| The Essential Cheap Trick | |
| Type: | greatest |
| Artist: | Cheap Trick |
| Cover: | The Essential Cheap Trick.jpg |
| Released: | March 2, 2004 |
| Recorded: | 1976–1999 |
| Length: | 2:26:50 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Prev Title: | Authorized Greatest Hits |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
The Essential Cheap Trick is the fourth compilation album by Cheap Trick and part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. It contains at least one song from every album up to Special One (including Silver), except the commercial failure The Doctor. A reissue in 2010, retitled "The Essential Cheap Trick: Limited Edition 3.0", added a third disc with seven additional songs.[1]
All songs written by Rick Nielsen except as noted.