![]() LP – Reminiscing – Coral – Number 2 UK Charts – April, 1963Ĥ5 – Wishing – Coral – Number 10 UK – September, 1963Ĥ5 – What To Do – Coral – Number 27 UK – December, 1963Ĥ5 – You’ve Got Love – Coral – Number 40 UK – May, 1964 LP – That’ll Be the Day – Ace Of Hearts – Number 3 UK Charts – October, 1961Ĥ5 – Listen To Me (reissue)- Coral – Number 48 UK – March, 1962Ĥ5 – Reminiscing – Coral – Number 17 UK – March, 1962Ĥ5 – Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Coral – Number 3 UK – March, 1963Ĥ5 – Bo Diddley – Coral – Number 4 UK – April, 1963 2 – Number 7 UK Charts – October, 1960Ĥ5 – What To Do – Coral – Number 34 UK – January, 1961Ĥ5 – Valley of Tears – Coral – Number 12 UK – July, 1961Ĥ5 – You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) – Coral – Number 12 UK – July, 1961 2 – Brunswick 9457 – June, 1959Ĥ5 – Peggy Sue Got Married – Coral – Number 13 UK – August, 1959Ĥ5 EP – The Late Great Buddy Holly – Coral – Number 4 UK – February, 1960Ĥ5 – Heartbeat – Coral – Number 30 UK – March, 1960Ĥ5 – True Love Ways – Coral – Number 25 UK – May, 1960Ĥ5 – Learnin’ The Game – Coral – Number 36 UK – October, 1960 1 – Brunswick – June, 1959Ĥ5 EP – Buddy Holly No. LP – The Buddy Holly Story – Coral – Number 2 UK – May, 1959Ĥ5 – Midnight Shift – Brunswick – Number 26 UK – June, 1959Ĥ5 EP – Buddy Holly No. 45 – That’ll Be the Day – Coral -Number 1 UK – September,1957Ĥ5 – Listen To Me – Coral – Number 16 UK – February, 1958Ĥ5 – I’m Gonna Love You Too – Coral – Number 16 UK – February, 1958Ĥ5 EP – Listen To Me – Coral – September, 1958Ĥ5 EP – Heartbeat – Coral – January, 1959Ĥ5 – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Coral – Number 1 UK – February, 1959Ĥ5 EP – Buddy Holly – Coral – April, 1959 In the U.K., “The Buddy Holly Story” had similar success, reaching number 2 and making a run of 156 weeks. The LP enjoyed a 181 week run on the Hot 200 LP’s reaching a number 11 ranking. “The Buddy Holly Story” was a post-Holly release entering the charts two months after his passing in February of 1959. Bottomīuddy Holly placed only four long plays on the U.S. The Brits were hooked! Holly was a smash – as were the Crickets – Over time, Holly would land many more recordings on the British charts than in his homeland. This was followed by his first visit to England in March of that year. Holly’s first international tour came in January of 1958 when he performed for a week in Australia. He would only appear on the charts nine additional times with very moderate results other than 1959’s “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” which reached number 13. only two more times with “Peggy Sue” (number 3) and “Oh, Boy!” (number 10). After that great start, Buddy would enter the Top Ten in the U.S. “That’ll Be the Day” started things off well for the Crickets – going to number 1 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the R&B charts. In his short career, Buddy as a member of the Crickets or as a solo musician placee 13 songs on the Hot 100, from his first “That’ll Be the Day” in the Summer of 1957, to “Raining In My Heart” charting about a month after his untimely death on February 3rd, 1959. It’s a complex tale of how they managed the listings – but all-in-all – a very decent presentation.)īuddy Holly, for all of his talent, didn’t achieve the degree of recognition you imagine here in the United States as far as chart listings go. Without beating their formula to death – the trio drew from several sources to compile their fine reference – including Melody Maker, Record Mirror, the New Musical Express and Record Retailer. ![]() ![]() The most comprehensive source for British chart action is perhaps the giant reference book “The Complete Book Of the British Charts – Singles and Albums” by Neil Warwick, John Kutner and Tony Brown. The UK charts had no single authoritative ‘voice’ but rather a conglomerate of ever-evolving – retracting magazine, publishing charts of various sizes and approaches. (NOTE: The history of the UK charts is very different than the stalwart industry publications in the United States – namely Billboard and Cashbox). Buddy Holly/Crickets on the UK Charts & Releases
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