Roy Orbison: Every Year-End Hit
Roy Orbison has 8 entries on the year-end Top 100 between 1960 and 1964, covering 8 different songs. The biggest was “Cryin'”, No. 4 of 1961.
Year-end entries88 songs
Best finishNo. 4Cryin', 1961
First and last1960–19645 years
Year-end No. 1s0none yet
Roy Orbison’s biggest year was 1961, with 2 songs on the list.
Hits by year
19562025
All 8 entries
| Year | # | Song | Credit | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20 | Only The Lonely | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1961 | 4 | Cryin' | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1961 | 13 | Running Scared | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1962 | 65 | Dream Baby | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1963 | 46 | Mean Woman Blues | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1963 | 59 | In Dreams | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1964 | 4 | Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
| 1964 | 73 | It's Over | Roy Orbison | ▶♪ |
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Counts include songs where Roy Orbison was a lead or featured artist on the year-end Top 100 (1956–2025). A song that charted in two years counts once per year.