| The Crickets discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| EPs | 18 |
| Singles | 32 |
This is the discography of American rock and roll band the Crickets.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] | ||
| The "Chirping" Crickets | — | 5 | |
| Buddy Holly [A] |
|
— | — |
| In Style with the Crickets |
|
— | 13 |
| Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets |
|
42 | 2 |
| Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else |
|
— | — |
| California Sun / She Loves You |
|
— | — |
| Rockin' 50's Rock'n'Roll |
|
— | — |
| Bubblegum, Pop, Ballads & Boogie |
|
— | — |
| Remnants |
|
— | — |
| A Long Way from Lubbock |
|
— | — |
| T Shirt | — | — | |
| Double Exposure |
|
— | — |
| Too Much Monday Morning |
|
— | — |
| The Crickets & Their Buddies |
|
— | — |
| About Time Too! |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN [3] |
NZ [4] |
UK [5] | ||
| The Buddy Holly Story |
|
67 | — | — | 2 |
| A Collection |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Rock Reflections |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Back in Style |
|
— | — | — | — |
| 20 Golden Greats |
|
55 | 31 | — | 1 |
| The Complete Crickets |
|
— | — | — | — |
| File 1961–1965 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Best of the Crickets |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Liberty Years |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Ravin' On – From California to Clovis |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Words of Love – 28 Classic Songs from Buddy Holly and the Crickets |
|
— | — | 20 | 1 |
| The Singles Collection 1957–1961 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| 25 Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets |
|
— | — | 12 | 13 |
| The Ultimate EP Collection |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Complete Early Recordings |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Please Don't Ever Change 1961–1962 |
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— | — | — | — |
| The Crickets Story |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Rough Guide to Buddy Holly & the Crickets |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956–62 |
|
— | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | ||
| The "Chirping" Crickets |
|
— |
| The Sound of the Crickets |
|
— |
| The Sound of the Crickets |
|
— |
| It's So Easy |
|
18 |
| The Crickets |
|
— |
| Four More |
|
7 |
| That'll Be the Day |
|
— |
| The Crickets Don't Ever Change |
|
— |
| The Crickets |
|
— |
| Just for Fun |
|
1 |
| Straight – No Strings! |
|
— |
| Come On |
|
— |
| Buddy Holly: Crickets Hits |
|
— |
| Buddy Holly Memorial Society |
|
— |
| Million Dollar Movie |
|
— |
| The Crickets |
|
— |
| Back Home in Tennessee |
|
— |
| Go Boy Go! |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
| Single (A-side / B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US R&B [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
IRE [11] |
NZ [12] |
UK [2] | |||
| "That'll Be the Day" b/w "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" |
1957 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | The "Chirping" Crickets |
| "Oh, Boy!" b/w "Not Fade Away" |
10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 3 | ||
| "Maybe Baby" b/w "Tell Me How" |
1958 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 4 | |
| "Think It Over" b/w "Fool's Paradise" |
27 58 |
— | 73 | 45 | — | — | 11 | Non-album tracks | |
| "It's So Easy!" b/w "Lonesome Tears" |
— | — | 34 | — | — | — | —[B] | ||
| "Love's Made a Fool of You" b/w "Someone, Someone" (Non-album track) |
1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | In Style with the Crickets |
| "When You Ask About Love" b/w "Deborah" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | ||
| "More Than I Can Say" b/w "Baby My Heart" |
1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 33 | |
| "Don't Cha Know" b/w "Peggy Sue Got Married" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "He's Old Enough to Know Better" b/w "I'm Feeling Better" (Non-album track) |
1961 | 105 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else |
| "I Fought the Law" (UK-only release) b/w "A Sweet Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Style with the Crickets | |
| "Don't Ever Change" b/w "I'm Not a Bad Guy" (Non-album track) |
1962 | — | — | 98 | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else |
| "Punish Her" (by Bobby Vee) b/w "Someday (When I'm Gone from You)" (by Bobby Vee and the Crickets; from Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets) |
20 99 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "I Believe in You" b/w "Parisian Girl" (from Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Little Hollywood Girl" b/w "Parisian Girl" |
— | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else | |
| "My Little Girl" b/w "Teardrops Fall Like Rain" |
1963 | 134 | — | 86 | — | — | — | 17 | Non-album tracks |
| "Don't Try to Change Me" (UK-only release) b/w "Lost and Alone" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||
| "April Avenue" b/w "Don't Say You Love Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Right or Wrong" (UK-only release) b/w "You Can't Be in Between" (from California Sun / She Loves You) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lonely Avenue" b/w "Playboy" (Non-album track) |
1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | California Sun / She Loves You |
| "From Me to You" b/w "Please Please Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You've Got Love" (UK-only release) b/w "An Empty Cup" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Non-album tracks | |
| "(They Call Her) La Bamba" b/w "All Over You" |
— | — | 34 | — | — | — | 21 | ||
| "I Think I've Caught the Blues" b/w "We've Gotta Get Together" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Now Hear This" b/w "Everybody's Got a Little Problem" |
1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Million Dollar Movie" b/w "A Million Miles Apart" |
1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "True Love Ways" b/w "Rockin' 50's Rock and Roll" |
1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rockin' 50's Rock'n'Roll |
| "My Rockin' Days" (UK-only release) b/w "Lovesick Blues" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bubblegum, Bop, Ballad and Boogies |
| "Wasn't It Nice in New York City" b/w "Hayride" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rhyme and Time" (UK-only release) b/w "Ooh Las Vegas" |
1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Remnants / A Long Way from Lubbock |
| "Rock Around with Ollie Vee" (UK-only release) b/w "Cruise in It" |
1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "T-Shirt" b/w "Holly Would" |
1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | T-Shirt |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||