List of songs recorded by Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly was an American musician and singer-songwriter whose career spanned from 1952 to 1959. This list includes songs that he recorded as a group leader or a solo artist that have been officially released in various formats. Year indicates when the recording was first released commercially.

List of songs with songwriter(s), original release, year, and other release(s) on albums
Song	Artist	Credited songwriter(s)	Original album release	Year	Other release(s) on albums
"Ain't Got No Home"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Clarence "Frogman" Henry	Giant	1969
"Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly, Don Guess	Reminiscing	1963
"Because I Love You"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly	Reminiscing	1963
"Blue Days, Black Nights" (a.k.a. "Blue Days")	Buddy Holly	Ben Hall	That'll Be the Day	1956
"Blue Monday"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Dave Bartholomew	Giant	1969
"Blue Suede Shoes"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Carl Perkins	Showcase	1964
"Bo Diddley"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Ellas McDaniel	Reminiscing	1963
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Chuck Berry	Reminiscing	1963
"Come Back Baby"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Norman Petty	Showcase	1964
"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1959
"Don't Come Back Knockin'"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Sue Parrish	That'll Be the Day	1958
"Door to My Heart"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Bob Montgomery	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Down the Line"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Early in the Morning"	Buddy Holly	Bobby Darin, Woody Harris	The Buddy Holly Story	1959
"An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)"	The Crickets	Roy Orbison, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"Everyday"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	1958	The Buddy Holly Story
"Flower of My Heart"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Don Guess, Bob Montgomery	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Fool's Paradise"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Sonny Le Claire, Horace Linsley, Norman Petty	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Gambled My Heart"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Bob Montgomery	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Girl on My Mind"	Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes	Don Guess	That'll Be the Day	1958	Showcase^[a]
"Gone"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Smokey Rogers	Showcase	1964
"Good Rockin' Tonight"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Roy Brown	Giant	1969
"Gotta Get You Near Me Blues"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Bob Montgomery	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Peter De Rose, George Brown	Giant	1969
"Heartbeat"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery	The Buddy Holly Story	1958
"Holly Hop"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Ella Holley	Giant	1969
"Honky Tonk"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Bill Doggett, Shep Shepherd, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler	Showcase	1964
"I Guess I Was Just a Fool"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly	Showcase	1964
"I Wanna Play House with You"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Arthur Gunter	Holly in the Hills	1965
"I’m Changing All Those Changes"	Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes	Buddy Holly	That'll Be the Day	1958	Reminiscing^[a]^[b]
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"	Buddy Holly	Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	1958
"I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly	Reminiscing	1963
"I'm Looking for Someone to Love"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"	Buddy Holly	Paul Anka	The Buddy Holly Story	1959
"It's Not My Fault"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Ben Hall, Weldon Myrick	Reminiscing	1963
"It's So Easy!"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	The Buddy Holly Story	1958
"It's Too Late"	The Crickets	Chuck Willis	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"Last Night"	The Crickets	Joe B. Mauldin, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"Learning the Game"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960
"Listen to Me"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	1958
"Little Baby"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, C.W. Kendall Jr.	Buddy Holly	1958	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II
"Lonesome Tears"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Look at Me"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	1958
"Love Is Strange"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool, Ethel Smith	Giant	1969
"Love Me"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Sue Parrish	That'll Be the Day	1956
"Love's Made a Fool of You"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery	Showcase	1964
"Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"	Buddy Holly	Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton	Buddy Holly	1958
"Maybe Baby"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957	The Buddy Holly Story
"Midnight Shift"	Buddy Holly	Earl Lee, Jimmie Ainsworth	That'll Be the Day	1958
"Modern Don Juan"	Buddy Holly	Don Guess, Jack Neal	That'll Be the Day	1956
"Moondreams"	Buddy Holly	Norman Petty	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960
"Not Fade Away"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"Now We're One"	Buddy Holly	Bobby Darin	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960
"Oh, Boy"	The Crickets	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957	The Buddy Holly Story
"Peggy Sue"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	1958	The Buddy Holly Story
"Peggy Sue Got Married"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1959
"Raining in My Heart"	Buddy Holly	Felice and Boudleaux Bryant	The Buddy Holly Story	1959
"Rave On!"	Buddy Holly	Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty	Buddy Holly	1958	The Buddy Holly Story
"Ready Teddy"	Buddy Holly	Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco	Buddy Holly	1958
"Reminiscing"	Buddy Holly^[a]	King Curtis	Reminiscing	1962
"Rip It Up"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco	Showcase	1964
"Rock-A-Bye Rock"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly	Reminiscing	1963
"Rock Around with Ollie Vee"	Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes	Sonny Curtis	That'll Be the Day	1957	Showcase^[a]
"Rock Me My Baby"	The Crickets	Shorty Long, Susan Heather	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"Send Me Some Lovin'"	The Crickets	John Marascalco, Leo Price	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"Shake, Rattle and Roll"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Charles E. Calhoun	Showcase	1964
"Slippin' and Slidin'"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Little Richard, Eddie Bo, Al Collins, James Smith	Reminiscing	1963	Giant
"Smokey Joe's Cafe"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Giant	1969
"Soft Place in My Heart"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Bob Montgomery, Norman Petty	Holly in the Hills	1965
"Take Your Time"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1958
"Tell Me How"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957
"That Makes It Tough"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960
"That'll Be the Day"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957	That'll Be the Day ^[c] The Buddy Holly Story
"That's What They Say"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960
"Think It Over"	The Crickets	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty, Jerry Allison	The Buddy Holly Story	1958
"Ting-A-Ling"	Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes	Ahmet Ertegun	That'll Be the Day	1958
"True Love Ways"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Norman Petty	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960
"(Ummm, Oh Yeah) Dearest"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Mickey Baker, Ellas McDaniel	Showcase	1964	Giant
"Valley of Tears"	Buddy Holly	Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew	Buddy Holly	1958
"Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Harry Von Tilzer, Andrew B. Sterling	Reminiscing	1963
"Well...All Right"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty, Joe B. Mauldin	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1958
"What to Do"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. II	1960	Holly in the Hills^[a]
"Wishing"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly, Bob Montgomery	Holly in the Hills	1959
"Words of Love"	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	1958
"You And I Are Through"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Bob Montgomery	Holly in the Hills	1965
"You Are My One Desire"	Buddy Holly	Don Guess	That'll Be the Day	1958
"You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)"	Buddy Holly	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	Buddy Holly	1958
"You're the One"	Buddy Holly^[a]	Buddy Holly, Slim Corbin, Waylon Jennings	Showcase	1964	Giant
"You've Got Love'"	The Crickets	Roy Orbison, Johnny Wilson, Norman Petty	The "Chirping" Crickets	1957

Notes

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^ Titled "Changing All Those Changes"
^ Decca recording credited to Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes

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[2] Titled "Changing All Those Changes"

[3] Decca recording credited to Buddy Holly & The Three Tunes

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Singles	"Love Me" "That'll Be the Day" "Words of Love" (b/w "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues") "Peggy Sue" (b/w "Everyday") "Oh, Boy!" "Not Fade Away" "I'm Gonna Love You Too" "Maybe Baby" "Rave On" "Think It Over" "Early in the Morning" "It's So Easy" "Heartbeat" "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (b/w "Raining in My Heart") "Peggy Sue Got Married" (b/w "Crying, Waiting, Hoping") "True Love Ways" "Valley of Tears" "Bo Diddley" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" "Love Is Strange"
Studio albums	The "Chirping" Crickets Buddy Holly That'll Be The Day
Compilation albums	The Buddy Holly Story The Buddy Holly Story, Vol. 2 Reminiscing Showcase Holly in the Hills Giant 20 Golden Greats For the First Time Anywhere Words of Love Greatest Hits Down the Line: Rarities Memorial Collection
Tribute albums	Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) Rave On Buddy Holly Listen to Me: Buddy Holly
Related articles	Buddy Holly discography List of songs Waylon Jennings Bob "Bobby" Montgomery María Elena Holly (wife) Norman Petty The Picks Surf Ballroom (site of final performance) The Day the Music Died (1959 plane crash) The Buddy Holly Story Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story "Buddy Holly" (song) Buddy Holly Center
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