This is the discography of American rock and roll band the Crickets.
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions US UKThe "Chirping" Crickets Released: November 27, 1957 Label: Brunswick Formats: LP—5Buddy Holly Released: February 20, 1958 Label: Coral Formats: LP——In Style with the Crickets Released: December 5, 1960 Label: Coral Formats: LP—13Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets Released: July 14, 1962 Label: Liberty Formats: LP422Something Old, Something New, Something Blue, Somethin' Else Released: December 1962 Label: Liberty Formats: LP——California Sun / She Loves You Released: February 1964 Label: Liberty Formats: LP——Rockin' 50's Rock'n'Roll Released: December 1970 Label: Barnaby Formats: LP——Bubblegum, Bop, Ballad and Boogies Released: April 1973 Label: Philips Formats: LP——Remnants Released: December 1973 Label: Vertigo Formats: LP——A Long Way from Lubbock Released: May 1974 Label: Mercury Formats: LP——T Shirt Released: September 1988 Label: Epic, CBS Formats: CD, LP, MC——Double Exposure Released: September 1993 Label: Rollercoaster Formats: CD——Too Much Monday Morning Released: March 1997 Label: Carlton Sounds Formats: CD, MC——The Crickets & Their Buddies Released: July 2004 Label: Sovereign Artists, Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, DVD——About Time Too! Released: September 2005 Label: Rollercoaster Formats: CD——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions US CAN NZ UKThe Buddy Holly Story Released: February 28, 1959 Label: Coral Formats: LP67——2A Collection Released: June 1965 Label: Liberty Formats: LP————Rock Reflections Released: 1971 Label: Sunset Formats: LP————Back in Style Released: 1975 Label: MCA Formats: LP————20 Golden Greats Released: February 17, 1978 Label: MCA Formats: LP, MC, 8-track5531—1The Complete Crickets Released: February 1984 Label: Charly Formats: LP————File 1961–1965 Released: May 1987 Label: See for Miles Formats: LP————The Best of the Crickets Released: November 1989 Label: Liberty Formats: CD, LP————The Liberty Years Released: May 1991 Label: EMI/Liberty Formats: CD, MC————Ravin' On – From California to Clovis Released: 1991 Label: Rockstar Formats: CD————Words of Love – 28 Classic Songs from Buddy Holly and the Crickets Released: February 8, 1993 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, MC——201The Singles Collection 1957–1961 Released: May 1994 Label: Pickwick Formats: CD————25 Greatest Hits Released: July 6, 1998 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: CD————The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets Released: August 16, 1999 Label: Universal Music TV Formats: CD, MC Expanded reissue in 2009——1213The Ultimate EP Collection Released: September 2001 Label: See for Miles Formats: 2xCD————The Complete Early Recordings Released: October 2009 Label: ZYX Music Formats: CD————Please Don't Ever Change 1961–1962 Released: July 8, 2016 Label: Jasmine Formats: CD, digital download————The Crickets Story Released: February 3, 2017 Label: Not Now Music Formats: 2xCD————The Rough Guide to Buddy Holly & the Crickets Released: February 24, 2017 Label: Music Rough Guides, World Music Network Formats: LP, digital download————The Complete US & UK Singles As & Bs 1956–62 Released: February 9, 2018 Label: Acrobat Music Formats: 2xCD————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs Title EP detailsPeak chart positions UKThe "Chirping" Crickets Released: November 27, 1957 Label: Brunswick Formats: 7"—The Sound of the Crickets Released: December 1957 Label: Brunswick Formats: 7"—The Sound of the Crickets Released: September 1958 Label: Coral Formats: 7" UK-only release—It's So Easy Released: January 1959 Label: Coral Formats: 7" UK-only release18The Crickets Released: March 1960 Label: Coral Formats: 7" UK-only release—Four More Released: May 1960 Label: Coral Formats: 7" UK-only release7That'll Be the Day Released: November 1960 Label: Coral Formats: 7" UK-only release—The Crickets Don't Ever Change Released: July 1962 Label: Coral Formats: 7" UK-only release—The Crickets Released: 1963 Label: Coral Formats: 7"—Just for Fun Released: March 1963 Label: Liberty Formats: 7" UK-only release; split with Bobby Vee1Straight – No Strings! Released: 1963 Label: Liberty Formats: 7" UK-only release—Come On Released: August 1964 Label: Liberty Formats: 7" UK-only release—Buddy Holly: Crickets Hits Released: 3 September 1976 Label: MCA Formats: 7" UK-only release—Buddy Holly Memorial Society Released: 1979 Label: Buddy Holly Memorial Society Formats: 7"—Million Dollar Movie Released: March 1980 Label: Rollercoaster Formats: 7" UK-only release; split with solo Sonny Curtis—The Crickets Released: April 1988 Label: Rollercoaster Formats: 7" UK-only release—Back Home in Tennessee Released: 1990 Label: Rollercoaster Formats: 7" UK-only release—Go Boy Go! Released: 1998 Label: Rollercoaster Formats: 7" UK-only release—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles Single (A-side / B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated YearPeak chart positionsAlbum US US R&B AUS CANPeak positions for the Cricket's singles on the Canadian CHUM Chart: "That'll Be the Day": "Oh, Boy!": "Maybe Baby": "Think It Over": IRE NZ UK"That'll Be the Day"b/w "I'm Looking for Someone to Love"19571222——1The "Chirping" Crickets"Oh, Boy!"b/w "Not Fade Away"101346——3"Maybe Baby"b/w "Tell Me How"1958174169——4"Think It Over"b/w "Fool's Paradise"2758—7345——11 rowspan="2" "It's So Easy!"b/w "Lonesome Tears"——34————"Love's Made a Fool of You"b/w "Someone, Someone" (Non-album track)1959——————26In Style with the Crickets"When You Ask About Love"b/w "Deborah"——————27"More Than I Can Say"b/w "Baby My Heart"1960——————4233"Don't Cha Know"b/w "Peggy Sue Got Married"———————"He's Old Enough to Know Better"b/w "I'm Feeling Better" (Non-album track)1961105—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—985Something 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)2099—————— rowspan="2" "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"1963134—86———17 rowspan="4" "Don't Try to Change Me" b/w "Lost and Alone"(UK-only release)——————37"April Avenue"b/w "Don't Say You Love Me"———————"Right or Wrong" b/w "You Can't Be in Between" (from California Sun / She Loves You)(UK-only release)———————"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" b/w "An Empty Cup"(UK-only release)——————40 rowspan="5" "(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" b/w "Lovesick Blues"(UK-only release)1973———————Bubblegum, Bop, Ballad and Boogies"Wasn't It Nice in New York City"b/w "Hayride"———————"Rhyme and Time" b/w "Ooh Las Vegas"(UK-only release)1974———————Remnants / A Long Way from Lubbock"Rock Around with Ollie Vee"b/w "Cruise in It"(UK-only release)1979———————"T-Shirt"b/w "Holly Would"1988———————T-Shirt"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
See also Buddy Holly discography
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