Buddy Holly discography
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This article serves as a discography for Buddy Holly. Holly recorded under several names, and with several different backing bands. The key for the Artist Credit below is as follows: Buddy Holly (BH); Buddy Holly & The Crickets (BH+C); Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes (BH+TTT)
The Crickets played on almost all of Holly's singles from 1957 to 1958.
| Year | Month | Album | Artist Credit | Catalogue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Charts | UK Charts | |||||
| 1957 | November | The "Chirping" Crickets | BH+C | 54038 | LVA 9081 | |
| 1958 | March | Buddy Holly | BH | 57210 | LVA 9085 | |
| 1958 | April | That'll Be The Day | BH+TTT | 8707 | ||
| 1959 | March | The Buddy Holly Story | BH | 57279/757279 | LVA 9105 | |
| 1960 | March | The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 | BH | 57326 | LVA 9127 | |
| 1961 | October | That'll Be The Day | BH+TTT | AH3 | ||
| 1963 | February | Reminiscing | BH | 57426/757426 | LVA 9212 | |
| 1964 | May | Showcase | BH | 57450/75450 | LVA 9222 | |
| 1965 | January | Holly In The Hills | BH | 57463/75463 | LVA 9227 | |
| 1966 | April | The Best of Buddy Holly | BH | CXB-8/7CXSB-8 | ||
| 1967 | March | Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits | BH | 757492 | AH148 | |
| 1969 | January | Giant | BH | 757504 | MUPS 371 | |
| 1970 | May | Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | BH | CP/CPS47 | ||
| 1971 | ? | Good Rockin | BH | VL 73923 | ||
| 1971 | September | Remember | BH | CPS 71 | ||
| 1972 | August | Buddy Holly: A Rock & Roll Collection | BH | DXE7-207 | ||
| 1974 | October | Legend | BH | CDMSP 802 | ||
| 1975 | August | Rave On | BH | MFP 50176 | ||
| 1972 | August | Buddy Holly: A Rock & Roll Collection | BH | DXSE7-207 | ||
| 1975 | November | The Buddy Story | BH | SM 301-5 | ||
| 1975 | November | The Nashville Seesions | BH | CDLM 8038 | ||
| 1977 | November | Western & Bop | BH | CDLM 8055 | ||
| 1978 | May | Buddy Holly & The Crickets 20 Golden Greats | BH | 3040 | EMTV 8 | |
| 1979 | March | The Complete Buddy Holly | BH | CDMSP807 | ||
| 1982 | November | The Great Buddy Holly | BH | 31037 | ||
| 1985 | October | From The Original Master Tapes | BH | 5540 | MCLD19186 | |
| 1989 | February | 20 Golden Greats: Buddy Holly | BH | DMCTV1 | ||
| 1991 | August | Golden Greats | BH | MCLD19046 | ||
| 1993 | September | The Buddy Holly Collection | BH | 10883 | MCA10883.2 | |
| 1994 | April | That'll Be The Day | BH+TTT | MCLD19242 | ||
| 1994 | September | Greatest Hits | BH, BH+C | |||
| 1994 | October | Cover To Cover | BH+C | MCCD177 | ||
| 1995 | May | The Buddy Holly Tapes | BH | 7013 | ||
| 1999 | April | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | BH | 11956 | AAMCAD11956 | |
| 1999 | August | The Very Best of Buddy Holly | BH+P | PLATCD518 | ||
| 2001 | February | Peggy Sue | BH | CD6247 | ||
| 2001 | February | Love Songs | BH | MCBD19522 | ||
| 2001 | June | Forever 22 With The Picks | BH+P | SMDCD293 | ||
| 2001 | September | The Buddy Holly Story | BH | 5446702 | ||
| 2002 | January | The Singles Plus (2CD) | BH | BS81262 | ||
| 2002 | March | Only The Love Songs | BH | 3555 | ||
| 2002 | September | The Best of Buddy Holly | BH | MCBD19506 | ||
| 2003 | February | Reminiscing | BH | 1102992 | ||
| 2003 | June | Singles Collection: Complete Coral Singles | BH+C | 1132122 | ||
| 2004 | March | Chirping Crickets: 4 Bonus Tracks | BH+C | 159202 | ||
| 2004 | April | Buddy Holly: 3 Bonus Tracks | BH | 159202 | ||
| 2005 | October | Gold | BH | 454302 | 9881400 | |
| 2005 | October | The Ultimate Collection | BH | 9831134 | ||
| 2006 | April | Definitive Collection | BH | GEFB000471002.2 | ||
[edit] Singles
Buddy Holly released singles under several names, and with several different backing bands. The key for the Artist Credit below is as follows: Buddy Holly (BH); Buddy Holly & The Crickets (BH+C)
The Crickets played on almost all of Holly's singles from 1957 to 1958.
| Year | Title | Artist Credit | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Charts | UK Chart | US R&B Singles Chart | ||||
| 1956 | "Blue Days, Black Nights" | BH | - | - | - | That'll Be The Day |
| 1956 | "Modern Don Juan" | BH | - | - | - | That'll Be The Day |
| 1957 | "That’ll Be The Day" | BH | #1 | #1 | #2 | The "Chirping" Crickets |
| 1957 | "I’m Looking For Someone To Love" | BH | - | - | - | |
| 1957 | "Words Of Love" | BH | - | - | - | Buddy Holly |
| 1957 | "Rock Around With Ollie Vee" | BH | - | - | - | That'll Be The Day |
| 1957 | "Peggy Sue" | BH | #3 | #3 | #3 | Buddy Holly |
| 1957 | "Oh Boy!" | BH+C | #10 | #3 | #15 | The "Chirping" Crickets |
| 1958 | "Love Me" | BH | - | - | - | That'll Be The Day |
| 1958 | "I’m Gonna Love You Too" | BH | - | #16 | - | Buddy Holly |
| 1958 | "Maybe Baby" | BH+C | #17 | #4 | #8 | The "Chirping" Crickets |
| 1958 | "Rave On" | BH | #37 | #5 | - | Buddy Holly |
| 1958 | "Think It Over /" | BH | #27 | #10 | #9 | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1958 | "Fool’s Paradise" | BH | #58 | - | - | |
| 1958 | "Think It Over /" | BH | #27 | #10 | #9 | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1958 | "Early In The Morning" | BH | #32 | #17 | - | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1958 | "It’s So Easy" | BH | - | - | - | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1958 | "Heartbeat" | BH | #82 | #30 | #4 | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1959 | "It Doesn’t Matter Anymore /" | BH | #13 | #1 | - | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1959 | "Raining In My Heart" | BH | #88 | - | - | The Buddy Holly Story |
| 1959 | "Midnight Shift" | BH | - | - | - | That'll Be The Day |
| 1959 | "Peggy Sue Got Married" | BH | - | #13 | - | The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 |
| 1960 | "Heartbeat (2nd Entry)" | BH | - | #30 | - | |
| 1960 | "True Love Ways" | BH | - | #25 | - | The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 |
| 1960 | "Learnin’ The Game" | BH | - | #36 | - | The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 |
| 1961 | "What To Do" | BH | - | #34 | - | The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2 |
| 1961 | "Baby I Don’t Care /" | BH | - | #12 | - | |
| 1959 | "Valley Of Tears" | BH | - | #12 | - | |
| 1962 | "Listen To Me" | BH | - | #48 | - | |
| 1962 | "Reminiscing" | BH | - | #17 | - | |
| 1963 | "Brown Eyed Handsome Man | BH | - | #3 | - | |
| 1963 | " Bo Diddley" | BH | - | #4 | - | |
| 1963 | " Wishing" | BH | - | #10 | - | |
| 1963 | " What To Do (2nd Entry)" | BH | - | #27 | - | |
| 1964 | " You’ve Got Love" | BH | - | #40 | - | |
| 1959 | " Love’s Made A Fool Of You" | BH | - | #26 | - | Showcase |
| 1968 | "Peggy Sue" | BH | - | #32 | - | Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits |
| 1968 | "Rave On" | BH | - | #32 | - | |
| 1969 | " Love is Strange" | BH | #105 | - | - | Giant |
| 1988 | " True Love Ways " | BH | - | #65 | - | |
Buddy Holly also played lead guitar on "Real Wild Child" by Ivan; "Ivan" was a pseudonym for the Crickets' drummer, Jerry Allison. The 1958 single reached #68 on the U.S. chart. Bobby Vee and the Crickets' "Someday (When I'm Gone From You)" was released in 1962, and charted for a single week at #99.
