Roy OrbisonBest Roy Orbison Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
17
Opinions
21
Albums
6
Reviewers
Summary from 17 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Roy Orbison’s catalog across 21 albums from 17 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated Roy Orbison album is The Soul of Rock And Roll (2008) with a 9.3/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Crying and Mystery Girl (Bonus Track Version). The discography on Rate.fm spans 1958 to 2008. Crying ranks as the highest-rated Roy Orbison song on Rate.fm with a 9.3/10 average.
The Soul of Rock And Roll
“Roy Orbison was a superhero of song. Unassuming in appearance, he became someone extraordinary when his weeping tenor took flight, rising from deep, dark places on anguished ballads like "Only the Lonely" and "Crying." Orbison rebuilt the stark balladry of Elvis Presley’s "Heartbreak Hotel" as a jukebox opera house, expanded rock’s arrangement limitations, and opened […]”
The Soul of Rock And Roll
“This 4xCD box set is the most expansive and exhaustive summary of the rock'n'roll legend's long career, which had its share of ups and downs and ended on an impossibly high note with his 1989 album Mystery Girl and his work with the Traveling Wilburys.”
Mystery Girl (Bonus Track Version)
“The late Roy Orbison’s first album of all-new material in ten years, Mystery Girl cloaks the epic sweep and grandeur of his classic sound in meticulous, modern production — the album encapsulates everything that made Orbison great, and for that reason it makes a fitting valedictory. There are ten songs and six producers on this […]”