# Buddy Holly — Every Record We Rank

Buddy Holly appears once in our Rock and Roll list, placing as high as No. 8. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Rock and Roll
- **Year:** 1957
- **Highest placing:** No. 8 in Rock and Roll
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/buddy-holly/

## Appears on

### [Peggy Sue](https://waxonia.com/track/buddy-holly--peggy-sue/)

*1957 · Coral · No. 8 in [Rock and Roll](https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/)*

Jerry Allison's paradiddles on the toms, a guitar tone nobody had bothered with before, and a songwriter who wrote, played and produced. The self-contained band starts here.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Buddy%20Holly%20Peggy%20Sue) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=1sWvwBYEzvE)

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