Songs written by Joe Melson&nbsp;&nbsp;

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

[songwriter #1 hit]

[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

04/1961

③ Running Scared by Roy Orbison

from Crying

288

✫1
US

9
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[Monument 438]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

08/1961

⑤ Crying by Roy Orbison

from Crying

215

2
US

25
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]

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

The Velvets

10/1961

Laugh by The Velvets

90
US

[Monument 448]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

06/1962

The Crowd by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

26
US

40
UK

[Monument 461]
written by Joe Melson

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

The Newbeats

10/1965

Run Baby Run (Back into My Arms) by The Newbeats

from Run Baby Run

149

12
US

10
UK

written by Don Gant & Joe Melson

Jay & the Americans

10.

05/1966

Crying by Jay & the Americans

from Sunday and Me

25
US

[United Artists 50016]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

11.

06/1966

Lana by Roy Orbison

15
UK

[Monument 939]
written by Joe Melson

12.

07/1967

Cry Softly Lonely One by Roy Orbison

from Cry Softly Lonely One

52
US

[MGM 13764]
written by Joe Melson

& Don Gant

Don Gibson

13.

11/1968

Ever Changing Mind by Don Gibson

from The King of Country Soul

30
country

[RCA Victor 47-9663]
written by Joe Melson

Stu Phillips

14.

12/1968

Bring Love Back into Our World by Stu Phillips

68
country

[RCA Victor 47-9673]
written by Joe Melson

Sonny James

15.

01/1969

Only the Lonely by Sonny James

from Only the Lonely

92
US

32
AC

✫1
country

[Capitol 2370]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

Ernest Ashworth

16.

03/1969

Where Do You Go (When You Don't Go with Me) by Ernest Ashworth

69
country

[Hickory 1528]
written by Joe Melson

17.

07/1970

That Look of Good-Bye by Ernest Ashworth

72
country

[Hickory 1570]
written by Joe Melson

Arlene Harden

18.

08/1970

Crying by Arlene Harden

28
country

[Columbia 4-45203]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

Glenn Barber

19.

03/1972

I'm the Man on Susie's Mind by Glenn Barber

from The Best of Glenn Barber

28
country

[Hickory 1626]
written by Glenn Barber & Joe Melson

20.

08/1972

Unexpected Goodbye by Glenn Barber

from The Best of Glenn Barber

23
country

[Hickory 1645]
written by Glenn Barber & Joe Melson

21.

12/1973

Daddy Number Two by Glenn Barber

from Glenn Barber

45
country

[Hickory/MGM 311]
written by Glenn Barber & Joe Melson

Ronnie Milsap

22.

06/1976

Crying by Ronnie Milsap

79
country

[Warner 8218]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

Linda Ronstadt

23.

09/1977

④ Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams

222

3
US

3
AC

2
country

35
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Asylum 45431]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

Glenn Barber

24.

01/1979

Love Songs Just for You by Glenn Barber

27
country

[Century 21 101]
written by Marsha Barber & Joe Melson

Stephanie Winslow

25.

01/1980

Crying by Stephanie Winslow

from Crying

14
country

[Warner/Curb 49146]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

Don McLean

26.

05/1980

② Crying by Don McLean

from Chain Lightning

354

5
US

2
AC

6
country

✫1
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson

The Fools

27.

03/1981

Running Scared by The Fools

from Heavy Mental

50
US

written by Joe Melson

Prelude

28.

07/1982

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) by Prelude

55
UK

written by Joe Melson

The Flying Pickets

29.

03/1985

Only the Lonely by The Flying Pickets

79
UK

written by Roy Orbison & Joe Melson