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What is the most popular album by Roy Orbison?

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The most popular album by Roy Orbison is The Ultimate Collection with a total of 684.9K page views.


Roy Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter. Nicknamed “The Big O”, his best-known songs include “Oh, Pretty Woman”, “You Got It”, “Crying” and “In Dreams”.



First rising to fame in the late 1950s, he became one of the biggest artists of the 1960s, producing 22 U.S. top 40 singles. He then went over two... Read More
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