The Essential may refer to:

• The Essential Series, an Irish radio show
• The Essential (Concrete Blonde album), 2005
• The Essential (Divinyls album), 2008
• The Essential (Don Johnson album), 1997
• The Essential (Era album), 2010
• The Essential (Ganggajang album), 1996
• The Essential (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five album), 2010
• The Essential (John Farnham album), 2009
• The Essential (Nik Kershaw album), 2000
• The Essential, a collection of compilation albums published by EMI Records. Examples include:
  • The Essential (Sandra album), a re-release of 18 Greatest Hits
  • The Essential Diesel, a 2009 best of album by Diesel
• The Essential, a collection of compilation albums published by Sony's Legacy Recordings label. Examples include:
  • The Essential 1927, 2013
  • The Essential Aerosmith, a 2011 reissue of O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
  • The Essential Alabama, a 2005 reissue of For the Record
  • The Essential Alan Jackson, a 2012 reissue of 34 Number Ones
  • The Essential Alan Parsons Project, 2007
  • The Essential Alice in Chains, 2006
  • The Essential Alison Moyet, 2001
  • The Essential Allman Brothers Band: The Epic Years, 2004
  • The Essential Andy Williams, 2002
  • The Essential Babyface, 2003
  • The Essential Backstreet Boys, 2013
  • The Essential Bangles, 2004
  • The Essential Barbra Streisand, 2002
  • The Essential Barry Manilow, 2005
  • The Essential Bob Dylan, 2000
  • The Essential Boom Crash Opera, 2007
  • The Essential Billy Joel, 2001
  • The Essential Bill Withers, 2013
  • The Essential Blind WIllie Johnson, a 2013 reissue of The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
  • The Essential Blue Öyster Cult, 2003
  • The Essential Boz Scaggs, 2013
  • The Essential Britney Spears, 2013
  • The Essential Bruce Springsteen, 2003
  • The Essential Byrds, 2003
  • The Essential Cheap Trick, 2004
  • The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years, 2004
  • The Essential Chieftains, 2006
  • The Essential Celine Dion, a 2011 reissue of My Love: Essential Collection
  • The Essential Clash, 2003
  • The Essential Cyndi Lauper, 2003
  • The Essential David Allan Coe, 2004
  • The Essential David Campbell, 2015
  • The Essential Dixie Chicks, 2010
  • The Essential Dolly Parton, 2005
  • The Essential Donovan, 2004
  • The Essential Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, 2003
  • The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire, 2002
  • The Essential Eddie Money, 2003
  • The Essential Electric Light Orchestra, 2003
  • The Essential Eric Carmen, 2014
  • The Essential Elvis Presley, 2007
  • The Essential Fleetwood Mac, 2007
  • The Essential Foo Fighters, 2022
  • The Essential George Benson, 2006
  • The Essential George Duke, 2004
  • The Essential Gloria Estefan, 2006
  • The Essential Guess Who, a 2010 reissue of Anthology
  • The Essential Harry Belafonte, 2005
  • The Essential Heart, 2002
  • The Essential Herbie Hancock, 2006
  • The Essential Iron Maiden, 2005
  • The Essential James Taylor, 2013
  • The Essential Janis Joplin, 2003
  • The Essential Jars of Clay, 2007
  • The Essential Jefferson Airplane, 2005
  • The Essential John Denver, 2007
  • The Essential John Farnham, 2009
  • The Essential Johnny Cash, 2002
  • The Essential Johnny Mathis, 2004
  • The Essential Johnny Winter, 2013
  • The Essential Journey, 2001
  • The Essential Judas Priest, 2006
  • The Essential Kenny G, 2006
  • The Essential Kenny Loggins, 2002
  • The Essential Kinks, 2014
  • The Essential Kris Kristofferson, 2004
  • The Essential Leonard Cohen, 2002
  • The Essential Lou Reed, 2011
  • The Essential Luther Vandross, 2002
  • The Essential Mariah Carey, a 2011 reissue of Greatest Hits
  • The Essential Mary Chapin Carpenter, 2003
  • The Essential Meat Loaf, a 2011 reissue of The Very Best of Meat Loaf
  • The Essential Men at Work, 2003
  • The Essential Michael Bolton, 2005
  • The Essential Michael Jackson, 2005
  • The Essential Miles Davis, 2001
  • The Essential Neil Diamond, 2001
  • The Essential *NSYNC, 2014
  • The Essential Ozzy Osbourne, 2003
  • The Essential Paul Revere and The Raiders, 2011
  • The Essential Paul Simon, 2007
  • The Essential Poco, 2005
  • The Essential REO Speedwagon, 2004
  • The Essential Rick Price, 2010
  • The Essential Roy Orbison, 2006
  • The Essential Run-D.M.C., 2012
  • The Essential Santana, 2002
  • The Essential Sarah McLachlan, 2013
  • The Essential Shawn Mullins, 2003
  • The Essential Simon & Garfunkel, 2003
  • The Essential Sly & the Family Stone, 2002
  • The Essential Taj Mahal, 2005
  • The Essential Tony Bennett, 2002
  • The Essential Toni Braxton, 2007
  • The Essential Toto, 2003
  • The Essential Van Morrison, 2015
  • The Essential Whitney Houston, a 2011 reissue of Whitney: The Greatest Hits
  • The Essential Willie Nelson, 2003
  • The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic, 2009
  • The Essential Wu-Tang Clan, 2013
  • The Essential Yanni, 2010
• The Essential Pansy Division, a 2006 compilation album modeled after but not part of the Legacy series

• The Essentials (disambiguation)
• Essential (disambiguation)

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