Friday, March 25, 2011

Hits List: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison was one of the most-loved performers for parts of five decades.  Here is the complete Hits List for Roy:


1956:  "Trying to Get to You"
           "Ooby Dooby" (#56)
           "Rock House"
1957:  "Sweet and Easy to Love"
           "Chicken Hearted"
1958:  "Seems to Me"
           "Almost 18"
1959:  "Paper Boy"
           "Up Town" (#72)
1960:  "Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)--#2
           "Blue Angel" (#9)
           "I'm Hurtin'" (#27)
1961:  "Running Scared" (#1)
           "Love Hurts"
           "Crying" (#2)
           "Candy Man" (#25)
1962:  "Dream Baby" (How Long Must I Dream)--#4
           "The Crowd" (#26)
           "Evergreen"
           "Working for the Man" (#33)
           "Leah" (#25)
1963:  "In Dreams" (#7, #3 Adult Contemporary)
           "Falling" (#22, #7 AC)
           "Distant Drums"
           "Blue Bayou" (#29)
           "Mean Woman Blues" (#5)
           "Pretty Paper" (#15, #10 AC)
           "Beautiful Dreamer"
1964:  "Borne on the Wind"
           "What'd I Say"
           "It's Over" (#9, #1 AC)
           "Indian Wedding"
           "Oh, Pretty Woman" (#1)
           "She Wears My Ring"
1965:  "Goodnight" (#21)
           "(Say) You're My Girl" (#39)
           "Ride Away" (#25)
           "Crawling Back" (#46)
           "Breakin' Up is Breakin' My Heart" (#31)
1966:  "Let the Good Times Roll" (#81)
           "Twinkle Toes" (#39)
           "Lana"
           "Too Soon to Know" (#68)
           "There Won't Be Many Coming Home"
           "Communication Breakdown" (#60)
1967:  "So Good"
           "Cry Softly Lonely One" (#52)
           "She"
1968:  "Born to Be Loved by You"
           "Shy Away"
           "Walk On"
           "Flowers"
           "Heartache"
           "Sugar Man"
1969:  "My Friend"
           "Southbound Jericho Parkway"
           "Penny Arcade"
           "Tennessee Owns My Soul"
           "Break My Mind"
1970:  "She Cheats on Me"
           "How Do You Start Over Again"
           "So Young"
           "If I Had a Woman Like You"
1971:  "(Love You Like You Did) Last Night"
           "Close Again"
1972:  "God Love You"
           "Changes"
           "Remember the Good"
           "Harlem Woman"
           "Memphis, Tennessee"
           "I Can Read Between the Lines"
1973:  "Blue Rain (Coming Down)"
           "Sooner or Later"
           "I Wanna' Live"
1974:  "Sweet Mama Blue"
1975:  "Hung Up on You"
           "Still"
1976:  "Belinda"
           "I'm a Southern Man"
1977:  "Drifting Away"
1979:  "Easy Way Out"
           "Poor Baby"
1980:  "That Lovin' You Feeling Again" with Emmylou Harris (#55, #10 AC)
1985:  "Wild Hearts"
1987:  "In Dreams"
           "Crying" with k.d. Lang (#28 AC)
1988:  "You Got It" (#9, #1 AC)
1989:  "California Blue" (#44 AC)
           "She's a Mystery to Me" (#23 AC)
1990:  "Oh Pretty Woman (live)--#48 AC
1992:  "I Drove All Night" (#72 AC)
           "Crying" with k.d. Lang (re-issue)--#40 AC
           "Heartbreak Radio"

As a member of the Traveling Wilburys:
1988:  "Handle With Care" (#45)
1989:  "End of the Line" (#63)

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