John Lee Hooker discography

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]

Singles in the charts

List of charting singles with year, title, and peak chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		US R&B [2]	US Hot 100 [2]	UK [3]	NL [4]	BEL (FL) [5]	NZ [6]
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.

Selected albums

List of albums with year released, title, label, year(s) recorded, and reference(s)

Year released	Title	Label (Cat. no.)	Year(s) recorded	Ref(s)
1959	House of the Blues	Chess (1438)	1951–1954	[7]
	I'm John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1007)	1955–1959	[8]
1960	The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker[a]	Riverside (12-838)	1959	[9]
	Travelin'	Vee-Jay (1023)	1960	[10]
	That's My Story	Riverside (12-321)	1960	[11]
	The Blues	Crown (5157)	1948–1952	[12]
	John Lee Hooker Sings Blues	King (727)	1949–1950	[13]
1961	The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1033)	1960–1961	[14]
	John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues	Chess (1454)	1951–1952	[15]
	Sings the Blues	Crown (5232)	1948–1954	[16]
1962	Folk Blues	Crown (5295)	1951–1954	[17]
	Burnin'	Vee-Jay (1043)	1961	[18]
	The Best of John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1049)	1956–1961	[19]
1963	Don't Turn Me from Your Door	Atco (33-151)	1953, 1961	[20]
	The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker	Vee-Jay (1058)	1962	[21]
	Live at Sugar Hill	Galaxy (8205)	1962	[22]
1964	The Great John Lee Hooker	Crown (5353)	1948–1954	[23]
	John Lee Hooker on Campus	Vee-Jay (1066)	1963	[24]
	Concert at Newport	Vee-Jay (1078)	1960	[25]
	Burning Hell	Riverside (008)	1959	[26]
	Original Folk Blues	Kent (5025)	1948–1954	[27]
1965	...And Seven Nights	Verve Folkways (3003)	1965	[28]
1966	It Serve You Right to Suffer	Impulse! (A-9103)	1965	[29]
	The Real Folk Blues	Chess (1508)	1966	[30]
	Live at Cafe Au Go Go	BluesWay (6002)	1966	[31]
1967	Urban Blues	BluesWay (6012)	1967	[32]
1969	Simply the Truth	BluesWay (6023)	1968	[33]
	That's Where It's At!	Stax (2013)	1961	[34]
	If You Miss 'Im...I Got 'Im	BluesWay (6038)	1969	[35]
	Get Back Home	Black & Blue (333.023)	1969	[36]
1971	I Feel Good!	Carson (3662)	1969	[37]
	Hooker 'n Heat	Liberty (35002)	1970	[38]
	Goin' Down Highway 51	Specialty (2127)	1948–1951	[39]
	Endless Boogie	ABC (720)	1970	[40]
1972	Never Get Out of These Blues Alive	ABC (736)	1971	[41]
	Live at Soledad Prison	ABC (761)	1972	[42]
1973	Kabuki Wuki	BluesWay (6052)	1971	[43]
	Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee	ABC (768)	1971	[44]
1974	Free Beer and Chicken	ABC (838)	1974	[45]
1978	The Cream	Tomato (2-7009)	1977	[46]
1980	Sittin' Here Thinkin'	Muse (5205)	1961	[47]
1987	Jealous	Pausa (7197)	1982	[48]
1989	Boogie Chillen	Official (86 029)	1948–1954	[49]
	The Healer	Chameleon (74808)	1987–1989	[50]
1990	The Hot Spot: Original Soundtrack	Antilles (422-846 813–2)	1990	[51]
1991	More Real Folk Blues: The Missing Album	Chess/MCA (9329)	1966	[52]
	Mr. Lucky	Pointblank (91724-2)	1990–1991	[53]
	The Ultimate Collection	Rhino (R2 70572)	1948–1990	[54]
1992	Boom Boom	Pointblank (077778655329)	1987–1992	[55]
1993	Everybody's Blues	Specialty (7035-2)	1950–1954	[56]
1994	The Legendary Modern Recordings	Ace (1438)	1948–1954	[57]
	The Early Years	Tomato (9906/7-2)	1955–1964	[58]
1995	Chill Out	Pointblank (724384010720)	1986–1995	[59]
	Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings	Capitol (724383391226)	1948–1952	[60]
1997	Don't Look Back	Pointblank (724384277123)	1996	[61]
2017	Whiskey & Wimmen	Vee-Jay (0888072020580)	1954–1964	[62]
"—" denotes that the recording year is unavailable.

Albums in the charts

List of charting albums with year, title, label, and peak chart positions

Year released	Title	Peak chart positions
		US [63]	US Blues [64]	AUT [65]	GER [66]	NL [67]	NZ [68]	SWE [69]	SWI [70]	UK [71]
1967	House of the Blues	—	NC	—	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Footnotes

1. Riverside initially issued the album as The Folk Blues of John Lee Hooker.

The original King LP 727 of 1960 and Alone LP on Specialty are missing on the sheet above.