
[artist #3 hit]
10.06/1962
The Crowd  → video → mp3
6426
US
40
UK
11.09/1962
Workin' for the Man  → video → mp3
5433
US
50
UK
12.10/1962
Leah  → video → mp3
5225
US
B side to Workin' for the Man
13.02/1963
In Dreams  → video → mp3
from the album In Dreams  → mp3
2087
US
6
UK
3
AC
19
R&B
14.06/1963
Falling  → video → mp3
11822
US
9
UK
7
AC
15.09/1963
Mean Woman Blues  → video → mp3
1475
US
8
R&B
16.09/1963
Blue Bayou  → video → mp3
from the album In Dreams  → mp3
5129
US
26
R&B
B side to Mean Woman Blues
17.09/1963
Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues  → video → mp3
1023
UK
18.12/1963
Pretty Paper  → video → mp3
from the album More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits  → mp3
14515
US
6
UK
written by Willie Nelson
19.02/1964
Borne on the Wind  → video → mp3
from the album More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits  → mp3
4315
UK
20.04/1964
It's Over  → video → mp3
from the album More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits  → mp3
2349
US
✫1
UK
[artist #5 hit]
Oh, Pretty Woman    [article]21.08/1964
Oh, Pretty Woman  → video → mp3
from the album Orbisongs  → mp3
305✫1
US
✫1
UK
[artist #1 hit]
as Roy Orbison & The Candymen
22.02/1965
Goodnight  → video → mp3
from the album Orbisongs  → mp3
9921
US
14
UK
23.07/1965
(Say) You're My Girl  → video → mp3
from the album Orbisongs  → mp3
6639
US
23
UK
24.08/1965
Ride Away  → video → mp3
6925
US
34
UK
25.11/1965
Crawling Back  → video → mp3
from the album The Orbison Way  → mp3
5246
US
19
UK
26.11/1965
Let the Good Times Roll  → video → mp3
781
US
27.01/1966
Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart  → video → mp3
from the album The Orbison Way  → mp3
7331
US
22
UK
28.04/1966
Twinkle Toes  → video → mp3
from the album The Classic Roy Orbison  → mp3
5839
US
29
UK
29.06/1966
Lana  → video → mp3
4315
UK
30.08/1966
Too Soon to Know  → video → mp3
from the album Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson  → mp3
11268
US
3
UK
31.12/1966
There Won't Be Many Coming Home  → video → mp3
from the album The Fastest Guitar Alive  → mp3
5012
UK
32.12/1966
Communication Breakdown  → video → mp3
from the album Cry Softly Lonely One  → mp3
1360
US
33.02/1967
So Good  → video → mp3
1932
UK
34.07/1967
Cry Softly Lonely One  → video → mp3
from the album Cry Softly Lonely One  → mp3
1452
US
35.07/1968
Walk On  → video → mp3
from the album Roy Orbison's Many Moods  → mp3
1439
UK
36.09/1968
Heartache  → video → mp3
from the album Roy Orbison's Many Moods  → mp3
1244
UK
37.05/1969
My Friend  → video → mp3
from the album The Great Songs of Roy Orbison  → mp3
1735
UK
38.09/1969
Penny Arcade  → video → mp3
from the album The Big O  → mp3
2427
UK
39.06/1985
Wild Hearts  → video → mp3
576
UK
40.1987
Crying  → video → mp3
from the album In Dreams: The Greatest Hits  → mp3
242
country
[R]
41.1987
In Dreams  → video → mp3
from the album In Dreams: The Greatest Hits  → mp3
175
country
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42.1989
California Blue  → video → mp3
from the album Mystery Girl  → mp3
151
country
43.01/1989
You Got It  → video → mp3
from the album Mystery Girl  → mp3
2179
US
3
UK
✫1
AC
7
country
2
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written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison & Tom Petty
44.04/1989
She's a Mystery to Me  → video → mp3
from the album Mystery Girl  → mp3
2727
UK
23
AC
26
mn rck
45.07/1989
California Blue  → video → mp3
from the album Mystery Girl  → mp3
577
UK
I Drove All Night    [article]46.07/1992
I Drove All Night  → video → mp3
from the album King of Hearts  → mp3
597
UK
Crying    [article]47.08/1992
Crying  → video → mp3
from the album King of Hearts  → mp3
3913
UK
with KD Lang [R]
48.11/1992
Heartbreak Radio  → video → mp3
from the album King of Hearts  → mp3
1336
UK
I Drove All Night    [article]49.11/1993
I Drove All Night  → video → mp3
from the album King of Hearts  → mp3
947
UK
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Top 100 hits30374452
Top 40 hits23324152
Top 10 hits10133111
✫ #1 hits231
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