Artist · chart history · #155 in indie & aaa artist polls
Roy Orbison
Solo artist Vernon United States
Roy Orbison is an artist from Vernon. Roy Orbison has 12 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Crying”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #417. The station that charted Roy Orbison most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1989.
12appearances
9countdowns
5songs charted
4stations
0#1 finishes
1989–2020years
Songs by Roy Orbison on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crying | 4 | #417 | – | – | |
| 2 | Pretty Woman | 2 | #358 | – | – | |
| 3 | Oh! Pretty Woman | 3 | #86 | – | – | |
| 4 | In Dreams | 1 | #1299 | – | – | |
| 5 | You Got It | 1 | #27 | – | 1989 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 490 | Crying | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2020 | 1065 | Oh! Pretty Woman | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2020 | 1299 | In Dreams | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2018 | 864 | Crying | The Current's 893 Essential Songs |
| 2012 | 358 | Pretty Woman | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) |
| 2009 | 471 | Crying | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) |
| 2006 | 158 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2004 | 417 | Crying | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) |
| 2004 | 655 | Pretty Woman | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) |
| 1991 | 389 | Oh! Pretty Woman | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) |
| 1990 | 86 | Oh! Pretty Woman | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) |
| 1989 | 27 | You Got It | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989 |