Buddy Holly discography

Buddy Holly recorded under several names and with several different backing bands. The Crickets played on almost all of his singles in 1957 and 1958.^[1]

Buddy Holly discography
Buddy Holly in 1958
Studio albums	3
Compilation albums	29
Singles	28

Holly recorded prolifically before his death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. He released three albums in his lifetime. Coral Records was able to release archival new albums and singles for 10 years after his death, but their technical quality was mixed, some being studio recordings and others home recordings.

Holly's records were promoted after his death and had a loyal following, especially in Europe. The demand for unissued recordings by Holly was so great that his producer, Norman Petty, resorted to overdubbing whatever he could find: alternate takes of studio recordings, originally rejected masters, "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" and the other five 1959 tracks (adding new surf-guitar arrangements), and even Holly's amateur demos from 1954 (in which the low-fidelity vocals are often muffled behind added orchestrations). The last new Holly album was Giant (featuring the single "Love Is Strange"), issued in 1969. Between the 1959–1960 overdubs produced by Jack Hansen (with vocal backings imitating the Crickets' sound), the 1960s overdubs produced by Petty, various alternate takes, and Holly's undubbed originals, multiple versions of the same songs are available. There are also many different versions of Holly's Greatest Hits as well as covers and compilation albums of his songs performed by various artists. Many singles and albums of his material have been released posthumously, beginning with "Peggy Sue Got Married" in July 1959 and the successful 6-disc collectors box set Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings, 50 years later in 2009.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Artist	Album details	Peak chart positions
				UK [2][3]
1957	The "Chirping" Crickets	The Crickets	Released: November 1957 Label: Brunswick (BL 54038) (mono) Format: Vinyl	5
1958	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Released: March 1958 Label: Coral (CRL 57210) (mono) Format: Vinyl	—
	That'll Be the Day	Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes	Released: April 1958 Label: Decca (DL 8707) (mono) Format: Vinyl	5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Decade	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
			US [4]	NZ [5]	UK [2][3]
1950s	The Buddy Holly Story	Released: February 28, 1959 Label: Coral (CRL 57279) (mono) Format: Vinyl	11	—	2	US: Gold[6]
1960s	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2	Released: April 1960 Label: Coral (CRL 57326) (mono) Format: Vinyl	41 [7]	—	7
	Reminiscing	Released: February 1963 Label: Coral (CRL 57426/757426) (mono/stereo) Format: Vinyl	40	—	2
	Showcase	Released: May 1964 Label: Coral (CRL 57450/757450) (mono/stereo) Format: Vinyl	—	—	3
	Holly in the Hills	Released: January 1965 Label: Coral (CRL 57463/757463) (mono/stereo) Format: Vinyl	—	—	13
	The Best of Buddy Holly	Released: April 1966 Label: Coral (CXB-8, mono)/(7CXSB-8, stereo) Format: Vinyl (2 LPs)	—	—	—	UK: Gold[8]
	Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits	Released: March 1967 Label: Coral (CRL 57492/757492) (mono/stereo) Format: Vinyl	—	—	9
	Giant	Released: March 1969 Label: Coral (CRL 757504) (stereo) Format: Vinyl	—	—	13
1970s	Buddy Holly: A Rock & Roll Collection	Released: August 1972 Label: Decca (DSXE7-207) (stereo) Format: Vinyl	—	—	—
	Buddy Holly: Legend	Released: 1974 Label: MCA Format: Vinyl (2 LPs)	TBD	TBD	TBD
	20 Golden Greats also known as Buddy Holly Lives	Released: February 17, 1978 Label: EMI (EMTV 8) Format: Vinyl	55	—	1	US: Gold[6] UK: Platinum[8]
	The Complete Buddy Holly	Released: 1979 Label: MCA (6-80000) Format: Vinyl (box set)	—	—	—
1980s	Love Songs 20 Love Song (US title)	Released: 1981 Label: MCA Format: Vinyl	—	—	—	UK: Gold[8]
	The Great Buddy Holly	Released: November 1982 Label: MCA (31037) Format: Vinyl	—	—	—
	For the First Time Anywhere	Released: February 1983 Label: MCA (MCA-27059) Format: Vinyl	—	—	—
	From the Original Master Tapes	Released: 1985 Label: MCA (MCAD-5540) Format: CD	—	—	—
	True Love Ways	Released: February 1989 Label: Telstar (STAR 2339) Format: Vinyl	—	24	8	UK: Gold[8]
1990s	Words of Love	Released: February 8, 1993 Label: PolyGram (TV 5144872) Format: CD	—	20	1	UK: Gold[8]
	The Buddy Holly Collection	Released: September 28, 1993 Label: MCA (B000002OPE) Format: CD (2 discs)	—	—	—
	Greatest Hits	Released: September 24, 1996 Label: MCA (MCAD-11536) Format: CD	—	—	—
	The Very Best of Buddy Holly	Released: November 25, 1996 Label: Dino (DINCD 133) Format: CD	—	—	24	UK: Gold[8]
	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly	Released: April 20, 1999 Label: MCA (B00000I9CN) Format: CD	—	—	—
	The Very Best of Buddy Holly & the Crickets	Released: August 1999 Label: Universal Music TV (112 046-2/4) Format: CD/Cassette	—	12	13
2000s	Buddy Holly Gold	Released: 2005 Label: Geffen/Decca (B000ATJZ4S) Format: CD (2 discs)	—	—	—
	Not Fade Away	Released: 2008 Label: Universal Music Special Markets (B009424-02) Format: CD	101	—	—
	Down the Line: Rarities	Released: January 27, 2009 Label: Decca/Geffen (B0011675-02) Format: CD (2 discs)	—	—	—
	Memorial Collection	Released: February 10, 2009 Label: Decca/Geffen (B0011337-02) Format: CD (3 discs)	—	—	—
	Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More	Released: October 30, 2009 Label: Hip-O Select (B0011337-02) Format: CD (6 discs)	—	—	—
2010s	The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets	Released: April 28, 2014 Label: Not Now (B00J90AD36) Format: CD (3 discs)	—	—	—
	True Love Ways (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)	Released: November 16, 2018[9] Label: Decca Records Format: CD, digital download	—	—	10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Titles (A-side / B-side) (both sides from same album except as noted)	Artist	Label	Chart Positions			Album
				US Hot 100	US R&B	UK
1956	"Love Me" "Blue Days, Black Nights"	Buddy Holly	Decca	—	—	—	That'll Be the Day
	"Modern Don Juan" "You Are My One Desire"			—	—	—
1957	"That'll Be the Day" "I'm Looking for Someone to Love"	The Crickets	Brunswick	1	2	1	The "Chirping" Crickets
	"Words of Love" "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"	Buddy Holly	Coral	—	—	—	Buddy Holly
	"Rock Around with Ollie Vee" "That'll Be the Day"		Decca	—	—	—	That'll Be the Day
	"Peggy Sue" "Everyday"[10]		Coral	3	3	6	Buddy Holly
	"Oh, Boy!" "Not Fade Away"	The Crickets	Brunswick	10	15	3	The "Chirping" Crickets
1958	"Love Me" "You Are My One Desire"	Buddy Holly	Decca	—	—	—	That'll Be the Day
	"I'm Gonna Love You Too" "Listen to Me"		Coral	—	—	—	Buddy Holly
	"Maybe Baby" "Tell Me How"	The Crickets	Brunswick	17	8	4	The "Chirping" Crickets
	"Rave On" "Take Your Time" (from The Buddy Holly Story Volume II)	Buddy Holly	Coral	37	—	5	Buddy Holly
	"Think It Over"	The Crickets	Brunswick	27	9	11	The Buddy Holly Story
	"Fool's Paradise"[10] (from Holly in the Hills)			58	—	—
	"Girl on My Mind" "Ting-a-Ling"	Buddy Holly	Decca	—	—	—	That'll Be the Day
	"Early in the Morning" "Now We're One" (from The Buddy Holly Story Volume II)		Coral	32	—	17	The Buddy Holly Story
	"It's So Easy" "Lonesome Tears" (from Holly in the Hills)	The Crickets	Brunswick	—	—	—
	"Real Wild Child" "Oh, You Beautiful Doll"	Ivan (pseudonym for Jerry Allison)	Coral	85	—	—	Non-LP tracks
	"Heartbeat" "Well... All Right" (from The Buddy Holly Story Volume II)	Buddy Holly		82	4	30	The Buddy Holly Story
1959	"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"			13	—	1
	"Raining in My Heart"			88	—	—
	"Peggy Sue Got Married"/ "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"			—	—	13 / —	The Buddy Holly Story Volume II
1960	"True Love Ways" "That Makes It Tough"			—	—	25
1962	"Reminiscing" "Wait 'Til the Sun Shines, Nellie"			—	—	17	Reminiscing
1963	"Bo Diddley" "True Love Ways" (from The Buddy Holly Story Volume II)			116A	—	4
	"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Wishing" (from Holly in the Hills)			113A	—	3
1964	"I'm Gonna Love You Too" (from Buddy Holly) "Rock Around with Ollie Vee"			—	—	—	Showcase
1965	"What to Do" "Slippin' and Slidin'" (from Reminiscing)			—	—	34	Holly in the Hills
1969	"Love Is Strange" "You're the One"			105A	—	—	Giant
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

1.^ Charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

Billboard Year-End performances

Buddy Holly

Year	Song	Year-End Position
1958	"Peggy Sue"	50

The Crickets

Year	Song	Year-End Position
1957	"That'll Be the Day"	30