The Essential Roy Orbison
by Roy Orbison
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Roy Orbison bestography
The Essential Roy Orbison is ranked 13th best out of 36 albums by Roy Orbison on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Roy Orbison is Mystery Girl which is ranked number 3167 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 483.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Essential Roy Orbison track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (29 out of 42 tracks have been rated).
The Essential Roy Orbison rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 42 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  JR | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 90/100 | 10 |
| 2018 |  21stCenturySchiz | First Albums I Bought Per Artist | 49/64 | - |
| 2016 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE GREATEST HITS COMPILATION ALBUMS | 82/95 | - |
| 2013 | marshallsbrother | Top 76 Music Albums of 2006 | 63/76 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/26/2025 22:21 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,705 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2024 03:25 | JR | 1,114 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2023 18:34 | Johnnyo | 9,906 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/20/2020 12:18 |  FisnikFizz | 2,847 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/07/2020 17:44 |  Maxence | 12,753 | 61/100 |
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