BUDDY HOLLY DISCOGRAPHY

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.

Contents

Albums

Singles

Guest Appearance

Albums

Year	Month	Album	Artist Credit	Catalogue
				US Charts	UK Charts
1957	November	''The "Chirping" Crickets''	BH+C	Brunswick 54038	LVA 9081
1958	March	''Buddy Holly''	BH	Coral 57210	LVA 9085
1958	April	''That'll Be the Day''	BH+TTT	Decca 8707
1959	March	''The Buddy Holly Story''	BH	Coral 57279/757279 (US #11)	LVA 9105
1960	March	''The Buddy Holly Story, Volume 2''	BH	Coral 57326/757326	LVA 9127
1961	October	''That'll Be the Day''	BH+TTT		AH3
1963	February	''Reminiscing''	BH	Coral 57426/757426 (US #40)	LVA 9212
1964	May	''Showcase''	BH	Coral 57450/757450	LVA 9222
1965	January	''Holly In The Hills''	BH	Coral 57463/757463	LVA 9227
1966	April	''The Best of Buddy Holly''	BH	Coral CXB-8/CXSB-8
1967	March	''Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits''	BH	Coral 57492/757492	AH148
1969	January	''Giant''	BH	Coral 757504	MUPS 371
1970	May	''Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits, Volume 2''	BH		CP/CPS47
1971	?	''Good Rockin''	BH	Vocalion 73923
1971	September	''Remember''	BH		CPS 71
1972	August	''Buddy Holly: A Rock & Roll Collection''	BH	Decca DXSE-207
1974	October	''Legend''	BH		CDMSP 802
1975	August	''Rave On''	BH		MFP 50176
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

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
			Billboard Hot 100	UK singles charts	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	-

Guest Appearance

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.