# Buddy Holly — Peggy Sue

Buddy Holly’s Peggy Sue (1957) is No. 8 in our Rock and Roll ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1957
- **Label:** Coral
- **On one list:** Rock and Roll
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Buddy Holly](https://waxonia.com/artist/buddy-holly/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/buddy-holly--peggy-sue/

## What we say

### 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.

## Listen

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

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