The Essential

The Essential är en serie av samlingsalbum med olika artister släppt av Sony BMG. The Essential-serien startade med utgivningen The Essential Bob Dylan den 31 oktober 2000.

Titlar

  • The Essential Roy Acuff
  • The Essential Alabama
  • The Essential Adam Ant
  • The Essential Alan Jackson
  • The Essential Alice in Chains
  • The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years
  • The Essential Louis Armstrong
  • The Essential Fred Astaire
  • The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years
  • The Essential Gene Autry
  • The Essential Babyface
  • The Essential Bangles
  • The Essential Harry Belafonte
  • The Essential George Benson
  • The Essential Blue Öyster Cult
  • The Essential Tony Bennett
  • The Essential Toni Braxton
  • The Essential Dave Brubeck
  • The Essential Byrds
  • The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • The Essential Johnny Cash
  • The Essential Cheap Trick
  • The Essential Chieftains
  • The Essential Guy Clark
  • The Essential Clash
  • The Essential Rosemary Clooney
  • The Essential David Allan Coe
  • The Essential Leonard Cohen
  • The Essential Ray Conniff
  • The Essential Bing Crosby: The Columbia Years
  • The Essential Rodney Crowell
  • The Essential Charlie Daniels Band
  • The Essential Miles Davis
  • The Essential John Denver
  • The Essential Neil Diamond
  • The Essential Joe Diffie
  • The Essential Dion
  • The Essential Placido Domingo
  • The Essential Donovan
  • The Essential Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
  • The Essential George Duke
  • The Essential Bob Dylan
  • The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
  • The Essential Electric Light Orchestra
  • The Essential Duke Ellington
  • The Essential Gloria Estefan
  • The Essential Fishbone
  • The Essential Dan Fogelberg
  • The Essential George Gershwin
  • The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years
  • The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates
  • The Essential Herbie Hancock
  • The Essential Heart
  • The Essential Hollywood
  • The Essential Iron Maiden
  • The Essential Isley Brothers
  • The Essential Mahalia Jackson
  • The Essential Michael Jackson
  • The Essential Jacksons
  • The Essential Jefferson Airplane
  • The Essential Billy Joel
  • The Essential George Jones
  • The Essential Janis Joplin
  • The Essential Journey
  • The Essential Judas Priest
  • The Essential Kenny G
  • The Essential Kris Kristofferson
  • The Essential Cyndi Lauper
  • The Essential Kenny Loggins
  • The Essential Yo-Yo Ma
  • The Essential Taj Mahal
  • The Essential Barry Manilow
  • The Essential Bob Marley
  • The Essential Johnny Mathis
  • The Essential Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
  • The Essential Men At Work
  • The Essential Glenn Miller
  • The Essential Molly Hatchet
  • The Essential Eddie Money
  • The Essential Thelonious Monk
  • The Essential Shawn Mullins
  • The Essential Willie Nelson
  • The Essential O'Jays
  • The Essential Roy Orbison
  • The Essential Ozzy Osbourne
  • The Essential Dolly Parton
  • The Essential Jaco Pastorius
  • The Essential Poco
  • The Essential Elvis Presley
  • The Essential Charley Pride
  • The Essential Tito Puente
  • The Essential Redbone
  • The Essential Jim Reeves
  • The Essential REO Speedwagon
  • The Essential Marty Robbins
  • The Essential Santana
  • The Essential Earl Scruggs
  • The Essential Pete Seeger
  • The Essential Ravi Shankar
  • The Essential Artie Shaw
  • The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
  • The Essential Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years
  • The Essential Sly & The Family Stone
  • The Essential Bruce Springsteen
  • The Essential Stabbing Westward
  • The Essential Barbra Streisand
  • The Essential Peter Tosh: The Columbia Years
  • The Essential Toto
  • The Essential Luther Vandross
  • The Essential Jimmie Vaughan
  • The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
  • The Essential Tammy Wynette
  • The Essential Waterboys
  • The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic