John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer and guitarist who recorded from 1948 to 2001. His discography includes recordings issued by various record companies in different formats.
In February 2022, it was announced that BMG had acquired Hooker's music interests from his estate. The agreement included his entire publishing catalog in addition to his recorded and performance royalty income, as well as a selection of Hooker's recorded catalog spanning Alone, Vol. 1 (1980) through to Black Night Is Falling (2020).[1]
| Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | "Boogie Chillen'" | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1949 | "Hobo Blues" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hoogie Boogie" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crawlin' King Snake" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950 | "Huckle Up, Baby" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1951 | "I'm in the Mood" | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | "I Love You Honey" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | "No Shoes" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | "Boom Boom" | 16 | 60 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | "Dimples" | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "The Healer" (with Carlos Santana) | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 23 | |
| "I'm in the Mood" (with Bonnie Raitt) | — | — | 14 | 22 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Boom Boom" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | "Boogie at Russian Hill" | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Chill Out (Things Gonna Change)" | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | "Baby Lee" (with Robert Cray, from Lee TV commercial) | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Title | |||||
| 1959 | House of the Blues | Chess (1438) | 1951–1954 | ||
| I'm John Lee Hooker | Vee-Jay (1007) | 1955–1959 | [2] | ||
| 1960 | The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker | Riverside (12-838) | 1959 | [3] | |
| Travelin' | Vee-Jay (1023) | 1960 | [4] | ||
| That's My Story | Riverside (12-321) | 1960 | |||
| The Blues | Crown (5157) | 1950s | |||
| 1961 | The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker | Vee-Jay (1033) | 1960, 1961 | [5] | |
| John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues | Chess (1454) | 1951, 1952 | |||
| 1962 | Folk Blues | Crown (5295) | 1950s | ||
| Burnin' | Vee-Jay (1043) | 1961 | |||
| The Best of John Lee Hooker | Vee-Jay (1049) | — | [6] | ||
| 1963 | Don't Turn Me from Your Door | Atco (33-151) | 1953, 1961 | ||
| The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker | Vee-Jay (1058) | 1962 | |||
| Live at Sugar Hill | Galaxy (8205) | 1962 | [7] | ||
| 1964 | The Great John Lee Hooker | Crown (5353) | 1948–1954 | [8] | |
| John Lee Hooker on Campus | Vee-Jay (1066) | 1963 | |||
| Concert at Newport | Vee-Jay (1078) | 1960 | |||
| Burning Hell | Riverside (008) | 1959 | |||
| Original Folk Blues | Kent (5025) | 1948–1954 | |||
| 1965 | ...And Seven Nights | Verve Folkways (3003) | 1965 | [9] | |
| 1966 | It Serve You Right to Suffer | Impulse! (A-9103) | 1965 | ||
| The Real Folk Blues | Chess (1508) | 1966 | |||
| Live at Cafe Au Go Go | BluesWay (6002) | 1966 | |||
| 1967 | Urban Blues | BluesWay (6012) | 1967 | [10] | |
| 1969 | Simply the Truth | BluesWay (6023) | 1968 | ||
| That's Where It's At! | Stax (2013) | 1961 | |||
| If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im | BluesWay (6038) | 1969 | |||
| < | --November 30--> Get Back Home | Black & Blue (333.023) | 1969 | ||
| 1971 | I Feel Good! | Carson (3662) | 1969 | [11] | |
| Hooker 'n Heat | Liberty (35002) | 1970 | |||
| Goin' Down Highway 51 | Specialty (2127) | 1948–1951 | [12] | ||
| Endless Boogie | ABC (720) | 1970 | [13] | ||
| 1972 | Never Get Out of These Blues Alive | ABC (736) | 1971 | [14] | |
| Live at Soledad Prison | ABC (761) | 1972 | [15] | ||
| 1973 | Kabuki Wuki | BluesWay (6052) | 1971 | [16] | |
| Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee | ABC (768) | 1971 | [17] | ||
| 1974 | Free Beer and Chicken | ABC (838) | 1974 | [18] | |
| 1978 | The Cream | Tomato (2-7009) | 1977 | ||
| 1980 | Sittin' Here Thinkin' | Muse (5205) | 1950s | ||
| 1987 | Jealous | Pausa (7197) | — | ||
| 1989 | Boogie Chillen | Official (86 029) | 1948–1954 | [19] | |
| The Healer | Chameleon (74808) | — | |||
| 1990 | The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack | Antilles (422-846 813–2) | — | [20] | |
| 1991 | < | --September 10--> | Chess/MCA (9329) | 1966 | |
| Mr. Lucky | Point Blank (91724-2) | — | |||
| The Ultimate Collection | Rhino (R2 70572) | 1948–1990 | [21] | ||
| 1992 | Boom Boom | Point Blank (077778655329) | — | ||
| 1993 | Everybody's Blues | Specialty (7035-2) | 1950–1954 | ||
| 1994 | The Legendary Modern Recordings | Ace (1438) | 1948–1954 | ||
| The Early Years | Tomato (9906/7-2) | 1950s–1960s | |||
| 1995 | Chill Out | Point Blank (724384010720) | — | ||
| Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings | Capitol (724383391226) | 1948–1952 | |||
| 1997 | Don't Look Back | Point Blank (724384277123) | — | [22] | |
| 2017 | Whiskey & Wimmen | Vee-Jay (0888072020580) | 1954–1964 | [23] | |
| "—" denotes that the recording year is unavailable. | |||||
| Title | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | House of the Blues | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1971 | Hooker 'n Heat | 73 | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Endless Boogie | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | Never Get Out of These Blues Alive | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1989 | The Healer | 62 | — | 17 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | Mr. Lucky | 101 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1992 | Boom Boom | — | — | 35 | 84 | 37 | 41 | 20 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Chill Out | 136 | 3 | 26 | 27 | 78 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Don't Look Back | 163 | 3 | 48 | 31 | — | 18 | 35 | 39 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | The Best of Friends | — | 4 | — | 31 | 45 | 15 | 54 | 44 | — | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Winning Combinations: John Lee Hooker & Muddy Waters | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Face to Face | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Hooker (box set) | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Two Sides of John Lee Hooker | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Early Recordings: Detroit and Beyond | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2020 | Live at Montreux: 1983 & 1990 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
The original King LP of 1960 is missing on the sheet above.