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The Crickets

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The Crickets were a group with two careers, one that lasted less than a year-and-a-half, and another that continued for decades. Originally formed by singer and guitarist Buddy Holly, drummer Jerry Allison, and bassist Joe B. Mauldin, the Crickets went from being Holly's backing musicians to a self-contained band when they re-recorded a song that Holly had already cut under his own name to avoid violating an earlier contract. The Crickets went on to a successful run of hits with Holly -- including "Maybe Baby," "Not Fade Away," and "That'll Be the Day" -- until his death in 1959. After that, the Crickets, joined by guitarist Sonny Curtis, went on to a long run recording on their own as well as backing other artists, most notably Bobby Vee and the Everly Brothers. Their first post-Holly album, In Style with the Crickets, included the original version of Curtis' song "I Fought the Law," but by the mid-'70s, they had walked away from recording and primarily performed live, especially after the 1978 film The Buddy Holly Story revived interest in their former frontman. The Crickets came back in 1988 with T Shirt, which was produced in part by longtime fan Paul McCartney, and 2004's The Crickets & Their Buddies found them covering their classics with help from Eric Clapton, Waylon Jennings, John Prine, Graham Nash, and many more.

The "Crickets" started out as a ruse. In 1956, Buddy Holly signed a contract with Decca Records, but after two sessions in Nashville, no one was happy with the results, and Holly and Decca parted ways. After finding a more sympathetic producer in Norman Petty, Holly, Jerry Allison, and Joe B. Mauldin decamped to Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico, and, among other things, cut a new version of one of Holly's Decca efforts, "That'll Be the Day." Coral Records was interested in Holly's Clovis recordings, but the terms of the Decca contract meant he couldn't re-record "That'll Be the Day" under his own name, so the new version was credited to the Crickets. The Crickets' "That'll Be the Day" became a Number One hit in 1957, and for the next 15 months, there were records by the Crickets and records by Buddy Holly -- which were virtually interchangeable -- and on-stage they were billed as Buddy Holly & the Crickets. By the end of 1958, however, the references to "Buddy Holly & the Crickets" were becoming valid in the worst possible way. Holly's shifting and expanding musical interests, coupled with his move to New York and marriage to Maria Elena Santiago, and the differing relationships that the three had with Petty, who was now their manager, led to a split between Holly and his bandmates in the months immediately prior to Holly's death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959.

The result of their split was a separate existence for the Crickets. Jerry Allison became the de facto leader of the group, and they were soon a quartet, with Sonny Curtis on guitar and Earl Sinks as lead singer. In 1959, still managed and produced by Norman Petty, they recorded "Love's Made a Fool of You" backed with "Someone, Someone," which failed to chart. Their next serious assault on the charts -- a version of Curtis' "I Fought the Law" cut for Coral Records -- vanished without a trace in 1959, and their rendition of "More Than I Can Say" also failed to find an audience for them, though it did wonders for Bobby Vee (and, by extension, for Curtis as its composer). They recorded a handful of singles for Coral Records, and later signed to Liberty Records with Jerry Naylor in the lead singer spot (sometimes switching off with Curtis), in addition to recording with Buddy Holly soundalike Bobby Vee.

The group recorded for Liberty for four years, from 1961 through 1965, even doing their versions of several Beatles songs, but apart from a pair of minor hits, "My Little Girl" and "Please Don't Ever Change," were unable to generate any enthusiasm. One of Naylor's successors, David Box, died in a plane crash in 1964. They did find some lingering success in England, where they headlined shows as well as serving as a backing band for the Everly Brothers, and the group even managed to appear in two jukebox movies on either side of the Atlantic, Just for Fun (1963) in England (doing "My Little Girl" and "Teardrops Feel Like Rain") and The Girls on the Beach (1965) in America (doing "La Bamba"). By the end of the '60s, Mauldin had left music while Allison was singing lead; he and Curtis were also working as session musicians, and Curtis scored a huge success at the dawn of the '70s as the composer of "Love Is All Around," the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Allison and Curtis were the core of the group in the early '70s, mostly working as a touring act rather than a recording outfit, though new records did appear on various labels, including Mercury and MCA. In the wake of the revival of interest in Holly's music at the end of the '70s, thanks in part to the 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story, the Crickets re-formed on a steady basis, with Joe B. Mauldin returning to the lineup after more than a decade out of music. In 1986, Curtis left the fold to re-establish himself as a solo performer, and was replaced by Gordon Payne on vocals. In 1988, they recorded the single "T-Shirt," produced by noted fan Paul McCartney, which became a minor hit and led to the release of an LP of the same name from Epic Records. The British label Carlton Records issued Too Much Monday Morning in 1996, which included guest vocals from Texas country-folk artist Nanci Griffith. In 2004, the Crickets released The Crickets & their Buddies, in which they re-recorded a number of their Holly-era hits with notable guest stars, among them Eric Clapton, John Prine, Rodney Crowell, Graham Nash, Bobby Vee, and Waylon Jennings (whose contribution was recorded shortly before his death). After the death of Joe B. Mauldin in 2015 and the advancing age of the other Crickets, the band faded away from both recording and live work, but a steady flow of archival reissues and the group's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 kept their music and memory alive. In 2018, the British Not Now label issued The Crickets Story, which collected the group's complete recordings from 1957 to 1962. Jerry Allison, the last surviving member of the original Crickets, died on August 22, 2022 at the age of 82. ~ Bruce Eder & Mark Deming, Rovi

Genres

: doo-wop rockabilly rock and roll

Total plays

849.2 million
Updated on 2025-04-29

Monthly listeners

1,081,642

Followers

126,125

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    12,578 listeners
  2. Australia
    16,261 listeners
  3. Australia
    16,584 listeners
  4. Australia
    12,353 listeners
  5. United States
    10,408 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Everyday
Everyday
129,748,060 2:07 1956-08-25
That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day
103,592,872 2:15 1957-11-27
That'll Be the Day
That'll Be the Day
103,592,872 2:15 1956-08-25
Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue
72,078,412 2:29 1956-08-25
Rave On
Rave On
42,849,041 1:48 1956-08-25
True Love Ways
True Love Ways
40,040,988 2:48 1956-08-25
Oh Boy!
Oh Boy!
31,738,167 2:07 1957-11-27
Oh Boy
Oh Boy
31,738,167 2:06 2013-08-01
Oh, Boy
Oh, Boy
31,738,167 2:08 2015-03-27
Oh, Boy!
Oh, Boy!
31,738,167 2:07 1956-08-25
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
19,593,084 2:02 1956-08-25
Three Steps To Heaven - Stereo
Three Steps To Heaven - Stereo
16,438,687 2:24 2020-01-31
Three Steps to Heaven
Three Steps to Heaven
16,438,687 2:24 1956-08-25
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
15,483,874 2:03 1956-08-25
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away
15,262,704 2:21 1956-08-25
Words of Love
Words of Love
13,793,164 1:54 1956-08-25
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
13,783,689 2:09 1956-08-25
Raining In My Heart
Raining In My Heart
9,444,664 2:50 1959-02-28
Raining in My Heart
Raining in My Heart
9,444,664 2:48 1956-08-25
You're so Square (Baby, I Don't Care)
You're so Square (Baby, I Don't Care)
5,811,643 1:38 1956-08-25
I Fought The Law
I Fought The Law
5,468,493 2:15 1960-12-05
I Fought the Law
I Fought the Law
5,468,493 2:14 1956-08-25
It's So Easy
It's So Easy
5,117,220 2:09 1959-02-28
It's so Easy
It's so Easy
5,117,220 2:09 1956-08-25
Well... All Right
Well... All Right
4,844,742 2:13 1956-08-25
Rock Around with Ollie Vee
Rock Around with Ollie Vee
3,931,110 2:12 1956-08-25
I'm Gonna Love You Too
I'm Gonna Love You Too
3,605,466 2:13 1956-08-25
You Are My One Desire
You Are My One Desire
3,528,082 2:25 1956-08-25
Think It Over
Think It Over
3,424,072 1:47 1956-08-25
Listen to Me
Listen to Me
2,538,548 2:20 1956-08-25
Ready Teddy
Ready Teddy
2,302,503 1:33 1956-08-25
Blue Days, Black Nights
Blue Days, Black Nights
2,184,638 2:06 1956-08-25
Early In The Morning
Early In The Morning
2,044,250 2:06 1959-02-28
Early in the Morning
Early in the Morning
2,044,250 2:06 1956-08-25
Midnight Shift
Midnight Shift
1,878,570 2:11 1956-08-25
Wishing
Wishing
1,678,186 2:02 1956-08-25
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married
1,600,764 1:46 1960-07-22
I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love
1,549,438 1:57 2015-03-04
I'm Looking for Someone to Love
I'm Looking for Someone to Love
1,549,438 1:57 2019-07-09
I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love
I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love
1,549,438 1:56 1956-08-25
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise
1,401,447 2:29 1956-08-25
Fools Paradise
Fools Paradise
1,401,447 2:31 2019-07-09
Look at Me
Look at Me
1,344,002 2:06 1956-08-25
Love's Made A Fool Of You
Love's Made A Fool Of You
1,338,084 1:60 1960-12-05
Love's Made a Fool of You
Love's Made a Fool of You
1,338,084 1:60 1956-08-25
Loves Made a Fool of You
Loves Made a Fool of You
1,338,084 2:04 2019-07-09
Love Me
Love Me
1,325,892 2:08 1956-08-25
Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married
1,271,821 2:04 1956-08-25
Valley of Tears
Valley of Tears
1,215,193 2:09 1956-08-25
Take Your Time
Take Your Time
1,024,181 1:57 1956-08-25
Crickets - Loopable
Crickets - Loopable
964,676 2:48 2014-10-07
Mailman Bring Me No More Blues
Mailman Bring Me No More Blues
943,781 2:13 1956-08-25
More Than I Can Say
More Than I Can Say
934,555 2:42 1956-08-25
Girl on My Mind
Girl on My Mind
905,909 2:18 1956-08-25
That'll Be the Day (Alternate Take)
That'll Be the Day (Alternate Take)
882,987 2:10 1956-08-25
That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day
882,987 2:10 2007-02-26
Little Baby
Little Baby
857,330 1:55 1956-08-25
Tell Me How
Tell Me How
855,360 2:01 1956-08-25
Rock Me My Baby
Rock Me My Baby
738,599 1:49 2020-08-12
You've Got Love
You've Got Love
732,633 2:08 1956-08-25
Don't Ever Change
Don't Ever Change
716,315 2:11 1956-08-25
Modern Don Juan
Modern Don Juan
661,221 2:41 1956-08-25
That's My Desire
That's My Desire
609,300 2:25 1956-08-25
Don't Come Back Knockin'
Don't Come Back Knockin'
555,018 2:15 1956-08-25
(They Call Her) La Bamba
(They Call Her) La Bamba
469,598 2:38 2007-09-24
Last Night
Last Night
461,324 1:54 1956-08-25
Send Me Some Lovin'
Send Me Some Lovin'
452,395 2:36 2020-08-12
Peggy Sue (Alternate Take)
Peggy Sue (Alternate Take)
446,726 2:19 1956-08-25
Lonesome Tears
Lonesome Tears
407,504 1:47 2008-01-14
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache
Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache
372,707 2:25 2015-01-19
Crickets with Soothing Brown Waves - Loopable
Crickets with Soothing Brown Waves - Loopable
368,823 2:14 2014-10-07
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)
311,131 2:14 1956-08-25
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) [Remastered 2014]
An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date) [Remastered 2014]
311,131 2:19 2023-04-14
Medley Of Buddy Holly Hits:
Medley Of Buddy Holly Hits:
295,073 6:06 1978-01-01
When You Ask About Love
When You Ask About Love
262,407 2:06 1956-08-25
A Sweet Love
A Sweet Love
219,164 2:06 1956-08-25
Crickets with Pure Brown Noise - Loopable
Crickets with Pure Brown Noise - Loopable
191,569 1:24 2014-10-07
Someday
Someday
155,629 2:10 1956-08-25
Sweet Little Sixteen
Sweet Little Sixteen
153,985 2:26 1956-08-25
Changing All Those Changes
Changing All Those Changes
150,774 2:14 1956-08-25
Maybe Baby - Original Take
Maybe Baby - Original Take
150,412 1:55 1983-01-01
Girl Of My Best Friend
Girl Of My Best Friend
132,119 2:21 1962-01-01
Girl of My Best Friend
Girl of My Best Friend
132,119 2:21 1956-08-25
Deborah
Deborah
108,808 2:18 1956-08-25
Someone Someone
Someone Someone
104,818 2:52 1960-12-05
Someone, Someone
Someone, Someone
104,818 2:51 1960-07-22
Don't Cha Know
Don't Cha Know
102,817 2:05 1956-08-25
Don't Cha Know?
Don't Cha Know?
102,817 2:05 2011-05-13
Baby My Heart
Baby My Heart
94,260 2:21 1960-12-05
Baby, My Heart
Baby, My Heart
94,260 2:13 1956-08-25
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Radio Edit
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Radio Edit
80,320 3:33 2004-06-15
A Fool Such As I
A Fool Such As I
74,865 2:29 2015-01-19
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Extended
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Extended
67,779 10:46 2004-06-15
Bullmoose
Bullmoose
64,171 2:49 2015-01-19
Oh Boy!
Oh Boy!
63,876 2:15 1960-07-22
Oh, Boy! (Alternate Take)
Oh, Boy! (Alternate Take)
63,876 2:15 1956-08-25
Pretty Blue Eyes
Pretty Blue Eyes
62,872 2:15 1956-08-25
Waymore's Blues
Waymore's Blues
62,473 3:16 2003-12-21
Well...All Right
Well...All Right
62,061 2:18 1962-01-01
Well... All Right (Alternate Take)
Well... All Right (Alternate Take)
62,061 2:18 1956-08-25
The Girl Of My Best Friend
The Girl Of My Best Friend
59,613 2:25 2011-01-01
My Little Girl
My Little Girl
55,678 1:59 2008-01-01
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
55,292 2:13 2008-06-16
Slow Down
Slow Down
44,598 2:40 2015-01-19
I Gotta Know
I Gotta Know
42,917 2:09 1956-08-25
Before I Grow Too Old
Before I Grow Too Old
35,991 3:13 2015-01-19
Send Me Some Lovin'
Send Me Some Lovin'
33,196 2:37 1956-08-25
Cut Across Shorty
Cut Across Shorty
31,127 2:04 1956-08-25
California Sun
California Sun
30,673 2:31 1964-01-01
Great Balls Of Fire
Great Balls Of Fire
30,429 1:59 1960-12-05
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Want To Hold Your Hand
30,008 2:22 1964-01-01
Don't Think Twice It's All Right
Don't Think Twice It's All Right
27,744 1:53 2015-01-19
Everyday
Everyday
27,194 2:27 2021-05-07
Just This Once
Just This Once
26,759 2:01 1956-08-25
Do You Want To Be Loved
Do You Want To Be Loved
26,488 3:16 1996-01-01
Do You Want to Be Loved Duet with Nanci Griffith
Do You Want to Be Loved Duet with Nanci Griffith
26,488 3:16 2018-07-19
Do You Want to Be Loved Duet
Do You Want to Be Loved Duet
26,488 3:16 2016-12-14
Blue Blue Day
Blue Blue Day
24,928 1:45 1956-08-25
It's Too Late - Undubbed Version
It's Too Late - Undubbed Version
24,290 2:25 2008-01-14
Cherished Memories (Alternate Take)
Cherished Memories (Alternate Take)
23,885 1:59 1956-08-25
As Good As Gone
As Good As Gone
23,833 3:36 1996-01-01
As Good as Gone
As Good as Gone
23,833 3:36 2016-12-14
Little Queenie
Little Queenie
23,531 2:34 1956-08-25
Rock Me My Baby
Rock Me My Baby
22,692 1:50 1956-08-25
Not Fade Away
Not Fade Away
22,510 3:26 1996-06-06
It's Too Late
It's Too Late
21,992 2:23 1956-08-25
Too Much Monday Morning
Too Much Monday Morning
21,928 2:42 1996-01-01
Party Doll - 2010 Remaster
Party Doll - 2010 Remaster
20,791 2:25 2010-01-01
Blue Days, Black Nights
Blue Days, Black Nights
20,751 2:10 2021-05-07
I Fought The Law
I Fought The Law
20,445 2:06 2008-01-01
Picture This
Picture This
19,793 2:47 1996-01-01
Betty Sue's Still Breaking Jimmy Lee's Heart
Betty Sue's Still Breaking Jimmy Lee's Heart
18,877 3:13 1996-01-01
Ting-A-Ling
Ting-A-Ling
18,870 2:39 1956-08-25
When You're In Love
When You're In Love
18,744 1:55 1962-01-01
When You're in Love
When You're in Love
18,744 1:55 1956-08-25
Lookin' For Love
Lookin' For Love
18,648 1:56 1962-01-01
Lookin' for Love
Lookin' for Love
18,648 1:56 1956-08-25
Deck The Halls
Deck The Halls
18,425 2:24 2000-01-01
Deck the Halls
Deck the Halls
18,425 2:24 2005-11-01
Stagger Lee - 2010 Remaster
Stagger Lee - 2010 Remaster
18,413 2:30 2010-01-01
Love You More Than I Can Say
Love You More Than I Can Say
17,782 3:27 2021-05-07
Gotta Travel On
Gotta Travel On
17,602 1:58 1962-01-01
Gotta Travel
Gotta Travel
17,602 1:58 1956-08-25
Well...All Right
Well...All Right
17,592 2:16 1996-06-06
Love's Made A Fool Of You
Love's Made A Fool Of You
17,513 3:15 2021-05-07
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
17,406 2:02 1960-12-05
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell
17,144 2:15 1960-12-05
Learning The Game
Learning The Game
16,738 3:23 2021-05-07
Goin' Out Lovin'
Goin' Out Lovin'
16,493 3:21 1996-01-01
Goin' out Lovin'
Goin' out Lovin'
16,493 3:21 2016-12-14
I Had A Dream
I Had A Dream
16,132 3:37 1996-01-01
I Had a Dream
I Had a Dream
16,132 3:37 2016-12-14
Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue
15,844 2:20 2007-02-26
Someone, Someone
Someone, Someone
15,573 4:15 2021-05-07
I Saw Her Standing There
I Saw Her Standing There
15,516 2:57 1964-01-01
Rockin' 50s Rock 'N' Roll
Rockin' 50s Rock 'N' Roll
14,621 2:20 2009-08-04
Rockin' 50s Rock 'n' Roll
Rockin' 50s Rock 'n' Roll
14,621 2:20 2007-02-26
Pretend
Pretend
14,460 2:41 2015-01-19
Midnight Special
Midnight Special
14,422 2:25 2015-01-19
I Fought The Law
I Fought The Law
14,034 2:12 2021-05-07
You're Mine
You're Mine
13,827 2:55 2014-03-05
Say It Isn't So
Say It Isn't So
13,818 3:28 1996-01-01
I Gotta Pass
I Gotta Pass
13,689 2:55 1996-01-01
You've Got Love
You've Got Love
13,685 2:08 2020-08-12
Don't Ever Change
Don't Ever Change
13,607 2:20 2008-01-01
Parisian Girl
Parisian Girl
13,529 2:01 1956-08-25
Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange
13,188 2:45 1962-12-04
No Kidding
No Kidding
13,182 3:06 1996-01-01
That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day
12,862 2:16 2021-05-07
(Get A Little) Closer
(Get A Little) Closer
12,678 3:27 1996-01-01
Closer (Get a Little)
Closer (Get a Little)
12,678 3:27 2016-12-14
The Clouds Will Soon Roll By
The Clouds Will Soon Roll By
12,672 3:39 2015-01-19
Playing By The Rules
Playing By The Rules
12,653 3:29 1996-01-01
Playing by the Rules
Playing by the Rules
12,653 3:29 2016-12-14
Letter Of Love
Letter Of Love
12,589 2:55 1996-01-01
Letter of Love
Letter of Love
12,589 2:55 2016-12-14
Cherished Memories
Cherished Memories
12,159 1:59 1956-08-25
Why Did You Leave?
Why Did You Leave?
12,073 2:22 1960-12-05
Why Did You Leave
Why Did You Leave
12,073 2:20 2011-05-13
True Love Ways
True Love Ways
11,329 3:09 2007-02-26
The Best In Me
The Best In Me
11,258 3:12 1996-01-01
The Best in Me
The Best in Me
11,258 3:12 2016-12-14
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
11,220 2:14 1956-08-25
So You're In Love
So You're In Love
10,982 2:39 1960-12-05
So You're in Love (Alt Take) - Remastered
So You're in Love (Alt Take) - Remastered
10,982 2:38 2020-09-11
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Sash Remix
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Sash Remix
10,982 6:38 2004-06-15
Queen Of The Hop
Queen Of The Hop
10,806 2:22 2015-01-19
A Fool Never Learns
A Fool Never Learns
10,706 2:14 1964-01-01
Great Balls of Fire
Great Balls of Fire
10,623 1:58 2011-05-13
Great Balls Of Fire
Great Balls Of Fire
10,623 1:58 2015-07-01
Jambalaya
Jambalaya
10,596 2:34 2015-01-19
Think It Over
Think It Over
10,083 2:52 2021-05-07
Everyday
Everyday
10,066 2:21 2008-01-01
Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue
9,953 2:27 2008-01-01
Summertime Blues
Summertime Blues
9,774 1:48 2015-01-19
I'm Feeling Sorry
I'm Feeling Sorry
9,737 2:48 2015-01-19
Raining In My Heart
Raining In My Heart
9,666 2:43 2007-02-26
She Loves You
She Loves You
9,632 2:28 1964-01-01
Smooth Guy
Smooth Guy
9,449 1:49 1960-12-05
Well All Right
Well All Right
9,382 2:21 2007-02-26
Not Fade Away (with Peter Case)
Not Fade Away (with Peter Case)
9,282 3:28 2021-05-07
Oh Boy
Oh Boy
9,241 2:10 2008-01-01
Everyday / Think It Over / Maybe Baby - Medley
Everyday / Think It Over / Maybe Baby - Medley
9,169 6:19 2009-08-04
Everyday/Think It Over/Maybe Baby
Everyday/Think It Over/Maybe Baby
9,169 6:19 2007-02-26
Please Please Me
Please Please Me
9,055 2:02 1964-01-01
Walk Right Back
Walk Right Back
8,917 2:11 2015-01-19
That'll Be The Day
That'll Be The Day
8,826 2:23 2008-01-01
Well...All Right
Well...All Right
8,432 2:26 2021-05-07
More Than I Can Say
More Than I Can Say
8,228 2:44 2020-08-12
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It
8,131 2:28 1956-08-25
The Real Buddy Holly Story
The Real Buddy Holly Story
7,991 4:35 2021-05-07
Lucille
Lucille
7,853 2:27 1956-08-25
Little Hollywood Girl
Little Hollywood Girl
7,602 2:11 1962-12-04
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise
7,444 3:08 2015-01-19
It's So Easy
It's So Easy
7,387 1:41 2007-02-26
No One Knows
No One Knows
7,271 2:11 1956-08-25
(They Call Her) La Bamba
(They Call Her) La Bamba
7,184 2:44 2008-01-01
More Than I Can Say
More Than I Can Say
6,802 2:56 2008-01-01
From Me To You
From Me To You
6,758 1:60 1964-01-01
It's So Easy
It's So Easy
6,606 2:11 2008-01-01
Teardrops Fall Like Rain - Remastered
Teardrops Fall Like Rain - Remastered
6,527 1:45 2020-09-11
My Little Girl - Remastered
My Little Girl - Remastered
6,448 1:56 2020-09-11
I Fought the Law
I Fought the Law
6,354 2:14 2020-08-12
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
6,249 2:03 2020-08-12
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
6,249 2:03 2011-01-01
Cozumel
Cozumel
6,240 4:29 2015-01-19
Slippin' And Slidin'
Slippin' And Slidin'
6,224 2:30 1964-01-01
He's Old Enough To Know Better
He's Old Enough To Know Better
6,046 2:05 1962-12-04
You Can't Be Inbetween
You Can't Be Inbetween
5,789 2:11 1964-01-01
I Wonder In Whose Arms
I Wonder In Whose Arms
5,591 3:22 2015-01-19
Well All Right
Well All Right
5,582 2:21 2008-01-01
Lonely Avenue
Lonely Avenue
5,420 2:10 1964-01-01
When You Ask About Love
When You Ask About Love
5,367 2:03 2008-01-01
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Dub Version
I Think Of You (feat. The Crickets) - Dub Version
5,235 7:06 2004-06-15
I'm Not a Bad Guy - Remastered
I'm Not a Bad Guy - Remastered
5,029 2:09 2020-09-11
I'm Not A Bad Guy
I'm Not A Bad Guy
5,029 2:11 1991-01-08
Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu' - Remastered
Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu' - Remastered
5,002 2:00 2020-09-11
Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu'
Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu'
5,002 2:00 2015-07-01
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu'
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu'
5,002 2:00 2011-05-13
Rave On
Rave On
4,791 2:22 2008-01-01
I'm Feeling Better
I'm Feeling Better
4,699 2:45 1991-01-08
Just This Once
Just This Once
4,620 2:01 2011-01-01
Great Balls of Fire
Great Balls of Fire
4,614 1:60 2020-08-12
Think It Over
Think It Over
4,567 1:53 2008-01-01
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
It Doesn't Matter Anymore
4,530 2:45 2008-01-01
I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down
I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down
4,390 2:03 2015-01-19
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
4,278 2:35 2008-01-01
Teardrops Fall Like Rain
Teardrops Fall Like Rain
4,191 2:01 2008-01-01
Money
Money
4,162 2:06 1964-01-01
Smooth Guy - Fast Version
Smooth Guy - Fast Version
3,881 1:48 2011-05-13
After It's Over
After It's Over
3,570 2:11 2011-05-13
Ting-A-Ling
Ting-A-Ling
3,552 2:38 2020-08-12
TIng-A-Ling
TIng-A-Ling
3,552 2:38 2011-01-01
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby
3,290 2:08 2008-01-01
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell
3,270 2:11 2020-08-12
So You're in Love
So You're in Love
3,221 2:26 2011-05-13
So You're In Love
So You're In Love
3,221 2:26 2015-07-01
Tell Me How
Tell Me How
3,208 2:14 2008-01-01
Love's Made a Fool of You
Love's Made a Fool of You
3,200 2:04 2020-08-12
Love's Made A Fool Of You
Love's Made A Fool Of You
3,200 2:01 2011-01-01
Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu' (Alt Take) - Remastered
Rockin' Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu' (Alt Take) - Remastered
3,194 2:04 2020-09-11
Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu' (Alt. Take)
Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu' (Alt. Take)
3,194 2:04 2015-07-01
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu' - Alternate Take
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu' - Alternate Take
3,194 2:04 2011-05-13
True Love Ways
True Love Ways
3,133 3:45 2008-01-01
Baby My Heart
Baby My Heart
3,095 2:18 2008-01-01
Celtic Is The Team
Celtic Is The Team
2,901 2:57 1968-01-01
Come On
Come On
2,804 2:18 1964-01-01
Smooth Guy - Slow Version
Smooth Guy - Slow Version
2,736 2:06 2011-05-13
Break It Easy
Break It Easy
2,709 2:03 1991-01-08
Love's Made A Fool Of You
Love's Made A Fool Of You
2,707 1:56 2008-01-01
I Believe in You - Remastered
I Believe in You - Remastered
2,548 2:16 2020-09-11
He's Old Enough to Know Better - Remastered
He's Old Enough to Know Better - Remastered
2,414 1:52 2020-09-11
More Than I Can Say
More Than I Can Say
2,413 2:40 2011-01-01
Love Is Strange
Love Is Strange
2,382 2:35 1956-08-25
Peggy Sue - Live
Peggy Sue - Live
2,312 1:55 2022-10-03
I Fought The Law
I Fought The Law
2,212 2:14 2011-01-01
Teardrops Fall Like Rain
Teardrops Fall Like Rain
2,093 1:46 1991-01-08
When You Ask About Love
When You Ask About Love
2,086 2:06 2020-08-12
Blue Monday
Blue Monday
1,962 2:19 1962-12-04
Never Give up Hope
Never Give up Hope
1,936 2:05 2022-10-28
Looking All over Town - Remastered
Looking All over Town - Remastered
1,934 1:47 2020-09-11
Looking All Over Town
Looking All Over Town
1,934 1:49 1991-01-08
Lookin' All over Town
Lookin' All over Town
1,934 1:50 2019-06-01
Someone, Someone - Remastered
Someone, Someone - Remastered
1,878 2:51 2020-09-11
I Believe In You
I Believe In You
1,876 2:19 1991-01-08
I Believe in You
I Believe in You
1,876 2:21 2019-06-01
Surfin' Special
Surfin' Special
1,837 2:01 1991-01-08
I Fought the Law
I Fought the Law
1,797 2:09 2014-09-10
A Sweet Love
A Sweet Love
1,721 2:06 2020-08-12
A Sweet Love
A Sweet Love
1,677 2:01 2014-09-10
All I Have To Do Is Dream (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
All I Have To Do Is Dream (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
1,648 3:05 2020-04-24
The Real Thing (Demo) - Remastered
The Real Thing (Demo) - Remastered
1,577 1:47 2020-09-11
Willie And The Hand Jive
Willie And The Hand Jive
1,565 2:50 1962-12-04
Summertime Blues
Summertime Blues
1,550 1:57 1962-12-04
Fine as Wine
Fine as Wine
1,526 2:35 2022-10-28
Baby, My Heart - Remastered
Baby, My Heart - Remastered
1,474 2:13 2020-09-11
Willie and the Hand Jive - Remastered
Willie and the Hand Jive - Remastered
1,460 2:42 2020-09-11
Summertime Blues - Remastered
Summertime Blues - Remastered
1,443 1:51 2020-09-11
Brand New Doll
Brand New Doll
1,442 1:55 2019-06-01
Great Balls of Fire
Great Balls of Fire
1,435 1:54 2014-09-10
More Than I Can Say
More Than I Can Say
1,432 2:38 2014-09-10
Baby My Heart
Baby My Heart
1,361 2:08 2014-09-10
What's I Say - Remastered
What's I Say - Remastered
1,332 2:34 2020-09-11
Just This Once
Just This Once
1,321 1:57 2014-09-10
Harlem Girl (Demo) - Remastered
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1,313 1:43 2020-09-11
A Harlem Girl
A Harlem Girl
1,313 1:47 2019-06-01
Blue, Blue Day - Remastered
Blue, Blue Day - Remastered
1,306 1:48 2020-09-11
Great Balls Of Fire
Great Balls Of Fire
1,298 1:57 2011-01-01
Peggy Sue Got Married
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1,273 1:41 2014-09-10
A Fool Never Learns (Double-Tracked Vocal)
A Fool Never Learns (Double-Tracked Vocal)
1,251 1:56 2019-06-01
When You Ask About Love
When You Ask About Love
1,242 2:02 2014-09-10
When You Ask About Love
When You Ask About Love
1,227 2:06 2011-01-01
Till I Kissed You (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
Till I Kissed You (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
1,212 2:37 2020-04-24
Don't Cha Know
Don't Cha Know
1,194 2:02 2014-09-10
Rave On
Rave On
1,184 2:12 2019-06-01
Ting-A-Ling
Ting-A-Ling
1,167 2:35 2014-09-10
Ting-a-Ling
Ting-a-Ling
1,167 2:35 2022-03-04
Time Will Tell - Remastered
Time Will Tell - Remastered
1,162 2:14 2020-09-11
Someone, Someone
Someone, Someone
1,139 2:46 2014-09-10
Great Balls of Fire
Great Balls of Fire
1,076 1:57 2014-01-30
That'll Be The Day - Live
That'll Be The Day - Live
1,056 2:26 2023-02-17
That'll Be the Day
That'll Be the Day
1,056 2:28 2017-10-27
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
1,016 1:57 2014-09-10
Peggy Sue - Live
Peggy Sue - Live
< 1000 2:30 1986-01-30
That'll Be the Day - Live
That'll Be the Day - Live
< 1000 1:59 1986-01-30
Cathy's Clown (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
Cathy's Clown (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
< 1000 2:34 2020-04-24
Bird Dog (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
Bird Dog (Live 1960 Broadcast Remastered)
< 1000 2:42 2020-04-24
When Will I Be Loved (Live 1960 USA Broadcast Remastered)
When Will I Be Loved (Live 1960 USA Broadcast Remastered)
< 1000 1:58 2020-04-24
Searchin' - Remastered
Searchin' - Remastered
< 1000 2:50 2020-09-11
Why Did You Leave? - Remastered
Why Did You Leave? - Remastered
< 1000 2:20 2020-09-11
Love's Made a Fool of You
Love's Made a Fool of You
< 1000 1:58 2014-09-10
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell
< 1000 2:09 2014-09-10
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell
< 1000 2:11 2011-01-01
A Sweet Love
A Sweet Love
< 1000 2:04 2011-01-01
Los dinosaurios
Los dinosaurios
< 1000 3:46 1983-09-07
Love's Made a Fool of You
Love's Made a Fool of You
< 1000 1:58 2022-03-04
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell
< 1000 2:09 2022-03-04
Milk and Gin
Milk and Gin
< 1000 2:35 2018-01-06
Fine as Wine
Fine as Wine
< 1000 2:32 2018-01-06
Fine As Wine
Fine As Wine
< 1000 2:39 2001-01-01
Milk And Gin
Milk And Gin
< 1000 2:42 2001-01-01
On My Mind Again - Remastered
On My Mind Again - Remastered
< 1000 2:35 2020-05-22
Heaven And Paradise
Heaven And Paradise
< 1000 2:05 2018-09-06
Heaven And Paradise
Heaven And Paradise
< 1000 2:05 2017-07-20
The Crickets
The Crickets
< 1000 2:03 2008-01-01
Ebony
Ebony
< 1000 2:15 2012-12-05
My Little Girl
My Little Girl
< 1000 3:48 1991-01-08
Lost And All Alone
Lost And All Alone
< 1000 2:03 1991-01-08
Don't Try To Change
Don't Try To Change
< 1000 2:12 1991-01-08
April Avenue
April Avenue
< 1000 2:18 1991-01-08
Don't Breathe A Word
Don't Breathe A Word
< 1000 2:07 1991-01-08
Don't Say You Love Me
Don't Say You Love Me
< 1000 2:27 1991-01-08
Right Or Wrong
Right Or Wrong
< 1000 2:09 1991-01-08
Playboy
Playboy
< 1000 2:04 1991-01-08
(They Call Her) La Bamba - Remastered 1991
(They Call Her) La Bamba - Remastered 1991
< 1000 2:58 1991-01-08
All Over You
All Over You
< 1000 2:13 1991-01-08
I Think I've Caught The Blues
I Think I've Caught The Blues
< 1000 1:53 1991-01-08
We Gotta Get Together
We Gotta Get Together
< 1000 2:19 1991-01-08
Everybody's Got A Little Problem
Everybody's Got A Little Problem
< 1000 1:45 1991-01-08
Now Hear This
Now Hear This
< 1000 2:18 1991-01-08
Thoughtless
Thoughtless
< 1000 2:08 1991-01-08
That'll Be The Day - Live
That'll Be The Day - Live
< 1000 1:56 2022-11-23
TEARDROPS FALL LIKE RAIN
TEARDROPS FALL LIKE RAIN
< 1000 1:46 2021-06-25
Searchin'
Searchin'
< 1000 2:59 1962-12-04
What I'd Say
What I'd Say
< 1000 2:40 1962-12-04
Blue, Blue Day
Blue, Blue Day
< 1000 1:53 1962-12-04
Don't Breathe a Word
Don't Breathe a Word
< 1000 2:07 2019-06-01
Bring Back My Surfboard
Bring Back My Surfboard
< 1000 2:46 2019-06-01
Little Hollywood Girl
Little Hollywood Girl
< 1000 2:13 2019-06-01
I Don't Need a Friend
I Don't Need a Friend
< 1000 2:03 2019-06-01
My Little Kim Ruth
My Little Kim Ruth
< 1000 1:35 2019-06-01
Don't Say You Love Me
Don't Say You Love Me
< 1000 2:24 2019-06-01
It's All Right with Me
It's All Right with Me
< 1000 1:59 2019-06-01
I'm Not a Bad Guy
I'm Not a Bad Guy
< 1000 1:18 2019-06-01
Parisian Girl
Parisian Girl
< 1000 1:43 2019-06-01
The Real Thing
The Real Thing
< 1000 1:47 2019-06-01
A Fool Never Learns (Solo)
A Fool Never Learns (Solo)
< 1000 2:01 2019-06-01
Fell in Love with a Face
Fell in Love with a Face
< 1000 2:09 2019-06-01
Never Ever Told Me
Never Ever Told Me
< 1000 2:42 2019-06-01
There's No Better Way to Die
There's No Better Way to Die
< 1000 2:02 2019-06-01
Bottom of the Sea
Bottom of the Sea
< 1000 2:48 2019-06-01
Farewell, My Bluebell
Farewell, My Bluebell
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