16 Biggest Hits (Roy Orbison album)

16 Biggest Hits
Greatest hits album by Roy Orbison
Released February 9, 1999
Genre Rockabilly, country, pop rock
Label Legacy Recordings
Roy Orbison chronology
Oh, Pretty Woman: The Greatest Hits
(1998)		 16 Biggest Hits
(1999)		 20 Golden Hits
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

16 Biggest Hits is a 1999 Roy Orbison compilation album. It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings.

The album was certified Gold in 2005 by the RIAA.[2] It has sold 830,000 copies in the US as of May 2013.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Only the Lonely" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) – 2:26
  2. "Blue Angel" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:51
  3. "I'm Hurtin'" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:42
  4. "Running Scared" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:12
  5. "Crying" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:46
  6. "Candy Man" (Fred Neil, Beverly Ross) – 2:45
  7. "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" (Cindy Walker) – 2:33
  8. "The Crowd" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:24
  9. "Leah" (Orbison) – 2:40
  10. "Workin' for the Man" (Orbison) – 2:20
  11. "In Dreams" (Orbison) – 2:49
  12. "Falling" (Orbison) – 2:23
  13. "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius) – 2:25
  14. "Blue Bayou" (Orbison, Melson) – 2:31
  15. "It's Over" (Orbison, Bill Dees) – 2:48
  16. "Oh, Pretty Woman" (Orbison, Dees) – 2:57

Chart performance

16 Biggest Hits peaked at #47 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of February 10, 2001.[4]

Chart (1999–2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 47

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 830,000[3]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r387962
  2. 1 2 "American album certifications – Roy Orbison – 16 Biggest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  3. 1 2 Paul Grein (May 8, 2013). "Week Ending May 5, 2013. Albums: Kenny Closes In On Garth". Yahoo Music (Chart Watch). Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chart listing for 16 Biggest Hits". Billboard. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
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