The Buddy Holly Story (compilation album)
by Buddy Holly

The Buddy Holly Story by Buddy Holly
(Compilation album)
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 8,629th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 25 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1959 (51st)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (259th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,629th)

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Buddy Holly bestography

The Buddy Holly Story is ranked 3rd best out of 20 albums by Buddy Holly on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Buddy Holly is Buddy Holly which is ranked number 668 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,604.

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   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Buddy Holly Story rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,629th | 1950s rank: 259th | 1959 rank: 51st
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2025fabm0List 195916/21 -
2025 djrodoTop 20 Music Albums of 19594/204
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s58/1009
2025WayneMCUncut The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1950s (1-100)65/100 -
2025 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s10/10018
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 195951/1003
2025 LeonardTop 69 Music Albums of 19592/695
2025 TamthebamTop 90 Music Albums of 195934/903
2025TastyandTemptinTop 16 Music Albums of 19597/163
2023glynspsaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s65/1007
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 195952/1002
2021Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (101-200)90/100 -
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 2000 (401-500)2/100 -
2021 djrodoTop 30 Music Albums of the 1950s12/3013
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 1998 (301-400)57/100 -
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 195944/1003
2019HighhopesTop 54 Music Albums of the 1950s22/5412
2019panapsalTop 100 Music Albums of 195939/1003
2018BlumendieselTop 31 Greatest Music Albums30/311
2016edgarjacobs1Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s17/5014
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 28
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 141
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