The following is a list of all the songs written by Joe Melson throughout the years (co-writers in parentheses).
- Actress (Roy Orbison)
- After All (Roy Orbison)
- And The Rain Comes Down (Susie Melson)
- Another Lonely Girl (Roy Orbison)
- Any Little Thing (Can Start the Flame of Love) (Dan Folger)
- Any Ole Time (Dan Folger)
- Baby Don’t Stop (Roy Orbison)
- Bad Cat (Roy Orbison)
- Bara En Fraga (Roy Orbison)
- Barbara (Roy Orbison)
- Because (Roy Orbison, Larry Parks)
- Beginning of the Ending of Me (Ernie Ashworth)
- Blue Angel (Roy Orbison)
- Blue Avenue (Roy Orbison)
- Blue Bayou (Roy Orbison)
- Blue Heartaches (Bob Montgomery)
- Blue Rain (Roy Orbison)
- Bring Love Back Into Our World (Susie Melson)
- Can’t Forget (Roy Orbison)
- Changes (Roy Orbison)
- Close Again (Roy Orbison)
- Come Back To Me My Love (Roy Orbison)
- Crowd (Roy Orbison)
- Cry Baby (Roy Orbison)
- Cry Softly Lonely One (Don Gant)
- Crying (Roy Orbison)
- Crying My Heart Out (Dean Mathis)
- Daddy Number Two (Glenn Barber, Jr.)
- Dance (Roy Orbison)
- Danger (Glenn Barber)
- Day Dream of You (Roy Orbison)
- Dial a Heartbreak (Susie Melson)
- Don’t Go (Roy Orbison)
- Don’t Ya Even Try (Don Gant)
- Donnie (Roy Orbison)
- Dream River (Michael Heck)
- Du Fuehlst Dich So Allein (Gustav Auerbach, Don Gant)
- E Pericoloso L’Amour (Dan Folger)
- Enkelin Sain (Roy Orbison, Veikko Salmi)
- Ever Changing Mind (Susie Melson)
- Faith in Me (Damien Leith)
- Fancy Dan (Roy Orbison)
- Fiddle Number 4 (Roy Orbison)
- Fields of Gold ( Damien Leith)
- Flame of Love (Dan Folger)
- Forever (Roy Orbison)
- Forever Blue (Michael Heck)
- Forgive Me (Roy Orbison)
- Freedom Isn’t Free (Ernie Ashworth, Susie Melson)
- Girl Back on Blue Bayou ( Damien Leith)
- Girl In The Night (Dan Folger)
- Girl That Got Away (Roy Orbison)
- Give Me Something To Remember You (Roy Orbison)
- Go On (Roy Orbison)
- God Love You (Roy Orbison)
- Gypsy (Roy Orbison)
- Hallelujah (Roy Orbison)
- Harlem Woman (Roy Orbison)
- Heartbreak I’m Running Back (Dan Folger)
- Help Me (Roy Orbison)
- Hermosa Laura (Roy Orbison)
- Hey (Roy Orbison)
- Highlands (Michael Heck)
- His Girl (Dan Folger)
- Honky Tonkin Around (Roy Orbison)
- Hooked On A Memphis Memory
- How Are Things In Paradise (Roy Orbison)
- Hung Up On You (Roy Orbison)
- Hva Har Jeg Na (Don Gant)
- I Can Read Between The Lines (Roy Orbison)
- I Can Stop You Crying (Damien Leith)
- I’d Like to Put You in a Song and Sing You to the World (A.L. Owens)
- I Get So Sentimental (Roy Orbison)
- I Guess I’m Lonely (Roy Orbison)
- I Know Why The Lonely Cry (Roy Orbison)
- I’ll Have Peace of Mind (Roy Orbison)
- I’m Hurtin (Roy Orbison)
- I’m In A Blue Blue Mood (Roy Orbison)
- I’m Learning Child (Susie Melson)
- I’m Lookin For A Woman Lookin Like That (Glenn Barber)
- I’m Lost (Roy Orbison)
- I’m Satisfied (Roy Orbison)
- I’m The Man On Susie’s Mind (Glenn Barber)
- I Remember When (Roy Orbison)
- I’ve Had My Moments (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- If You Can’t Say Something Nice (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- In Other Words (Roy Orbison)
- In Time (Roy Orbison)
- Inside My Heart (Dan Folger)
- It May Not Take Too Much
- It’s A Boy By George (Carmine Lombardo)
- It’s Lonely (Roy Orbison)
- It’s Really Goodbye (Don Gant)
- Jingle Jangle World of Love (Larry Parks)
- Jumpin Jack (Roy Orbison)
- Just One Time (Roy Orbison)
- Kiss of Love (Roy Orbison)
- Lago Azul (Roy Orbison, Gilbert Ronstadt)
- Lana (Roy Orbison)
- Last Love (Michael Heck)
- Laugh (Roy Orbison)
- Laugh of the Year (The)
- Lavender Lace (Roy Orbison)
- Lazy Moe (Roy Orbison)
- Leave The World Alone (Susie Melson)
- Let’s Go With the Feeling (Glenn Barber)
- Let’s Make A Memory (Roy Orbison)
- Like a Play (Luis Bacalov)
- Little Child (Bob Mongtomery)
- Little Lover (Roy Orbison)
- Loneliness (Roy Orbison)
- Lonely Heart (Roy Orbison)
- Lonely Place (Bob Montgomery)
- Long Time No Love (Roy Orbison)
- Lookin for Love (Roy Orbison)
- Lots of Luck (Roy Orbison)
- Love Me Like You Did It Last Night (Roy Orbison)
- Love Songs Just For You (Marsha Barber)
- Love Storm (Roy Orbison)
- Magic Fountain (Roy Orbison)
- Mama (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Matchmaker (Roy Orbison)
- Memories of Maria (Roy Orbison)
- Memphis Memories (Ernie Ashworth)
- Michelle De Ann (Susie Melson)
- Million Tears Away (Bob Montgomery)
- Moonlight (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Nach Hawaii Fahr Ich Nie Wieder (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Never Say Goodbye Till We Meet Again (Bob Montgomery)
- Night Life (Roy Orbison)
- Nightfall
- No One Really Cares (Roy Orbison)
- No Time No Love (Roy Orbison)
- Oh God Not Us Girl (Glenn Barber, Jr.)
- Oh Yeah
- Okay (Roy Orbison)
- Once Again (Roy Orbison)
- Only The Lonely (Roy Orbison)
- Piangere (Roy Orbison)
- Pop Goes the Country Part I (Rory, Bourke, Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant, Kenneth Gist, John Hartford, Kris Kristofferson, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson)
- Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Raindrops
- Rita (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Rollin Stone (William Paul Rigsby)
- (Roy Orbison} Medley (Roy Orbison)
- Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) (Don Gant)
- Running Scared (Roy Orbison)
- Sad Eyes (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Saturday’s Heroes Are Gone (Glenn Barber, Glenn Barber, Jr.)
- She’s Love (Susie Melson)
- Shook Up (Roy Orbison)
- Show Me So (Roy Orbison)
- Side Show (Roy Orbison)
- Sonando Con Tu Amor (Che El, Roy Orbison)
- Sooner or Later (Roy Orbison)
- Spanish Nights (Roy Orbison)
- Speedy Gonzales Stole My Girl (Roy Orbison)
- Stay Away From Her (Dan Folger)
- Suddenly There’s Only You (Roy Orbison)
- Sugar Love (Roy Orbison)
- Summer Song (Roy Orbison)
- Sundown Stay Away (Roy Orbison)
- Sunset (Roy Orbison)
- Suzie (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Sweet Cheatin Dreams of You (Glenn Barber)
- Sweet Daddy (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Sweet Mama (Roy Orbison)
- Sweet Mama Blue (Roy Orbison)
- Sweet On My Mind (Glenn Barber)
- Sweet Paradise (Dan Folger)
- Take It Easy Love (Roy Orbison)
- Teach Me How To Love (Roy Orbison)
- Tell Her For Me (Dan Folger)
- That Look of Good Bye (Susie Melson)
- The Last Goodbye (Damien Leith)
- They Call You Gigolette (Roy Orbison)
- Thousand Times Yes (Roy Orbison}
- Til We Meet Again Never Say Goodbye (Roy Orbison)
- Time After Time (Roy Orbison)
- Time and Again (Roy Orbison)
- Too Bad (Roy Orbison)
- True Love Never Dies (Dan Folger)
- Try Me (Roy Orbison)
- Turn Some More Lights On (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Two of Us (Roy Orbison)
- Unexpected Goodbye (Glenn Barber)
- Uptown (Roy Orbison)
- Va Dove Vuoi Francesco Califano, (Don Gant)
- Va Ou Tu Veux (Don Gant, Micheline Wraskoff)
- Valley of the Roses (Roy Orbison, Ray Rush)
- Velveteen Doll (Roy Orbison)
- Virgie (Glenn Barber)
- Wanted Man (rnie Ashworth)
- Way’s Of My Woman (Susie Melson)
- Wayward Girl (Dan Folger)
- We’ve Got Some Feeling To Do (Milton Blackford)
- Wedding Day (Roy Orbison)
- What Should I Do (Dan Folger)
- Where Do You Go When You Don’t Go With Me (Susie Melson)
- Why Don’t Ask Me Why (Billy Walker)
- Wichita Woman (Ernie Ashworth)
- Woman In This Song (A. L. Owens)
- World You Live In (Susie Melson)
- Yes (Roy Orbison)
- You Fool You (Roy Orbison)
- You Gotta Know What You Want (Roy Orbison)