Songs written by Roy Orbison&nbsp;&nbsp;

06/1960

Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

173

2
US

14
R&B

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #232]
[Monument 421]
written by Roy Orbison

09/1960

Blue Angel by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

9
US

23
R&B

11
UK

[Monument 425]
written by Roy Orbison

12/1960

I'm Hurtin' by Roy Orbison

from Lonely and Blue

27
US

[Monument 433]
written by Roy Orbison

04/1961

Running Scared by Roy Orbison

from Crying

129

✫1
US

9
UK

[Monument 438]
written by Roy Orbison

08/1961

Crying by Roy Orbison

from Crying

2
US

25
UK

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

02/1963

In Dreams by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams

111

7
US

3
AC

19
R&B

6
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #312]
[Monument 806]
written by Roy Orbison

09/1963

Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams

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

08/1964

Oh, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

180

✫1
US

✫1
UK

as Roy Orbison & The Candymen

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #222]

[Monument 851]
written by Roy Orbison

02/1965

Goodnight by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

109

21
US

14
UK

[Monument 873]
written by Roy Orbison

10.

07/1965

(Say) You're My Girl by Roy Orbison

from Orbisongs

39
US

23
UK

[Monument 891]
written by Roy Orbison

11.

11/1965

Crawlin' Back by Roy Orbison

from The Orbison Way

46
US

19
UK

[MGM 13410]
written by Roy Orbison

12.

01/1966

Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart by Roy Orbison

from The Orbison Way

31
US

22
UK

[MGM 13446]
written by Roy Orbison

13.

04/1966

Twinkle Toes by Roy Orbison

from The Classic Roy Orbison

39
US

29
UK

[MGM 13498]
written by Roy Orbison

14.

12/1966

There Won't Be Many Coming Home by Roy Orbison

from The Fastest Guitar Alive

12
UK

written by Roy Orbison

15.

07/1968

Walk On by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Many Moods

121
US

39
UK

[MGM 13950]
written by Roy Orbison

16.

09/1968

Heartache by Roy Orbison

from Roy Orbison's Many Moods

104
US

44
UK

[MGM 13991]
written by Roy Orbison

17.

05/1969

My Friend by Roy Orbison

from The Great Songs of Roy Orbison

35
UK

[MGM 14039]
written by Roy Orbison

Linda Ronstadt

18.

09/1977

⑤ Blue Bayou by Linda Ronstadt

from Simple Dreams

224

3
US

3
AC

2
country

35
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
[Asylum 45431]
written by Roy Orbison

Don McLean

19.

05/1980

① Crying by Don McLean

from Chain Lightning

347

5
US

2
AC

6
country

✫1
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Millennium 11799]
written by Roy Orbison

Van Halen

20.

02/1982

③ (Oh) Pretty Woman by Van Halen

from Diver Down

277

12
US

✫1
rock

[songwriter #3 hit]
written by Roy Orbison

21.

10/1987

In Dreams by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits

75
country

[R]
[Virgin 99434]
written by Roy Orbison

22.

12/1987

Crying by Roy Orbison

from In Dreams: The Greatest Hits

28
AC

42
country

with KD Lang
[R]
[new version]
[from the film Hiding Out]
[Virgin 99388]
written by Roy Orbison

The Traveling Wilburys

23.

10/1988

④ Handle with Care by The Traveling Wilburys

from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

232

45
US

30
AC

2
rock

21
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]
[Wilbury 27732]
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison

24.

11/1988

Last Night by The Traveling Wilburys

from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

133

5
rock

written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison

25.

01/1989

Tweeter and the Monkey Man by The Traveling Wilburys

from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

41
rock

written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison

26.

01/1989

② You Got It by Roy Orbison

from Mystery Girl

343

9
US

✫1
AC

7
country

2
rock

3
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Virgin 99245]
written by Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison

& Tom Petty

The Traveling Wilburys

27.

02/1989

End of the Line by The Traveling Wilburys

from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

184

63
US

28
AC

2
rock

52
UK

[Wilbury 27637]
written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison

28.

04/1989

Heading for the Light by The Traveling Wilburys

from Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1

7
rock

written by George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & Roy Orbison